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 - 72. Delicate Steve - Wondervisions (2011)

72. DELICATE STEVE - WONDERVISIONS (2011)

Half an hour of noodly instrumentals that is so rare that it's not commonly found on music review sites or the cannon of Spotify. In the summer of 2011, the blogosphere was hypng up Delicate Steve, as the awesome new instrumental surf-pop, Afro-rock, 1970's pop - whatever - just in the main goofy band. This band have previously had time in the studio with Tame Impala, Amen Dunes, Paul Simon, Mac De Marco and The Black Keys.

"Why so significant on this list?" you may ask. Well, at the time, I was just embarking on my second summer in Asia and I was mostly full of glee, shimmering my way through Taipei City, and this was the perfect soundtrack. I would love to hear how this sounds on vinyl, crackling it's way through the air, like a multi-coloured audio smoke machine.

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 2012 - 42. Goat - World Music

42. GOAT – WORLD MUSIC

A psychedelic rock opus that shifts styles with ease. It’s a ritualistic feast of treats and no I don’t have a goat in my house. I feel that if I did have a goat in my house, then it would clash with the pig. But then again I’m sure there are many farms on the planet where these two beasts live in comfort and don’t bite one-another.

Goat are a collective from rural Sweden who wear masks when they play live.  Some of the tags up on the interweb have them down as harsh or metal but I firmly disagree. They blend heavy psychedelic rock with world folk tendencies. This truly does sound like a global album. It’s colossal. I think I’ll let it groove some more around these parts and I can see it having a big future impact with me, as it’s pretty recent that I got into it.

BEST PLAYED: When you want global styles with a bonkers twist.

Records of 2010 - 16. Dungen- Skit I Allt

Records of 2010 - 16. Dungen- Skit I Allt

This band keeps moving forwards. Every time. Psychedelia was the modus operandi in 2004 on"Ta Det Lugnt" and a folky influence was omnipresent on my favourite Dungen album "Stadsvandringar." 2007 and 2008 brought "Tio Bitar" and "4" respectively and the band have chilled out during these last few years. "Skit I Allt" translates as "Fuck it all" as in "Fuck it all, let's live now." So yea, forget your hang-ups and give this a whirl. It's not going to rock your socks off. If that's what you want, check out No Age's "Everything In Between" a little further down the list. This album mixes flutes with guitars with progress with autumn. Another blinder.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qJNAQG-lrE