Lists
by Michael Hubbard
Good gracious. Half of 2010 has been and gone. Where does the time go? In the last three months the passing of time has been marked by some strong debuts, some startling comebacks and some…
by musicOMH
8. Foals – Total Life Forever (Warner) Rather than become a weight around their necks, the big second album has proved a catalyst for Foals. Being much more of a grower than 2008’s striking Antidotes, this...
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9. Four Tet – There Is Love In You (Domino) In a year heavily weighted with forward-thinking (if tightly-budgeted) electro, the always forward-thinking Kieran Hebden turned back the clock. But he didn’t use a turning back...
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30. Pantha Du Prince – Black Noise (Rough Trade) What we said: “This is a special album, make no doubt about it, casting its spell as it makes both a moving memorial and an example of...
by Michael Hubbard
Daniel Paton’s excellent piece contextualising the pitfalls of compiling a definitive albums of the year chart from a hivemind of disparate writers explains why such charts are often less a ranking of artistic merit, and...
by musicOMH
50. Gold Panda – Lucky Shiner (Notown) What we said: “An album full of interesting sounds, from unusual cut up vocal samples to clanging percusssion or atmospheric synths. The intelligence and patience with which it has...
by Michael Hubbard
The Top 50 album reviews of 2010 Q3 is a chart of readership in our album reviews section between July and September 2010. Only reviews published in 2010 were eligible. Reviewers’ names are included in...
by musicOMH
40. Allo Darlin’ – Allo Darlin’ (Fortuna POP!) What we said: “Their timing couldn’t be better; the Aussie portion of the band bring a ray of sunshine to soundtrack your summer, but its sharp lyrics and...
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20. Field Music – Field Music (Measure) (Memphis Industries) What we said: “Field Music have never sounded so focused. For the most part, this is an album that rocks. Put simply, it’s like a regular Field...
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5. Beach House – Teen Dream (Bella Union) Teen Dream was released almost a year ago, but its shimmering tones seared into memory immediately and have stayed ever since. Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally had, over...
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6. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening (Parlophone) When This Is Happening was released in May – after being leaked online for voracious consumption – it wasn’t just an album; it was an event. James Murphy...
by Michael Hubbard
A quarter of 2010 has flown by already, and it seems like only yesterday we were running our end-of-year and end-of-decade features. The list below indicates our most read reviews of albums released so far...
by Daniel Paton
Everyone loves end of year lists and polls, however much they may claim to detest them. For all their pitfalls and problems, they invite debate, discussion and argument, which is what the critical fraternity live...
by musicOMH
10. John Grant with Midlake – Queen Of Denmark (Bella Union) Few people expected John Grant to rise from the ashes of his previous band The Czars quite so spectacularly – including Grant himself, who had...
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3. The xx – xx (XL) No sooner had the Putney band surfaced with their whispery, self-titled debut than keyboard player Baria Qureshi had left, citing exhaustion. In truth the band have been on a...
by Michael Hubbard
After 2009 Q1 and 2009 Q2 it is with a certain inevitability that Q3’s Top 50 Most Read Album Reviews chart gets compiled, has some blurb slapped atop it and gets published to the internets....
by Michael Hubbard
Herewith, a snapshot of musicOMH readers’ viewing habits – the Top 50 album reviews most read in January, February and March 2009. The album reviews section has been steadily building readership through the course of...
by Michael Hubbard
Time for another snapshot of musicOMH readers’ viewing habits, seeing as the 2009 Q1 piece seemed to go down rather well. Below you’ll find the Top 50 album reviews most read in Q2 – April,...
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10. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest (Warp) Ed Droste, Daniel Rossen, Chris Taylor and Christopher Bear’s third studio album, named after an island off Cape Cod, saw them work with orchestras and arranger Nico Muhly. A...
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20. tUnE-yArDs – BiRd BrAiNs (4AD) A typist’s nightmare, Merill Garbus’s fiercely female and maternal debut runs the gamut from Africa to Jamaica via a ’30s barber shop, using anything to hand that will aid...
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The 16th album by the Daydream Nation creators was their first in three years after a label change. Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore remain the driving forces in a band for whom straightforward guitar rock...
Matthew Dear – Preacher’s Sigh & Potion: Lost Album
John Grant – Boy From Michigan
Gaspard Augé – Escapades
Gilchrist / Tilbrook – Leeds Lieder Festival @ Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
Max Bloom – Pedestrian
Britten, The Five Canticles – Leeds Lieder Festival @ Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
Coote / Blackshaw – Leeds Lieder Festival @ Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, Leeds