No.7 Futureheads -
Futureheads
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One
of the most satisfying minor-success stories of last
year,
the Futureheads gave us a welcome reminder that artpunk-influenced
guitar bands need neither Franz Ferdinand-esque ‘chic’ or
Razorlight-esque ‘twattishness’ to sell records.
All you need are a few grey shits, a fondness for razorsharp
guitar lines and stuttering vocals, and a knack for penning
off-kilter angle-punk classics like “Decent Days
/ Decent Nights" and “Meantime”. And
yeah, ok, a novelty cover version doesn’t do any
harm either. TP |
No.6
Beastie Boys - To The Five Boroughs
Ch-Ch-Ch
Check it out. The Beastie Geriatrics returned from
picking fluff off their bums since Hello Nasty with
a quality exercise in old-school hip-hop. Mixmaster
Mike has rarely sounded so fresh, and as ever the ‘Boys’ infuse
the music with energetic, articulate and catchy rhymes.
In a day and age where most hip-hop cluttering the
airwaves is depressingly insipid and back-slappingly
cringe-worthy, it's nice that you can count on MCA,
Ad-Rock and Mike D to restore some balance. It’s
just a crying shame that they’re such a lazy
bunch of marmots and it’ll be ages until
they release another album. JD |
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