Is ummm what I´m listening to right now I guess, Morrissey´s beautifully written, delightfully barbed and darkly bitter "You Are The Quarry". He´s right - the world IS full of crashing bores. I bloody love Morrissey for ripping into the policemen, policemen, silly little taxmen and pop-stars pop-stars thicker than pig shit. He says it so well. He´s really not just full of bile though, you know? There´s more to it than that. It´s like this almost noble balance between a scathing eye cast over everything, and this boredom and despair, but also an eye for beauty and good things and pleasure.

Brilliant.

Beautiful seizure. Amazing!

I Know You Are But What Am I?

Brilliant.

the new Pretty Girls Makes Graves album

yes

Jordan*

Slaves of Rock'n'roll - English Electric

this year's r'n'b Track Of The Year fo' sho'

I have just had the pleasure of taking in the Arctic Monkeys album. I think one of my favourite part of listening was realising that the lyrics aren't the most poignant, funny and acurate barometer of modern British life - they just sound like it next to the Kaiser Chiefs.

I thoroughly enjoyed the complete lack of groove coming from any part of the band.

I also enjoyed having every song not only sounding similar (which is excusable) but following the exact same template (which is not).

But I think the best part was the bit at the end which made me think of a band who are a lot like every print journalist in the country has persuaded themselves the Monkeys are: Million Dead.

The lyrics of Million Dead songs are funny, poignant and intelligent - unlike Arctic Monkeys, and their musical style combines a lo-fi production with a degree of technical competence - unlike the Arctic Monkeys.

However, Million Dead have broken up and their last record was ages ago, so my actual record of the moment would be the two Battles EPs that came out a little while back.

Safe.

by tom tom club.
hooray for frantz and weymouth.

Howling Bells
it's the sex.

it's an absolute classic and that may just be OPINION but i BELIEVE IN IT WHOLEHEARTEDLY.

also, Spank Rock.

and the entire Royal Trux back catalogue, but that's well old.

ghostface killah's 'fishscale'. especially the song about ghetto love.

Sleeping People - s/t
Rumah Sakit - Obscured by Clowns
The Bluetones - Expecting to Fly
The Flaming Lips - At War With the Mystics / The Soft Bulletin

and a load of Long Blondes stuff.

Hood Hood Hood Songs: Ohia Hood

I don't really need anything else.

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Etiquette

and Deathset - To

And i've been listening to the new final fantasy one loads.

Piratas

Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour.

Although "Left To My Own Devices" is my song of the week.

Is it considered cheating to pick Tool's new album?

If you just want one track, "Right In Two" gets my pick.