At 08:40 AM 12/31/2003 -0500, mike detmer wrote:
>I've only been on the list for a month or so but i have not heard anyone 
>mention the New York band Bishop Allen.  You can listen to most of the new 
>album at http://www.bishopallen.com and they're preparing to tour these 
>lovely states very soon.  Their album "charm school" was one of my favorite 
>discoveries of the year...i have not seen it on one persons top 20 :(  any 
>other fans out there?

I have the album. I bought it on a whim just because my wife's old job was
on Bishop Allen Drive in Central Square, Cambridge, the street the band is
named after (they apparently used to live there), and it's okay, but I'm
pretty sure there are at least 20 records I like more this year.  However,
I can recommend it to anyone who misses Papas Fritas.

My favorite 2003 album by a band named after a local landmark remains
Waltham's PERMISSION TO BUILD.

S