Bring It On

I loved "78 Stone Wobble" when it came out, but jesus christ this has not dated well. They were kind of geeky and I always put them in the same category as Edgar Wright, for some reason, but the way that they seem to be pretending to be from the deep South when they're actually from Leeds or something, and that guy's screetchy voice, it's all just so cringe. They get a star for at least not being a Britpop band of this time.

Not an album I was familiar with, so was expecting big things after reading it beat Mezzanine and Urban Hymns to the Mercury Music Prize. Wasn’t disappointed, brilliant indie album. Love the vocals and bluesy bass lines, and there’s something really distinctive about the sound. I preferred the first half to the more acoustic ending, but still straight into my frequent rotation.