As the final part of my review of the year, my annual 'fantasy shuffle' selection. Again I tried really hard to whittle my ipod down to a varied selection of twenty-odd tracks that were released during 2011.
So here goes, in no particular order :-
Coming Down - Dum Dum Girls
Mongk II - British Sea Power
Roads - Chapel Club
Monday Morning - Death Cab For Cutie
A Heavy Abacus - The Joy Formidable
Aberdeen - Cage The Elephant
Sick - The Twilight Sad
Black and Blue - The Tamborines
Norgaard - The Vaccines
Face In The Crowd - Cat’s Eyes
Georgia - Yuck
Redemption - Frank Turner
Endless Blue - The Horrors
That's Where You're Wrong - Arctic Monkeys
Sunday - The View
Pumped Up Kicks - Foster the People
The Great Pan Is Dead - Cold Cave
Are You Who You Think You Are? - Spook School
Cheap Gold - Frightened Rabbit
Hello Sadness - Los Campesinos!
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Saturday, 31 December 2011
Friday, 30 December 2011
Favourite Albums Of 2011
Third part of my review of the year, the oddball selection of my favourite ten albums of the past year. Not one of the the better years I don't think and the lack of albums I bought probably reflects this.
10. Skying - The Horrors
Not for me anywhere near as good as 'Primary Colours' but it has its moments.
9. What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? - The Vaccines
A right mishmash but again it has it's moments.
8. The Big Roar - The Joy Formidable
This 'debut' album borrowed heavily from their previous 'debut', which apparently now wasn't an album at all but an 8 track EP..., without which it probably wouldn't have made this list. A band stuck in a bit of a rut.
7. England Keep My Bones - Frank Turner
Excellent as ever but not as excellent as his past efforts.
6. Thank You Happy Birthday - Cage The Elephant
Discovery of the year for me. They're trying so hard to be the Pixies. 10/10 for effort.
5. Palace - Chapel Club
Judging by what they already had in the public domain this was bound to be excellent and was.
4. Suck It And See - Arctic Monkeys
I love a good story and Alex Turner gets back to telling them. His solo 'Submarine' effort was pretty useful too.
3. Hello Sadness - Los Campesinos!
More stories and I could listen to Gareth from LC! telling them all day long. An acquired taste but I have that taste.
2. Yuck - Yuck
1990's throwback maybe but something else taht is to my taste. They're awesome live too.
1. Valhalla Dancehall - British Sea Power
Not everyone's cup of tea of course but BSP can do no wrong for me. As good as everything else they've done.
10. Skying - The Horrors
Not for me anywhere near as good as 'Primary Colours' but it has its moments.
9. What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? - The Vaccines
A right mishmash but again it has it's moments.
8. The Big Roar - The Joy Formidable
This 'debut' album borrowed heavily from their previous 'debut', which apparently now wasn't an album at all but an 8 track EP..., without which it probably wouldn't have made this list. A band stuck in a bit of a rut.
7. England Keep My Bones - Frank Turner
Excellent as ever but not as excellent as his past efforts.
6. Thank You Happy Birthday - Cage The Elephant
Discovery of the year for me. They're trying so hard to be the Pixies. 10/10 for effort.
5. Palace - Chapel Club
Judging by what they already had in the public domain this was bound to be excellent and was.
4. Suck It And See - Arctic Monkeys
I love a good story and Alex Turner gets back to telling them. His solo 'Submarine' effort was pretty useful too.
3. Hello Sadness - Los Campesinos!
More stories and I could listen to Gareth from LC! telling them all day long. An acquired taste but I have that taste.
2. Yuck - Yuck
1990's throwback maybe but something else taht is to my taste. They're awesome live too.
1. Valhalla Dancehall - British Sea Power
Not everyone's cup of tea of course but BSP can do no wrong for me. As good as everything else they've done.
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