Another list. An album list this time...

I did another list. I know, ANOTHER list! What am I, the NME? It's a top 50 albums of all time list. There's nothing pre-1985 although not deliberately, and only 1 album per artist.

Here's the first 25...

50: Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008). Possibly the most recent thong on the list. Wonderful summer pop record.

49: Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat (2006). Can't be doing with Rilo Kiley, but his is fantastic

48: Colorblind James Experience - Colorblind James Experience (1987). Brilliant. And with polkas!

47: Turin Brakes - The Optimist LP (2001). Not the coolest thing on the list, but great tunes

46: PJ Harvey - Dry (1992). Bought this in Germany with money I should have used to buy food. Best hungry week I ever had.

45: Money Mark - Push The Button (1998). Mark's Keyboard Repair has Cry on it, but this just shades it

44: Cake - Fashion Nugget (1996). I bloody love Cake me. Could have been any Cake album but this has The Distance, Frank Sinatra etc

43: The Breeders - Pod (1990). Almost too short. And standard really quiet Albini production. But my favourite Pixies offshoot LP.

42: The Bluetones - Expecting To Fly (1996). Yay Britpop! Or something. Just pop really I guess. Ace though.

41: The Extra Glenns - Martial Arts Weekend (2002). A Mountain Goats record by any other name & an entry level tMG recommendation.

40: Throwing Muses - The Real Ramona. Throwing Muses can do no wrong.

39: Sisters Of Mercy - Floodland (1987). Hated This Corrosion on 1st hearing on but grew to love it in the 6th form revision room.

38 They Might Be Giants - Flood (1990). Reminds me of the car park of The Ship in Rhos On Sea for some reason. Mental & brilliant.

37: Kristin Hersh - Hips & Makers (1994). Officially the nicest person in indie. Saw her & Vic Chesnutt that year. Stunning.

36: De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising. (1989). I own very little rap. That this makes my list shows how much I love it.

35: Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Sings Greatest Palace Music (2004). Yeah I know, a travesty, ruins the lo-fi Palace stuff, don't care.

34: Lou Barlow - Emoh (2004). Love Sebadoh but this is the best thing Lou's done in my opinion.

33: Air - Moon Safari (1998). A few years ago this would probably have been top 20. Still a respectable placing mind.

32: The White Stripes - Elephant (2001). Played this non stop for about 6 months that year.

31: Beth Orton - Trailer Park (1996). Folktronica was a shit name for a genre wasn't it? This LP can easily reduce me to tears.

30: Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour (1990). Blimey, surprised this was 1990. A stunning distillation of the PSB sound.

29: The Wave Pictures - Instant Coffee Baby (2008). This is a properly fun catchy indie LP that you should all investigate please.

28: Pavement - Brighten The Corners (1997). Close call between this & Crooked Rain. Always preferred their more tuneful LPs.

27: New Order - Technique (1989). Own this on CD, cassette & vinyl. And all the 12"s. In fact ALL the New Order Factory 12"s.

26: Bettie Serveert - Palomine(1992). Impulse purchase at a record fair in Cov Poly SU. Love it. Played it today.