hamlet
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 Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:34 pm Post subject: Billboard Critic picks City & Eastern for 2005 |
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America is finally catching on! On one Billboard critic's list of the top ten for 2005 we find Jeffrey and Jack with the best of them including Ry Cooder, John Cale and the Williamburg horror himself. For people in foreign lands Billboard is the foremost trade magazine of popular music.
Check out #8!
PAUL POMFRET
Billboard global charts manager
1. Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Matt Sweeney, "Superwolf" (Domino). Sometimes, when worlds collide, the result is unconventional beauty.
2. Roots Manuva, "Awfully Deep" (Big Dadda). U.K. hip-hop godfather Rodney Smith battles his demons.
3. Ry Cooder, "Chavez Ravine" (Nonesuch). Gently nudges the listener to scratch beyond the surface.
4. Dan Sartain, "Dan Sartain Vs. The Serpientes" (Swami). Heart, soul and humour. Licks and hooks for getting down and dirty to.
5. The Fall, "Fall Heads Roll" (Slogan). Crunching rhythms, a brilliant band and the untamed enigma that is Mark E. Smith.
6. John Cale, "Black Acetate" (EMI). JC in experimental mood, still knocking out great songs.
7. Modey Lemon, "The Curious City" (Mute). "Mentalist" guitar underpinned by driving percussion: garage rock lives!
8. Jeffery & Jack Lewis, "City And Eastern Songs" (Rough Trade). Musically embodies the feeling that there aren't enough hours in the day.
9. Art Brut, "Bang Bang Rock 'N' Roll" (Fierce Panda). Full-on disjointed punk sounds plus genuine wit.
10. Bright Eyes, "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" (Saddle Creek). Conor Oberst's alt-country masterpiece, beautifully bolstered by Emmylou Harris. |
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