The Fogerty Brothers are putting their upbringing to good use in the genuinely psychedelic outfit Hearty Har, parsing the electric sitars and paisleys of long ago into a legitimate translation.

Juliana Hatfield is once again in the middle of an unstoppable creative streak, now mixing her needle-sharp pop sensibilities with some truly out-there production.

The Ghoulies from Perth, Australia look like regular blokes caught out grocery shopping, but the sound they make is an urgent, insistent punk rock howl with a frenetic keyboard bubbling through.

This week’s compendium of five carefully selected albums are all connected by a change encounter with Julius C. Lacking … maybe it was the tags, or perhaps the artwork, but the results are clear.

Sunshine Radio (Too Good). Review by Julius C. Lacking.

The first wave of UK punk crested and shrank back, but the Mekons are still thrashing and foaming.

Juke Joint (Stereo Deluxe). Review by Bill Campbell.

Soul Food Taqueria (Mo Wax/Beggars Group). Review by Bill Campbell.

One Word Extinguisher (Warp). Review by Bill Campbell.

This is an interesting album. Sometimes, solo projects sound like the result …