Wolf Am I: Lead The Way
The whole album moves along at a nice pace, with energetic drumming and minimal instrumental sections meaning it is a fresh 38 minutes, the kind of length that could encourage a listener to just put it on again.
Kill It Kid: Kill It Kid
As a wave of Tom Waits and Anthony Hegarty (Anthony And The Johnsons) influences are sweeping the country, conventional indie is taking a sound beating and is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
Young British Artists: Small Waves EP
From the city that gave us the likes of Joy Division, Morrissey and the Gallaghers, now emerges Young British Artists.
The Twang: Jewellery Quarter
Phil Etheridge and his rough-around-the-edges troupe star in Surprising Second Album Shocker.
The Victorian English Gentlemens Club: Love On An Oil Rig
This Cardiff four-piece, with quite a mouthful for a band name, are set to release their second album entitled Love On An Oil Rig.
Bombay Bicycle Club: I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose
The debut album from London youngsters Bombay Bicycle Club has been a long time coming.
Blakfish: Champions
Birmingham’s Blakfish have been doing the rounds on Britain’s burgeoning post-hardcore scene for a number of years.
VV Brown: Travelling Like The Light
Introducing VV Brown: possibly the best newcomer for 2009.
Regina Spektor: Far
New York’s Regina Spektor is something of a puzzle wrapped in an enigma.
Malcolm Middleton: Waxing Gibbous
Fewer singer-songwriters have made suicide and self-loathing into everyman singalongs better than Malcolm Middleton on his earlier albums.
The Wildhearts: Chutzpah!
A record for those in search of a varied rock album, but maybe not one for fans of classic Wildhearts.
