Albums of the Decade - 71. Everything Everything - Man Alive (2010)

71. EVERYTHING EVERYTHING - MAN ALIVE (2010) 

This band were a multi-coloured lightning bolt that came from nowhere in 2010, with this debut of insanity, syncopation and flamboyance. The falsetto vocals of Jonathan Higgs play on one going insane; see 2:07 in, on second track "Qwerty Finger:"

"I can't Let you turn yourself off oooh..." 
...which has got the kind of awkwardness in the title that only the British could muster in a spewy imagination that constantly has a battery in its leg before warbling: "To draw asunder every leper curtain, would be a hail of every flower to ash Ah!!!" - well that's according to one lyrics site. Every. Day. Life. Is. Fucking. Weird. And. We. Should. Acknowledge. It

As the decade comes to a close, and we lay in a quagmire of uncertainty, it's a pity that we can't jog back nine years and yank this out as a soundtrack to show how fractured the inner-soul was before it exploded outwards into vanity and massive societal meltdown. (editors note - especially hear the track "Photoshop Handsome")

Albums of the Decade - 79. Moon Duo - Mazes

79. MOON DUO - MAZES

Tonight is Moon Duo night, continuing the cosmos theme after my last Bowie post. Moon Duo are one of the most underrated bands of the last decade - producing psychedelic space-rock in the same vein as Spacemen 3 or My Bloody Valentine. Prolificacy is the key, as they have put out seven albums in eight years.

I have picked their debut album from 2011 as their go-to though, as it sets the tone for their irresistable pulse. Scuzzy as a fuzz. Less fussy than your cuz. Dress-uppy and plus plus plus. Scrappy and the band. Bandwidth and truck temptation. Drive and speed-up a degree. Go up the gears and feel like you just turned twenty-three. <3 p="">

Albums of 2016 - 28. PURPLE PILGRIMS - ETERNAL DELIGHT

28. PURPLE PILGRIMS - ETERNAL DELIGHT 

Dream psych pop candle sisters chimes feverish light channels dark channels orange seeping sepia glowing incense not unlucky sounds like death doesn't sound like it's got much life in it a dog is sleeping beside me well and truly it was raining outside like a cold monsoon and luckily inside provides an ethereal quality with Christmas tree glow black coffee gives me momentum.

Coal the fire sin into winter pucker up your big clock and hang up your fears ease your fears slice open the psychedelia this is exactly what I bargained for this is exactly what I bargained for talk to your partner allay their fears, crystalline gold blue green lo-fi why does the first song have issues with volume?

Cleaning out drinking water hanging lamp posting sci-fi books carrying boxes memories disintegrated into all vacuums of possibility don't be nervous don't be nervous take it jittery take it jittery calm down control yourself strap in for albums of the year.