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Saturday 11 February 2006
#129 The Feelies - Higher Ground

Formed in 1977 as punk was taking over the Feelies never really took to life in the spotlight. Despite gigging at the infamous New York joint CBGB’s and getting a cameo role in the hit film ‘Something Wild’ it appears that the bands lack of work ethic was their undoing. Word of mouth however meant that their influence was felt as far away as Georgia as Peter Buck of R.E.M. went to produce their lp ‘The Good Earth’. ‘Higher Ground’ is taken from the bands penultimate album ‘Only Life’ and is a prime example of a low-slung guitar classic. Glenn Mercer sings in such a laidback fashion it sounds as if he could nod off at any couplet, hard to blame him though when you’ve got such beautifully mild tempered playing behind you. As the song heads for the sunset the repetitive theme becomes as hypnotic as a tape looping on sounds recorded in the arctic. Oh, if the O.C. had been around in the late eighties. KD
Album: Only Life
Year: 1988
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Friday 10 February 2006
#128 Track Star - Feet First

Track Star, in an unusual move, had the CD and vinyl versions of their ‘Lion Destroyed The Whole World’ album released on different labels (Better Looking Records, Turn Records respectively). Better to have your feet in 2 camps I guess, twice the exposure, yeah now I see where they were coming from. Aside from these ingenious marketing manoeuvres Track Star would still be found out unless their music was up to scratch. With a 5-year gap between their debut and sophomore efforts perhaps things were looking a little shaky but ‘Lion Destroyed The Whole World’ was a glorious affirmation of the San Francisco band’s craft. Things get off to the best possible start with ‘Feet First’, a cute shimmering ditty that harks back to early Belle & Sebastian or prime Apples in Stereo. Matthew Troy’s guitars endlessly jangle while the fey vocals amble selflessly between verse and effervescent chorus. A bundle of joy then, thankfully without the hourly messy nappy change. KD
Album: Lion Destroyed The Whole World
Year: 2002
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Thursday 9 February 2006
#127 Hey Hey My My - Too Much Space

Hey what’s this; a French band setting the mood without the moog? Born on this day one year ago Hey Hey My My consists of Garnier and Gaulier. They take their name from a Neil Young song; you know the one that Kurt used to such chilling effect. Signed to Sober and Gentle they have just released a 5-song demo which is not only superbly accomplished but eagerly demands further listens. The opening track is the most ear catching, simple chord progressions and sequenced vocals recalls a more reserved Spoon’s ‘I Turn My Camera On’. It’s not exactly folk, not exactly lo-fi but perhaps with a dash of latent Grandaddy. Maybe if someone placed a hot poker up Turin Brakes behinds this would be the sonic outcome. By the way, what about that for a band photo, only our European cousins could get away with it! KD
Album: Hey Hey My My Demo
Year: 2005
Info: Hey Hey My My @ My Space
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Wednesday 8 February 2006
#126 Jaga Jazzist - Stardust Hotel

‘Stardust Hotel’ is probably as far from the mp3hugger template as you’re going to get. The sound shifts in so many directions it is near unclassifiable. Suffice as to say that if you are into 70’s prog-rock, frenetic jangle pop, Mike Oldfield or Jazz you’ll find something to smile about somewhere in its multifaceted form. Jaga Jazzist are a 10 piece operation from Norway, have been on the go since some of its members were 14 and are about to turn their tour around Europe into a victory procession. ‘Stardust Hotel’ is gob smacking, a dense piece of artistry brim full of sparkling asides and grand gestures over its 6 minutes duration. Picture an album’s worth of ideas segueing perfectly into a burning sun of audio dynamite and you’re coming close. On this evidence Jaga Jazzist are making the most adventurous contemporary music around and in the process giving those tiring of all that retro new wave malarkey some welcome respite. KD
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Tuesday 7 February 2006
#125 Windsor For The Derby - Melody Of The Fallen Tree

If it’s an instrumental with words you’re after then look no further than the ‘Melody of a Fallen Tree’. What would expect from a band that started out as post-rock and slowly came around to the notion of adding a few words. Good idea too because unless you’re fellow Texans Explosions in the Sky trying to sustain a listener over endless melodic drones is a tough trick to pull off. ‘Melody Of A Fallen Tree’ builds so beautifully over the course of its 8 minutes that by the end you’ll be gliding on a bed of floating octaves. The guitar playing cajoles a mini inspiral carpeted organ and the delicate beat pulls the disparate parts together with Dan Matz hanging his vocals on the hooks with the minimum of fuss. On the way there are interesting turns aplenty, creating the coolest jamboree you’ll hear all year. Add this to your essential drivetime compilation. KD
Album: We Fight Til' Death
Year: 2004
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Monday 6 February 2006
#124 Bis - Kandy Pop

In the days before the internet could be rightly exploited by up and comers many bands adopted a D.I.Y. approach to getting the word out. Scottish band Bis operated on a minuscule budget, released records on tiny labels, wrote their own fanzines and basked in all the attention that a cute trio of adolescents with talent deserved. With their schoolyard monikers of Manda Rin, Sci-Fi Steve and John Disco Bis became the first unsigned act ever to play on Top Of The Pops after one of the shows executives heard their EP. The music was deliciously off the cuff and undernourished sounding like it was recorded using instruments from Toys R Us. ‘Kandy Pop’ is perhaps the best distillation of what they were about. Rin protests like a spoiled brat while the unseemly playing aids and abets. Just as you are about to punch the stop button the fog clears and a chorus as sweet as a Loop the Loop explains everything. The boy/girl refrains are delightfully energetic and the final chord gallops suitably put a seal on what could likely scare secret vampires from their hiding places. You’d think that a project such as this wouldn’t have the legs but Bis boasted an impressive 7 year existence, eventually calling it a day in 2003. KD
Album: This Is Teen C Power
Year: 1996
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Sunday 5 February 2006
#123 Swimmers - Boxes

Forgive the sound quality on this one. This is taken from a cassette recording of a BBC Radio One Session back in 1993. I finally tracked down this bands album and it was complete pants. Despite this fact ‘Boxes’ remains a tour de force. The focus initially seems to be to contrive as many weird noises as is possible from traditional instruments. Normality is briefly restored through an angelic vocal that is eventually usurped under a mountain of screaming chords, bleeding riffages and the unmistakable air of a band going for broke. It may skip here and there and the quality might fall short of a bedroom recording by my lord does this effort speak the language of youthful endeavour. Then again ‘speak’ might be the wrong word to use here because I can’t for the life of me work out what the singer is trying to say, suffice as to say drugs were definitely involved in its creation. KD
Album: BBC Radio One Session
Year: 1993
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Saturday 4 February 2006
#122 Gomez - 78 Stone Wobble

The fact that Gomez swept to victory in the Mercury Music Prize in 1998 with 'Bring It On' doesn't seem to have elevated their standing greatly. This is probably down to the band rather than the award as their career to date has been altogether patchy. Despite the odd interesting tune none of their albums has matched the grand horizons set out on their debut. 'Bring It On' was a triumph that married several genres into a heady mix that while initially challenging revealed itself to be as inventive as Q during a particularly lucid moment. You're not likely to find many albums that combine blues; country with throwaway student anthems but the band drew magic from the disparate inspirations. '78 Stone Wobble' displays energy, vitality and a downright alternate take on the factors that make a great single. Ben Ottewell is for once held in check down a phone line while the music displays a scattershot elegance through a myriad of fleeting riffs, hushed percussion, vinyl crackles and reptilian moves. KD
Album: Bring It On
Year: 1998
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Friday 3 February 2006
#121 Sunbear - Things To Do

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Here’s a perfect slice of fuzzy guitar pop by Dublin 'should have beens' Sunbear. Their debut from 1994 was awash with fragile melodies that were hounded to within an inch of their lives by an army of ransacking riffs. Of course the noise had plenty of purpose but it camouflaged what a brilliant songwriter Martin Kelly was. If you need pointers for their sound, think Ride, early My Bloody Valentine with a dash of the learning to walk Boo Radleys. ‘Things To Do’ is quintessentially indie with its grainy production, cascading guitars and vocals that remain just out of lazy earshot. It bears all the ingredients of an underground classic. Sunbear were non-conformist, where else would you hear a debut album that has a 20 minute recording of some street noises tacked on at the end. I once asked Kelly why he did that and he replied that he thought it was a cool thing to do. Ah, the eccentricity of genius. KD
Album: Sunbear
Year: 1994
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Thursday 2 February 2006
#120 Say Hi To Your Mom - Let's Talk About Spaceships

Say Hi To Your Mom are not just your average bedwetters wet dream they’re cutesy charm is often just as appealing to Elbow fans needing a break from the gloom to go all whimsical. Eric Elbogen runs the show and his eager forage for all that is good in tweeness must be applauded. There is certainly a sameness to the songs yet by dipping in every now and then expect to break out in a series case of goosebumps. ‘Let’s Talk About Spaceships’ is a delightful low-key effort that provides acres of jangle, pages of adolescent adventures in love and an example in how to write a fab 3 minute pop song for the 21st century. KD
Album: Numbers & Mumbles
Year: 2003
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Wednesday 1 February 2006
#119 Talkshow Boy - Ice Police

Since Talkshow Boy’s debut album is called ‘Watch As I Perform My Own Tracheotomy’ and is laden down with 19 tracks I decided it was best to sample the wonderful Melbourne based pocketclock.org site by listening to his earlier single ‘Ice Police’ instead. I liked it so much I downloaded all 9 remixes from a galaxy of interpreters from around the world and suddenly it all went a bit dizzy. Pocketclock must be applauded for giving all their recordings away for free (hey blinkered industry take note). If you like what you’ve downloaded you can buy the hard copy – hey, makes sense to me. Besides Talkshow Boy, you can blissfully soak in the animal collective like antics of Pompey, their eccentric interpretations of what electronic music should sound like can take a little while to comprehend but once tamed you’ll realise how special they are. ‘Ice Police’ could have come from the Boy Least Likely To such is its childlike sense of adventure. Kissing girls with cold lips on hot days is all well and good but if you can’t back up your words with a series of fantastical electronic sequences then the whole thing could fall flat on its face. Thankfully ‘Ice Police’ paints aural glee with multicoloured crayons. Oh no, the room is spinning again. KD
Album: Ice Police Single
Year: 2004
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Tuesday 31 January 2006
#118 The Notwist - Pick Up The Phone

‘Neon Golden’ saw the Notwist flip 180 degrees from their original hardcore beginnings. The album presented a band with a firm grasp on electronica, a genre that continued to raise the bar in the early noughties. While not exactly coffee table this was music to fill the coolest saloons in town. Markus Archers softly spoken vocals are instantly welcome while the digitals displayed a desire to fly off in off-kilter directions. That the album took 15 months to record says a lot about attention to detail that was put in. ‘Pick Up The Phone’ was the lead single and showed exactly how the Notwist had carved out a unique sound for themselves. It plays like battered vinyl with creaky fits and starts and a haunting digital panpipe creates an eerie background. Archers voice comes into its own at the chorus, his German accent undetectable amongst the rabble beats. Cool, suave and about to steal your heart. KD
Album: Neon Golden
Year: 2003
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Monday 30 January 2006
#117 Grandaddy - Everything Beautiful Is Far Away

Ye grand auld tradition of not featuring the same artist twice on this site was ripped to shreds once the news that our heroes Grandaddy decided to throw in the towel. A crisis meeting in December seemed to uncover grievances that couldn’t sustain the Modesto band. One such was that despite supplying the world with endless heartfelt ditties their seemed to be precious little money floating in their direction. Perhaps it was the beards or maybe it was the fact that the band was more concerned with perfecting their art rather than courting the media. ‘Everything Beautiful Is Far Away’ is quintessential Grandaddy, hopelessly romantic with a ragged ability to hit a fluid euphony at will. Their disposition to ruffle a song with idiosyncrasies is also evident as the piece shudders to a chaotic halt. Beneath the chaos lies the perfect Valentines song ever recorded, a fact that was probably lost on most because it lacked a well-trodden sequence. At least we can look forward to the last hurrah when the bands parting shot ‘Just Like The Fambly Cat’ is released. With that Jason Lytle will embark on a solo career far away from home (Montana) so let’s hope his aim remains trained toward the sky. KD
Album: Under The Western Freeway
Year: 1997
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Sunday 29 January 2006
#116 Ambulance LTD - Heavy Lifting

Like much of Ambulance LTD’s effortlessly cool eponymous debut album ‘Heavy Lifting’ mixes delicate harmonies, shuffling beats and affecting chord changes into an intoxicating mix. Just because you come from New York doesn’t guarantee that you have your finger on the pulse but Ambulance LTD perfectly blend their shoegaze influences with a noughties sensibility. So you’re are not going to be blown away by the originality of it all but Ambulance LTD create a sound that rarely falters and often moves. This is old skool indiepop, intelligent and crafted so skilfully that Marcus Congelton’s voice need only ride the good vibes to be effective. Looks like Song to the Siren has been rewritten all over again! KD
Album: LP
Year: 2004
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Saturday 28 January 2006
#115 The Allman Brothers Band - Blue Sky

If anything is going to cement your star in the walk of fame of naff, it's having one of your songs ('Jessica') used as the theme tune to 'Top Gear'. The Allman Brothers Band, purveyors of blues-rinsed AOR, often hit the sweet spot on their lighter, country-tinged songs. 'Blue Sky' is a Sunday spin of Americana: a tuneful hook-filled verse and refrain frame a three-minute two-chord single-string guitar solo – not a million miles from, say, the extended riffing at the end of the Velvets' 'Oh Sweet Nuthin''. It could belong on the soundtrack to some cult 70's road movie – Easy Rider or Vanishing Point, for example – just as easily as it could lie dormant as some filler on a four disc Drive Time anthology. TK
Album: Eat A Peach
Year: 1972
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Friday 27 January 2006
#114 David Holmes - 69 Police

One of the brighter moments in the overrated ‘Ocean's 11’ occurred during the credit roll when David Holmes imperious ’69 Police’ snaked into view. Originally appearing on the ‘Bow Down To The Exit Sign’ album it marked Holmes out as a force to be reckoned with. The Belfast native seemingly endless appetite for sampling forgotten gems gives his music the edge, yet ‘69 Police’ is unquestionably a work of true originality. Based around a circular organic foray it is instantly digestible yet alluring enough to warrant repeated visits. Taking ‘Fade To Gray’s polished lead it begins its sortie with a French voice before descending into a hallucinogenic ride that throws a kitchen sink worth of keyboard wizardry in the general direction of the listener. Despite these electronic distractions the solid core melody is what is so enticing and what’ll have you trying moves that may do your back in. KD
Album: Bow Down To The Exit Sign
Year: 2000
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Thursday 26 January 2006
#113 The Floors - No Excuses

Carlow band the Floors are perhaps best remembered for their novelty hit ‘Jesus Lived Six Years Longer Than Kurt Cobain’ but it was the seething anger on their borrowed collaboration with Lydia Lunch that is the stand out from their debut album ‘Superbe’. Lunch exposes are a vivid illustration of invective and her exhilarating monologue on ‘No Excuses’ is both disturbing and an extreme take on the Riot Grrls genre. The Floors somehow conspire to match the raw material with a blustering soundtrack. The booming bass and Velvet Underground chord scratches are aided and abetted by Ger Farrell’s thumping drums. The Floors songwriter Dave Donohue can hold his head up high in achieving what could have been seen as an impossible task. There ain’t many tunes about like this one, so batten down the hatches and hopefully see you on the other side. KD
Album: Superbe
Year: 1996
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Wednesday 25 January 2006
#112 Giant Drag - Kevin Is Gay

If you fancy a bit of Bjork thrown into several layers of My Bloody Valentine guitar theatrics then ‘Kevin Is Gay’ could be what you are looking for. Annie Hardy sure has that angry indie gal tag even if her mutterings can be as vague as a toddler learning to speak. ‘Kevin Is Gay’ starts and finishes with a decidedly scary volley of poltergeist emissions but in between the sluggish shoegaze chords and Hardy’s understated vocals generate pangs of desire for the early nineties. When a band creates a noise akin to the inside of an airplanes fuselage you’d expect several hitters so it comes as a bit of a surprise that Giant Drag has only 2 members. No sparse White Stripes numbers here though, Hardy and drummer Micah Calabrese create a wholesome sound that’ll fill your head with consummate ease. KD
Album: Hearts & Unicorns
Year: 2005
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Tuesday 24 January 2006
#111 The Great Awake - Old World Young Heart

Here is a Toronto group to watch out for. I came across this song while rummaging around an open dir and it immediately reminded me of a Rolling Stones/Rocket Science hybrid. I’m a sucker for lazy, drawn out keyboards and ‘Old World, Young Heart’ has them in spades. Singer Thom Paulozza pours sackfuls worth of emotions into his performance while the guitars skate purposefully around the maelstrom. The drumming is aggravated to the point where you can picture the tiny wood splinters dotting the walls of the studio. There is something creepy going on here, like a prowler in the night. The bands debut ‘The Great Awake’ EP is on its way later in the year and if this demo is anything to go by Canada may have just given us another precious new band. See http://thegreatawake.com for more information and songs to download. KD
Album: The Great Awake EP
Year: 2006
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Monday 23 January 2006
#110 The Caesars - Sort It Out

The Caesars fate was sealed, the very moment it was decided to use their ‘Jerk It Out’ song for an iPod ad they were guaranteed the best exposure known to marketing man. Sadly beyond this farfiso organ propelled effort it seemed there was little to titillate curious fans inspecting their back catalogue. Or so you’d think! ‘Sort It Out’ is another power hungry monster from the Swedish band, and even boasts a longer shelf life than their breakthrough single. This time the emphasis is very much on the guitar escapades and a demon vocal performance that begs for the sort inebriated weekend that could floor most humans. Of course the electronics do make an appearance neatly splicing the rush of chords on their memorable rampage. File under ‘watch the dancefloor become a heaving sweaty mass’. KD
Album: 39 Minutes of Bliss (in An Otherwise Meaningless World)
Year: 2003
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Sunday 22 January 2006
#109 The Ataris - Pure Imagination

While nothing can quite surpass Gene Wilder’s version of 'Pure Imagination' the Ataris make a valiant stab at breathing indie cool into what is movie soundtrack classic. 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' is one of the best films ever made, not least because of the wonderful music contained within. It outscores the recent update in every department, how could a film with such a wonderful heart ever be bettered anyway? The Ataris coax some great riffs from the raw material, infusing a new lease of life into what is really a lullaby. In the process the songs structure is turned on its head, without ever losing the qualities that made it such a winning treat in the first place. Kris Roe’s nasal whine fits the bill perfectly and the slightly ill timed drumming conveys a strange world where tiny men supply the world with multishaped chocolate. KD
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Saturday 21 January 2006
#108 The Apples In Stereo - She's Just Like Me

This is an all time classic from 1995. The Apples In Stereo are always capable of coming up with undisputed gems but their inconsistency has been their undoing. Taken from the bands debut ‘Fun Trick Noisemaker’ ‘She’s Just Like Me’ set the benchmark for tweepop wonderfulness. The lyrics don’t give a lot away but why should innocence pretend to be something its not. Rob Schneider voice can be a little cloying over a full album but taken in moderation it is heart warming and uplifting. For their part his band present the jingliest of guitars possible that add up to something this is as treasurable as a puppy and twice as cute. The song has a tale end too called ‘Taking Time’ which while not as memorable as its predecessor still stokes the cockles of your heart. KD
Album: Fun Trick Noisemaker
Year: 1995
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Friday 20 January 2006
#107 Nada Surf - Hyperspace

Perennial underachievers Nada Surf can always be depended on to turn heads every couple of years. It happened to dazzling effect when ‘Popular’ became a geek anthem in the mid nineties. Since then the band have honed their craft and released progressively better long players. So much so that their artistic merit has overtaken what is offered by their contemporaries Weezer. Couldn’t imagine Rivers ever coming up with something as spectral as ‘Hyperactive’, which hits so many frantic highs, just listening to it can make you shudder. This is a song that plays like 4-minute chorus; Matthew Caws bends his voice to capture the sweet contours while the rhythm section sets a Ned’s Atomic Dustbin like lightening pace. Guitars twang menacingly and the drummer plays until the veins break to the surface. Aural heroin then, the only side effect being the repeated cries from downstairs neighbours to borrow the enchanted grooves. KD
Album: The Proximity Effect
Year: 1998
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Thursday 19 January 2006
#106 Sleeper - Vegas

They may have been just another female fronted band but Sleeper’s music only told half the story. In Louise Wener the band had a bolshie spokesperson unafraid to warble on about the topic of the hour. While this guaranteed plenty of column inches in Melody Maker for a brief time their music also made an impression. ‘Smart’ their debut was a mixed affair but it was speckled with some genuine moments like ‘Inbetweener’, ‘What Do I Do Now’ and ‘Vegas’. The latter was one of a host of singles released from the album and featured Graham Coxon on saxophone. It begins all vaudeville like before quickly returning to indiepop type. Wener’s vocals are charismatic as the tempo zig-zags from soulful reflection to final wipe out which features a descending volley of marching chords. The song tells the story of a desperado willing to throw it all away for a brief sojourn on the rip in Las Vegas. Despite the minor chart successes scored with ‘Smart’ the follow up ‘The It Girl’ failed to build on the momentum and Sleeper disbanded in 1998. Wener has since gone on to become a successful author. KD
Album: Smart
Year: 1995
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Tuesday 17 January 2006
#104 The Plague Monkeys - White Feathers

Ethereal is about as apt a word you'll get to describe the Plague Monkeys. Take singer Carol Keogh who sounds equal parts Liz Fraser/Dolores O’ Riordan and add in an equally capable band who invent chords at will to hang majestically in the air like a glider and the result is the aural equivalent of whipped cream. Somewhat inevitably the trick wears thin after a number of tunes but taken in moderation the effect can be truly exhilarating. This Irish band have habited the fringes for several years, all they need is a director with an ear for moody atmospherics and the world could yet be their oyster. The vocals on ‘White Feathers’ are soft yet powerful and the guitar ambles advance and retract with a regularity that is close to hypnotic. It will probably flit in and out of your life with undue haste but the time you spend together will be icy cool. KD
Album: Surface Tension
Year: 1999
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Monday 16 January 2006
#103 The Unbelievable Truth - Yesterday Never Leaves

Try and peruse the Unbelievable Truth’s website (http://www.unbelievable-truth.com) and you won’t learn a jot as it seems the memories held aren’t the best. Perhaps the root of the bands rise and fall lay in the fact that the chief songwriter was none other than Andy Yorke, brother of Radiohead frontman Thom. Comparisons were always going to ensue and while the 2 bands share a gift for precocious songwriting there is no definable bridge to link the siblings output. The Unbelievable Truth were always an enticing prospect in their own right and their debut ‘Almost Here’ was a quiet revelation. The singles it spawned were universally strong which is always a good indicator of scope of talent at work. ‘Solved’ boasted several strong b-sides with ‘Yesterday Never Leaves’ being the prize catch. Understated acousticism rarely sounds this good, Yorke’s vocals are touching and the delicate strings add up to what could be a perfect shifty disco. Put this aside for quite reflection, as you attempt to figure why the best things in life often go unnoticed. KD
Album: Solved EP
Year: 1998
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Sunday 15 January 2006
#102 Jellyfish - The King Is Half Undressed

If you are going to model your artistic ambitions on someone then it makes sense that you choose the best. Jellyfish practised at the altar of Beatledom and ended up leaving us with a near bounty of wonderful moments. None more so than ‘The King Is Half Undressed’ a song with more directions than a GPS navigation system. The clatter and sparks that rush about are beautiful realised, drums shudder, bells toll, voices harmonise and the tune scuttles from one glorious peak to the next. Too bad then that the band only scored minor success and ended up splitting after 2 critically lauded albums. Surely here was a band that could have become the thinking mans ELO. KD
Album: Bellybutton
Year: 1990
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