Awe-sum. Squarehead are terrific. Great to see a feature on some new Irish music; we're practically bursting at the seams over here with musical talent so good on the 'gum.
Anyone else struggling to warm to 'Unbelievers'? The live renditions threw me off immediately and the studio version hasn't managed to convert me yet. 'Finger Back' is an early favourite, not crazy on the spoken word interlude though, and 'Obvious Bicycle' is unspeakably gorgeous.
So, so cynical. Who gives a shit if people only pretend to like it so they can satisfy some complex within 'em? Let them at it, I'm gonna enjoy this album all the same.
And saying that there music is 'esoteric'? Gerrup outta that. What do you even mean by 'esoteric'? They've got beats, they've got grooves, they've got killer hooks and melodies; it doesn't require that much thought really. The music moves you or it doesn't. The music is only esoteric as long as there are people like you to maintain that it is. You're worse than the plastic fans that you came here to call out.
Solid list; it's always difficult to approach these top 10 lists when you have a bank or 60 or so songs that all have equal claim to inclusion. Still, any list that champions the greatness of '13' is a winner in my books, even though 'Battle' just pips 'Caramel' and 'Trimm Trabb' to the post for me.
The lack of any songs from 'Blur' is surprising but excusable.
Any love for 'Music Is My Radar' here? That has to be one of the great Blur tunes.
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