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Albums of the Year 10:49 - Dec 1 with 5895 viewsBrianMcCarthy

A decent year, I think. Some contenders...

More of the same from The War on Drugs on 'A Deeper Understanding', but the same is great.


Bonobo's 'Migration' is as good as anything he's done.


Superb melodies and sound on Big Thief's 'Capacity'.


Cigarettes After Sex's eponymous album is a bit same-ish, but lots of quality.


Bad Parents' EP is a little blinder. Can only find a live video which doesn't quite do it justice.


Grandaddy are back in a huge way with 'Last Place'.


Quiet Hollers' 'Amen Breaks' is overflowing with choons.


The Shins carry on the genius on 'Heartworms'


The xx's 'I See You' is a real breakthrough. Grown-up now. Beautiful stuff.







"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
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Albums of the Year on 11:00 - Dec 1 with 4453 viewssmegma

The Tin Can And The Flood by Davesnewbike.
The Rise And Fall Of A Northern Dubstar by Intastella (ft Jah Wobble)
Brutalism by Idles.





I think drugs may have been consumed.
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Albums of the Year on 11:13 - Dec 1 with 4424 viewssmegma

Video/song of the year contender ??



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Albums of the Year on 11:18 - Dec 1 with 4408 viewsWrightUp5hit___

Collaboration gave the old boy a fresh spring in his step and a Grammy

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Albums of the Year on 11:20 - Dec 1 with 4402 viewssmegma

For any Mike Scott fans.A band that only play in Scotland unfortunately.


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Albums of the Year on 11:21 - Dec 1 with 4401 viewssmegma

Albums of the Year on 11:18 - Dec 1 by WrightUp5hit___

Collaboration gave the old boy a fresh spring in his step and a Grammy



Genius.
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Albums of the Year on 11:26 - Dec 1 with 4396 viewssmegma

Brian , I saw Cigarrettes After Sex in London last year. Your comments are valid. As great as the album is 'samey' is being polite. Standing still for over an hour with hardly any beat to even tap your toes to was agonising. He has a superb voice but they need to mix it up a bit with slow/fast numbers instead of 10bpm for literally every song.
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Albums of the Year on 11:29 - Dec 1 with 4388 viewsBrianMcCarthy

Albums of the Year on 11:26 - Dec 1 by smegma

Brian , I saw Cigarrettes After Sex in London last year. Your comments are valid. As great as the album is 'samey' is being polite. Standing still for over an hour with hardly any beat to even tap your toes to was agonising. He has a superb voice but they need to mix it up a bit with slow/fast numbers instead of 10bpm for literally every song.


Yes, two tracks with a bit of tempo and/or variety and that would have been a class album.

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Albums of the Year on 11:49 - Dec 1 with 4368 viewsTheBlob

I believe both Dignitas and Exit International have pre-ordered multiple copies.


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Albums of the Year on 12:07 - Dec 1 with 4344 viewsBrightonhoop

Quite enjoying The Falls new facts emerge, his best work in a long time, possibly his last. Mark E Smith is very unwell and cancelled two gigs this week, and when he does perform live now, he does so from a wheel chair.
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Albums of the Year on 13:01 - Dec 1 with 4305 viewskenthoop11

The newest Queens Of The Stone Age album "Villains" was bloody brilliant - well worth a listen if you get the chance.

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Albums of the Year on 13:05 - Dec 1 with 4303 viewshubble

Albums of the Year on 11:20 - Dec 1 by smegma

For any Mike Scott fans.A band that only play in Scotland unfortunately.




Do you mean Mike Scott of Waterboys fame? I can't work out the association between him and DNB!

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Albums of the Year on 13:50 - Dec 1 with 4258 viewsSimonJames


100% of people who drink water will die.

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Albums of the Year on 13:51 - Dec 1 with 4258 viewsBluce_Ree

I'm enjoying the new one by Quicksand. Interiors it is called.

Can't think what else has been released this year. I've been listening to loads though.

Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore.

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Albums of the Year on 14:00 - Dec 1 with 4233 viewsMonahoop

Sleaford Mods - English Tapas. Possibly their strongest work to date

Baxter Dury - Prince of Tears. Not quite as humorous as his late old man, but just as satirical. Nice effort.

There aint half been some clever bastards.

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Albums of the Year on 14:05 - Dec 1 with 4229 viewsBklynRanger

Always a fruitful thread. I'll throw in these two. Alvvays are playing the Roundhouse in March which should be great, and I saw PSB in Hammersmith last month - probably the highlight of the whole thing was the size and enthusiasm of the crowd compared to when I'd seen them in New York.



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Albums of the Year on 14:44 - Dec 1 with 4193 viewsngbqpr

Cobby & Litten 'Boothferry'
(yes they're from Hull)

Steve Cobby of Fila Brasilia fame, with fellow Hullite & raconteur Russ Litten

A great mix of electronica and spoken word - not a wasted beat or lyric...and who can resist a track title like '(Not Another) Urban Mystic'?

Can't find anything on You Tube...but if you like John Cooper Clarke and Sleaford Mods, well worth tracking down

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Albums of the Year on 14:47 - Dec 1 with 4191 viewsngbqpr

Peter Perrett. Great comeback album - unexpectedly and delightfully alive and kicking.

Had this come out as the fourth Only Ones album in the early 80s it would've got a resounding thumbs up - and as the OO's sound is pretty timeless, and it's all about PP's songwriting craft, that's no bad thing


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Albums of the Year on 14:47 - Dec 1 with 4191 viewsBrianMcCarthy

Albums of the Year on 14:05 - Dec 1 by BklynRanger

Always a fruitful thread. I'll throw in these two. Alvvays are playing the Roundhouse in March which should be great, and I saw PSB in Hammersmith last month - probably the highlight of the whole thing was the size and enthusiasm of the crowd compared to when I'd seen them in New York.





Two nice tracks, Bklyn. Will check out the albums.

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Albums of the Year on 14:55 - Dec 1 with 4182 viewsBklynRanger

More than welcome. I didn't realise Big Thief had a new album out. Their lead guitarist is worth the price of admission on his own!

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Albums of the Year on 16:53 - Dec 1 with 4120 viewsElHoop

I can't say that I've been inspired to seek out too much new stuff this year. I did see Moonlandingz at Glastonbury and they were interesting, as is their album.

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Albums of the Year on 17:24 - Dec 1 with 4101 viewsderbyhoop

I'm with you Brian. The War On Drugs can do little wrong.

Also got Everything Everything's A Fever Dream

And, to show my tastes are not on a par with most of my peer group
Kendrick Lamar's DAMN.

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Albums of the Year on 19:25 - Dec 1 with 4059 viewsMonahoop

Albums of the Year on 14:47 - Dec 1 by ngbqpr

Peter Perrett. Great comeback album - unexpectedly and delightfully alive and kicking.

Had this come out as the fourth Only Ones album in the early 80s it would've got a resounding thumbs up - and as the OO's sound is pretty timeless, and it's all about PP's songwriting craft, that's no bad thing



Mr Perret's been getting a bit of airplay on Radio 6 lately especially on Marc Riley's show. Pretty good it is too.

There aint half been some clever bastards.

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Albums of the Year on 19:44 - Dec 1 with 4049 viewsnewgolddream

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Albums of the Year on 22:01 - Dec 1 with 3981 viewsMetallica_Hoop

My favourite album of 2017.


Beer and Beef has made us what we are - The Prince Regent

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Albums of the Year on 23:32 - Dec 1 with 3937 viewssmegma

Albums of the Year on 13:05 - Dec 1 by hubble

Do you mean Mike Scott of Waterboys fame? I can't work out the association between him and DNB!


Both DNB albums sound like early Waterboys material
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