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What is good about music this year by Stephen (age 30).
1. Meshuggah - Bleed
I am always impressed with the sheer brutality of these guys. They've been around for ages and always delivered the goods. This new album is all-aggro with surgical production. This is the sort of thing i have to put on when doing housework.
2. The Breeders - Istanbul
I'm a sucker for The Breeders. Love 'em to pieces. 'Last Splash' was extraordinarily successful for them, but my least favourite. That's not my being difficult, i just like the sparse elements on the other albums. I love that they've avoided the temptation to repeat their successes and done everything on their own terms. Kim Deal's voice is amazing and she's such an unusual songwriter.
3. Ghostface - 9 Milli Niggaz
Ghostface has the most fun sounding flow. Great rhythmic quality, great tone, lots of fun and just cheeky use of samples.
4. Cut Copy - Out There On The Ice
The first in the 'Aussie' block of tunes. Australia's having massive successes with the electro thing. It used to be all pub rock. Now it's all synth rock. Either way i'm happy. Cut Copy are great, though admittedly this new album doesn't measure up to their first. There's still some crackers on the album tho. Produced by DFA's Tim Goldsworthy.
5. Midnight Juggernauts - Tombstone
The Juggers are my pick of the Aussie electro gang. Just superb, light years ahead of the others and, in most respects, the new kids on the block. Apparently Daft Punk are big fans as well. 'Nuff said.
6. The Presets- Kicking And Screaming
The Presets are the favs with the kidz. Again, a slightly disappointing second album, again some great tracks on it. I've a love/hate relationship with them. Their first album was mindblowingly great and i was extremely disappointed when i got to see them live. So it was a little heart-breaking and has sullied my view ever since. I think the hype may have gotten to them and the new album was a little hurried. All the same, they're amazingly popular with the kidz.
7. Pnau - No More Violence
Pnau are the establishment of the electro guys in Australia. They were the first big dance act and kicked some big goals overseas. Elton John's had them over for high tea, apparently. They seem a little bitter that the new kids have somewhat overshadowed them, but they're doing pretty good all the same. And they have a massive dancing strawberry on stage with them. They're bloody odd live, like the Butthole Surfers meets Utah Saints.
8. The E.L.F. - Cockroaches
The E.L.F. is a bloke from Gerling, who are one of my favourite bands ever. They were about to break in the USA back in 2001, with the unfortunate dilemma of having their release scheduled for Sept 12 of that year... the album "When Young Terrorists Chase The Sun", featuring classics such as "High-Jackers Manual". Cue said album being shelved for a while... The E.L.F. is his one-man-band and offer up some tasty tunes and some mash-up DJ sets live. This track is the last in the Aussie electro bracket.
9. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Sick On Sundays
I like these guys. A lot. They did a wicked cover of Aphex Twin's 'Come To Daddy', all with live instruments and Mike Patton singing... And they knocked out a great EP of covers, 'The Plagiarism EP', with Justin Timberlake and Massive Attack covers. Oh yeah, and their originals. All fantastic. This side of mental. And they have one of the best song titles of all time: 'Panasonic Youth'.
10. Cavalera Conspiracy - Inflikted
I am so happy to see the Cavalera brothers back together. Sepultura were great back in the day and it was sad to see the brothers falling out. And their respective bands sucking bad. This track is rad. That's the long and short of it.
11. Ministry - Black Betty
Ministry are one of my favourite bands ever. Now they're old and the quality control has slipped, but they're just having fun these days. Still vitriolic. And silly. This is a blistering version of 'Black Betty'.
12. Camille - Music
Camille is very interesting, don't know much about her. I really like the last album, 'Le Fil', the new one's not grabbed me quite so much and it's all in english, as opposed to the sexy french of the first. But she's got a rad voice.
13. Portishead - Hunter
Portishead are back and they're sounding great. I recently watched an old performance of theirs and was astounded by just how ugly and weird they are. Completely unmarketable. Yet they were omnipresent ten years ago. It just shows how much has changed in the music industry. No one would touch them if they were a new band. It's a shame, it used to be all ugly freaks. Music was the only way any of these people were gonna get laid. And they wrote great music about not being able to get laid. It's a shame it's all changed so badly.
14. Matthew Dear - Deserter
I don't know much about Matthew Dear. His newest album, 'Asa Dear', was recommended by a great local DJ (Kato) and i gave it a spin. Loved it. On the same page as LCD Soundsystem's last album i guess. Just great stuff.
15. MGMT - Electric Feel
I saw these guys on Letterman and though they were fairly interesting. So i got the album and was really impressed. Same guy that produces the Flaming Lips. And it shows. And it's good. This is the sexiest track on the album, a bit of a prince swagger about it.
16. Crystal Castles - Love And Caring
PG hates these guys. I love 'em. I got into them after hearing The Presets toured with them overseas. Love their stuff, tho it's attractive to the attractive types that make me coo and wanna puke and the same time. So that's a minus (and the reason I didn't go see 'em when they toured last year). On the plus side, they're great and the new album is just excellent. And don't believe the PG-hype... it's not at all shouty all the time. Tho a lot of it is. They remind me a bit of Atari Teenage Riot (who i love), but fashionable.
17. Estelle feat Kanye West - American Boy
Will. I. Am produced this apparently, and i normally hate his stuff. This is way slick and just excellent tho. Haven't heard the album, but this track is just pop perfection. And it's got Kanye on it. I wanna be the white Kanye. We're the same age. He's got about 40 million more record sales than me tho. I think i've sold about 90 records in my life. 399,999,910 more to go.
18. Kenna - Say Goodbye To Love
Again, a hot tip from the Letterman show. Kenna's stuff is all produced by Chad Hugo from the Neptunes. I've yet to see him put a foot wrong. This track is superb, so goddamn catchy. Both albums are really interesting... Not entirely sure how to describe it. So i won't try except to say, um, good.
19. Turbonegro - We're Gonna Drop The Atom Bomb
I love Turbo. Just love 'em. They are one of the most fun bands i've ever seen. Smart guys playing dumb. Pseudo-homo-punk-rock by men in sailor hats. Just excellent.
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