CALLING yourself Soulsavers is kind of asking for a smack but if you haven't got time to go to mass, just pick up this record instead. It all sounds like what would happen if your parish priest briefly joined Alabama 3. There are occasional interesting moments of darkness, but otherwise it's just slightly pointless quasi-religious electronic soul, although the involvement of Will Oldham and Mark Lanegan adds some brilliance.

Download: 'Kingdoms of Rain', 'Ask The Dust' Una Mullally

The Rakes Ten New Messages V2 . . .

GESTURES to current bands are everywhere on the Rakes' new album, from the Bloc Party/Arctic Monkeys day-to-day content of the lyrics to Editors crescendos and Franz Ferdinand choppiness, even the Streets on the fantastic 'Suspicious Eyes'. It's full of pithy London indie gestures and - let me be superficial - excellent song titles ('World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect', 'When Tom Cruise Cries').

Download: 'World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect', 'We Danced Together' UM

Au Revoir Simone The Bird Of Music Moshi Moshi Records . . .

'AU Revoir Simone' is all about beauty - from the fragile vocals to the stunning Brooklynite women themselves - and this record is full of gentle robotic romanticism.

Everything is in gentle harmony; only on 'A Violent Yet Flammable World' does a sense of drama and uncertainty appear to great effect.

They never deviate from the delicate synthy soundscape they have perfected, which, although pleasant, is also slightly boring.

Download: 'The Lucky One', 'The Way To There', 'A Violent Yet Flammable World' UM

The Horrors Strange House Loog / Polydor . . . .

ROCK and roll is all about image.

But too much image can be a bad thing and the Horrors, with their weirdo-goth clothes and incredibly elaborate haircuts, have been slated, presumed all style and no manly substance.

Unfortunately for their critics, the Horrors have created a brilliantly psychotic punk record, full of dark London tales, darker baritone squawks and unstructured clanging.

Download: 'Count In Fives', 'Sheena Is A Parasite', 'Gil Sleeping'