Tamara Lindeman (The Weather Station) has laid it all on the line with this disarmingly buoyant musical excavation of the head-spinning difficulties that life throws up, seemingly when you feel least prepared for it. 

And, with a little help from 6 incredibly talented musical friends, she miraculously works this sensation into heartfelt, jazz-inflected folk-pop that winds through your bones like a rapidly coursing stream. The forecast is very good indeed.

Also out this week: 

For their fourth record, Songhoy Blues have brought a little desert heat to warm up the chilly January air - they've stripped things back, this time round, relying on the glossy twang of their acoustic instruments to deliver an uplifting injection of sparky energy that's as good for the soul as it is for the limbs. Plumbing the highs and lows of a lifetime of experiences, David Gray has drawn on the lot for album number 13, imbuing these piano-led folk charmers with a depth that hooks you in from the first note. jasmine.4.t veers tantalisingly from combustive indie rock to the sincere and fragile folk sounds that we've come to expect from those discerning characters orbiting the Saddest Factory creative hub & you can score a signed fanzine if you're nippy! And there's an addendum, of sorts, to 2023's majestic 'Cousin', 'Hot Sun Cool Shroud' gives us all those Wilco sweet spots - soft, hazy balladry, jangling indie country, and a rollicking rock-out in the form of 'Livid'!

As well as all of that, there's some 'Light & Magic' from Ladytron, you can spend a week and a half with Fred Again.., Mac Miller's 'Balloonerism' has finally emerged on vinyl, Ela Minus's album is a big plus, France's finest hurdy-gurdy psych troupe are in full assault mode, Ex-Void are in love again, Television Personalities have tuned in, Cave In are heading back to Jupiter, Sophie Jamieson is feeling generous, and we're celebrating 2 decades of A Girl Called Eddy!