20. Those
Dancing Days – Reaching Forward
Swedish indie
elves finally fulfil their potential, then split up.
19. Varttina - Seelinnikoi
Japanese
sounding Finnish folk frolics from world music veterans.
18. The Shins – It’s Only Life
James Mercer
returns to his comfort zone with the best track from the under-rated ‘Port of
Morrow’
17. Emmy the Great – Almost had a Baby
Folksy meets
alt-country in this slice of quirky quality from Emma-Lee Moss.
16. Rise Against – Behind Closed Doors
Pumping agit
pot from Chicago’s finest and Leeds Festival discoveries.
15. Caroline Herring – Fireflies
A piece of
deep south Americana from Canton, Mississippi via Austin, Texas.
14. Ladytron – High Rise
High quality, no nonsense indie from Liverpool’s new wave synth merchants.
13. Shrag – Show us your Canines
Perfect
sing-a-long indie from Helen King and the gang.
12. Pocketbooks – I’m not going out
Even more
perfect sing-a-long indie from the worst wrestlers in popular music.
11. Members of Mayday – Sonic Empire
Techno bleep
fest from 90’s rave pioneers. Only submarine noises could improve this.
Here we go again with what I think of this merry bunch:
ReplyDelete20. Those Dancing Days - Standard issue indie stuff but enjoyable nonetheless - 6/10
19. Varttina - Really like this, sounds like anime - 8/10
18. The Shins - Terrible. his earlier collaboration was way better. And how come he's suddenly developed a posh speech impediment in this one ("natural desire", "for hours") - 1/10
17. Emmy the Great - Sounds like Grease - 1/10
16. Rise Against - Sounds like Blink 182, but slightly better - 3/10
15. Caroline Herring - Not bad, I suppose - 5/10
14. Ladytron - Okay slice of shoegazing - 6/10
13. Shrag - Quite like this - 6/10
12. Pocketbooks - Quality campness - 7/10
11. Members of Mayday - Good video, okay song - 6/10
So, things began to pick up by the end for another impressive 6 likes. I'll warn you now, the top ten doesn't fare as well.