Needles & Grooves AoTM /// Vol. 6 - December 2019 /// The Gloaming - 3 [2019]

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duke86fan said:
Tbh i don't mind if an LP or the artist is already pretty well known.. some people don't own classics, or would like your writing about it



Another month another album released in the 2010s

We still need more variety in decades
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That’s fair but I did pick my pick because I really liked it and I wanted to share it with you lot. I think that we actually are probably in need of a bit of racial and gender diversity much more than time wise (not that I helped with any of them 😳)
 
Joe Mac said:
So I think I had hinted at doing this before. Basically I had 5 albums by the end that I was deciding between that I narrowed down to the pick that will be announced on the 22nd (even though you seem to think you know what it is already). i thought it might give you all an insight into the options I was choosing between and that it might introduce you all to something else new!

So without further ado...

Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)

Pros: This album had a fundamental and profound affect on me. It was basically brimming with attitude and positivity, it‘s about having nothing but not letting that get you down and rather embracing the world and dreaming of reaching the stars. Oasis would never be this good again, that said very few ever get to ever be this good in the first place.

Cons: No one needs to be introduced to Oasis, they’re pretty big. Everyone has already made their mind up on this band. There are some on here who I know would troll this pick.


Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible (1994)

Pros: This album is a force of nature. It’s abrasive, difficult, angry and dark. This is the last album the band made before the disapearance of Richey Edwards and it in parts it paints the portrait of a troubled mind whilst at others it brims with the righteous political and moral rage that only the Manics have. Musically this album is sparse, all angular punk rock with a gothic (with a small g) feel. This isn’t an easy listen (even though I will fight to the death for Faster being their best single) but it is never short of brilliant and it is the most fully realised artistic statement by a British Rock act in the 90s.

Cons: The Manics are pretty big already. It’s not the easiest of albums to be forcing a group of people to listen to.


Lisa Hannigan - Passengers (2011)

Pros: A brilliant album by a brilliant artist. A really enjoyable second album from the Irish singer-songwritter at the top of her game. Lisa Hannigan is a national treasure and has ably stepped out of the shadow of her former collaborator (she was Damien Rice’s backing singer) to the point where I think of her as the far superior artist. She really is deserving of a much larger platform.

Cons: Availability in the US seemed patchy when i was finalising my choice a month ago.


Anna Mieke - Idle Mind (2019)

Pros: My favourite discovery this year. I hope this lady goes on to find a much larger audience. Anna is from Wicklow here in Ireland and has been schooled in all the traditional Irish styles, including sean a nos singing, becoming a master of her craft. This is a beautiful straight folk album and is my favourite new discovery of this year by a distance.

Cons; A very small artist on a very small indie label. Availability is limited here, never mind abroad. I would like a bit longer with this particular album and artist before i recommend it.


Your Album of the Month (201?)

I hope you enjoy this little piece and I’ve put Spotify links to each of the albums in the post i had reserved for this purpose on the first page.
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I was just listening to Holy Bible earlier this week! That album is indeed exhausting - I always come back to it, though.
 
duke86fan said:
Tbh i don't mind if an LP or the artist is already pretty well known.. some people don't own classics, or would like your writing about it



Another month another album released in the 2010s

We still need more variety in decades
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I prefer variety in genres than variety in decades and in the list I would say that both Nicole Atkins and Ruen Brothers sound like if they were recorded in the 60's :)
 
btw @ThePakoBuelna the following are out
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (single LP first release, not in the 2010s)
The Libertines - Up the Bracket (2000s)
Blur - Think Tank (2000s)
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment (we really need a 2000s ROTM one day)
The Coral - S/T (same as above)
The Wombats - A Guide to Love, Loss, and Depression (guess why)
Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth (he didn't do the one oasis album because we already now oasis and we already have an opinion on them)
 
duke86fan said:
btw @ThePakoBuelna the following are out
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (single LP first release, not in the 2010s)
The Libertines - Up the Bracket (2000s)
Blur - Think Tank (2000s)
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment (we really need a 2000s ROTM one day)
The Coral - S/T (same as above)
The Wombats - A Guide to Love, Loss, and Depression (guess why)
Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth (he didn't do the one oasis album because we already now oasis and we already have an opinion on them)
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Thanks! Will update now.
 
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