Music

The Texan songwriter and guitarist holes up in Los Angeles and returns with a boldly iridescent pop record.

Pavement’s pointedly shabby debut was an aural mess of dishevelled guitar noise, balanced by infectious hooks and a homemade aesthetic which set the indie-rock mould.

The guitar superstar’s reverence for the 80s radio rock that shaped his childhood is the bedrock for his most left-field album yet.

How an uneasy alliance with Jeff Lynne and the faultless guitar playing of Mike Campbell helped Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers crafta truly great comeback album.

The Stones rock Rio in front of one of the biggest crowds in the history of music on this newly expanded live release from their 2006 Bigger Bang tour.

Rising above the din of 2000’s pervasive nu-metal noise, Deftones’ third record was a markedly more sophisticated affair.

Savages frontwoman Jehnny Beth teams up with Primal Scream for a surprising album that rakes over the ashes of a doomed relationship with rare grace.

Nirvana’s Nevermind may have been the headline rock hit of 1991-1992, but a less-heralded release offered equal guitar thrills. If you haven’t already, get to know the power-pop masterstroke of Matthew Sweet’s Girlfriend.

The Virginia singer-songwriter chronicles her formative years, while briefly channelling Slayer on a cathartic and deeply nostalgic third album.

Released 55 years ago this month, Bob Dylan’s seventh album featured a cast of stellar session players and completed an imperial trilogy. For many fans, it’s the ultimate Dylan record.