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SMOG | SUPPER (Domino) | Bill Callahan is one of this generations greatest songwrtiters & this is a genius album |
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BONNIE "PRINCE" BILLY | MASTER AND EVERYONE (Domino) | A tender album of simple beauty from the multi talented Will Oldham |
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THE WHITE STRIPES | ELEPHANT (XL) | Compromise was never on the cards, they still rock our world |
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YO LA TENGO | SUMMER SUN (Matador) | This was the third ace album in a row from one of the great American bands. |
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CAT POWER | YOU ARE FREE (Matador) | Chan Marshall delivers the goods - this improves & moves with every listen |
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GILLIAN WELCH | SOUL JOURNEY (Acony) | We were unsure about this at first. Prats!It's a rootsy gem |
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MATMOS | THE CIVIL WAR (Matador) | Electronica album of the year from eccentric Californian duo. Reworking Americana & Medieval music |
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BUCK 65 | TALKIN' HONKY BLUES (WEA) | Highly original Hip-Hop with a diverse musical base. We liked this a lot |
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McKAY | McKAY (Go Beat) | One of the best soul voices to emerge in the last 10 years. Expertly pieced together by Geoff Barrow |
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THE FALL | COUNTRY ON THE CLICK (Action) | The man is back with a malevolent meisterwork - How does the drunken sod do it? |
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OUTKAST | SPEAKERBOXX/THE LOVE BELOW (Arista/BMG) | Wildly eclectic double album from colourful Hip-Hop Visionaries. Bonkers fun |
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YEAH YEAH YEAHS | FEVER TO TELL (Polydor) | Many doubted their ability to come up with a decent album - how wrong can you be? |
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HOLLY GOLIGHTLY | TRULY SHE IS NONE OTHER (Damaged Goods) | A big fun thing which isn't ashamed of it's influences |
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JOSH MARTINEZ | BUCK UP PRINCESS (Camobear) | Set to take the Hip-Hop world by storm. What do they put in the Nova Scotia water? |
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PREFUSE 73 | ONE WORD EXTINGUISHER (Warp) | Forward thinking blend of electronica & Hip-Hop from Warp's secret weapon |
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THE STROKES | ROOM ON FIRE (Rough Trade) | Dense & monotone it may be, but it's growing on us daily. They rock |
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THE MATTHEW HERBERT BIG BAND | GOODBYE SWINGTIME (Accidental) | Big band jazz meets Hip-Hop from a singular UK talent |
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KRAFTWERK | TOUR DE FRANCE SOUNDTRACKS (EMI) | The masters are back and suddenly the world's a brighter place |
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STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS | PIG LIB (Domino) | Hated this at first. Can't stop playing it now - guitar heaven |
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THE FIERY FURNACES | GALLOWSBIRDS BARK (Rough Trade) | There are more ideas in these 45 minutes than most bands have in a lifetime |
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SOUL POSITION | 8 MILLION STORIES (Rhymsayers/Fatbeats) | Sublime production from RJD2, met with lyrical quality from Blueprint. Cutting edge Hip-Hop |
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THE CORAL | MAGIC AND MEDICINE (Deltasonic) | Choc full of understated melodic gems - can't wait for album 3 |
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DIZZEE RASCAL | BOY IN DA CORNER (XL) | The mercury prize winner & best British urban album since Roots Manuva's last - watch him go. |
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ESBJÖRN SVENSSON TRIO | SEVEN DAYS OF FALLING (Act) | Beautiful album from Swedish piano led trio. Music with real emotional depth. A must hear |
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ROBERT WYATT | CUCKOOLAND (Rykodisc) | A fine addition to one of the most resonant bodies of work a UK musician has ever produced |
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THE BUFF MEDWAYS | 1914 (Transcopic) | If you want genuine UK garage rock, look no further than Billy Childish |
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DUDLEY PERKINS | A LIL LIGHT (Stones Throw) | West coast legends Madlib and Declaime create one of the most stoned, psychedelic, love or hate albums of the year |
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QUANTIC SOUL ORCHESTRA | STAMPEDE (Tru Thoughts) | One of the finest dance albums of the year - Will Holland returns with a live funk feel |
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BELLE & SEBASTIAN | DEAR CATASTROPHE WAITRESS (Rough Trade) | Quirky arrangements & indie sensibility made whole by Trevor Horn's excellent production |
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FOURTET | ROUNDS (Domino) | Building on his reputation as UK electronica's leading light |
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SHACK | ... HERE'S TOM WITH THE WEATHER (North Country) | Gentle Folky masterpiece - at last Shack make the record the critics said they would |
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RY COODER & MANUEL GALBÁN | MAMBO SINUENDO (Nonesuch) | Gloriously twangy evocation of 50's mambo guitar heaven. Huge cocktail mandatory |
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JAMES KIRK | YOU CAN MAKE IT IF YOU BOOGIE (Marina) | Founder member of Orange Juice returns with simple guitar pop at it's best |
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CAMERA OBSCURA | UNDERACHIEVERS PLEASE TRY HARDER (Elefant) | On the strength of this, poised to steal Belle & Sebastian's indie crown |
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MARTINA TOPLEY-BIRD | QUIXOTIC (Independiente) | She takes her time and so should you - sparse blusey soul |
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KID KOALA | SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE DJs (Ninja Tune) | Virtuoso turntablist musician with an out there jazz tinged stew |
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LFO | STEALTH (Warp) | Warps veteran master of soulful techno returns |
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EVAN DANDO | BABY I'M BORED (Setanta) | Return of the grevious angel - sober & reflective, he still has the tunes |
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VIKTOR VAUGHN | VAUDEVILLE VILLAIN (Sound Ink) | MF Doom shares production duties & proves once again he's one of the finest & most original MC's around |
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CALEXICO | FEAST OF WIRE (City Slang) | Grab a tequilla, sit back & revel as California meets Mexico on a dusty highway |
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KRISTIN HERSH/ THROWING MUSES |
THE GROTTO (4AD) THROWING MUSES (4AD) |
The astonishing intensity of the Muses album was only surpassed by another brilliant solo album |
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BROADCAST | HA HA SOUND (Warp) | Another real grower from one of the UK's best & most individual bands |
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BASEMENT JAXX | KISH KASH (XL) | Party album of the year. Joyous racket with Dizzee & Siouxsie guesting |
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MY MORNING JACKET | IT STILL MOVES(RCA) | Beautifully melodic reverb drenched country rock. Their 3rd & best to date |
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SCOUT NIBLETT | I AM (Too Pure) | Elemental maverick with her 2nd album. Stripped down and fearless |
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THE RAPTURE | ECHOES (DFA/Mercury) | Leading lights of the punk/funk movement - this album sets the agenda |
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KINGS OF LEON | YOUTH AND YOUNG MANHOOD (RCA) | The hair, the hair! (as Marlon Brando once said) |
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BLACK DICE | BEACHES & CANYONS (Fatcat) | Fine album from Fat Cat's avant-rock psychedelic experi(mentalists). Colourful |
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TY | UPWARDS (Big Dada) | Musically Diverse with an "Afrocentricity" missing in UK Hip-Hop until now |
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SUSUMU YOKOTA | OVERHEAD(Play)/LAPUTA(Skintone) | One soulful deep house album, the other a lovely abstract ambient work -both beautifully crafted |
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