Best of April 2005

		Maroons: Ambush - Lateef & the Chief  $29.95 Don't know how they do it but the Blackalicious and Quannum crew just seem to get it right everytime - witness recent releases from Lyrics Born, The Gift Of The Gab, and now Lateef & The Chief aka Maroons... More details...

		Awfully Deep - Roots Manuva  $29.95 Judging from this album's excellent title track, things appear to have been a little bleak for Britain's most distinctive MC, recounting as it does the tale of the London rapper deciding to give up music in 2004... More details...

		Guero - Beck  $9.95 Much was made of last years recording reunion between Beck and production team The Dust Brothers (the team behind the groundbreaking 'Odelay'), but based on reviews of Beck's latest effort 'Guero' (literally meaning "blondie") from the likes of Q and Mojo, the media has gone surprisingly cold on... More details...

		Out Of The Moon - Goldenhorse  $32.95 No sign of the sophomore slump which has been the bane of many a kiwi band here. "Out of the moon" takes all that was good about platinum selling debut "Riverhead", and brings it together into an even more appealing package... More details...

		Lullabies to Paralyze - Queens of the Stone Age  $9.90 Along with The Mars Volta, Josh Homme's Queens Of The Stone Age, are easily the most vibrant and adventurous outfits in the current heavy rock/metal realm, and like the Volta's recent epic 'Frances The Mute', 'Lullabies To Paralyze' leaves the listener in no doubt that at the top of the pack is... More details...