Make – Sans Toi Mami (MySpace)

Think Stereolab meets Pizzicato 5, with Americana underworld always simmering beneath the surface. This is our hot tip from the world of MySpace, where you’ll currently find five tracks and an album on the way. Make is a duo of instrumentalist Ken Rangkuty and singer Mayumi Kaneyuki from LA who have previously recorded for labels including UpFront Works and Cotton Club. This standout track from their MySpace set, Sans Toi Mami, will give you a one-track intro to their addictive sound. *****

Muse – Invincible EP (A&E Records)

This EP is exclusive to the iTunes music store, and contains two versions of the track Invincible. One from the studio and one recorded live in Milan. Musically it’s sound but as a download package it’s a triumph of iTunes hype. How can something be an EP with just two tracks, both of which are the same song?! And the special deal you get for downloading both tracks, sorry, the ‘full EP’ is poor too. They’re 79p each, or £1.49 for both – a total saving of nine pence! *

Adeva - The 12" Mixes (Cooltempo)

EMI is putting a lot of effort into digital re-releases of 90s dance material this year. The latest to appear is a download-only reissue of this eight-track remix compilation from Adeva, which originally appeared right at the start of that decade. 17 years later there are, unfortunately, no bonus tracks, and nothing in the way of artwork or digital booklets. So cut to the chase and take the three best tracks: Tony Humphries’ remixes of Warming! and Love is Special, and Dancin’ Danny D’s remix of Respect featuring a rap from Monie Love. ***

Various – Best of the Store 10-16 April (iTunes)

This year iTunes has been compiling some of the more interesting and popular downloads into one handy album package. You can of course preview each track and download them individually, or you can trust the judgement of the compilers and go for the full album purchase. Based on this particular edition, which features Money Mark, Mark Ronson (his hyperjazz rendition of Coldplay’s God Put A Smile On Your Face), as well as a long-overdue return to OK Computer’s MP3 player for Jah Wobble (Desolation), we’d say the full 14-track download is well worth considering. ****

Bob Dylan - The Collection (Columbia)

This isn’t exactly a new release – it appeared on iTunes late last summer – but it’s well wworth flagging up. It’s another of the new breed of ‘digital box sets’, gargantuan multi-track downloads for a single, fixed price. Apple launched this one to tie-in with the release of Dylan’s Modern Times (itself available as an iTunes special edition adding two videos) and it holds a staggering 800 tracks. That’s every song from each of his studio albums, The Bootleg Series releases, 42 additional rarities and a digital booklet featuring of liner notes by Tom Piazza. A snip at £169.99. ****

The Marbles - The ZTT Recordings, Volumes 1 and 2 (ZTT)

The Marbles first appeared with a 1998 single In My Eye, released only in their native Ireland. They then released two singles on ZTT - some overseen by Pulp/Suede producer Ed Bueller - but disappeared almost as quickly as they had arrived. But now stacks of tracks from this late 90s rival to the New Radicals (as Music Week once mooted) have been made available online. Volume 1 can be found at hmvdigital.com and has 10 tracks in total. Volume 2 is on Warp Records’ bleep.com and has the previously Ireland-only material some live, in-the-studio material. ***

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars (Live In Toronto) (iTunes)

This is a tricky download to get hold of, but worth the hassle. Firstly, it’s only available on iTunes. Secondly, it’s only available in their US download store. So UK users will have to select the “Change Store” button in their software to find it. You’ll then have to pay $0.99 as opposed to the standard £0.79 but, enough of these hassles, it’s well worth it. One of the greatest songs of 2006, in a crystal quality, impassioned performance. ***