[matt]

some albums since my first post that will probably be making my top 10 come the end of the year:

fantasy black channel late of the pier

brilliant debut album that picks up the baton from the klaxons and takes it to a whole 'nother level. erol alkan on production duties seems to have got the best out of this youthful lot and tracks like space & the woods, heartbeat and bathroom gurgle will be staying in my playlists for many years to come


dear science tv on the radio

seen a little bit of backlash against this because they didn't push things forwards enough, but who cares when the results sound this good. easily their most accessible work to date and should be the one that catapults them into the consciousness of the general public and i imagine it will be close to the top of most critics end of year lists


the holy pictures david holmes

i'm definitely a holmes fan boy as i've loved everything he's ever done since first hearing de niro and his jaw dropping remix of sabres of paradise's smokebelch ii all those years ago but this, his first solo album in eight long years, has been picking up pretty much rave reviews from most quarters. a bit of a departure for the belfast boy as this time he takes on vocal duties himself and it's a lot more chilled than previous efforts but still one of the best albums you'll hear this year


glasvegas glasvegas

don't let all the hype and alan mcgee put you off, this is actually a rather very good debut album and one that should be praised for trying something different in a world of indie clones clogging up the charts


motion to rejoin brightblack morning light

hadn't come across this lot before but i can definitely see why they get the spacemen 3 and early spiritualized comparisons. beautiful stoned bluesy space rock