DELTA 5

Singles and Sessions 1979–<\d> 81

(Kill Rock Stars)

Punk and no-wave fans who like their sound stripped lean and mean will find their minds blown by lady-dominated band Delta 5's Singles and Sessions 1979–<\d>81. Their great short, sharp songs come off like Leeds brethren Gang of Four with a dose of estrogen — thanks to the impassioned vocals of Bethan Peters, Ros Allen, and Julz Sale. (Kimberly Chun)

ORANGE JUICE

The Glasgow School

(Domino)

Children had better recognize that Edwyn Collins and Orange Juice were rocking the striped-shirts and Holden Caufield–<\d> set-to-song indie prototype back when Stuart Murdoch was hardly outta Pampers. This handsomely packaged comp raids the group's previous, expensive recordings for the Postcard label. Confession time: I've always been partial to the James Kirk tunes. (Johnny Ray Huston)