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Ok, so we never got any material from Pulp and I doubt we ever will but I'm thinking that there have been a few decent records out this year:

Suede - Night Thoughts
A reviewer summed this up perfectly for me with something like "a worthy entry in a fine discography". It improves upon "Bloodsports" and almost stands up against "Dog Man Star" for me. I think that the only thing it is missing is an "Asphalt World" (Suede fans will know what I mean by this)

Divine Comedy - Foreverland
There are moments here will certainly appeal to you if you're a fan of Pulp. "To The Rescue" is a swirly, orchestral thing - imagine "This is Hardcore" with a more coherent verse-chorus structure. "Other People" is essentially a short Scott Walker ballad and similar to, say, "TV Movie" or "Roadkill"

Teenage Fanclub - Here
I repeat - "a worthy entry in a fine discography".

Lush - Blind Spot EP
New Lush material after 20 years is just... wow. It's just a shame that the reunion was so short.

Super Furry Animals - Bing Bong single
I wasn't too sure about the last 2 albums, I think that they delivered but didn't excel in the same way their others did. This single, however, is great and I hope that the rumours about it being their last ever release are not true.

Of course, we got the "Likely Stories" songs from Jarvis. I think that they are pretty average to be honest. He has done better before so here's to hoping he will do it again.

I could go on with a couple more but would love to hear what you think



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I notice that all your suggestions are old bands releasing new material. Did you purposefully make that choice or is it where you are 'at' music wise?

Black star by Bowie was an amazing work but tinged with much sadness.

My album of the year is probably the Heron Oblivion album.

I like to listen to new music and listen to a lot of it on bandcamp but very rarely buy a cd anymore.

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Yeah, Ian, come on. Don't grow old. Face it, you are young. Having said that, I'm really enjoying Pixies new album. Saw them last night and they were very impressive for a bunch of old blokes (and a much younger woman, obvs).

Favourite new voice discovered this year was Shilpa Ray, kind of acidic cabaret with killer lyrics and also enjoyed albums by Toy and Hayley Bonar.
6Music and Spotify Discover Weekly are how I hear new stuff in the main.

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saw119 wrote:

Did you purposefully make that choice or is it where you are 'at' music wise? 


Pretty much where I'm "at" at the moment. I have a full page of bands that people have suggested and each time I started to work through it, one of the releases I detailed in my original post came out and went straight to the top of the list. I'm starting a new job soon which involves more travelling so I will have a better opportunity to listen to more music in my car.



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Ian wrote:

Ok, so we never got any material from Pulp and I doubt we ever will but I'm thinking that there have been a few decent records out this year:

Suede - Night Thoughts
A reviewer summed this up perfectly for me with something like "a worthy entry in a fine discography". It improves upon "Bloodsports" and almost stands up against "Dog Man Star" for me. I think that the only thing it is missing is an "Asphalt World" (Suede fans will know what I mean by this)

Divine Comedy - Foreverland
There are moments here will certainly appeal to you if you're a fan of Pulp. "To The Rescue" is a swirly, orchestral thing - imagine "This is Hardcore" with a more coherent verse-chorus structure. "Other People" is essentially a short Scott Walker ballad and similar to, say, "TV Movie" or "Roadkill"

Teenage Fanclub - Here
I repeat - "a worthy entry in a fine discography".

Lush - Blind Spot EP
New Lush material after 20 years is just... wow. It's just a shame that the reunion was so short.

Super Furry Animals - Bing Bong single
I wasn't too sure about the last 2 albums, I think that they delivered but didn't excel in the same way their others did. This single, however, is great and I hope that the rumours about it being their last ever release are not true.

Of course, we got the "Likely Stories" songs from Jarvis. I think that they are pretty average to be honest. He has done better before so here's to hoping he will do it again.

I could go on with a couple more but would love to hear what you think


I agree with suede, and should get around to listening to Divine Comedy (likewise Last Shadow Puppets and Radiohead).  Other than the superb Blackstar (Bowie's best this century and IMHO on a par with LPs like STATIONTOSTATION, Lodger, Low, Heroes and Young Americans), I can't think of much else new I have been intetested in.  I have been a bit pretty retro this year having bought more reissued Pulp LPs along with some Who, Bowie, Clash, Damned, Boomtown Rats, Sex Pistols and Stones LPs.   Night Thoughts is the exception rather than the rule.

I am looking forward to the return of Arcade Fire next year and expect Julian Cope's drinking songs EP to be utterly brilliant!  His is the only gig I have on the horizon.  Still can't believe I haven't been out on a Friday/Saturday night since the night tube started back in September.  



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saw119 wrote:

I notice that all your suggestions are old bands releasing new material. Did you purposefully make that choice or is it where you are 'at' music wise? 

That's where I have been 'at' for about seven or eight years.     The demise of the record store has probably caused it.  Prior to that I would spend ages in local record shops, looking through racks, picking up records and CDs and so on.  Ironically there is probably far more availability of music, but I don't bother to go and discover it.



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I like what The Tuts are doing.

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In the interests of full disclosure, I have heard none of the records on your list Ian. None of them interested me or, to be more truthful, even registered on my radar.

In my opinion there is more music than ever available to the consumer but I also think it has never been harder to find your way through the murk.

As I said upthread my listening mostly consists of Bandcamp stuff. I find I can spend weeks following trails on there and finding all manner of wonderful stuff from all around the world. Think of it as a kind of online record store. It's worth the effort.

I also attribute the demise of the music magazine to the situation. About the only one I can stand anymore is Shindig and that's really only because they cater to my tastes.

I do, however, listen to a lot of old stuff whether it be stuff rom my youth or just weird old stuff I've never heard before.



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I forgot to mention the two great EPs from Paul Draper as well. They are at least on a par with the Mansun material.

I think I felt the need to put a lot more effort in back in the old days, where, when it came to a band I wasn't already into, I would buy a new album based on the strength of what I read in the press plus one or two singles I had heard on the radio. Of course, I was financially limited to one or two albums a month. Then I was stuck with what I chose to buy so I would always make the effort, and it worked. The only one I ever took back to Woolworths, claiming it was a present that was bought for me twice was that one with Berwick Street on the cover featuring lyrics about blisters on palms of hands...

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I've found "the moonlandingz" an interesting listen.

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Loads of good records this year.

Divine Comedy has been mentionned. there's also Kula Shaker, Last Shadow Puppets (excellent disc), The Lemon Twigs, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, Weezer, and a surprise christmas album by Dr Dog.

All in all, not many many records, but some really good ones.

I didn't really like Likely Stories, though. I really hope Jarvis makes another proper record someday. On his own or with Pulp.

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