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 TALKING POINT

After their Golden Globes win on Sunday night for Best Song, U2 will be hoping for an Academy Award nod when the nominations are unveiled later today. Ordinary Love - their Mandela tribute - is one of the weakest songs in their entire canon, but it could yet bag them an Oscar. And with the Academy Award ceremony happening on March 2 - a matter of weeks before their as-yet-untitled forthcoming is unveiled - they could get the best possible exposure. It was quite telling to hear Adam Clayton use the acceptance speech the other night to thank new manager Guy Oseary who, he pointedly said, had already made a huge difference.

ALBUM

ALBUMS OF THE WEEK

Torn between the Damien Jurado's Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son and I Break Horses' Chiaroscuro. The former is a compelling, largely acoustic album from the acclaimed Seattle songwriter, the latter an experimental pop album from a boy-girl Stockholm duo. Both, in their very different ways, are arresting.

GIG OF THE WEEK

A comparatively quiet one, but they'll be flocking to the O2 tonight for Maroon 5 - one of those semi-interesting US bands that have become huge by stealth. They had a massive hit a few years ago thanks to a duet with Christina Aguilera on the song Moves Like Jagger. The support act is none other than our friend Robin Thicke, whose controversial Blurred Lines was the best selling song of 2013.

TIP OF THE WEEK

The all-female five-piece from Dublin, September Girls, whose debut album Cursing the Sea, has just been released. Their brand of retro garage pop has already got them noticed in Britain - and the reviews have been good. They haven't emerged from thin air - two members were in The Chalets, who were one of the most hyped Irish bands of the early 2000s.