David Bowie: Reality (ISO/Columbia)

LIKE BOB DYLAN, David Bowie seems to have been re-invigorated by a lengthy period with a stable band: Reality appears with almost indecent haste a year after Heathen, and features the same line-up of Gail Ann Dorsey, Mike Garson, Earl Slick, Gerry Leonard and Sterling Campbell. Equally importantly, it also extends Bowie's reunion with co-producer Tony Visconti, who brings a satisfying, chunky solidity to songs such as the title track and ‘Looking for Water’.