Midday sun: This week at South Records

It's a big week for new releases, led by Jack White's blistering seventh studio album Frozen Charlotte, recorded at Third Man Studio with the same raw, full-throttle energy that made No Name such a triumph. The Rolling Stones return less than three years after Hackney Diamonds with Foreign Tongues, another confident, forward-looking collection produced by Andrew Watt and available in some very nice deluxe editions. Panda Bear & Sonic Boom reunite for A ? of When, expanding the adventurous, playful chemistry of Reset into new territory, while Michael Brook's beautiful Cobalt Blue finally returns to vinyl alongside the first-ever vinyl release of Live at the Aquarium, celebrating one of 4AD's most overlooked gems. Cat Power's masterpiece The Greatest marks its 20th anniversary with a gorgeous pink vinyl edition and the return of the original pink foil sleeve. There's also a brilliant new collection of heavyweight '70s Jamaican takes on American soul and R&B classics, alongside the latest collaboration from Joseph Shabason & Nicholas Krgovich, Four Days in June, a warm and understated set of beautifully crafted songs drawing inspiration from Neil Young, R.E.M. and classic Canadian alt-country. Rounding things off, Holy Wave return with i'm DADA, tightening their psychedelic dream-pop into hypnotic, groove-led songs that feel both immersive and surprisingly direct. As always, you'll also find plenty of reissues, restocks and fresh used arrivals waiting in the racks.

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The album where everything clicked. Released in 1970, T. Rex saw Marc Bolan shorten the band's name and move away from the more sprawling psych-folk of the Tyrannosaurus Rex years towards the leaner, riff-driven sound that would soon explode into glam rock. Tracks like Jewel, The Visit, and the single Ride A White Swan bridge those two worlds perfectly, making this one of the most important stepping stones in Bolan's remarkable catalogue. 1972 Japanese pressing right here.