If this album were a little worse, I could have written something like "Listening to Work feels like a job!" Then David would give me a big check and some girl would blow me, because puns are the best. Sadly, though, it's just a pretty good pop record.

After exploring individual solo projects, the Brewis Brothers bring back the Field Music moniker with Measure, a courageous synthesis into the creation of the double album.

Beach House's deeply sentimental Teen Dream relies less on atmosphere, with the duo opting to expand on its, trademark minimalist sound.

London four-piece study the ways of guitar pop, ditch the glamour that surrounds them, and display some unforeseen surprises.

The Dodos follow up last year's mini-triumph with a slick disappointment.

Steering away from any big revelation, The Clientele deliver on their own terms with Bonfires on the Heath, another strong, yet familiar pop record that could quite possibly be their last.

Nearly eight months after their debut, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart return with an EP of new material that sounds increasingly out of date.

Indie pop Floridians give film composers a run for their money with their vastly orchestrated second full length of original material.

The Embassy's Futile Crimes helped to launch the Gothenburg Balearic pop scene. 2006's Tacking, which was almost as good, is now finally available in the UK.

American Analog Set's Andrew Kenny returns with a new album and a new band, The Wooden Birds.