Albums
Republic of Loose - Aaagh! (Loaded Dice)
Republic of Loose are an oddity: a bunch of rough-looking piss heads from Ireland who love smooth R&B.
Madlib - The Beat Konducta: Vol. 3-4: In India (Stones Throw)
Production ace Madlib’s Beat Konducta series is about him indulging in his passion for discovering new sounds, re-working them and then slinging out his clever little edits, sans MCs.
The Good Life - Help Wanted Nights (Saddle Creek)
Tim from Cursive’s other band never seemed like they would eclipse the many other great acts on Saddle Creek, but here you witness them throwing a genuine contender into the ring.
Fabienne Delsol - Between You and Me (Damaged Goods)
French lady in London Fabienne Delsol’s debut album was an absolute peach – a record that was so authentically sixties-sounding you could hardly believe it was recorded in 2004.
The Donnas - Bitchin’ (Cooking)
For a while there it seemed like The Donnas were going to be perpetually unemployed.
Black Lips - Good Bad, Not Evil (Vice)
Formidable live band and on the strength of this, pretty tasty in the studio too.
Vashti Bunyan - Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind (FatCat)
On the bumph that comes with this record Ms Bunyan says that these cute songs – which were recorded before she became a folky – were not the result of her manager hoodwinking her into becoming a pop starlet.
