Archive for December, 2008
Top 50 of 2008
ALBUMS
1. Glasvegas – Glasvegas (Columbia)
2. Black Kids – Partie Traumatic (Almost Gold)
3. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend (XL)
4. Foals – Antidotes (Transgressive)
5. British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music? (Rough Trade)
6. Mystery Jets – Twenty One (679)
7. The Killers – Day & Age (Vertigo)
8. Spiritualized – Songs In A&E (Spaceman)
9. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular (Columbia)
10. The Young Knives – Superabundance (Transgressive)
11. Weezer – Weezer (Polydor)
12. My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges (Rough Trade)
13. The Brian Jonestown Massacre – My Bloody Underground (A)
14. Delays – Everything’s The Rush (Fiction)
15. Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke (Island)
16. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes (Bella Union)
17. Los Campesinos! – We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (Wichita)
18. The Verve – Forth (Parlophone)
19. Lightspeed Champion – Falling Off The Lavender Bridge (Domino)
20. Primal Scream – Beautiful Future (B-Unique)
21. The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of Understatement (Domino)
22. The Courteeners – St. Jude (Polydor)
23. Deerhunter – Microcastle (4AD)
24. I Was A Cub Scout – I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope (XL)
25. Late Of The Pier – Fantasy Black Channel (Parlophone)
26. One Night Only – Started A Fire (Vertigo)
27. The Pigeon Detectives – Emergency (Dance To The Radio)
28. Fucked Up – The Chemistry Of Common Life (Matador)
29. Hercules And Love Affair – Hercules And Love Affair (DFA)
30. Canjun Dance Party – The Colourful Life (XL)
31. The Rascals – Rascalize (Deltasonic)
32. Ra Ra Riot – The Rhumb Line (Barsuk)
33. Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends (Parlophone)
34. The Spinto Band – Moonwink (Fierce Panda)
35. Mogwai – The Hawk Is Howling (Wall Of Sound)
36. The Beep Seals – Things That Roar (Heron)
37. Islands – Arm’s Way (Rough Trade)
38. Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs (Atlantic)
39. The Draytones – Up In My Head (1965)
40. Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid (Fiction)
41. Does It Offend You, Yeah? – You Have No Idea What You’re Getting Yourself Into (Virgin)
42. Los Campesinos! – Hold On Now, Youngster… (Wichita)
43. Sons And Daughters – This Gift (Domino)
44. James – Hey Ma (Mercury)
45. Tindersticks – The Hungry Saw (Beggars Banquet)
46. The Automatic – This Is A Fix (B-Unique)
47. These New Puritans – Beat Pyramid (Domino)
48. The Dandy Warhols – …Earth To The Dandy Warhols… (V2)
49. The Teenagers – Reality Check (XL)
50. Oasis – Dig Out Your Soul (Big Brother)
1. Glasvegas – Glasvegas (Columbia)
2. Black Kids – Partie Traumatic (Almost Gold)
3. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend (XL)
4. Foals – Antidotes (Transgressive)
5. British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music? (Rough Trade)
6. Mystery Jets – Twenty One (679)
7. The Killers – Day & Age (Vertigo)
8. Spiritualized – Songs In A&E (Spaceman)
9. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular (Columbia)
10. The Young Knives – Superabundance (Transgressive)
11. Weezer – Weezer (Polydor)
12. My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges (Rough Trade)
13. The Brian Jonestown Massacre – My Bloody Underground (A)
14. Delays – Everything’s The Rush (Fiction)
15. Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke (Island)
16. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes (Bella Union)
17. Los Campesinos! – We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (Wichita)
18. The Verve – Forth (Parlophone)
19. Lightspeed Champion – Falling Off The Lavender Bridge (Domino)
20. Primal Scream – Beautiful Future (B-Unique)
21. The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of Understatement (Domino)
22. The Courteeners – St. Jude (Polydor)
23. Deerhunter – Microcastle (4AD)
24. I Was A Cub Scout – I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope (XL)
25. Late Of The Pier – Fantasy Black Channel (Parlophone)
26. One Night Only – Started A Fire (Vertigo)
27. The Pigeon Detectives – Emergency (Dance To The Radio)
28. Fucked Up – The Chemistry Of Common Life (Matador)
29. Hercules And Love Affair – Hercules And Love Affair (DFA)
30. Canjun Dance Party – The Colourful Life (XL)
31. The Rascals – Rascalize (Deltasonic)
32. Ra Ra Riot – The Rhumb Line (Barsuk)
33. Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends (Parlophone)
34. The Spinto Band – Moonwink (Fierce Panda)
35. Mogwai – The Hawk Is Howling (Wall Of Sound)
36. The Beep Seals – Things That Roar (Heron)
37. Islands – Arm’s Way (Rough Trade)
38. Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs (Atlantic)
39. The Draytones – Up In My Head (1965)
40. Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid (Fiction)
41. Does It Offend You, Yeah? – You Have No Idea What You’re Getting Yourself Into (Virgin)
42. Los Campesinos! – Hold On Now, Youngster… (Wichita)
43. Sons And Daughters – This Gift (Domino)
44. James – Hey Ma (Mercury)
45. Tindersticks – The Hungry Saw (Beggars Banquet)
46. The Automatic – This Is A Fix (B-Unique)
47. These New Puritans – Beat Pyramid (Domino)
48. The Dandy Warhols – …Earth To The Dandy Warhols… (V2)
49. The Teenagers – Reality Check (XL)
50. Oasis – Dig Out Your Soul (Big Brother)
TRACKS
1. Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (Almost Gold)
2. MGMT – Time To Pretend (Columbia)
3. British Sea Power – Waving Flags (Rough Trade)
4. Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down (679)
5. Foals – Cassius (Transgressive)
6. The Killers – This Is Your Life (Vertigo)
7. Vampire Weekend – A-Punk (XL)
8. Weezer – Pork And Beans (Polydor)
9. Fleet Foxes – Your Protector (Bella Union)
10. Vampire Weekend – Oxford Comma (XL)
11. The Feeling – Without You (Island)
12. Delays – Keep It Simple (Fiction)
13. The Pigeon Detectives – Keep On Your Dress (Dance To The Radio)
14. Glasvegas – Geradine (Columbia)
15. Black Kids – I’ve Underestimated My Charm (Again) (Almost Gold)
16. Vampire Weekend – Walcott (XL)
17. Adam Green – Morning After Midnight (Rough Trade)
18. British Sea Power – No Lucifier (Rough Trade)
19. The Pigeon Detectives – Everybody Wants Me (Dance To The Radio)
20. The Young Knives – Turn Tail (Transgressive)
21. The Killers – Human (Vertigo)
22. Elbow – One Day Like This (Fiction)
23. Glasvegas – It’s My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry (Sane Man)
24. Mystery Jets – Young Love (679)
25. My Morning Jacket – I’m Amazed (Rough Trade)
26. Coldplay – Violet Hill (Parlophone)
27. Chairlift – Bruises (Kanine)
28. Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire (Hand Me Down)
29. Correcto – Joni (Domino)
30. Spiritualized – Soul On Fire (Spaceman)
31. Primal Scream – Can’t Go Back (B-Unique)
32. The Last Shadow Puppet – My Mistakes Were Made For You (Domino)
33. Does It Offend You, Yeah? – Dawn Of The Dead (Virgin)
34. Delays – Hooray (Fiction)
35. White Lies – Unfinished Business (Chess Club)
36. The Verve – Love Is Noise (Parlophone)
37. The Automatic – Steve McQueen (B-Unique)
38. Hercules And Love Affair – Blind (DFA)
39. The Kooks – Always Where I Need To Be (Virgin)
40. I Was A Cub Scout – Lucean (XL)
41. Pia Fraus – Yenissey (Seksound)
42. Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong – Baby (Vertigo)
43. The Draytones – Turn It Down (1965)
44. Foals – Olympic Airwaves (Transgressive)
45. The Rascals – Freakbeat Phantom (Deltasonic)
46. M.I.A. – Paper Planes (XL)
47. Vampire Weekend – Cape Code Kawassa Kawassa (XL)
48. The Mase Shi – Run To Your Grave (Moshi Moshi)
49. One Night Only – Just For Tonight (Vertigo)
50. Oasis – I’m Outta Time (Big Brother)
1. Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (Almost Gold)
2. MGMT – Time To Pretend (Columbia)
3. British Sea Power – Waving Flags (Rough Trade)
4. Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down (679)
5. Foals – Cassius (Transgressive)
6. The Killers – This Is Your Life (Vertigo)
7. Vampire Weekend – A-Punk (XL)
8. Weezer – Pork And Beans (Polydor)
9. Fleet Foxes – Your Protector (Bella Union)
10. Vampire Weekend – Oxford Comma (XL)
11. The Feeling – Without You (Island)
12. Delays – Keep It Simple (Fiction)
13. The Pigeon Detectives – Keep On Your Dress (Dance To The Radio)
14. Glasvegas – Geradine (Columbia)
15. Black Kids – I’ve Underestimated My Charm (Again) (Almost Gold)
16. Vampire Weekend – Walcott (XL)
17. Adam Green – Morning After Midnight (Rough Trade)
18. British Sea Power – No Lucifier (Rough Trade)
19. The Pigeon Detectives – Everybody Wants Me (Dance To The Radio)
20. The Young Knives – Turn Tail (Transgressive)
21. The Killers – Human (Vertigo)
22. Elbow – One Day Like This (Fiction)
23. Glasvegas – It’s My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry (Sane Man)
24. Mystery Jets – Young Love (679)
25. My Morning Jacket – I’m Amazed (Rough Trade)
26. Coldplay – Violet Hill (Parlophone)
27. Chairlift – Bruises (Kanine)
28. Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire (Hand Me Down)
29. Correcto – Joni (Domino)
30. Spiritualized – Soul On Fire (Spaceman)
31. Primal Scream – Can’t Go Back (B-Unique)
32. The Last Shadow Puppet – My Mistakes Were Made For You (Domino)
33. Does It Offend You, Yeah? – Dawn Of The Dead (Virgin)
34. Delays – Hooray (Fiction)
35. White Lies – Unfinished Business (Chess Club)
36. The Verve – Love Is Noise (Parlophone)
37. The Automatic – Steve McQueen (B-Unique)
38. Hercules And Love Affair – Blind (DFA)
39. The Kooks – Always Where I Need To Be (Virgin)
40. I Was A Cub Scout – Lucean (XL)
41. Pia Fraus – Yenissey (Seksound)
42. Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong – Baby (Vertigo)
43. The Draytones – Turn It Down (1965)
44. Foals – Olympic Airwaves (Transgressive)
45. The Rascals – Freakbeat Phantom (Deltasonic)
46. M.I.A. – Paper Planes (XL)
47. Vampire Weekend – Cape Code Kawassa Kawassa (XL)
48. The Mase Shi – Run To Your Grave (Moshi Moshi)
49. One Night Only – Just For Tonight (Vertigo)
50. Oasis – I’m Outta Time (Big Brother)
#09002 The View
Posted by chainly77 in New Albums on December 28, 2008
The View – Which Bitch?
UK: 2nd Feb – 1965
Sophomore album from Scottish alternative rockers The View, compared to their previous one, Which Bitch? is less angry more emotional.
Outstanding track: ‘Realisation’.
#09001 The Rifles
Posted by chainly77 in New Albums on December 23, 2008
The Rifles – The Great Escape
UK: 26th Jan – 679
Second album from The Rifles which is due for Oct 2008, but was delayed to Jan next year. Most tracks from The Great Escape contians orchestra which can’t be found on their debut album. The Rifles have moved further from the influence The Jam impressed them.
Outstanding track: ‘The Great Escape’.
Video Of The Week 08#52
Little Joy – No One’s Better Sake
New video from Strokes drummer Fab’s side project, video also featuring Devendra Banhart and Nick Strokes.
Video Of The Week 08#51
The Wombats – Is This Christmas?
Christmas single to be released on 15th Dec via 14th Floor
#08116 Rivers Cuomo
Posted by chainly77 in New Albums on December 8, 2008
Rivers Cuomo – Alone II: The Home Recordings
US: 25th Nov – Geffen
The second demo collection of Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo. Recorded range from 1992 to 2008. Including a Beach Boys cover.
Video Of The Week 08#50
Kaiser Chiefs – Good Days Bad Days
Second single lifted from Kaiers’ third album, due for 15th Dec.
#08115 Glasvegas
Posted by chainly77 in New Albums on December 4, 2008
Glasvegas – A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss)
UK: 1st Dec – Columbia
A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss) is a mini album made by Glasvegas especially for Christmas, it doesn’t sold seperately but appears as a bonus disc of the special edition of their self-titled debut album.
#08114 Belle & Sebastian
Posted by chainly77 in Compilations, New Albums on December 2, 2008
Belle & Sebastian – The BBC Sessions
UK: 17th Nov – Jeepster
US: 18th Nov – Matador
The BBC Sessions collect four sessions Belle & Sebastian ever recorded between 1996 to 2001. Including two Mark Radcliffe Sessions, one Evening Session and one John Peel Session, four previously unreleased tracks. A limited pack also contains disc 2, a live performance in Belfast, 21/12/2001. An essential for Belle & Sebastian and all other Chamber Pop fans.
Video Of The Week 08#49
Florence And The Machine – Dog Days Are Over
Recent single from Florence And The Machine, released on today via Moshi Moshi.
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