Urban Hat€monger ?

I posted some of this somewhere else but it won`t hurt to do it again here

Best
Eels - Blinking Lights & Other Revelations

I just love the way Eels albums just come out of nowhere with little hype & little fanfare & continually be of an excellent standard.Although it`s a double album it doesn`t fall into the trap of having half good stuff & half rubbish.You can see that a lot of thought has gone into this record.I`ve no doubt this album will probably get ignored in favour of more albums by 'current indie darlings' but I don`t really care , I know it`s great & that`ll do for me

Super Furry Animals - Lovekraft
Simple reason really , their first 2 albums were 2 of the most wonderful eclectic albums i`d ever heard.And then they spent the last 7 years releasing uninspiring rubbish.This was a return to form of the old SFA & when that band are on top form nobody comes close.

Goldie Lookin Chain - Safe As F*ck

Because in one of the most depressing years I can remember in music for a while and with all the Live 8 crap and bands taking themselves far far too seriously , I just think it`s great that a bunch of welsh rappers can take the piss out of everything.And they`re about a million times funnier than Tenacious D ever were.

Biggest Disapointments

Dandy Warhols - Odditorium & The Warlords Of Mars
Wank wank wank wank wank , how on earth do you release a double album with NO good songs on it at all.Is this really the same band that made all those great singles circa 2000?

QOTSA - Lullabies To Paradise
Too many guest appearences which in my mind gave the album a lack of direction & made it totally unfocused.It`s a really difficult balance when you work like that , they pulled it off for SFTD , but not here sadly.A shame because I was really looking forward too it.

White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan

As far as I am concerned the White Stripes can do anything & i`ll buy it.The one thing they can`t do is be boring , this album was DULL.I appreciate they`re trying to work from a broader canvas from what they`re usually known for , but if you`ve not got the songs to back it up it falls flat on it`s arse.And thats the biggest shame , none of the songs on this album grabbed me at all. I hope it`s just a blip & we have a back to basics album coming out from them next.

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