4th from 2006: Richard Ashcroft

Richard Ashcroft – Keys To The World

UK: 23rd Jan – Parlophone

 

Richard Ashcroft的第三张个人专集.

风格多样,首发单曲Break The Night With The Colour很好听,很流畅.

虽然现在Richard是不能与当年的The Verve相提并论,但是还是值得一听.

 

Chainly’s A to Z of 2005

A – Adobe Audition: great software for home recording.
B – Bicycle: the first one since 1999.
C – CHR aka Midosa: coolest people of the year.
D – DIY: the attitude.
E – Ebay: bidding war.
F – Fender: my fake edition guitar.
G – Greenwood: great seller and best price.
H – Harik aka T-Bone: motherfucker.
I – Idiots: always play the leading roles everywhere.
J – July: dead july.
K – Kicks: we used to play football weekly but now I was sacked.
L – Lucky Target: one of the wrost palces for whole year’s working.
M – Mini: a girl name as strange as it can be.
N – Nottingham: where Six By Seven is.
O – Opportunity: what I always waste.
P – Poptones: a good year for the label.
Q – Quotation: this is what I offer everyday.
R – Rockself: community directly touching music of this city.
S – Soulseek: illegal filesharing software.
T – Teenage Fanclub: the best band in the world back with a new album.
U – Unfair: life is, destiny is not.
V – Vitamin: tablets or pills? no, I drink it.
W – Wake Up: a song by The Arcade Fire, most impressing of the year.
X – X-Files: still haven’t watched its final episode.
Y – Yugoslavia: this name is forever gone.
Z – Zang Zicun: the return of the motherfucker.

 

Meiconte aka Cantona’s A to Z of 2005

Harik aka T-Bone’s A to Z of 2005

3rd from 2006: Mogwai

Mogwai – Mr. Beast

UK: 6th Mar – PIAS

US: 7th Mar – Matador

 

今天和昨天下到了又一张06年的专集,Mogwai的第5张,整体感觉和上一张Happy Songs For Happy People没很大的距离,

就是有几首比较的core,比如Gloasgow Mega-Snake. 喜欢他们的人还是肯定会发狂的.

 

2006 #1/2 Belle And Sebastian/The Strokes

Belle And Sebastian – The Life Pursuit
UK: 6th Feb – Rough Trade
US: 7th Feb – Matador

这是B&S的第六张了,感觉和以前差不多,还是有点乡村和民谣的感觉.不知道为什么那么多人喜欢…

Funny Little Fog将会在1月当单曲发行,很一般的歌,个人认为Another Sunny Day到不错,适合当单曲.

Outstanding tracks: Another Sunny Day, Funny Little Fog & The Blues Are Still Blue

 

The Strokes – First Impressions Of Earth
UK: 2nd Jan – Rough Trade
US: 3rd Jan – RCA

The Strokes的第三张专集终于要发了,听下来虽然没前两张质量高,但是还是有点味道的,
除了Juicebox比较出格外其他的都不错.

Chainly’s 10 most played songs of 2005

According to caculation of the songs played by user Bellyache of Audioscrobbler/Last FM.

 

Here it goes…

 

1. It’s All In My Mind by Teenage Fanclub

 

Released as a single on Nov 21st, from the album Man-Made (PeMa). A slight return.

 

2. Tell Me What You See by Human Television

From the mini album All Songs Written By: Human Television (Gigantic). Actually released later 2004, big in 2005 I think.

 

 

3. It Ended On An Oily Stage by British Sea Power

 

Released as a single on Mar 21st, from the album Open Season (Rough Trade).

One of the most charming songs of the year.

 

4. Love Is An Arrow by Aberfeldy

 

Released as a single on the Valentine Day, from the album Young Forever (Rough Trade).

Extremely lyrical sentimental song.

 

5. Panic Attack by The Paddingtons

 

Released as a single on Apr 25th, from the album First Comes First (Poptones/Mercury)

If you wanna die/go on and commit suicide it goes like this, singalong…

 

 

6. Save by Teenage Fanclub

 

From the album Man-Made (PeMa). Another good track from their long-awaited album.

 

7. Love Steal Us From Loneliness by Idlewild

Released as a single on Feb 21st, from the album Warning/Promise (Parlophone). The only listenable song by these Scottich bastards.

 

 

8. Oh My God by Kaiser Chiefs

 

Released as a single on Feb 21st, from the album Employment (B-Unique). Oh my God it rocks!

 

 

9. Neighbourhoon #1 (Tunnels) by The Arcade Fire

 

From the album Funeral (Rough Trade). Just becase it’s the opening title of the album. Any track will do. 

 

 

10. Perfect Situation by Weezer

 

From the album Make Believe (Polydor). It should have been a single.