when I see the sun

Have neglected this blog for nearly a year, look out for more regular posts.

Codeine Frigid Stars LP (Sub Pop/Glitterhouse) CD
The Trypes Music For Neigbours (Acute) LP
The Stooges Funhouse (Elektra) 2005 DBL LP re-issue
The Go-Betweens Cut It Out 12"  (especially Time In The Desert)
The Apartments All You Wanted (Rough Trade) 12"
Big Troubles Romantic Comedy (Slumberland) CD
Charles Douglas Not Your Kind of Music - The Basement Tapes (Broken Horse) DBL CD
Hurrah! Boxed (Kitchenware) LP
David Vandervelde The Moonstation House Band (Secretly Canadian) LP
Donnie & Joe Emerson Dreamin' Wild (Light In The Attic) LP
Jeremy Jay Dream Diary (K) LP
Echo & The Bunnymen Bring On The Dancing Horses (Korova) 12"

who wants love without the looks?

Joe Pernice Big Tobacco (Glitterhouse) CD
Belle and Sebastian The Lie Pursuit (Rough Trade) CD
Echo & The Bunnymen Read It In Books (Zoo) 7"
Jeremy Jay Love Everlasting (K) 12"
The Chills Rolling Moon (Flying Nun) 7"
The Weather Prophets Almost Prayed (Creation) DBL 7"
Echo & The Bunnymen Life At Brian's (Korova) DBL 7"

in chinatown

Destroyer Kaputt (Merge) DBL LP
Kurt Vile Childish Prodigy (Matador) CD
Fleetwood Mac Sisters of the Moon (Warner Bros) 7"
Richard Young Autumn Response (Jagjaguwar) CD
Damon and Naomi False Beats and True Hearts (Broken Horse) CD
Beaujolais Love At Thirty (Parasol) CD
J Mascis Several Shades of Why (Sub Pop) LP
Magnet Don't Be A Penguin (featuring Moe Tucker) (PC Music) CD
Cass McCoombs Wit's End (Domino) CD
Sharon Van Etten Epic (Ba Da Bing) LP
Everything But The Girl Each and Every One (Blanco Y Negro) 12"
The dB's Repercussion (Albion) LP

is it done

REM Chronic Town (IRS) Mini LP

Patrick Cleandenim Radio Heartbreak (Broken Horse) Forthcoming LP

Damon and Naomi False Beats and True Hearts (Broken Horse) Forthcoming CD

The Tyde The World's Strongest Man (Sub Pop) 7"

Kurt Vile Square Shells EP (Matador) 12"

The Doobie Brothers Best of the Doobies (Warner Bros) LP

The Isley Brothers Forever Gold (Epic) LP

U2 Wide Awake In America (Island) 12" EP

Gary Higgins Seconds (Drag City) LP

Essex Green S/T (Elephant Six) 12"

The Apples In Stereo The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone (Spin Art) LP

J Mascis Several Shades of Why (Sub Pop) CD

Ducktails III :Arcade Dynamics (Woodist) CD

false beats and true hearts

Damon and Naomi False Beats and True Hearts (Broken Horse) forthcoming CD
Kurt Vile Childish Prodigy (Matador) CD
Sufjan Stevens The Age of Adiz (Secretly Canadian) DBL LP
Doug Paisley Constant Companion (No Quarter) LP
Iron and Wine Kiss Each Other Clean (4AD) LP
Patrick Cleandenim Radio Heartbreak (Broken Horse) forthcoming LP
Miles Davis Bitches Brew (CBS) DBL LP
New Order Thieves Like Us (Factory) 12"

cold hands, warm heart my dear

Chet Baker Let's Get Lost -The Best of Chet Baker Sings (Pacific Jazz) LP
Josef K Chance Meeting (Postcard) 7"
The Jasmine Minks Cold Heart (Creation) 7"
The Pastels Comin' Through (Glass) 7"
Cam Butler Go Slow (Broken Horse) CD
The Kingsbury Manx Asceneseur Ouvert! (Odessa) LP
Charles Douglas 31 Flavors (No 6) CD
Orange Juice Bridge (Polydor) 7"
Josef K Young and Stupid (Supreme International) LP
Aztec Camera Walk Out To Winter (Rough Trade) 7"

super high

Ryan Adams Gold (Lost Highway) DBL LP
The Long Winters When I Pretend To Fall (Barsuk) CD
Elvis Costello & The Attractions Trust (F-Beat) LP
Secret Square S/T (Elephant 6) LP
Superchunk Digging For Something (Merge) free download
Jenny and Johnny Scissor Runner (Warner Bros) free download
The Avett Brothers I And Love And You (American) CD
Charles Douglas 31 Flavors (No 6) CD

summer breeze makes me feel fine

Isley Brothers Summer Breeze Parts I & II (Epic) 7"
Tracey Thorn A Gentle Breeze (Cheery Red) LP
Avi Buffalo S/T (Sub Pop) LP
Vegetarian Meat Let's Pet (No 6) CD
Vegetarian Meat Squirrels In My Pumpkin (No 6) 7"
Charles Douglas The Burdens of Genius (Voltage) CD
Unrest Perfect Teeth (4AD) CD
Ultra Vivid Scene Rev (4AD) CD
Paleface Gett Off (Sire) CD
Juicy Lucy Who Do You Love - The Anthology (Castle) CD
The Wisdom of Harry Torch Division (Matador) CD
The Antlers Hospice (French Kiss) CD
Rodriguez Cold Fact (Sussex) LP
Lloyd Cole Don't Get Weird On Me Babe (Polydor) LP

in the summertime

Charles Douglas The Lives of Charles Douglas (No.6) CD
Charles Douglas Stagecraft (Enabler) CD
Charles Douglas 31 Flavors (No.6) CD
Cam Butler Healing Feelings (Pharmacy) CD
Cagney and Lacee Six Feet of Chain (No.6) CD
Spiritualized Songs in A&E (Sanctuary) CD
Mazzy Star She Hangs Brightly (Rough Trade) CD
The Jesus And Mary Chain Darklands (Blanco Y Negro) CD
Manish Kalvakota S/T (Voltage) CD
Manish Kalvakota with Charles Douglas Outer Limits (Voltage) CD
Camper Van Beethoven Telephone Free Lanslide Victory (Cooking Vinyl) CD

rock me in the water

Avi Buffalo What's In It For (Sub Pop) 7"
Linda Ronstadt Different Drum (Capitol) LP
Fleetwood Mac Gypsy (CBS) 7"
Altered Images I Could Be Happy (Epic) 12"
R.E.M (Don't Go Back To) Rockville (IRS) 12"
Jackson C. Frank Blues Still Run The Game (Castle) CD
Devon Williams Suffer (Slumberland) 7"
The Antlers Bear (Frenchkiss) 7"
Adam Schmitt Demolition (Parasol) CD
Headless Heroes Remixes (Names) 12"
Television Marquee Moon (Elektra) LP
The Young Accuser Unsound (Sub Pop)7"
Razorcuts Storyteller (Creation) LP
Television Little Johnny Jewel (Elektra) 12"
Anemones Vicious Attacks (Great Pop Supplement) 7"

2009 favourites

Broken Horse releases:

AC Newman Get Guilty
Patrick Cleandenim Orange Moonbeam Floorshow
Andrew Morgan Please, Kid Remember
Liam Hayes and Plush Bright Penny

All of the above would have without doubt made my albums of the year list but have been excluded for impartiality's sake.

Favourite Albums

Jeremy Jay Slow Dance (K)
The Broken Family Band Please And Thank You (Cooking Vinyl)
Jeffrey Lewis Em Are I (Rough Trade)
Joe Pernice It Feels Good When I Stop (Ashmont)
Eddy Current Supression Ring Primary Colours (Melodic)
The Lemonheads Varshons (Cooking Vinyl)

also enjoyed

The Kingsbury Manx Acenseur Ouvert (Odessa)
Telekinesis Telekinesis! (Morr)
The Clean Mister Pop (Morr)
The Bats The Guity Office (Yesboyicecream)
Wilco Wilco (The Album) (Nonsuch)
The Clientele Bonfire On The Heath (Pointy)
Girls Girls (Fantasy Trashcan)
Bill Callahan Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (Drag City)
Death For The Whole World To See (Drag City)
Richard Swift Atlantic Ocean (Secretly Canadian)
Kurt Vile Childish Prodigy (Matador)
Camera Obscura My Maudlin Career (4AD)

Favourite Shows

Jeremy Jay Nation of Shopkeepers, Leeds.
Liam Hayes and Plush/Amor de Dias The King's Arms, Crouch End, London
AC Newman/Andrew Morgan The Luminaire, Kilburn, London
Wilco The Green Man Festival, Crickhowell, Wales.
Telekinesis/The Rosebuds Dulcimer, Chorlton, Manchester
The Sexual Objects The Kings Arms, Salford
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Chorlton Irish Club, Manchester

Looking foward in 2010 to new music/albums by

Kevin Tihista, Andrew Morgan, New Pornographers, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Endless Boogie, Amor De Dias, East River Pipe, The Sexual Objects, Jeremy Jay, Joe Pernice, The Autumn Defense.

goin' back

The Nectarine No 9 Sea With Three Stars (Postcard) CD
Nick Drake Heaven In A Wild Flower (Island) CD
Pete Astor Hal's Eggs (Static Caravan) CD
Spiritualized Songs In A&E (Sanctuary) CD
The Byrds The Notorious Byrds Brothers (Edsel) LP
You Am I #4 Record (Roo Art) CD
Richard Davies Barbarians (Kindercore) CD
The Magnetic Fields I (Nonsuch) CD
Bernard & Edwyn Message For Jojo (Setanta) CD single
East Village Hotrod Hotel (Summershine) CD
Felt Gold Mine Trash (Cherry Red) LP
Michael Jackson Billie Jean (Epic) 7"

thought of you as my mountain top, thought of you as my peak

Fire Engines Big Gold Dream (Pop Aural) 7"
Bob Dylan S/T (Columbia) LP
You Am I Hourly Daily (Warner Bros) CD
Josef K Heaven Sent (Supreme International Editions) 12"
Hush Arbors Yankee Reality (Ecstatic Peace) CD
Daniel Johnston Is And Always Is (Feraltone) CD
Josef K The Only Fun In Town (Postcard) LP
Prefab Sprout Lions In My Own Garden (Exit Someone) (Kitchenware) 7"
The Jesus And Mary Chain Some Candy Talking (Blanci Y Negro) DBL 7"
Black Sabbath Greatest Hits (NEMS) LP
Danny And The Champions Of The World Streets Of Our Time (Loose) CD
Girls The Album (Fantasy Trashcan) CD
Destroyer The Music Lovers (Sub Pop) 7"
The Broken Family Band Love Your Man, Love Your Woman (Track & Field) 7"
John Fogerty The Old Man Down The Road (Warner Bros) 7"
Pigbag Dr Heckle And M Jive (Y) LP
Big Chief Locked Out (Revolution) 7"
Edsel Auctioneer Our New Skin (Decoy) 7"
The Wedding Present My Favourite Dress (Reception) 7"
The Sexual Objects Merrie Englan (A&B) 7"
The Sexual Objects Here Come The Rubber Cops (Music 70) 7"
Andy Votel Girl On A Go-Ped (Twisted Nerve) 7"
Headless Heroes The North Wind Blew South (Names) 7"
Paul Quinn & Edwyn Collins Pale Blue Eyes (Swamplands) 7"
Sammy Babe Come Down (Smells Like Records) 7"

thank you friends

China Crisis African White (Inevitable) 7"
Screaming Trees Nearly Lost You (Epic) 12"
Big Star Keep An Eye On The Sky (Rhino) 4 CD set
Joe Pernice It Feels So Good When I Stop (One Little Indian) CD
Urge Overkill Saturation (Geffen) LP
Richard Swift Atlantic Ocean (Secretl Canadian) CD
Telekinesis Telekinesis! (Morr) CD

the dark don't hide it

John Cale Paris 1919 (Reprise) CD
Patrick Cleandenim Orange Moonbeam Floorshow (Broken Horse) CD
Proud Simon Anchors Aweigh EP (Proud Simon) free download
Royal City Little Heart's Ease (Rough Trade) CD
Mark Robinson Origami and Urbanism (Teenbeat) CD
Endless Boogie Focus Level (No Quarter) DBL LP
East River Pipe She's A Real Good Time (Sarah) 7"
Radar Bros Auditrium (Chemikal Underground) CD
The Beatles Abbey Road (Parlophone) CD
Nikki Sudden & Dave Kusworth Jacobites (Secretly Canadian) CD
Magnolia Electric Co What Comes After The Blues (Secretly Canadian) CD
Loose Fur Born Again In The USA (Drag City) CD
Stephin Merritt Pieces of April (Nonesuch) CD

electricity comes from other planets

Taken from their excellent (and new to the UK) album Primary Colours on Melodic

The Bee Gees Best Of Bee Gees (RSO; compilation of early singles) LP
The Jesus & Mary Chain Darklands (Rhino) CD
The Clientele The Night A Forest Grew (Acuarela) CD EP
UB40 Food For Thought (Graduate) 7"
Eddy Current Supression Ring Primary Colours - S/T (Melodic) 2 CD
Beat Happening Angel Gone (K) 7"
The Moles Tendrils & Paracetomol (Seasick) 12" EP
Lissy Trullie Boy Boy/You Bleed Me (Make Mine) 7"
Jock Scot & Gareth Sager The Caledonian Blues (Invada) CD & DVD
Pell Mell Rhyming Guitars (SST) 12" EP
That Petrol Emotion V2 (Noise and Noise) 12" EP
Midnight Cowboy - Original Motion Picture Score (United Artists) LP
The Velvet Underground VU (Polydor) LP
The New Pornograhphers Myriad Harbour (Matador) 7"
The Tyde Strangers Again/Improper (Track & Field) 7"

i dream of strange inventions scratching at my window every night

Patrick Cleandenim Orange Moonbeam Floorshow (Broken Horse) CD
Wilco Wilco (The Album) (Nonesuch) CD
Jeremy Jay Airwalker (K) CD EP
Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard Roll Buss Roll (Rough Trade) 7"
The Lemonheads I Just Can't Take It Anymore (Cooking Vinyl) 7"
Daniel Carlson Aviary Jackson (label tbc) CD
Andrew Morgan Please Kid, Remember (Broken Horse) CD

politicians in my eyes

Destroyer City of Daughters (Triple Crown) CD
Wwax Pumpkin (Leopard Gecko) 7"
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions My Bag (Polydor) 7"
Rapeman Hated Chinee (Fierce) 7"
Happiness is Dry Pants (Chemical Imbalance EP feat Yo La Tengo/Big Black) 7"
Richard Davies Telegraph (Blue Rose) CD
Prefab Sprout Swoon (Kitchenware) CD
Iron & Wine Fall 2007 (Iron & Wine) Free Download
V/A Sub Pop Cybersex Digital Sampler (Sub Pop) Free Download
The Low Anthem Oh My God, Charlie Darwin (Bella Union) CD
Death For the World To See (Drag City) CD
The Pastels Comin' Through (Glass) 7"

Just Got Paid

Lou Reed Coney Island Baby (RCA expanded issue) CD
Teenage Fanclub The Concept (Creation) 12"
The High Llamas Gideon Gaye (Target) CD
ZZ Top The Best of (Warner Bros) LP
Felt Prinitive Painters (Cherry Red) re-issue 12"
Felt Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty (Cherry Red) LP
Felt Rain of Crystal Spires (Creation) 12"
Luna Puptent (Beggars Banquet) LP
David Bowie Let's Dance (EMI) 7"
Destroyer Trouble in Dreams (Rough Trade) CD
Jeremy Jay We Were There (K) 7"
The Bounty Hunters Threads A Tear Stained Scar (Creation) LP
Nikki Sudden/Dave Kusworth - Jacobites (Glass) LP
REM Dead Letter Office (IRS) CD
REM Lifes Rich Pageant (IRS) CD
It's Jo and Danny Lank Haired Boy To Bearded Boy (Double Snazzy) CD

Lissy Trullie Boy Boy/You Bleed Me (Make Mine) 7"
Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele Meet Me In The Garden (Make Mine) 7"
Adam Schmitt Demolition (Parasol) CD
Adam Schmitt Illiterature (Reprise) CD
Jeremy Jay Slow Dance (K) CD
Galaxie 500 Today (Aurora) LP
Luna Lunapark (Summershine) LP
The Velvet Underground VU (Polydor) LP
Scritti Polliti Songs To Remember (Rough Trade) LP
Elvis Costello This Year's Model (Edsel) 2 CD
Pigbag Dr Heckle & Mr Jive (Camden) CD
The Decemberists The Hazards of Love (Rough Trade) CD
Jeffrey Lewis Em Are I (Rough Trade) CD
Pink Mountaintops Outside Love (Jagjaguwar) CD