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81. | One Dove |
Morning Dove White |
1993 Review |
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More or less a 'Screamadelica' with female vocals. Dance music at its most diverse. A lost
treasure if there ever was one.
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82. | Howling Bells |
Howling Bells |
2006 |
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The 'pretty girl with a bunch of hobos forming a band' template revived to great effect. The spirit of down under
embodied by a crystal clear voice and some rather dirty guitar riffs.
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83. | Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
Fever To Tell |
2003 |
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The chaotic energy of the riot grrrl movement, the new wave legacy of their New York home
and a bunch of short & sharp killer tunes make this one hell of a debut.
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84. | Bright Eyes |
I'm wide awake, it's morning |
2005 |
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A child prodigy which to this day has assembled a creative output vaster and more diverse than other
achieve in a lifetime. This is his quiet folk album for which it seems he has saved his best compositions.
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85. | The Velvet Underground |
Loaded |
1970 |
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Often overlooked because it was fundamentally different from their other
releases both in mood and style. They ruined it a bit during mixing but it
still was a great ending for the band that started it all.
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86. | Low |
Things We Lost In The Fire |
2001 |
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The slowest band on the planet. Each note, each chord comes in drops. All held together by the
harmony of two voices fitting together rather perfectly.
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87. | Cranes |
Forever |
1993 Review |
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Certainly on of the most underrated bands of all times. Subtle gothic undertones and some very childlike
vocals add up to a record The Cure tried to make for decades but failed.
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88. | Belle & Sebastian |
Tigermilk |
1996 |
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As this, their debut, wasn't released until after their third album, following
their career was a bit like watching a film in reverse. So although this didn't
offer anything new it was a welcome addition to their already fascinating body of work.
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89. | Kraftwerk |
Radioaktivität |
1975 |
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Between albums about cars, trains and robots they made this collection of strange sounds and
hidden melodies. Even in 100 years time this will sound like the future.
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90. | The White Stripes |
White Blood Cells |
2001 |
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A drumkit, a guitar and a voice. The simplicity in rock music, which seemed long forgotten
finally back.
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91. | Saint Etienne |
Foxbase Alpha |
1991 |
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Some relaxed beats, some fluffy samples and some dreamy vocals. This was conceived and
put together with an expert eye for detail yet sounds completely effortless.
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92. | Nick Drake |
Pink Moon |
1972 |
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The melancholic and introspective nature of this record is often seen as a prediction of things
to come, when in fact it's largely due to the minimal arrangements. His premature death can be
seen as the greatest loss of musical talent ever.
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93. | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
The Boatman's Call |
1997 Review |
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After nearly twenty years in the business this is his first throughout quiet and calm album.
Whatever caused him to mellow down is unclear but who cares if the result is as pleasing as this.
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94. | The Byrds |
Mr. Tambourine Man |
1965 |
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Some may prefer their later more daring and inventive albums but this, their first one, has the best
combination of well written songs and that trademark guitar sound.
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95. | The House Of Love |
The House Of Love |
1990 |
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Band members leaving and major labels interfering resulted in an album that was only
half as good as it could have been. Sadly this along with the La's debut
was the last struggle of the C86 generation against the rise of mainstream
indie. |
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96. | The Knife |
Silent Shout |
2006 |
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One of the few electronic albums of this
decade that offered something really new. In this case the key point
was how a dense, dark and mystic atmosphere was build from a rather
simple set of sounds. And all that conceived by equally mysterious
Scandinavian siblings.
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97. | Spiritualized |
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space |
1997 Review |
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Taking in influences from genres as diverse as psychadelica, gospel, jazz and soul this is rock
music at its most ambitious. 'Play once, twice daily' the instruction said. Of course we overdosed.
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Probably the best Krautrock album of them all. Mostly a guitar and drum based affair, the
dynamics they create thereby are incredible.
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99. | Vampire Weekend |
Vampire Weekend |
2008 |
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A strange try at Indie world music? Maybe. The rebirth of the US music scene?
Perhaps. A band trying to use their intelligence and musicianship wisely? Definitely. |
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100. | Pixies |
Surfer Rosa |
1988 |
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1988 was the year that punk broke irrevocably. And partly due to this half hour
of pop & noise that saw the Pixies sound reduced to its barest essentials.
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