A mere decade after his first post-Clash solo effort, Earthquake Weather, Joe Strummer comes bounding back into the ring just as his previous band's legacy is revisited via a superb video documentary Westway To The World, an incendiary live collection From Here To Eternity and the remastered reissue of their entire back catalogue.

In those circumstances a new album could have suffered terribly by comparison with former glories but it's to Strummer's credit that Rock Art. . . . fits seamlessly into the overall picture of which he was such a crucial component.

On their final three studio albums The Clash were extraordinarily eclectic, maintaining a devotion to Rock'n'Roll and Reggae yet never afraid to offer their own take on genres as diverse as Rap and World Music. Here Strummer has maintained that open-mindedness without ever seeming like a cherry-picking musical tourist.