My Mercury Prize list

"It's the blandness, pure and simple."


Julian Cope - You gotta problem with me
Johnny Boy - Johnny Boy
Soweto Kinch - A life in the day of B19
Siobhan Donaghy - Ghosts
Long Blondes - Someone to drive you home
The Tuss - The Tuss
Simian Mobile Disco - Attack Decay Sustain Release
Plastic Operator - Different Places
Maps - We can create
The Aliens - Astronomy for dogs
Pop Levi - The return to form Black Magick Party
Fields - Everything last winter


though on the "real" list I have listened to and enjoyed Bat for Lashes, Amy Winehouse, Basquiat Strings - they would not knock out any of the above.

Click here for the real list.

New music

Maps – We can Create

http://www.myspace.com/mapsmusic
Reviews namechecked the likes of Spiritualized, MBV, The Chills – I can see what they meant. Dreamlike bedroom symphonies out of Northampton.

The Tuss

http://www.myspace.com/thetussmusic
Is it the Aphex or is it not? The evidence gathered by the press and the hardcore fans would suggest that it is. Brian Tregaskin or Karen Tregaskin or Richard D James? Squelchiness abounds with pumping bass. I see Brian has his own myspace page now too.

http://www.myspace.com/briantregaskin


Siobhan Donaghy - Ghosts

http://www.myspace.com/siobhandonaghyparlophone

First member of the Suagababes to jump ship. This is her second solo album which has been a critical success and seemingly a commercial flop (number 98 in album charts). Great pop songs displaying a wider pop awareness of the likes of the Cocteaus, Massive and Kate Bush (see Medevac).

Arthur and Yu

http://www.myspace.com/arthurandyu
Only been listening to this lot on their myspace page. Reminds me of the Velvets in the way Mazzy Star used to back in the early 90s. Boy/girl singing gets me every time. Has a bit of a folk thing going on too. I think I am going to really like this lot.