Five albums to try this week: Sleaford Mods, Mary J Blige and more Why you should listen: On top of the massive catalogue of 1967 Dylan sessions released as The Basement Tapes earlier this month, producer T Bone Burnett has brought on a folk quasi-supergroup to give life to unearthed Dylan lyrics. It might not be for you if... If one more person tries to find another way to package and re-sell 1960s Dylan in 2014, you are going to scream. What we said: "Lost on the River recalls the spontaneity and sheer love of music-making of the original, but it's not hamstrung by reverence or caution," wrote Jon Dennis, in the Guardian. Why you should listen: Following up album Divide and Exit, the profane Nottingham duo continue to serve up defiantly pissed-off takedowns of modern life, social media and just about every other rock band out there. It might not be for you if... You don't understand why so much has been written about these two - or have never heard of them but don't fancy an exasperated lecture set to song. What we said: "In fact, what they most closely resemble isn't punk, but one of the odd, ugly artistic outbursts of nihilism and anger - not all of them musical - that pockmarked the years immediately before punk: lone voices articulating something about the anxiety and bleakness of mid-70s Britain," wrote Alexis Petridis, in his lead review for the Guardian. Why you should listen: Blige, who's been pouring her personal struggles and triumphs into husky-voiced R&B and soul for more than 20 years, pitched up in London this past summer and quite literally made an album based around sessions with the likes of Sam Smith, Disclosure and Emeli Sande. It might not be for you if... You have little desire to hear her collaborate with people who were barely out of their nappies when she released her first single. What we said: "Blige has the vocal charisma to lift up several piano ballads, and when genuine infusions of the current London scene occur - most effectively on Right Now, the track produced by Disclosure - it neatly refreshes her sound," wrote Tim Jonze, in the Guardian. Click here for Ally Carnwath's four-star review from the Observer. Score: 3/5 Why you should listen: Dawson takes his folk roots and flips them inside out on this collection of discordant, hugely personal songs - the album's just four tracks long, but packs a fair amount of plucked electric guitar and oft-unintelligible singing into its 40-odd minutes. It might not be for you if... You believe Western folk music is meant to be based on a seven-note scale played in a fairly predictable order, rather than what's going on here. What we said: "More than most noise albums, or deliberately confrontational music, this is a record that unsettles and subverts," wrote Michael Hann, in the Guardian. Why you should listen: It's been five years since Ben Garrett's debut as Fryars, and here he adds strings, filmic spoken-word snippets and non sequitur lyrics to his usual synth-pop to create an expansive and experimental set. It might not be for you if... You were hoping for more down-the-line pop from Fryars, and aren't sure you're ready to indulge this. What we said: "Here the style is evocative of Laurel Canyon rock, tricked up with bubbling digital percussion and eerie effects," wrote Paul MacInnes, for the Guardian. After commenters expressed some disdain over the new Bryan Ferry album last week, which releases are you looking forward to hearing now? Click here to see all the weekend's album reviews from both the Observer and Guardian, to see some of the other records out this week.