Albums of the Decade - 45. Cornershop - Cornershop & the Double 'O' Groove Of (2011)

45. CORNERSHOP - CORNERSHOP & THE DOUBLE 'O' GROOVE OF (2011) 

Cornershop gave a great Punjabi album here. It's the best band name in history maybe. Famous for Brimful of Asha in the nineties, I've tried to enthuse to so many people about the validity of the statement that they're one of the best British bands of their generation, but I usually get curried for it.

There is an inherent funk to this LP that has to be span to be experienced. The intensity and then looseness and sheer smorgasbord of colour on this teapot effort sends Darjeeling down my spine. I used to chuck a couple of these cuts on, when DJ'ing in Taipei and it always raised an eyebrow, while it shimmied my hips. I wanted to sway with the yoga teacher after the picnic we'd had - have a red wine and then go back to mine. Of course not gonna bed her to this music or she would've curried me for it.

top 50 records of 2011 - 49. Cornershop - Cornershop and the Double 'O' Groove Of

49. CORNERSHOP - CORNERSHOP & THE DOUBLE-O GROOVE OF

Cornershop have been around for 20 years now and this is their sixth album. While thev've experimented with funk, rock and mostly pop in their career, this album refreshingly gets back to their Punjabi roots and is playful in nature. Can we call it Indian indie?

It's highly danceable and it chops and changes enough to keep the listener entertained for the course of the 40 minutes. When it comes to things like Bollywood films and music, I like the initial shtick of telling an epic story through just a few minutes, complete with jaw-dropping costumes, but it loses its vitality after about half an hour as it's just too cheesy.

Whatever. Here though, it all sounds vital, as there's no dancing, cricket or Darjeeling tea there to distract me.

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