The Download

In keeping with recent trends, the Charlatans UK is giving away its 10th LP. Drummer Jon Brookes posted this explanation on the band's online diary: "As the digital revolution took place, the head was severed leaving behind a tail which grows with endless possibilities." You Cross My Path was made available to download via England's XFM radio site last week (with a physical release slated for May 19). After experiments with soul and reggae over the past few years, the new album looks to be a return to the Birmingham quintet's glory days. You know, back when people still paid for music.

Xfm.co.uk