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Category Archives: alternative rock
Day 309 – 31 October 2012
Artist: Aztec Camera Album: Dreamland Released: May 1993 UK Chart: 21 Wikipedia Oh dear, Roddy, what on earth went wrong here? Ryuichi Sakamoto occurred, didn’t he? I feel I can talk frankly to Roddy, we go way back. Way back, … Continue reading
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Day 308 – 30 October 2012
Artist: Doves Album: The Last Broadcast Released: April 2002 UK Chart: 1 Wikipedia
Posted in 2000s, indie rock
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Day 307 – 29 October 2012
Artist: Kirsty MacColl Album: Electric Landlady Released: June 1991 UK Chart: 17 Wikipedia
Posted in 1990s, alternative rock, Pop rock
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Day 305 – 27 October 2012
Artist: Everything Everything Album: Man Alive Released: August 2010 UK Chart: 17 Wikipedia I chose this one based on a list of Peter Hook’s favourite albums on the fantastic Louder Than War website, surprised that he had chosen something released so … Continue reading
Posted in 2010s, art rock, indie rock
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Day 300 – 22 October 2012
Artist: REM Album: Out of Time Released: March 1991 UK Chart: 1 Wikipedia Why would you want to get Kate Pierson to appear on your album? I never knew if it was her voice or that of the other woman … Continue reading
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Day 297 – 19 October 2012
Artist: Tame Impala Album: Lonerism Released: October 2012 UK Chart: 14 Wikipedia I keep hearing mention of this band, and thought I’d give the album a go, only realising after I’d listened to it that it’s only been released a … Continue reading
Posted in 2010s, alternative rock, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock
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Day 295 – 17 October 2012
Artist: Graham Coxon Album: Happiness in Magazines Released: May 2004 UK Chart: 19 Wikipedia Like Blur, but without the annoyance of Damon Albarn’s sibilating whistle. He’s just like a smart-arsed grandad who’s not smart-arsed enough to realise that the NHS … Continue reading
Posted in 2000s, alternative rock, Garage punk, indie rock
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Day 288 – 10 October 2012
Artist: Bombay Bicycle Club Album: A Different Kind of Fix Released: August 2012 UK Chart: 6 Wikipedia Hmmm, I really want to like this, but I got a bit bored by the end. Maybe next time round.
Posted in 2010s, indie rock
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Day 287 – 9 October 2012
Artist: Teenage Fanclub Album: Bandwagonesque Released: November 1991 UK Chart: 22 Wikipedia My first Teenage Fanclub album was Grand Prix, which is a great, and I’ve slowly worked my way back through their catalogue, failing to really get into any of … Continue reading
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Day 282 – 5 October 2012
Artist: Hugh Cornwell Album: Totem and Taboo Released: September 2012 UK Chart: — Wikipedia It’s new album day today, this having just arrived in the post as part of the October CD delivery. Still a strong connection to the late … Continue reading
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Day 278 – 30 September 2012
Artist: Mercury Rev Album: Deserter’s Songs Released: September 1998 UK Chart: 27 Wikipedia
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Day 277 – 29 September 2012
Artist: Ben Folds Five Album: Ben Folds Five Released: August 1995 UK Chart: — Wikipedia
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Day 276 – 28 September 2012
Artist: Grandaddy Album: The Sophtware Slump Released: May 2000 UK Chart: 36 Wikipedia
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Day 275 – 27 September 2012
Artist: Blur Album: The Great Escape Released: September 1995 UK Chart: 1 Wikipedia
Posted in 1990s, britpop
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Day 273 – 25 September 2012
Artist: Eels Album: Beautiful Freak Released: August 1996 UK Chart: 5 Wikipedia
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Day 268 – 20 September 2012
Artist: Morrissey Album: Years of Refusal Released: February 2009 UK Chart: 3 Wikipedia
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Day 265 – 17 September 2012
Artist: Sonic Youth Album: Sister Released: June 1987 UK Chart: — Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, alternative rock
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Day 260 – 12 September 2012
Artist: Supergrass Album: I Should Coco Released: May 1995 UK Chart: 1 Wikipedia
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Day 259 – 11 September 2012
Artist: The Pretenders Album: Learning to Crawl Released: 1984 UK Chart: 11 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, alternative rock
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Day 254 – 6 September 2012
Artist: Hugh Cornwell Album: Guilty Released: May 1997 UK Chart: Wikipedia
Posted in 1990s, alternative rock, post-punk
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Day 253 – 5 September 2012
Artist: Sleeper Album: The It Girl Released: May 1996 UK Chart: 5 Wikipedia
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Day 252 – 4 September 2012
Artist: Radiohead Album: OK Computer Released: May 1997 UK Chart: 1 Wikipedia
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Day 247 – 30 August 2012
Artist: Foo Fighters Album: The Colour and the Shape Released: May 1997 UK Chart: 3 Wikipedia
Posted in 1990s, alternative rock, hard rock, post-grunge
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Day 244 – 27 August 2012
Artist: Sigur Rós Album: Ágætis byrjun Released: June 1999 UK Chart: 52 Wikipedia
Posted in 1990s, Post-rock
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Day 239 – 22 August 2012
Artist: Teenage Fanclub Album: Thirteen Released: October 1993 UK Chart: 14 Wikipedia
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