PLAIN WHITE T'S
Every Second Counts (Hollywood Records)YOU can't have avoided the melancholy radio-friendly hit Hey There Delilah these last few weeks, and the good news is that if you like it you'll love this American group's album full of jaunty pop.

ALABAMA 3
M.O.R. (One Little Indian)STILL best known for The Sopranos theme tune, Brixton's answer to the Fun Lovin' Criminals continue to confound with as eclectic a mix of sounds as you could wish to hear. Ten years into their career they're producing excellent albums fusing blues, country, reggae, rap – anything you'd care to mention really.

SINGLES
THE ENEMY
You're Not Alone (Warner Bros Records)AS the fifth single from their excellent debut album We'll Live And Die In These Towns, this probably won't do too well, which is a shame, as it's the best song on it. Paul Weller would have been proud to have penned this in 1977, and I can give no higher accolade.

THE DEAD 60s
Stand Up (Deltasonic)THE Scouse scamps best known for their spooky ska sound have dumped the reggae grooves for this comeback single, which is their most commercial yet and could see them make the mainstream breakthrough they deserve.

ASH
End Of The World (Infectious Records)THIS is the third single from the fair-to-middling Twilight Of The Innocents, and I just wish they had made it the lead single, as it's probably the album's best song. I'm not usually a big fan of Tim Wheeler's slower songs, but this is immense.