It's Friday afternoon and I've been rummaging through the new releases for Monday, earnestly searching for a new minor classic that won't leave my stereo for the coming weeks. The early frontrunner is the "second" (the band say it shouldn't be classed as an offical sophomore release) album from Los Campesinos!. Their debut from earlier this year has been one of the highlights of the new Welsh underground in recent times and alongside the likes of Future Of The Left, The School and Bullet For My Valentine have made me nostalgic for my previous life as a Journalism student in Cardiff.
I'm gutted to have missed out on tickets for Built To Spill's gig at Koko in a week's time where they will be performing the whole of 'Perfect From Now On' their classic, and often overlooked, album from 1997. I've never been able to pick up a copy on CD before so thankfully Monday's re-issue will redress the balance.
Being a godawful DJ I sometimes like to delve into the world of mix CDs. Having been a fan of the Soulwax offshoot 2manyDJs, I'm pretty excited about the new Girl Talk release. It may not be cutting edge anymore but fuck it, mash-ups make me smile.
Finally, just like Radiohead's - In Rainbows, Bloc Party released their new album as a column-inch tempting download before the physcial release. I didn't bother downloading either but having been pleasantly surprised that the 'heads release more than lived up to the hype once I'd got hold of a CD I'm also hoping that Kele and the crew have surpassed themselves with 'Intimacy'.
The weekends nearly here - at least I've got plenty of records to keep me going if the weather remains as shitty as its been all week.
Take it easy
Steve
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