2008 saw the release of many wonderful albums, and I've already counted down 4 with six moremusucal marvels left to write about. But there are some albums which I really think deserve a mention even though they didn't quite make the cut for my Top 10 of the year.
Early September saw the release of a long-awaited LP from dancefloor fiends Metronomy, who were expected to produce an album full of indie floorfillers. That's probably not the best way to describe Nights Out.
Misleading name aside, the introduction to the album is a slow three-minute drumroll which doesn't exactly inspire a lot of hipswinging - until it launches into The End Of You Too, a terrifyingly good instrumental reminiscient of their previous demos. It then reels through its three fantastic released songs Radio Ladio, should-be classic My Heart Rate Rapid and leading single Heartbreaker.
And then it falls a bit flat. On The Motorway is a speedy instrumental which would probably sound amazing live but feels a tad out of place on the album, followed by Side 2 which is just really dull. Holiday goes on a bit too long, and most recent single A Thing For Me is pretty strong but can't really make up for its surrounding tracks.
Basically, a brilliant first half and a lacklustre second half kept this album out of my Top 10. And with all this being said, it's still an album I listen to often - it was just a bit of a disappointment in the aftermath of their Pip Paine EP boasting brilliant instrumentals such as the seriously brilliant You Could Easily Have Me and Are Mum's Mates
Judge for yourself ...
You Could Easily Have Me
My Heart Rate Rapid
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