At this moment in time these are the records which mattered most to me this year.
1. The Sugarplastic "Will" and "7x7x7"
2. Kate Bush - "Aerial"
3. De Novo Dahl - "Cats and Kittens"
4. Nic Armstrong and The Thieves -"The Greatest White Liar"
5. Brendan Benson - "The Alternative to Love"
6. Do Me Bad Things - "Yes"
7. e.joseph - "Absinthe Minded"
8. Detroit Cobras - "Baby"
9. The Shout Out Louds - "Howl Howl Gaff Gaff"
10. The Coral - "Invisible Invasion"
11. Roger Joseph Manning Jr - "Solid State Warrior"
12. The Decemberists - "Picaresque"
13. Bettye Lavette - "I've Got My Own Hell To Raise"
14. The Magic Numbers - s/t
15. LCD Soundsystem - s/t
16. Brazilian Girls - s/t
17. The Orange Peels - "Circling The Sun"
18. Petra Hayden = "The Who Sell Out"
19. Franz Ferdinand - "You Could Have It So Much Better With ..."
20. Bloc Party - "Silent Alarm"
A couple enteries too late for this list, but definitely worth checking out!
The Pale Stars @ Myspace
Gavin Elder - "Rock and/or Roll" also @ Myspace