frank and walters - grand parade

or maybe martin finke....

The Whip - X Marks Destination

Slightly disappointing in that I thought it'd up there with the quality of Does It Offend You, Yeah?'s album. It's not, but it's still great stuff.

big star - #1 record/radio city

the pixies - doolittle

The Jimmy Cake - Spectre & Crown
Gemma Hayes - The Hollow Of Morning
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles

camera obscura - let's get out of this country
nick cave - dig lazarus dig
tom waits - closing time
einsturzende neubauten - silence is sexy

Joe Echo - John Riley
The Gutter Twins - Idle Hands
Alphabeat - Fascination

Gotta love that band, infectiously catchy pop tunes delivered with genuine enthusiasm. Like Mika, only good.

I didnt think id like it but its too damn catchy not to

Great stuff! Havent listened to it in ages though!


Currently listening to - Future of the left (Curses)


and the new Concerto for constantine stuff! Whooper!

listening to to Jamie Lidell - 'Jim', and Dawn Kinnard - 'The Courtesy Fall' today. Both very nice.

Elbow's "Seldom Seen Kid", though I still have to get past the stage of hitting the repeat button on the title track.. what a tune - riff of the year so far.

Grounds for divorce is a fairly class tune, havent pick up the new album yet though!

Im gonna go on a spree at lunch time today and pick me up some cd's ; )

True - a mate of mine was involved in their management team so he introduced me to them a good while back. They really are fantastic. Saw them in a club in London last month and they were top notch. Played a 15 minute set that had more fun, enthusiasm and all-out-energy than most bands pack into an hour long set.

Digging Efterklang at the moment, blissful soundscapes from Denmark. Also really like the new Neon Neon record, with Gruff Rhys from the Super Furries on it. Yeasayer's 'All Hours Cymbals' still stands up, great record. Has anyone heard the new Portishead album, 'Third'? Absolutely fantastic, thankfully not a rehash of past glories.

Vampire Weekend - finally got to listen to it and after one spin I love it

Three 'meh' albums, not bad but nothing new or daring or different:
Nick Cave 'Dig Lazarus Dig'
Supergrass 'Diamond Hoo Ha'
Goldfrapp 'Seventh Tree'

Debut albums by two French bands: The Do (great sound ruined by whiny singer) and Poney Express (nice folk-pop tunes)

I've been reading Simon Reynold's excellent 'Rip It Up And Start Again' (about post-punk), so that has inspired me to listen to albums he featured:

- the first Public Image Ltd album - wow!!! It ROCKS!! (Both Kevin Shields and The Edge should be paying royalties to Keith Levene)
- the first Roxy Music album: peacock-swagger-tastically, feather-boa-wearingly brilliant!!!!
- 'Fear Of Music' by Talking Heads: not as irritating as I thought it would be
- 'Colossal Youth' by Young Marble Giants: strange and quiet (no drums), I need to listen to it again but there's something odd and compelling about it...

Islands - In Arms Way

M83 - Saturdays=Youth
Sun Kil Moon - April
The Aftermath - Frendlier Up Here
The Jimmy Cake - Spectre and Crown

Me too for M83, impressive.

Yeah, the M83 album is amazing. Think Tears For Fears crossed with My Bloody Valentine with a dash of cheesy eighties rock. On paper it sounds terrible and it shouldn't work but it does, and does brilliantly. Pure genius.

cool didnt know Islands had a new record out this year. What are your first impressions?

I been listening to Heretic Pride - The Mountain goats
Brighter than creations dark - Drive by truckers
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain - Pavement (Really enjoying this, it's my first time listening to pavement properly)
Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque

I only got into them a few months back. I prefer Slanted And Enchanted. Wowee Zowee has a couple of amazing songs on it too.

Crooked Rain, love that album

Therapy? - Troublegum: first time in an age..what an album. tunes like knives, nowhere, die laughing, hellbelly, trigger inside, screamager, isolation all on the one record, jesus wept, a classic I reckon

PQ

PQ

RTE: Breaking news.

ICTU are moaning about inflation..5%..about the same as public sector productiveness

Ya I need to get me a copy of Slanted And Enchanted and probably Wowee Zowee at some stage as well. Love how this has that free wheeling feel to it, like it's almost about to fall apart, but never does. Reminds of the best stuff from Dylan or Neil Young.

Has anybody listened to the new Stephen Malkmus album, real emotional trash? Are any of his solo albums worth checking out as well?

I've been listening to Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain a lot recently. It is such a fantastic album. I've also been listening to Ask for Directions by Brian Cullen's Love Bullets and Tales from the Silversleeve by Cathy Davey.

king creosote - sea glass
songs: ohia - magnolia electric co....

dEUS: Vantage Point

I'm also inhaling the new Deus album at present.

Just got to listen to it - YES!!!! It's fab. Here's my favourite track: I've been singing it all day and all night:

Aidan - Great video for The Architect, as always. Can't decide which is my favourite track, changes with every listen. Eternal Woman, Is A Robot, When She Comes Down, Popular Culture... Been ages since I've been so excited about an album. Getting tired of waiting for an Irish gig to be announced!

Have a nice life - Deathconcious

Disc 1 not great. Disc 2 really great.

Very f**king bleak though, everything drenched in reverb.

Super Extra Bonus Party - I'm still trying to figure out how they won the Choice....

When did this forumla [(diversity x (ambition + hurleys) = good music] become accepted?

*sighs*

Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer.

I've been waiting for this for a f**king year.

is it any good then, unicron?

i've been listening to times new viking in antcipation of their gig later this month...

Not as good as "apologies ..." I don't think, not a disaster though. Gonna blog a review of sorts of it later tonight after the football.