The Indie Dad’s – Albums of 2014
10/ Fat White Family – Champagne Holocaust.
Top of the tree last year, re-issue allows me to include here.
9/ MO – No Mythogies To Follow.
Great pop, great live. And why not. Watch out, next album will blow up massively.
8/ Alex Highton – Nobody Knows Anything.
An old friend takes all the skills he’s honed thus far and makes a less folky more darkly soulful
collection with some brilliant subtle embellishments.
7/ The Orwells – Disgraceland.
R&R is in safe hands, the kids are alright.
6/ Wrangler – LA Spark.
A bit Cabaret Voltaire. Only reasonable as one third is Stephen Mallinder. Analogue electronic masters.
5/ Hookworms – The Hum.
Angry psych Kraut, DIY but Pro. Bit Hawkwind. Yowzah.
4/ The Amazing Snakeheads – Amphetamine Ballads.
More anger, a smile and a blade cutting the fat off Rock.
3/ Little Dragon – Nabuma Rubberband.
Deep Soul vibes meet Kate Bush Sensuality. Polished AND playful.
2/ Jungle – Jungle.
Impossible to ignore, by no means all killer when it works it really works – Busy Earning is the track of the year.
1/ Future islands – Singles.
A great band who are committed without being over earnest. Still on repeat.