Albums of the Year 2019

That was a year of some great music with established artists producing new material and plenty of challenging new artists making an impact. It's always a difficult task to narrow it down to just 10 albums but here's my selection of the best of 2019. I've provided a selection of tracks from each of the albums, so please have a listen and let me have your comments and contributions.

1. The National - I Am Easy to Find





2. Bon Iver - i,i





3. Michael Kiwanuka - KIWANUKA





4. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen





5. Beirut - Gallipoli





6. Loyle Carner - Not Waving, But Drowning





7. Kate Tempest - The Book of Traps & Lessons





8. Sean O'Hagan - Radum Calls, Radum Calls 





9. Jenny Lewis - On The Line






10.  Elbow - Giants of All Sizes





Bubbling under: Beck- Hyperspace,  Iggy Pop - Free, The Comet is Coming - The Afterlife, The Specials - Encore, John Coltrane - Blue World.

Albums Of The Year 2017

This year it's been a very difficult task to narrow it down to just 10 albums but here's my selection of the best of 2017.  I've provided a selection of tracks from each of the albums, so please have a listen/watch and let me have your comments and contributions.


1. The War of Drugs - A Deeper Understanding




2. The National - Sleep Well Beast




3. Elbow - Little Fictions




4. Michael Head And The Red Elastic Band - Adiós Señor Pussycat




5.  Future Islands - The Far Field




6. The XX - I See You




7. St Vincent - Masseducation




8. The Charlatans _ Different Days




9. LCD Soundsystem - American Dream




10. Beck - Colors




Bubbling under:
Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins;  British Sea Power - Let The Dancers Inherit The Party;  Laura Marling - Semper Femina;  Alt  J - Relaxer;  Arcade Fire - Everything Now;  Everything Everything - A Fever Dream;  Paul Weller - A Kind Revolution; Fleet Foxes - Crack Up.

The Top Ten Albums of 2014

Here's my list of the top ten albums of 2014. I've provided a selection of tracks from each of the albums, so please have a listen/watch and let me have your comments and contributions.

1. Elbow - New York Morning from the Take Off and Landing of Everything.

2. The War on Drugs - Under Pressure from the album Lost in the Dream

3. James - Moving On from the album La Petite Mort

4. Beck - Blue Moon from the album Morning Phase

5. Wild Beasts - Wanderlust from the album Present Tense

6. Damon Albarn - Heavy Seas of Love from the album Everyday Robots

7. Cherry Ghost - Clear Skies Ever Closer from the album Herd Runners

8. Sharon Van Etten - Taking Chances from the Album Are We There

9. Future Islands - Seasons Change (Waiting on You) from the album Singles

10. Gruff Rhys - American Interior from the album American Interior