30 Crystal Castles – Vanished The most radio-friendly single by the rather too cool electro duo
29 The Long Blondes – The Couples Again, no link – the band have sadly split after two records, and this peach of a pop song was the title track of the second. Like Blondie at their best
28 Yeasayer – 2080 Best use of a kid’s choir since Radiohead last year…also genius futureafroscifipop as sharp as a Gillette Mach 4. Just pips their other great tune, Sunrise
27 Stornoway – We Are The Battery Human Best use of a banjo since pretty well ever, on this giddy protest song against 9-5 jobs and waste paper
26 Dodos – Winter Recently reviewed; the most infectious strain from their superb if dyslexic album Visiter
25 Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire This was huge, but for once it deserved it; pop surely manufactured by German Bond villians in secret laboratories and slick shades. Great drumming too
24 CSS – Left Behind It still sounds suspiciously like something else, and it’s still not as interesting as their first album. But it’s still bloody good to boot
23 Bloc Party – Mercury This promised so much. So much. Shame the album let it down.
22 Lightspeed Champion – Midnight Surprise Indie’s very own ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ from the sweet as pie Dev Hynes. From the opening slide, it warms the marrow…
21 Santogold – Lights Out Inconsistent yes, but with this, ‘LES Artistes’ and ‘I’m A Lady’, Santi White gave us three brilliant brilliant tunes
20-11 to follow soon.
