I couldn't let Dan have the last word on the songs of 2006, could I? No, of course not. So here's a CD's-worth of what I was listening to in 2006. A couple of tracks date from 2005 -- a couple are even 2007 songs, technically -- but most of it's music from the last twelve months. Enjoy.

01. Cavalry -- DelaysDelays' second album took a while to ( Read more... )

Everyone else is doing it, so I figure I should as well: these are the songs that soundtracked my 2005. iTunes claim they have a running time of 1:19:59, so in theory they'll even fit on a single CD. Just about. Maybe.

( 20 tracks )

Music and memory can be closely associated for me. The last time Elbow released an album, for instance, it was the summer of 2003, and I went to see them support PJ Harvey at one of that year's Eden Sessions. The songs from that album, Cast of Thousands--from the opening skitter of 'Ribcage' to, particularly, the rapturous close of 'Grace Under ( Read more... )

So I haven't done a music post for a while. This seems to mostly be the singer-songwriter edition.

( tom mcrae - all maps welcome )

TV: OK, so I caved and downloaded 'Dalek'. My need to be part of the consensus fandom experience is too strong. And, well, it was ok. Chris Ecclestone's performance was excellent, the story was tight (if a bit too obviously concerned with addressing all the common jokes about the Daleks: the pepperpot, the plunger, the stairs, etc), and the ( Read more... )

After all the talk about music last night, I figured it was time for a post about what I've been listening to recently.

( doves, some cities )

If you've ever talked to me (or more likely, if I've ever talked at you) for more than ten minutes or so about Angel, chances are I've mentioned the fact that I quite like the show's music. I'm not talking about the theme tune, although it's certainly a damn fine theme tune; no, I'm talking about the score music, the incidental stuff that nobody ( Read more... )

It was a slightly lacklustre year for me on the music front. I bought, or had bought for me, or at least listened to, about 30 CDs, and many of them were ... not bad, necessarily, but disappointing.

( albums, songs, memories, and a best-of-the-year compilation )

I love my friends page. Geneva reviews Iron Council. Dan champions a cause. Tim writes about who he is. Me, I'm going to go on about music for a bit, but you should read their posts first; they're better.

( two albums )

It's amazing how some albums grow on you. Elbow's 'Cast of Thousands,' for instance. First time through and it somehow leaves you cold - but then you try to work out what it was you didn't like, and it's hard. You liked the metallic howls of 'Snooks (Progress Report)'; the clatter of 'Buttons and Zips' is still running through your mind; and you ( Read more... )