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| From | "Matt Whitby" <matt.whitby@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Top 10 of 2006 |
| Date | Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:49:09 +0000 |
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My initial top seven.
1/ The Nines / Calling distance stations
People have said they're not too keen on the McCartney-esque aspects of this
album, but for me the whole thing is absolutely fantastic.
2/ The Feeling / Twelve stops and home
Put on a great (but very short) live show. New album in the pipeline for
next year and the new songs they played the show sounded very good.
3/ The Format / Dog problems
A later-comer to this band. Excellent stuff. Try the song "snails" if
you've yet to be converted.
4/ LEO / Apalcas ogling
Good fun album with probably the most stupid name of the year.
5/ Linus of Hollywood - Triangle
Another thing I was late coming to. Rapdidly bought back catalogue.
6/ Roger Manning Jnr. / Lord of pure imagination
Next album in 2012 perhaps?
7/ Jon Auer / Songs from the year of our demise
Since he sold me the album in person - be rude to mention it.
... and for next year? Rob Gonazalez' album - due out 2nd Jan '07
.... Ed James may get an entry. Album is yet to arrive.
Happy Christmas
Matt
Little England
On 21/12/06, synthhtnys@comcast.net <synthhtnys@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Her's my unscientific, off the top of the head list (only 10) that will
> inevitably be followed by a shriek and forehead slap seconds after sending
> this e-mail for forgetting something... however, here goes:
>
> 1) Sean Lennon - Friendly Fire ( Not too much, not too little, this album
> is solid pop heaven.)
>
> 2) Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther (Great pastoral pop, MUCH
> better than the 1st album.)
>
> 3) Lindsey Buckingham - Under The Skin (Lindsey channels Nick Drake.
> Works for me...)
>
> 4) Jon Auer - Songs From The Year of Our Demise (One of the best from the
> Posies camp.)
>
> 5) The Raconteurs -Broken Boy Soldiers (Unafraid of interesting timbres
> unlike some power pop albums.)
>
> 6) Taxiride - Electrophobia (I was pressed on to listen to Taxiride by
> friends for a while now, but they didn't work for me until this album.
> Brilliant.... I like their songs better stripped down.)
>
> 7) Under the Giants (Great, lightweight pop confections... someone said
> Bee Gees with distorted guitars.)
>
> 8) The Feeling - Twelve Stops and Home (Another sign of the return of
> "soft rock"? Whatever... I like it.)
>
> 9) Roger Joseph Manning Jr. - The Land Of Pure Imagination (Great album...
> I'm not sure if he's using that pitch correcting software, but there's
> something a little frustrating to my ears with the vocals... and I'm a huge
> Jellyfish fan, this would have been #1 but for that.)
>
> 10) Linus of Hollywood (Great pop. Someone said Glenn Tillbrook singing
> Jellyfish songs and that's not a million miles away. I think the songs are
> good but the production is a little samey from song to song... )
>
>
> (Honorable mention) Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye (Electronica with
> actual
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