Lou Rhodes used to be in Lamb. No, I don't know what her album like.

now now stroller. I didn't really like the Scritti Politti album because I couldn't stand the vocals, but I'll give it another go. Haven't heard of Zoe Rahman or Lou Rhodes - is this bad? Sway's record is awesome, you should check it out. He won best hip hop artist at the MOBO's even though he wasn't signed, which is a pretty major achievement. There's been a buzz about him for ages. I picked up a CD of his in London a couple of years ago (the first This Is My Promo one) and pretty much forgot about it until the album hype started last year. It's pretty eclectic stuff - grime, pop/soul, hip hop and lyrically he's fantastic. www.myspace.com/swaydasafo

Her new record is delicate folky stuff. i'm a little intrigued.

I think she was never mad into the drum and bass influenced early Lamb tracks, even though that's far and away their best stuff, especially their debut album 'Lamb' The aforementioned Gorecki and Cotton Wool are superb but also Lusty, Closer and Feela - the way they combined those beats, strings and Lou Rhode's enchanting voice That debut album of theirs still sounds great a decade on I have Uaneen Fitzsimons to thank for introducing me to them through No Disco

Yeah, I remember Uaneen played 'Gorecki' and I went out and bought the album the next day, back in 1997!! FCUK!!! Don't remember any official announcement that Lamb had split though. Don't think they ever really bettered that album.

a very good article by brian boyd in the ticket today on the mercury music prize... ...apart from his classification of which albums are excellent or very good, i just about 100% agree with every other word he's written

Guillemots album is great just can't get enough of that at the moment.

it will be between Richard Hawley & The Guillemots. and the winner will be Hawley. mark my words, ;-)