Crystal Castles surprised me – I thought they were just ok on “Later”, so didn’t bother with them.
Then got some free downloads from rcrdlbl.com and listened to the albums – they’re actually quite bonkers (in a good way).
Definitely worth checking.

I’m going to post on this thread just so I can find it easily again.
That is all.

There isn’t any good new music any more apart from the Manics and Andalucia by Doves. It’s all been

Saw this as well and thought “ignorant tw4t”. Sorry, but I see people writing letters into the Daily Wail saying similar things and it’s just so much bo11ocks, there’s always something new to be discovered. I listen to 6Music, watch Later…, buy The Word magazine and read the reviews and listen to the free cd, which always gets ripped into iTunes and put on the ‘Pod. I can’t afford to buy all the new stuff I keep discovering. Naranjada put it really well, I thought.
Anyway, a couple more artists I’ve thought of:
The Pierces
Aimee Mann
Andrew Bird
Angus and Julia Stone
Asobi Seksu
Auf Der Maur
Battles
Beirut
Big Star
Black Mountain
Blonde Redhead
Broken Social Scene
Burial
Calexico
Camera Obscura
Camille
Cortney Tidwell
Curve
Dark Star (a very loud three-piece)
Death Cab For Cutie
The Delgados/Emma Pollock
6by9
Eddie Reader
Elliot Smith
Gemma Heyes
Glasvegas
Halloween, Alaska
The Hooters
Howling Bells
Lush
Maria McKee
Mechanical Bride
Pony Up!
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Rosie Vela
The Shins
Sunny Day Sets Fire
Talk Talk
Tiger
Tokyo Police Club
Seal Cub Clubbing Club
Tuung
The Wailin’ Jennies
XTC
Those are some I’ve picked off of my ‘Pod. There’s many, many more on there, but most are more obvious ones like Elbow, The Foo’s, Soundgarden, Faith No More…

XTC

Listened to Black Sea just yesterday.

What a band! What a songwriter! What a chorus!

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mkJCj6maJo[/video]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3ZuBHgag_Y&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7uy67e_QMI&feature=player_embedded

Both from their 2nd, and imo by far best album. It really is a great listen. Their new one is taking a while to grow on me though.

EDIT: Video embedding doesn’t seem to be working

Click on “video” tab and paste the page URL in. Not the embed code.

I still need to get that 2nd band of horses album actually.

Anyone mentioned Midlake yet? – ‘The Trials of Van Occupanther’

My favourite album for years.

Jon Windle
Little Man Tate
Section 60

Are the 3 that are getting played in my car at the moment

If you like Queens of the Stoneage (imho it’s a bit more Kyuss even, but that’s a sacred band so let’s not compare it to them), I’d recommend this:

http://3voor12.vpro.nl/tv/#/41129552/44218814/2

Just bite through the first 1,5 minute introduction gobble in Dutch. It’s a Belgian band called triggerfinger whom I had never heard of, but their latest single and album ‘all this dancin’ around’ truly sounds reallygood. They are also compared with Led Zep sometimes, but I don’t really get that one.

p.s. good website to listen/look at some concerts as well.

Anyone mentioned Midlake yet? – ‘The Trials of Van Occupanther’

My favourite album for years

+1000

Check out John Grant’s The Queen of Denmark. Midlake produced the album and it’s just fantastic

http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/04/john-grant-%E2%80%93-queen-of-denmark/

Not stopped listening to Middle Class Rut’s album since it arrived on Tuesday.

spotify:album:2Vs9haELRFjyEczizu6Wqu

May I heartily endorse BoardinBob’s suggestion of John Grant’s ‘Queen of Denmark’.
It is my album of the year – no argument.

In fact, here’s a tip….go buy the music magazines such as Mojo, the Word, Uncut and so on. Their January issues (out around now) will have top lists for 2010, which may give you some guidance if you wish to do some compare/contrast exercises.

FWIW, Mojo’s number 1 album of 2010?……..John Grant’s ‘Queen of Denmark’.

Happy listening.

I’m listening to this An open letter to the scene while getting excited about the return of Rival Schools, but that’s probably just me.

As for people moaning about Biffy, they made records, they still make records, they used to be a little more obscure, they focussed their style a bit more, they still make cracking albums, and yes I do love Vertigo of Bliss, but seriously get over yourself 🙂

I’d second listening to a bit of 6 music too, apart from the Huey Morgan show, there’s just something not right about that.

Not stopped listening to Middle Class Rut’s album since it arrived on Tuesday.

Yes, excellent band. Heard their stuff last year and got into them.

The only find for me this year is

Two Door Cinema Club

Some older stuff:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHhVydgvuAc[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD9DvnifFOg[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbHwpdTdpRM&feature=related[/video]

The last Half Man Half Biscuit album, CSI Ambleside is superb, as is Neil Hannon & Tom Walsh’s Duckworth Lewis Method album.

Ooo, XTC. Apple Venus is an all-time favourite, excellent album.

Try these.
The Gaslight Anthem.
these aren’t the longest of albums, but very good IMHO.
THE ’59 SOUND, and American Slang.

Anyone else like Minus The Bear?

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjI4kvAd2QM[/video]

From the album of the year 2010.