30. The Soft
Pack – Answer to yourself
Dynamic indie
from the San Diego noise merchants.
29. Broken
Bells – Mongrel Heart
James Mercer
plays Penfold as he teams up with Danger Mouse to break out of his comfort
zone, albeit briefly.
28. Eels –
Let’s Ruin Julie’s Birthday
Annual dose
of ‘fun’ from Mark Oliver Everett taken from the disappointing album ‘Tomorrow
Morning’.
27. VV Brown
– The Apple
Eighties
throwback festivities from the Northampton based singer and M&S model. This is the best version from Joolz Holland.
26. Maria
Kalaniemi – I Fjol
The pick of
the stark Scandinavian tracks from the year from Finland’s premier accordion
player.
25. The
Skatalites –Walk this Way
A possible
farewell to recording from legendary ska pioneers.
24. Rokia
Traore – Tounka
Awe inspiring
vocals from the queen of Malian soul.
23. Rumi
Ensemble – Ros o Shab
Delectable
Iranian/Scandinavian fusion the is both eerie and addictive.
22. Polica –
Violent Games
Portishead
meet the Cocteaus in a 21st Century hybrid from the Minneapolis combo.
21. Kirsty
Hawkshaw – Walking on Clouds
Crystal
vocals from the legend that is Kirsty Hawshaw on this trance crowd pleaser with Tiesto.
30. The Soft Pack - Don't mind this one, sounds a bit Rick Frobergy - 6/10
ReplyDelete29. Broken Bells - Shockingly I like this one. Way better than his later entry in this year's Fest 50 - 7/10
28. Eels - Then everything falls apart. I just can't into this beardy little fellows twinklings. This one sounds far too much like The Lightning Seeds. Sorry for using those dirty words - 2/10
27. VV Brown - Another like - 6/10
26. Maria Kalaniemi - Okay I suppose - 5/10
25. The Skatalites - Same as above - 5/10
24. Rokia Traore - Another like. You're doing quite well tonight. She's got a top quality voice - 6/10
23. Rumi Ensemble - Like you I can't get this track out of my head. Hated it at first. Now it's probably my number 2 or 3 out of your Fest 50 - 8/10
22. Polica - Not bad bit of electronica type stuff - 6/10
21. Kirsty Hawkshaw - Not that keen on this one. It's okay but not great - 4/10
Right then, how many likes is that? 6! Not bad nipper. Makes up for 40-31 a bit.