The rise of the British rock scene continues. A year after the excellent debut of Franz Ferdinand, it is the turn of Bloc Party to steal the limelight with their first full-length "Silent Alarm". They are influenced from the late '70s - early '80s post-punk sound, when bands like Gang Of Four mixed angsty punk riffs with dance bass-lines to deliver socio-political commentary while making you dance. Bloc Party take that sound and attitude and update it for a 21st century world, where the issues might be different but the existential angst remains the same.
Franz Ferdinand consolidated their position as one of the top UK acts of the decade with their sophomore LP, while another example of the rise of UK's rock shares is "Cuts aross the land", the promising full-length debut of The Duke Spirit. Our list wouldn't be complete without the latest offering from The Fall as their 2005 release "Fall heads roll" is one of their best for the 00's. Further proof of the continuing influence of Mark E Smith on today's music is the stunning debut of New York's LCD Soundsystem. DFA's best act combined masterfully dance beats and punk attitude, while James Murphy's "singing" is reminiscent of the unique speak-sing style of M.E.Smith.
Other great releases of the year include Spoon's "Gimme fiction" and The Decemberists' "Picaresque", perhaps the finest moment for both bands. We also had the fiery punk of 50 Foot Wave, who are a slightly modified version of Throwing Muses, the blues-punk explosion of The Kills, the two very different but equally exciting albums of Bright Eyes and Sufjan Stevens' spectacular tribute to Illinois.
Franz Ferdinand consolidated their position as one of the top UK acts of the decade with their sophomore LP, while another example of the rise of UK's rock shares is "Cuts aross the land", the promising full-length debut of The Duke Spirit. Our list wouldn't be complete without the latest offering from The Fall as their 2005 release "Fall heads roll" is one of their best for the 00's. Further proof of the continuing influence of Mark E Smith on today's music is the stunning debut of New York's LCD Soundsystem. DFA's best act combined masterfully dance beats and punk attitude, while James Murphy's "singing" is reminiscent of the unique speak-sing style of M.E.Smith.Other great releases of the year include Spoon's "Gimme fiction" and The Decemberists' "Picaresque", perhaps the finest moment for both bands. We also had the fiery punk of 50 Foot Wave, who are a slightly modified version of Throwing Muses, the blues-punk explosion of The Kills, the two very different but equally exciting albums of Bright Eyes and Sufjan Stevens' spectacular tribute to Illinois.
Top 25 albums
Silent alarm - BLOC PARTY
- LCD Soundsystem - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
- Gimme fiction - SPOON
- Picaresque - THE DECEMBERISTS
- Fall heads roll - THE FALL
- Golden ocean - 50 FOOT WAVE
- No wow - THE KILLS
- You could have it so much better - FRANZ FERDINAND
- I' m wide awake, it's morning / Digital ash in a digital urn - BRIGHT EYES
- Illinois - SUFJAN STEVENS
Cuts across the land - THE DUKE SPIRIT
- Lullabies to paralyze - QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
- The great destroyer - LOW
- Broken Social Scene - BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
- Everything ecstatic - FOUR TET
- Let us never speak of it again - OUT HUD
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah -- CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
- The woods - SLEATER-KINNEY
- Witching hour - LADYTRON
- Set yourself on fire - STARS
- Pretty in black - THE RAVEONETTES
- Twin cinema - THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
- The secret migration - MERCURY REV
- Plans - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
- Ex hex - MARY TIMONY
Neighborhood # 2 (Laika) - ARCADE FIRE
- Here comes A city - THE GO-BETWEENS
- The good ones - THE KILLS
- Juicebox - THE STROKES
- Sister Jack - SPOON
- Soul meets body - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
- Daft Punk is playing at my house - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
- Ageless beauty - STARS
- Love in a trashcan - THE RAVEONETTES
- Portions for foxes - RILO KILEY
- Love is an unfamiliar name - THE DUKE SPIRIT
- Hey scenesters! - THE CRIBS
- I bet you look good on the dancefloor - ARCTIC MONKEYS
- Little sister - QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
- Blue orchid - THE WHITE STRIPES
- Jumpers - SLEATER-KINNEY
- C'mere - INTERPOL
- Munich - EDITORS
- Two more years - BLOC PARTY
- Walk away - FRANZ FERDINAND
- I feel just like a child - DEVENDRA BANHART
- California - LOW
- Black and white town - DOVES
- Get ready for love - NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS
- I can hear the grass grow / Clasp hands - THE FALL
Song of the week: "Sister Jack" by Spoon from the album "Gimme Fiction".
Spoon - Sister Jack
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