Super AND Furry
Here’s the new music I really enjoyed during 2009. I say new.. a couple of the albums came out in 2008. In my defence New Zealand is a long way from anywhere**.
Top Ten:
Super Furry Animals – Dark Days/Light Years
The Phantom Band – Checkmate Savage
The Big Pink – A Brief History Of Love
The Drones – Havilah
Jarvis Cocker – Further Complications
Arctic Monkeys – Humbug
The XX – XX
Tinariwen – Imidiwan
Leader Cheetah – The Sunspot Letters
Bat For Lashes – Two Suns
Bubbling Under:
Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Primary Colours
Blue Roses – Blue Roses
Karen O And The Kids – Where The Wild Things Are Soundtrack
Wilco – The Album
The Toppermost Of The Poppermost: Florence + The Machine – You’ve Got The Love (XX Remix)
The ‘Didn’t They Do Well’ Award For Old Folks In Rock: Manic Street Preachers – Journal For Plague Lovers
I Could Listen To This Song All Day: The Hazey Janes – Losing Speed
It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time: – Johnny Marr joins The Cribs
Check em all out, if you haven’t already. Here’s SFA..
** Except perhaps Australia. Where those 2008 albums originated. Ahem.
