So here's my new record and first hear ratings for '08. I'm way behind on new listening this year and seem to be relying on Emusic for most of my new stuff. Looking forward to new Bat for Lashes material and I'm starting to like The
Ting Tings ( LOVE that second link! ) more each day so their LP can't come soon enough.
Sharon Jones comes up trumps as usual - another great record, Taken by Trees is right up my lo-fi/twee alley, Interesting covers from Cat Power - some work, some don't but that voice is just too good to rate it lower. British Sea Power try way too hard and manage to produce an LP that in no way lives up to the hype and raves it's been getting. Okay is a great listen ( thanks SFG! ) Love the Jens Lekman, can't believe I missed out on it last year, beautifully constructed and emotive stuff. Vampire Weekend is the best of the year so far for me - intelligent indie-pop, some brilliant lyrics and chock full of charming melodies - a great debut record. The last four have to be listened to more before I rate, although I'm enjoying them all.
Taken by Trees - Open Field 8/10
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - 100 days, 100 nights 9/10
Cat Power - Jukebox 7/10
British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music 3/10
Okay - Huggable Dust 7/10
Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala 9/10
Vampire Weekend 9/10
Mahjongg - Kontpab 8/10
The Dirty Projectors - Rise Above 9.5/10
High Places - 03/07 - 09/07 8/10
The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride 7/10
MGMT - Time to Pretend EP - 8/10
Beach House - Devotion - 9/10
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular - 6/10
Portishead - Third 10/10
Tapes'n'Tapes - Walk it Off - 6/10
Hercules & Love Affair 9/10
Hot Chip - Made In the Dark - 7/10
Goldfrapp - 7th Tree 4/10
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours - 8/10
Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing - 9/10
Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant EP - 8/10
Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight - 7/10
The Dodos - Visiter - 7/10
Ladytron - Velocifero - 8/10
Wolf Parade - At Mountain Zoomer - 9/10
Lykke Li - Youth Novels - 9/10
REM - Accelerate - 6/10
The Roots - Rising Down - 6/10
Shearwater - Rook - 10/10