Now that the Pop Kid, the Noisy one and the Club Londonista have all had their say, it falls to Ricky to throw in his two cents. For want of a better pseudonym, let’s call him RiotRicky. More appropriate job titles on a postcard please, along with your pick of last year’s music.
Top Ten Singles:
Bloc Party – Pioneers
Green Day – Holiday
The Eels – Hey Man (Now You’re Really Living)
Weezer – Beverley Hills
Charlotte Hatherley – Bastardo
System Of A Down – B.Y.O.B.
Editors – Bullets
Kaiser Chiefs – Every Day I love You Less And Less
Mooney Suzuki – Alive And Amplified
Head Automatica – Beating Heart Baby
Top Ten Albums:
Bright Eyes – I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
Bloc Party – Silent Alarm
Jack Johnson – In Between Dreams
System Of A Down – Mesmerize/Hypnotize
The White Stripes – Get Behind Me, Satan
Pure Reason Revolution – Cautionary Tales for the Brave
Beck – Guero
Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate – In The Heart Of The Moon
Joy Zipper – The Heartlight Set
Yourcodenameis:Milo – Ignoto
Top Ten Gigs:
Green Day @ Milton Keynes Bowl – June
Live 8 @ Hyde Park – July
The Eels @ Warwick Arts Centre – May
Battle @ Leicester Summer Sundae – August
Biffy Clyro @ London Astoria – February
System Of A Down @ London Astoria – April
The Pipettes @ 100 Club – November
Moist @ The Spitz – September
Blackbud @ The Borderline – April
Architecture in Helsinki @ The Scala – Novemeber
Ones To Watch:
There’s a wealth of talent all set to emerge from under the radar in 2006, but these are undoubtedly some of the front runners: (have a listen to this highly entertaining Radio 1 Doc for more tips from the one and only John McCririck):
The Pipettes – natch.
Tunnge – top notch London-based folktronica.
Battle – young, feisty and polished.
Blackbud – unnaturally gifted Hendrix/Buckley-esque 3-piece.
Lady Sovereign – guranteed to be big once her album…er…’drops’.
Jamie T – 1 man from Wimbledon + 1 acoustic bass = genius.
