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I love you... finally someone who choses kaisers over bloc, i thought i was the only one... Yes so best album... shit does it have to be of 2005??? i dont no any AHHHHHHHHHH im going to explode

Brand_New_Hero | 24 Mar '05, 21:24 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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This is going to be filled with 'Frances the Mute' and 'Silent Alarm' posts.

wrightylew | 24 Mar '05, 21:25 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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You have forgotten the two MOST IMPORTANT saviours of music: stereophonics and feeder .....why the fuck is the music press wanking all over the stereophonics new album it is still rubbish, if they want to wank over something than at least choose a kelly brook poster AND (to continue rant) what the fuck are little spotty oinks doing voting wayne rooney's g/f in the top 25 sexist women of fhm...must be true; too much wanking must make you go blind

bazaz | 24 Mar '05, 21:30 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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brand new...so, you replied to a kaiser post with ' it's nice that some music is fun and doesn't make you think' type of mantra. fair enough, but now you're saying that it's your favourite album of the year so far!! god help us. surely the best album has to have stronger characteristics than simply being 'fun'.

my vote: 'The Band' by 'The Band' technically a few years out of date, but i'm listening to it right now, and expect i'll still be listening to it in twenty years, something i can safely say won't be happening to the chiefs. and yes, The Band is fun!

thereverand_soundtheory | 26 Mar '05, 01:47 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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well you gotta choose one of the two seeing as they have been the only releases so far

silence-r | 24 Mar '05, 21:27 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Dead Meadow 'Feathers'

It owns all. Easily.

loveless | 24 Mar '05, 21:29 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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is it really that good? I heard it wasn't as good as Shivering King..., which I didn't think was as good as Howls from the Hills which I didn't like as much as Dead Meadow. They smoke too much, their records are getting slower and slower.

Placid_Casual | 24 Mar '05, 21:34 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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yeah mars volta, thought id get alot of feebk on that, i havnt heard it yet but am lookin forward to it. got the phonics album due to curiosity, actually not that bad suprisingly!

dekeyboy | 24 Mar '05, 21:30 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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well sed bazaz, first gig i ever went to, stereophonics supported by feeder in 2001, always hav a special place in my heart, tho i didnt bother with the new feeder album, went for athlete instead. how is it?

dekeyboy | 24 Mar '05, 21:32 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I hesitate between the new Savoy Grand album and the Magnolia Electric co..............

...............Magnolia Electric Co.

lyle | 24 Mar '05, 21:36 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I forgot the 50 foot wave album !

Definitley the best album of 2005 so far.

lyle | 24 Mar '05, 21:43 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Yes, 50 Foot Wave is incredible, and one of the best so far!!

marcofella | 25 Mar '05, 00:03 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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brighteyes im wide awake its morning for me

soapy | 24 Mar '05, 21:40 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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frances the mute is only album released this year i can remember hearing. Although the new Dålek album should be pretty good

less_than_zero | 24 Mar '05, 21:44 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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i need to hear more bright eyes, i really like the first day of my life

dekeyboy | 24 Mar '05, 21:45 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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even though i bought it when it came out last year in america, its hands down the arcade fire album...mars volta is a letdown as was the show at brixton...kaiser chiefs is not worth the effort, bloc party is good but not mindblowing...i'm hoping that the new fantomas and eels albums will improve my opinions of this year so far...

Jamie

Jamie_Summers | 24 Mar '05, 21:46 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Seconded Jamie re Arcade Fire.

Am looking forward to Stephen Malkmus & Jicks, Built to Spill, Broken Social Scene, Silver Jews, Of Montreal....

Kleeb | 24 Mar '05, 21:51 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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arcade fire came out last year though ... well in america, but it was on import here

soapy | 24 Mar '05, 21:52 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Yeah I got Arcade Fire last year on import, but technically is out this year over here :-p

Kleeb | 24 Mar '05, 21:53 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Yeah I got Arcade Fire last year on import, but technically is out this year over here :-p

Kleeb | 24 Mar '05, 21:53 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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compared to some of the recent letdowns it deserves to be the best album of last year AND this year.
anyone know if pixies are actually gonna bother doing a new record?
anyone heard anything about new records from evan dando or A.C. Newman? hopefully we'll get some new sonic youth soon too. or if not apparently there's a reissue fo goo coming out whcih if its anything like the dirty reissue should be pretty great. also heard a reissue of young americans is coming out in a month or two, wouldnt mind picking that up...
sorry i'm just typing stream of consciousness now...thats what drinking midori will do for you. bad combination of too much sugar+alcohol+internet...

Jamie

Jamie_Summers | 24 Mar '05, 22:04 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Lullabies to Paralyze

Againstthegrain | 24 Mar '05, 21:52 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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kaiser chiefs x 100000000001

candlestickmanofthehour | 24 Mar '05, 21:54 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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and the mighty oasis is coming out which hopefully will be mega it took them long enough

candlestickmanofthehour | 24 Mar '05, 21:56 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Yeah the mighty mega Oasis - can't wait for that one.....

Kleeb | 24 Mar '05, 22:02 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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oasis better b good, the names bad enuff - dont believe the truth, coome on lads, sayin that tho july 3rd city of manc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOH!!!

dekeyboy | 24 Mar '05, 22:03 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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is the kaiser cheifs any good? i'm going to see them in april but i think they're a bit shit except for i predict a riot cos i can jump around rooms to it.

scarlettskye | 24 Mar '05, 22:06 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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mmmmmmpatrickwolf

pretty_vacant | 24 Mar '05, 22:11 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I lobe them, am gonna see them in may... you can jump around the room like crazy pregnant ladies to basically everyone of their songs : D Download nananana

Brand_New_Hero | 24 Mar '05, 22:11 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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The Self titled album by The Others, go out and buy it folks, everyone can relate to every song. That's what we want in a band.

Moshing-Indie-Gouger | 24 Mar '05, 22:12 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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yea i heard its ace, i was especially drawn to them by nme

Brand_New_Hero | 24 Mar '05, 22:15 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Yeah dude, NME is the undisputed champion of new music.

Moshing-Indie-Gouger | 24 Mar '05, 22:17 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I NO they are like total legends man, i worship them i am subscribed twice so that if i ever loose the first copy i have the spare to read

Brand_New_Hero | 24 Mar '05, 22:25 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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heh

:)

pretty_vacant | 24 Mar '05, 22:33 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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i have four im particularly fond of:

out hud - let us never speak ofit again
mogwai - government commisions
rufus wainwright - want two
tompaulin - into the black

mdw4001 | 24 Mar '05, 22:31 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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The new Tompaulin album is indeed very good !

lyle | 25 Mar '05, 19:32 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I predict that Bloc Party and the Kaiser Chiefs will be forgotten indie footnotes in a few years.

For me it's Patrick Wolf and Akron/Family.

John_Brainlove | 24 Mar '05, 22:25 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I don't think Bloc Party will, I think they will progress into something better & interesting a la Radiohead. You're right about the Kaisers though.

I'm intrigued by Patrick Wolf, yet equally scared to buy. Any MP3's anywhere?

Kleeb | 24 Mar '05, 22:27 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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kaisers defintely, bloc party potentially.
i think they could go on to make some really classic music.

alcxxk | 24 Mar '05, 22:27 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Yep, Bloc Party definitely orgasmic. I can see the Kaisers sticking around like the way The Bluetones have releasing a few decent singles but poor albums.

Moshing-Indie-Gouger | 24 Mar '05, 22:32 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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i really really don't get bloc party. i mean whats so good about them?? they are nothing new and don't even do derivative well!

i don't mind the kaisers record but they do whiff of a fad love.

mdw4001 | 24 Mar '05, 22:41 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Bloc Party are just so arty and are doing it for the alternatives. Kaiser Chiefs are great to dance to, but just don't get me as excited as Bloc Party.

Moshing-Indie-Gouger | 24 Mar '05, 22:47 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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being 'arty' is all well and good but i just cannot see anything new, exciting or innovative in bloc party at all. ah well, each to their own :)

mdw4001 | 24 Mar '05, 22:58 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Or arty. What's arty about it?
Turgid cockerney slabs of guitar.
It's total bollocks.

John_Brainlove | 17 Apr '05, 19:08 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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cockerney whaaaaa?

alcxxk | 17 Apr '05, 19:10 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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yeah. the kaisers are a FANTASTIC singles band, but the record is just irritating and cute in all the wrong ways.

i think bloc party are quite capable of being around successfully for a long time if they play it right. they've got substance and honesty and know how to write a killer pop tune without sacrificing everything on the altar of commercial novelty.

xxx

-gen- | 27 Mar '05, 19:18 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Why do people sign off message board posts...?

wrightylew | 28 Mar '05, 12:29 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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i just do.

xxx

-gen- | 28 Mar '05, 16:11 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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The Bright Eyes albums were good.....

fullerov | 24 Mar '05, 22:32 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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So far:

1 Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake
2 Doves - Some Cities
3 Mercury Rev - Secret Migration
4 Trail Of Dead - Worlds Apart

Will soon hear new Idlewild and BSP, so it will be interesting to see where they fit in.

OceanStorm | 24 Mar '05, 23:14 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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i second the trail of dead vote. it's just... wah. i have no words.

bloc party a close second though.

xxx

-gen- | 27 Mar '05, 19:15 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Mercury Rev. Hmm. I'm gonna have to check 'em out for myself. Their name pops up often enough for me to feel foolish for never having heard them. Same with Biffy, actually.

Since Worlds Apart is only record I can think of that came out this year... that I've bought... I'll pick World's Apart. I'll say it again: Pitchfork ain't always right. ST&C would be a pretty tough act to follow, eh?!

(I bought the Fire's Funeral last year; and though I am still a big fan there are some weak tracks and it really hasn't grown on me the way I thought it might. Was an A-, now it's a B+.)

oceanRain | 24 Mar '05, 23:53 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Deserters Songs should be the first album on your Mercury Rev list.

fullerov | 25 Mar '05, 00:04 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I'll second that... Deserters Songs is a masterpiece!!

marcofella | 25 Mar '05, 00:12 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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For me it would have to be the following in order:

1) Funeral (Arcade Fire)
2) Golden Ocean (50 Foot Wave)
3) Silent Alarm (Bloc Party)
4) The Magnificent Duke (Marmaduke Duke)
5) The Bravery (The Bravery)*

* Is It FUCK?!?!?!?

marcofella | 25 Mar '05, 00:10 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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When I did mine I wasn't counting Funeral as 2005 since I included it on my top ten of 2004. It would definitely be 1 or 2 on my 2005 list at the moment.

OceanStorm | 25 Mar '05, 00:51 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Silent Alarm by a long distance for me.

Thom_fa | 25 Mar '05, 01:18 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Frances the Mute is brilliant and Bright Eyes but I can't decide which album. I'm sure NME=BASTARDS would like me to say Digital Ash.... but I'm Wide Awake..... is equally compelling.

The Ministry of Sound Mash Up Mix is fun. Lots of Pistols style neon colours.

crunch_haze | 25 Mar '05, 03:39 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Frances the Mute is brilliant and Bright Eyes but I can't decide which album. I'm sure NME=BASTARDS would like me to say Digital Ash.... but I'm Wide Awake..... is equally compelling.

The Ministry of Sound Mash Up Mix is fun. Lots of Pistols style neon colours.

crunch_haze | 25 Mar '05, 03:41 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Probably; Arcade Fire, Beck, Patrick Wolf or M83

Pad1 | 25 Mar '05, 13:04 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Digital Ash In A Digital Urn, followed by Wind In The Wires, Silent Alarm and Some Cities.

iainf | 25 Mar '05, 15:28 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Well I've probably listened to 'Outside Closer' by Hood the most, but I don't know if that makes it the best...

carrot_ram | 25 Mar '05, 16:13 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Arcade fire
or
Rufus wainwright

BloodflowerBill | 25 Mar '05, 16:22 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Take Fountain-Wedding Present or Kaisers but wedding present is the best 'comeback' album i have ever heard

JonnieMakem | 25 Mar '05, 22:05 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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FRANCES THE MUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's assuming 'Funeral' was last year though.

Kid_A | 25 Mar '05, 22:29 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Brighteyes! by far...

ffaf_rule03 | 26 Mar '05, 16:50 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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best of 2005.
dont know.
i guess it would be eighteen visions or my chemical romance (even thought those are 2004)

Hell_Is_For_Assholes | 9 Apr '05, 16:29 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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so far
Wind in the wires
Silent Alarm
Frances the Mute
And Give Up by the Postal Service ( I know it's been out for ages but i'm slow and only got it recently and have been listening to it loads and loads and loads)

super_t83 | 26 Mar '05, 17:12 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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mayan factor 44
maximo park a certain trigger
kaddisfly buy our intention
QOTSA

kicka11 | 26 Mar '05, 17:27 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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how can you get a hold of a copy of maximo parks pre-release?

JonnieMakem | 27 Mar '05, 02:11 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Er, er...

Khonnor - Handwriting
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
British Sea Power - Open Season

er, er...

themurdermystery | 27 Mar '05, 03:23 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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and having just heard the new Venetian Snares album, that too.

It's fucking brilliant. As good if not better than anything Squarepusher has done etc etc

themurdermystery | 27 Mar '05, 22:09 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I know the Say Anything LP hasn't been out for long, not sure if it's this year, though. Either way, it's outstanding.

The Marmaduke Duke sounds good so far, and naturally, Bloc Party is up there.

I'm wetting myself over the prospect of new albums by The Robocop Kraus and Pat Clafferty, too :)

Ian, http://www.distort-records.co.uk

ian_distort | 27 Mar '05, 22:36 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I hope the Mae Shi album gets a release over here, thats flipping brilliant too.

themurdermystery | 28 Mar '05, 04:56 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Not sure who Mae Shi is, but Mae's new LP The Everglow is amazing.

I second the Mercury Rev vote.

But thumbs up also to Bloc Party, Mogwai.

Thumbs down to Idlewild (what went wrong?!).

Still not sure about Kaiser Chiefs. It's too Parklife for me.

dctag | 28 Mar '05, 09:34 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Hey theres nothing wrong with being to parklife!

dekeyboy | 28 Mar '05, 10:24 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I'm sick of hearing the word derivative. New words please. I'm hoping A Certain Trigger will blow the rest of this lot away.

Patricide | 28 Mar '05, 15:02 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Redjetson- New General Catalogue
Dark, difficult, brooding and very, very beautiful.

Mercury Rev- The Secret Migration
Not their best, but 5 or 6 corking tracks. Worth the money just for Vermillion.

Red Sparowes- At The Soundless Dawn
Massive and moving.

Silver Mt.Zion- Horses In The Sky
Challenging in the extreme, but well worth it. Eastern European folk, campfire songs and fantastic Godspeed-y guitar freakouts.

Souvaris- I Felt Nothing At All
Was this this year? If it was, it can't be overlooked. Gorgeous, gorgeous instrumental music that trips along. Makes me feel like getting on the train and travelling for miles.

dave_rio | 28 Mar '05, 19:46 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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QOTSA - just as you think you've figured it out, something else comes out and grabs you by the nads

Bloc Party (sorry for being obvious)- just a top, british album

Mors Principium Est - The Unborn - Not out for a few weeks, but has been rocking my shack constantly since i got the promo through - kinda like Killswitch but bigger and darker

Idlewild - consistently ace band, just in different ways

Open Hand - The album most people thought Josh Homme would come up with after SFTD

as for Frances The Mute, the first three tracks are spellbinding, after that the wandering bridges between songs make me lose the will to be open.

mooseman | 28 Mar '05, 20:20 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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