The Good...
- Yours Truly, Angry Mob - Kaiser Chiefs
- Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace - Foo Fighters
- The Reminder - Feist
- Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
- Lady's Bridge - Richard Hawley
- Icky Thump - The White Stripes
- Sound Of Silver - LCD Soundsystem
- We Can Create - Maps
- Under The Backlight - Rilo Kiley
- Puzzle - Biffy Clyro
- We Are The Night - Chemical Brothers
- Tales Don't Tell Themselves - Funeral For A Friend
- Boys And Girls In America - The Hold Steady
- Year Zero - Nine Inch Nails
- Make Another World - Idlewild
- Let's Get Out Of This Country - Camera Obscura
The Bad...
- Back To Black - Amy Winehouse
- Life In Cartoon Motion - Mika
- Version - Mark Ronson
- Because Of The Times - Kings Of Leon
- Graduation - Kanye West
- Favourite Worst Nightmare - Arctic Monkeys
Of the rest, I've only been drawn to Made Of Bricks by Kate Nash but avoided getting the whole album. The tracks Pumpkin Soup, Mouthwash and Foundations show her true potential. Comparisons with Lily Allen are unfair and a one dimensional way of looking at things as Nash isn't as pop-focused as Ms. Allen. The latest offerings from Foo Fighters and Feist are well below their best.
The albums I will be looking at from the Amazon.co.uk top 50 are:
- White Chalk - PJ Harvey
- Beyond The Neighbourhood - Athlete
- Wincing The Night Away - Shins
- Overpowered - Roisin Murphy
A whole bag of albums by artists all trying to be the next Arctic Monkeys (Twang, Reverend & The Makers, Pigeon Detectives, Klaxons et al) as well as old favourites Bloc Party and Maximo Park are all following a new music trend that I find dull and tiresome.
Here's to 2008!
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