Sorry that it has been so quiet on the blog front. I got a new job and the transition from dole bum to working lad has proved somewhat problematic for two reasons. One, the white devil dust that falls nightly and two, working is tiring, especially when you haven’t done any for months.
Anyway I’m back now so stop the moaning. There are however going to have to be some changes between now and the New Year. Both film and music reviews will be more sporadic in frequency due to the infantilising and broad nature of movie and music releases over the period of enforced festivity.
I know it may be a little too early for a best albums of 2010 list BUT you would be wrong. After having scanned the release schedule I can’t see anything of any merit on the horizon before the visit of the fat fella. So here it is; my top albums and songs of 2010 in, yes you guessed it, Haiku. I’m pretty sure this list won’t match any others out there as it is based purely on those albums that I purchased so I’m sure there are some really excellent albums missing. Feel free to let me know.
Cue the music: den ur du dur du du du…
Albums
Number 5: Yeasayer: Odd Blood
Their Odd Looking Folks
With an eclectic sounding
Ambitious Debut
Number 4: Bombay Bicycle Club: Flaws
Two albums, one year.
Flaws is the acoustic one
Masterful Construct
Number 3: Cee Lo Green: Lady Killers
Motown’s Back around
Cool as you like, though fuck you
Is ruined by curse.
Number Two: The Gaslight Anthem: American Slang
Working Class Rock Music?
Is What they say, I hear punk.
A mature album.
Number 1: Vampire Weekend: Contra
My most played tracks they
Come from this CD who knew
Itunes, it told me.
Songs
Number 1: Katy Perry: California Girls
California Girls,
We’re unforgettable and
I bet your singing.
Number 2: Eminiem ft Rihana: Love the Way you Lie
If feels almost real
Hip Hop so rarely gets close
Production is Fab
Number 3: Foals: Spanish Sahara
“Lads, Do we need a
Chorus,” “I don’t think we do.”
“And that’s the single?”
Number 4: Dan le Sac + Scrubious Pip Five Minutes
Story Telling rap
Understated and touching
Intelligent? Yes!
Number 5: The Drums Lets Go Surfing
Whistle it away
In a car in the summer
You will feel happy.
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