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could we start an albums thread a bit like the gigs/films one?

I bought 3 albums yesterday

Fleet foxes, sounds ok will probably grow on me

super furry animals new one, first song is amazing then its all a bit them going through the motions for my liking

Brakes- touchdown. Fucking immense record highly recommened, best song spaceman.

Fleet Foxes is real nice. Look forward to seeing them at Glastonbury.

I had a minor blow out the other day to do some catching up and bought Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak; Fever Ray - Fever Ray; The Lemonheads - The Lemonheads; Beck - Guero; Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Airplane Over The Sea, and Simian Mobile Disco - Attack Decay Sustain Release.

Incidentally from Beck's 'Guero' sessions here is a cool little track called "Clap Hands", with a novel percussion section:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXiTnsSn9wU&feature=related

I bought 4 Smiths albums as well feeling that I should give them a good go, but I just don't get it at all.

I love the Smiths, but if you aren't sure with bands like that you are best of going with a greatest hits, then if you like them start delving through the back catalogue. Fleet Foxes is  a grower, i wasn't sure at first, but play it at least once a week now.

I got them all for £10 so it was no bother.

Have a go on that Beck clip up there suttonred...

button moon inspired video for that brakes song i was on about, proper good punk rock love song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5hiU5wfbuc&feature=related

I'm listening to M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel's She & Him alot at the moment - good walking to work music. I've had the album itself for a while now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BSAT1VSKsY

Albums I've listened to today...

The Rosebuds - Life Like
Cold War Kids - Loyalty to Loyalty
The Knux - Remind Me in 3 Days...
Blitzen Trapper - Furr

Zooey Deschanel is well fit.

I've got one of M Ward's older albums, Transistor Radio, but struggled with it.

Possibly time to give it another go.

first time i have heard that zooey deshanel song, yeovil would wet himself over that.

I haven't bought an album for ages :( I listened to the new one by the maccabees on spotify the other day and that was good. Downloaded awkward annie by kate rusby earlier aswell, can't wait to give that a listening

Had a blitz-Blockheads"Staring down the barrel",Decemberists "Hazards of Love",Bill Callahan"Sometimes I wish we were an eagle"(shit title-good album),Neil Young"Fork in the road",Ben Harper"White lies for dark times"(his best yet)and Bob Dylan"Together through life".Blockheads album is great the others are all good.

Depeche Mode, Sounds of the universe - an improvement on Exciter and the one after whose name I can't even remember. But they haven't had 'it' since Songs of Faith and Devotion.

The Manics - Journal for plague lovers. Typical MSP really, pretty decent. Not quite in the shops yet though :-X

The Enemy - Music for the people. Quite like this, sound very much like a stadium rock band.

Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. My favourite album of the year so far. Again, not quite in the shops yet though.

currently listening to midlake's 'the trials of van occupanther' and revisiting the lightning seeds.

Any album with a song called "chasing after deer" has got to be good

Tonight I've got through Help!, Rubber Soul and the White Album. Switching off though to watch Hamburg v Bremen.

I'm a beatles fan if you didn't notice.

Not really got anything new but a few I recommend from recent times...

Erik Mongrain - 'Fates' (French-Canadian acoustic instrumental guitarist, check his tune 'Airtap' out on youtube, fucking sick how good he is)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbndgwfG22k

Bon Iver - 'For Emma, Forever Ago'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4E9412xyJ4

City And Colour - 'Bring Me Your Love' (Lead singer from Alexisonfire! acoustic solo stuff. Emoish but fucking great)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVaA81Gl9xM&feature=PlayList&p=9F2260AB01F458D7&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1

I love that Spaceman song I heard it on the radio a while ago and ment to get the album.

That she and him song is really rather ace,ill investigate some more.

Last album I bought was Lucky Souls The Great Unwanted.Its not new though.

Killers? Babylon Zoo? Bowie?

I'm guessing the one mex linked to on the first page.

Yes you dumb ass  :D

Kate Rusby is ace. Awkward Annie is rather super as is virtually all her stuff. Well worth watching live as well. Enjoy. If you like Kate Rusby then check out some early Karine Polwart stuff - not her later stuff.
Lately I've been listening to System of a Dowm, Hypnotize. Neil Young, Fork In The Road - I'm a big fan but this is crap, hope its a groer. Richard & Linda Thompson I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight. 

What decade are we now in with this thread?  :unsure:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0q6fn0c8I8


Mmmmm...the thirties.

this is the best track on the album by quite some distance...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDL9bXlwbM4

Good shout, that album is immense, I listen to it a lot. The predecessor 'On Avery Island' is quite good, a bit too heavy on the fuzz guitar in places for my liking but 'Gardenhead/Leave Me Alone' is a fantastic track, its a real grower so give it a chance.

My fav albums is still 'Seamonsters' by The Wedding Present, Dalliance is a barnstorming track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzOHGE_dxVo

Pavement have re-issued 'Brighten The Corners' and that is truely ace, lots of new material.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnrM4UjaQmY

Their earlier Album 'Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain' has also had a make over and is worth a look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoMdkyeZOqE


Bit of a Wedding Present and Pavement fan...sorry..

nothing wrong with a bit of weddoes and pavement love. did you see the weddoes at 12 bar last year? that was excellent.

best pavement song EVER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13DfvdeH-io

I saw them in Bristol, and they had a power cut which delayed things for about an hour..... they still gave a full set though and were in fine form.

Major Leagues is fantastic song, I heard them on John Peel or something do a really weird version of it, with a xylophone and acoustic guitar, it sounded really odd, especially as Malkmus decided to 'talk' the lyrics... He got his words mixed up and you could hear Bob N in the background cracking up..... professional stuff.

That Midlake song's pretty good, I must confess I'm not familiar with their work, I'll have to hit itunes for a listen.

I'm getting in to Burial at the moment, got their Untrue album earlier today and I love it. The dub step genre label will probably put a lot of people off but its misleading, I'd go with ambient sound scape.

First pages are for retards.

i dont like that new blockheads album, the bloke is so trying to be ian dury i find it slightly unsettling.

Bought 22 dreams by Paul Weller the other week, its easily as good as wildwood, and arguably his best solo offering to date.

Its just one fella you know, not that it matters of course.

Fantastic album and a really original sound, though there are a few easily skippable tracks. It'll be interesting to see what he puts out next. I think there was a Burial DJ Kicks due but it seems to have gone a bit quiet on that front.

I've got High Contrast's new one downloaded, will give it a go soon.

I bought a shaggy album yesterday

all I seem to buy these days are Aerobics CD's PPL free ones at that which can be dire!

Just ordered Keri Hilsons new album though

I've not heard of any of these people. Gonna have a listen over the weekend.

Last thing I bought was empire of the sun and Sneaky Sound System's new album from Oz.

No idea who Keri Hilson is, but just googled her and she's hot.

Are Empire of the Sun good? Who do they sound like?

Poor man's MGMT I guess. Album's ok, two or three belters: walking on a dream, standing on the shore and we are the people (the one off that advert).

Not my usual thing but makes a change, I like it !

Also liking Friendly Fires at the moment. Looking forward to seeing them tomorrow !

Good live band Friendly fires.  Bit of a party.

I've never tried the DJ Kicks series, but some of the other similar DJ compilations can be pretty good at times.

I'm so out of touch with music nowadays and spend most of my time catching up on stuff I've missed. Still spending a lot of time listening to Mr Scruff / Keep It Unreal and the self titled Crystal Castles album though.

I've been listening to Mr.Scruff's recent effort Ninja Tuna a fair bit, not as good as keep it unreal, all seems a bit too intentional. still a good listen though.

Been listening to Macy Gray today..best of album,really enjoyed it..great voice.

The Best of T Rex

I was trying to figure out what that Get A Move On track was for a year or more. Bastards kept playing it on the BBC over trailers and other stuff but no amount of Googling or asking in records shops helped. Eventually I happened to be in a bar when a mate was DJ'ing and played it - I was so happy that night. The rest of the album is pretty good as well though, especially the fish stuff.

I've got Shazam on my iPhone now and use it all the time to identify stuff, amazing how accurate it is - that was how I got in to Burial.

the Erlend Øye DJ-Kicks is really good, not heard any of the rest of the series though

Do you pronounce it "tee-recks" or "trecks"? I know the proper way is "tee-recks" as in the dinosaur, but lately I've found myself calling them "trecks" in my head.

I know it's pronounced red wine, but recently I've found myself pronouncing it re-dwine. Does anybody else do this? No? Neither to I really. Because I'm not a fucking spastic.

Well the new Green Day album (21st Century Breakdown), arrived today, and so far it's nothing short of fantastic.
I'm not sure how many Green Day fans are left on this messageboard, if any? I'm guessin a lot of people liked their older stuff (Dookie, Nimrod etc...) more so than the more recent? But i fully recommend this album. It is superb! Check it out

I'm not really a Greenday fan at all. Mostly been listening to the new Doves album actually which is superb.

Im rather looking forward to Stuart Murdoch side project God Help the Girl.

Come Monday Night is beautiful

http://www.myspace.com/pleasegodhelpthegirl

I bought Spinning Top by Graham Coxon this week, its nice and folky.

Quicken the Heart by Maximo Park is also pretty decent. Same stuff that they've always done really.

Heard several tracks on XFM this week, sounds very MOR to me.

They've been going more and more radio friendly for years. Its not as if American Idiot was hardcore punk was it? Or Warning. Or Nimrod.

All i can say is give the whole album a try. It really is awesome. The album contains a mix of their older material, coupled with American Idiot and a totally new sound, so it's very impressive.

Crikey, I'll have to have a listen to this!

I didnt realise that Stuart Murdoch had any side projects, I've obviously been living in a cave. Perhaps this explains the postponement of the new B & S album.

Sounds v interesting.

I d
I didn't know about that either. Ta Yeovil.

Very good..
http://wakingupto.wordpress.com/2009/05/09/179-god-help-the-girl-come-monday-night/

I have been involuntarily subjected to the new Lilly Allen effort, which is alright in a jolly and jaunty grumble about men who spunk to soon.

I do enjoy a bit of Lilly Allen live (she’s a character) although I struggle to get much pleasure out of simply listening to the album.

5/10

I like that lily allen album. A lot better than her first I think. Which is good as Kate Nash set the benchmark for quality in that sort of thing with her debut album.

Nnnngggghhh... i had managed to forget about Nash's existence. She is utter tripe.

Am I the only Kate Nash fan here, I wonder?  ???






Edit: I've been typing my words muddled. Is my remaining brain cell dying?

Nah Fatburys is...

Just been muddling through Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse Present: Dark Night of the Soul. Pretty fucking brilliant from initial impressions, although I think I've got a few tracks left.

Seems like EMI are being cunts about it
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8053471.stm

I fucking love sparklehorse that sounds ace.

I'm listening to the new eminem album. Not sure what I think of it yet...

got taking back sunday's new again, today, two weeks ahead of release. sounds pretty good on the first couple of listens, always need several listens all the way through to make a proper judgment

Now chaps ime not an expert on anything,,especially music but my daughter baught me the White Lies album...listened to it and thaught..rubbish,three listens later ime loving it,had a few glasses of red so cant remember the track but its song two that grabs me.

Great band. Great songs, great videos. Simply great. Gutted I didn't get Sunday Big Weekend tickets as I missed them :(

Oh and it's "To Lose My Life" Leefer....

Cheers Onion...Brill song and will be banging it out in the lorry tomorow.

Listening to 'Colour it in' By The Maccabees.

I hear they have a new album out, any cop??

YES. Its dead good

I saw the end of a Maccabees set the other day. They were a bit dull.

Have a list coming my way from my dad as well - various ones from this year I think.

The Gaslight Anthem; Seasick Steve; Secret Machines; White Lies; Lonely Dear; 1990's; Bell X1; Animal Collective; The Script; Depeche Mode; The Broken Family Band; John Frusciante; Filthy Dukes; The Hours; Silversun Pickups; Starsailor; Doves; The Decemberists;The Veils; Yeah,Yeah,Yeahs; Niccokick: The Horrors; The Maccabees and Jarvis Cocker.

Gaslight Anthem = good.

Have all of those in bold and like all of them.

Bob's Orange, Animal Collective's album is real good.

Here they are on David Letterman recently:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehLEHxvl9rA

Not to everyone's taste I'd warrant, but really cannot wait to see them at Glastonbury.

In the last week I have bought Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest; ISIS - Wavering Radiant; Passion Pit - Manners and The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die.

Really enjoying all of them, for differing reasons.

Oh and the Beastie Boys have a new album about to drop.

Probably more like Beastie Men these days though.

bump for si

Cheers, I couldn't find this in the search  ???

Today I bought Man of Aran by British Sea Power. Had one listen put looking forward to seeing how it goes with the footage because that's what it's about really.

i just downloaded this, some good tracks on it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pieces-Matter-Years-Deluxe-Complete/dp/B000YDOOT6

I bought Madness' new album the other day....havent got round to listening to it yet. Obviously they're never going to write another Night Boat To Ciaro but i seen them live the other week and the new tunes were sounding alright.

Other recent purchases have been Morrissey, The Enemy which i'm sure you've all heard and The Rifles album which i think is class

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVF-7WSc8_A&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0ZdzthYCvY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8BUMirc7ow&feature=related

next i'm looking forward to the Kid British album in July

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltPxz4PinDA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1ItAg9V4U0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw3FzhkF708&feature=related

I got skanky skanky by toddla t the other day. Its well awesome

I'm listening to Swordfishtrombones by Mr. Waits currently.

Quite old, but i acquired Air - Talkie Walkie t'other day.

Worth it just for the tune that's seemingly everywhere, Alpha Beta Gaga.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQRKpuOgY8c

i love you, rich.

some of my girlfriend's albums have moved in before she has, so i've been listening to them a bit. enjoying dylan's 'bringing it all back home' and rediscovering 'everything must go' by the manics thanks to the 10th anniversary edition.

In the last week I have bought Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest; ISIS - Wavering Radiant; Passion Pit - Manners and The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die.


Hows that Grizzly Bear Album.  Liking the single a lot.

EELS new one is a belter

The album is a relatively fragile tender beast that benefits hugely from repeat listens. I liked it then, I love it now.

Is the single "Two Weeks"?

Here is a treat for you in case you missed it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbrq9CC1ips

Yep, thats the one.  Getting a lot of Radio 6 airplay at the moment.

Just downloaded the album, looking forward to listening later.

So what ya think of it GK?

Just got 'We Can Create' by Maps. Very shoegazer-y. I like.

From what I have read every element of the record, from writing to production, was done by one lad in his bedroom in Northampton.

Incidentally, and I guess this is for Sonic Youth more than anyone else, I noticed in the Guardian the other day that Mark Ibold is now in the band.

Also worth looking up some Bob Nastanovich stories on the net if you get time, specifically the 90210 incident, which I personally thought was hilarious.

Yes, Im liking it a lot.  Very much a listen alone album, but thats my life for you.
Ive got a couple of Maps tracks which are pretty good.  Shoegazing was very much my era (and the band I played ins style!) so its good to hear its back in fashion.  Used to live in Northampton and knew of him then.  And it was all bedroom produced.

Im sure Ive mentioned it before but on the same sort of uncut magazine type lines as grizzly bear The Acorns Glory Mountain Hop, has been a hit with me recently.  Apart from that Just got the Sun Kil Moon album (ghost of the highway) which is excellent but not exactly new and Marmaduke Duke's Duke Pandemonium which has a couple of good singles and a fair bit that seems initially a bit fillery but I need to give it more of a go.

 

i'm so out of touch with most of the music scene that i only discovered they had a new album out by reading the sunday times.

I wanna download the new Placebo but haven't got round to it yet. Heard it playing in the shop and sounded OK and better than Meds, which I didn't like much at all.

I just got Fleet Foxes today, I think I like it, will have another couple of listens once I've stuck in on the 'pod.

I often go on this site to make sure I'm in touch with latest indie scene..... mainly so I can converse in a knowledgeable way with the local bunch of floppy-haired-indie-kid-slackers.

http://www.indierockreviews.com/

Whats good about the site is each month there is a 'mixtape' download of the 'latest and freshest' indie sounds, and its all free. Its not all unknown bands either, although they do make up the majority, but in the past there have been Royksopp, Sufjan Stevens and Silver Jews - I suppose its all a bit American-centric.

There can be some awful trash on there, but there has been some absolute gems in the past.... download Junes and have a listen, there are some sparklers..

just got the Vampire Weekend album and its rekindled my interest in music with guitars, very good.

After finally getting round to doing some revision I've found this to be perfect background music.

just bought the madness album will let youse folks what its like tomorrow :)

Any Manics fans heard Journey For Plague Lovers yet?  Any thoughts?  Big fan of the early, stuff, don't really like anything from this is... onwards, but quite liked Send Away The Tigers.

On a separate issue, I won 100 quid tonight in a pub quiz.  I rule.

Sure it wasn't a wine bar quiz? Maybe you could use it to buy more fois gras and truffles. Bloody middle classes rubbing our noses in it! You disgust me.

Nice to be popular.  Nope, twas a pub.  Snobbery (inverse) eh?  Can't beat it.

Don't use your fancy language with me! We didn't all have parents who could afford la-di-da education.

I don't usually sink to this level, but you really are a twat.

How dare you make Doore sink down to your level spacey? Don't you realise he's too middle class for such things?

Yeah, I'm bored now. He's mildly entertaining but he's no Talk Talk.

I'm about as middle class as fB.

nah. I would have called spacey a cunt.

dont bring ben into this u cunt, ill cut u

Lovely.

innit.

Anyway, new Manics album - anyone heard it?

I thought it was a bit middle class.

Very amusing.

i bet u even paid for it u middle classed wanker, no illegal downloads for u

I do apologise for asking a legitimate question about an album on a thread called "albums".  I didn't know it would offend you so much.

Just tell the cunts to fuck off, you posh twat.

I've no idea what you look like Doore, but from this comment I immediately got this image in my head:

[url width=510 height=383]http://outsidetheboxuk.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/the-inbetweeners-will.jpg[/url]

Think hairier...

Listened to Kasabians album twice today...love the base on Vlad The Impaler..good album though reckon the a kick ass track could have been added near the end to Liven it up abit.

Recently, I've quite enjoyed Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King by the Dave Matthews Band.

Dug out Songs for the Front Row - Best of Ocean Colour Scene over the weekend.  Not listened to it for about four years but it still sounds great.

madness album is ace, proper return to form, if you like madness this is fantastic.

The Flaming Lips.

New Zero7 (out next week, or on spotify premium now) is good. I'm enjoying new Kasabian album and Mazzy Star.

I haven't bought an album in ages, money seems to be going towards moving house and buying cars - really dull grown-up stuff.  I have been taken with Kings of Leon recently and am considering purchasing Only By The Night.  Wise move or not?

I'd say don't bother, but then I think I may be the only person out there who reckons Kings of Leon are incredibly shit in a really boring way.

New Flaming Lips album out on October 14th, get that instead. On interwebs already. Enjoying it now.

I actually didn't like them when I first heard them, but a couple of the singles have really now got under my skin.

I can confirm that you are not.

If you're into their older stuff, like Aha Shake Heartbreak, then Only By The Night might be a bit of a disappointment for you because it's a bit more 'mainstream'. I suppose it's a bit pop-ish in a way. If it's Because Of The Times that you've gotten into, then I'd say Only By The Night will be enjoyable for you.

Hmmm, interesting - I might do it then, I love indie/rock with a nod to pop.  I suppose that's why I'm a Beatles fanatic.

The latest album that I got that's new-ish is Bombay Bicycle Club's I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose. Pretty decent listen.

Go for it. I loved it for the first few months of listening, but now it's waned a bit and I find it a bit plain. Been listening to their older stuff more recently.

I got a load of new music the other day; Bombay Bicycle Club, Eluvium, Grizzly Bear, Ladyhawke, Shearwater, Sia, Trentmoller and Passion Pit.

Not listened to all of it yet, but Bon Iver is the best so far, 'For Emma, Forever Ago'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfAS6nwYc9g

Yeah, the Bon Iver album is ace.

Mumford & Sons album should be out soon, gonna get on that like herpes

This week I are be mostly listening to "Monsters of Folk" by Monsters of Folk and "black monk time" by Monks.

Lately I have been listening to The XX, Holy Fuck, Acoustic Ladyland, Deadmau5, and also began re-acquainting myself with the recently-reformed Pavement.

All good.

I start each day eagerly awaiting any news of a new album from The Go! Team.

Why? The last one was shit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCJisXvd8mQ

No it wasn't young dave. Bit more of the same-y, but that's ok because what they were doing the same of was fucking ace anyway.

Now i know i will get shot down here so fire away...but AHA,s new stuff is pretty good..(puts the bullet proof jacket on).

It was shit, and grows annoying very quickly

No it wasn't and you are wrong.

We shall have to agree to disagree on this one i guess. Which is a pity, you used to be cool

On the subject of Jools Holland (OF's post above), anyone see Dizzee Rascal on last night with the slide guitar. It was ace.

(Sounded better live).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknBPGkhPgE

Saw that Samdy,very good.....also liked the more electrical Editors.

It's all good Dave. I've always thought you were cool, despite your efforts at writing bad football chants to boring middle of the road indie songs, well at least I think it was you, I lose track nowadays.

When you've reached your age, at the end of your teenage years, it's a bit easy to get over confident in your music tastes. You'll get that better judgement in a few years time.

I'm still cool though. Definitely cool.

Ive not heard of many of these bands,someone should do me a complailtion Cd, that'd be ace.

You want to put the heating on Ben

Keep trying 4D.

Will do  :)

If you like your "funk/soul sisters" check out"Is it Love or Desire"by Betty Davis and "I Am What I Am" by Marva Whitney.R and B as it should sound not what passes for it these days.

i have them both adje. Are you a secret mod?

I wear Fred Perry shirts

My new albums...

Muse = meh
Newton Faulkner = good
Paramore = Very good

Loving the new Newton Faulkner album, his first one was ace also.
He's fast becoming my favourite artist :)

This fell down a bit.

Aquired the new tokyo police club the other day, which is suprisingly good. Also got the new johnny flynn album which is amazing, as expected

Hello.

I've recently bought and rather enjoyed the following

High Violet - The National
No Ghost - The Acorn
Bring Me your love - City and Colour

And Ive been revisiting My Heart has a wish that you would not go by Aereogramme.

Go and buy them all.  Very good indeed.

national album very good but not as good as their first. Going to see them live in November.

Was Alligator their first?  I also have that and am rather fond of it. 

Was very underwhelmed with the national album tbh. Especialy the first song, 'terrible love'. It just soudns sooooooooo shiiiiiiiitttt when compared to this version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G54D-Y4m_WQ

sorry I'm talking absolute fatbury. The album I meant was
boxer which of course is nowhere near their first album!

I dont have Boxer.  Think I may go and download it now.

Just to let everyone know, Jeff Buckley's Grace is fucking amazing!!

Um, yes.  I think most people are aware of that and have been for some years!

Well, I was just making sure everyone knew. I have man love for that man.

Such great potential such a great loss.  Managed to see him at glasto but would have loved to have seen him so many more times.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, the jealousy I have of you. Watched a pretty decent documentary about him on youtube the other day.

Saw him at edwards number 8 in birmingham, there were about 200 people there, i thought he was pretty average.

I've been loving Pete Yorn's Musicforthemorningafter recently.  Mainly because its really fucking good.

I brought the Best of Oasis a few weeks ago when it came out;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5-bn9DDs2w

Quality!

Bump.

Tired Pony's The Place We Ran From and Arcade Fire's The Suburbs are both rather good.

Just got the Munford and Sons cd which I woyld recomend and a band called The Walkmen are the fucking bee's knee's.

Sparklehorse with Danger mouse is my current fave

Got the new Arcade fire, which is indeed excellent.  Also worth a mention is an album by Sleepy Sun called fever which is rather nice.  Like early Jane's Addiction.

Also cant remember if I mentioned Colour and City - bring me your love.  Side project of Dallas Green from Alexisonfire a lovely album of acoustic songs, a world away from the screaming of his main band.

I got this today, it's brilliant.

It also reminded me that I need to check out Sparklehorse. Where do I start?

A few i've 'aquired' recently:

Kings of leons new album - very underwhelming
dinosaur pile up album - quite decent
crystal fighters album which is one of the best albums i've heard all year, as is arcade fires

Is that the one with all the different collabarations which never got released? It really is fucking awsome isn't it.

How fucking sinister does Wayne Coyne sound on the first track?

I had a quick listen of Tom Jones' recent album. Pretty sweet.

I'm indifferent about it at the moment.

Still not back to the same sound as the first few albums, but at least it's a lot less poppy than the last one.

I quite like that one too!

But, can't turn off Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent. Best and most diverse album I've heard for a long while. European Super State being my favourite track.

paul heaton-acid country, cracking record.

Was playing Final Straw in the lorry today..not a great lover of Snow Patrol but RUN is one of the great songs of recent years for me.

Where are you 'acquiring' your music from, ginger Dave?

I go on dancing jesus and browse on there. otherwise look on google. Nothing to fancy, i'm scared of torrents :)

mumford & sons album is superb, kings of leon new one is a grower

Just listening to the mystery jets 'new' album (it's been out for a while but i've only jus got round to downloading it) and it is VERY good. A top pop album

Been listening to Steve Mason - Boys Outside whilst reading reviews on Amazon about 3Eps by Beta Band which has been positively received.

I only have Hot Shots 2 and Heroes to Zeros. Am I missing out here by not having 3eps?

Yes you are missing out. Champion Versions the first EP is a work of genius.

The Patty Patty Sound the second EP is also very good.

Agree.. Thats their best album IMHO

Just bought The Queen of Denmark by former singer of the Czars John Grant on Bella Union.  Its bloody marvellous.  Like Rufus Wainwright if he actually opened his mouth when he sang, stopped being sardonic and started being actually funny.  Darkly funny but funny all the same.