An Australian band that I loved in High School. It was enjoyable. Made me nostalgic. Loads of Australian stuff lately.

going back and litening to Iggy Pop The Idiot and David Bowie Low recently. I often go back to Love Forever Changes and Outkast ATLiens has had some spins out of the blue recently and really caught my ears again.

I dug out Let It Be last night. Just too good.

oh EXCITING! not quite then...

for a band who were a one hit wonder they actually have 4 fairly decent albums.

also , soul asylum, archers of loaf, the replacements and ben folds five.

i don't like new music.

self titled album. which is just great. i love every minute of it

after the gold rush..... <3

Mainly because of Wrightylews thread the other day.

What a great album eh? Armenia Cities in the sky - when that kicks in, phwooaar!!

been listening to this loaadddssssss recently

There will never be an album that sounds even remotely like it. I've also been listening to DEP/Mike Patton e.p, which is nuts.

is the most exiting song I've heard.

And don't call me Latley.

so i've been revisiting the green fields of 60s jazz lately. i'm currently winding my way through classic quartet era 'trane and early 60s mingus. mindbending stuff. timeless!

by The Unicorns

Which I listened to for the first time in 6 months last night and is still amazing.

Also been listening to Forever Changes a lot of late.

rediscovered Semisonic's Feeling Strangely FIne the other week. Lots of memories of high school and a good dose of well-made guitar pop.
Oh, and Dummy by Portishead.

Wire's 'Document & Eyewitness' a lot lately... and Unwound's 'A Single History' LP on Kill Rock Stars...

(I usually just pull out The Meadowlands when I need a Wrens fix.)

...i always seem to forget just how much i think blur are brilliant. Que me making an 'Alternative Best Of Blur' for workmate week or so ago.

Also dug brilliant Make Up and Deus albums out recently. Bloomin ace.

who are unbelievable songwriters but somehow haven't managed to get anywhere yet. It's quite arch and clever both lyrically and in terms of structure and melody and chords and whatnot, but never without reason. Everything just works perfectly.

I've just looked at last fm and all their best tracks are up there in full. http://www.last.fm/music/The+Low+Miffs

Nb. This is not a jag. I do try to big them up whenever possible, but it's genuine fan love.

VERY amusing to return to.

Its basically been as much contempory alternative jazz as I can get hold of lately.

I still don't get that line about stabbing your cerebellum with a curious quill, but it's an awesome record nonetheless.

Carter USM

for the first time in a very long time today. I'm very glad I did.

Fantastic Four. Mid-nineties swedish emo-ish alt rock band. Awesome stuff.

By David Byrne. In my view his best solo album. At a pinch, I'd claim "Two Soldiers" was the best track.

I restumbled across this the other day, and was blown away by its corsucating* wondrousness. And then I thought: "Hmm. Battles sounds a lot like this, you know". Which is not a bad thing.

And after it finished, I immediately skipped to the beginning, and listened again. And again.

- Andrew

*apologies: I've been reading too much Will Self. One day I'll pinion that mephitic little bastard.