Mercury Music Award Top 5
For once, I’ve actually heard of most of the Mercury Award nominee albums. And here’s a quick top 5 from me as to whom I feel should pick up this money-generating award.
That means there’s no place on In Fact, Ah’s list for the likes of Coldplay, KT Tunstall, Magic Numbers, Maximo Park or the bands I haven’t heard of.
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- Bloc Party, "Silent Alarm"– for me the record of the year, not just in Britain. The energy you can feel off Silent Alarm is astonishing. You just know that it will be heralded as a classic in the future.
- Hard-Fi, "Stars of CCTV" – when I first heard this album I didn’t think much of it. However, it has grown on me quicker than herpes on a hooker. It also contains the single of the year (okay tied with Gorillaz “Dare”) in “Stars of C.C.T.V”.
- Antony and the Johnsons, "I am a bird now" – the androgynous Antony has a voice that would send shivers down the spine of a snail. Being laden with contributions from other artists may cause it to be denied the Mercury, but an outstanding album in its own right.
- The Go! Team, "Thunder Lightning Strike" – it's a funny old album. It’s like a compilation of Sesame Street tunes. But there is such a mix of influences in all of the songs. For most other bands, having so many contrasting sounds would not work. Their Village gig this year was a tad disappointing (sound was rubbish) but still a very worthy effort.
- Kaiser Chiefs, "Employment" – getting phenomenal publicity at the moment. Hotly tipped to be the winner by the bookies, but not my number one. Lacking 3 or 4 songs to make it a classic in my book. The obvious standouts are “Everyday I love you less and less”, “Caroline, Less” and “I Predict a Riot”. Haven’t seen them live, but from what Central Village tells me, they have an extremely energetic show.
That means there’s no place on In Fact, Ah’s list for the likes of Coldplay, KT Tunstall, Magic Numbers, Maximo Park or the bands I haven’t heard of.
Published by Colm.
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