This is a roundup...
Midway through the year and a host of new releases from old favourites have arrived.
Radiohead return with a new album and The Stone Roses release their first new material in 21 years.
90's staples Dodgy, Super Furry Animals, Richard Ashcroft and the Chili Peppers all have new tunes out.
So tonight we're gonna party like it's Nineteen Ninety Five!
1) You Give Drugs A Bad Name by Dodgy. Struttin' Led Zeppelinesque riffs introduce the return of the band that no-one was waiting for. Lyrics are based around the Wizard of Oz and there is a whiff of suspicion that they have timed the released of this to cash in on the return of the next band.
2) All For One by The Stone Roses. A short track based around a repetitive Squire riff. Nothing too remarkable except the fact that they are releasing new music. Begst part is 2:30 -2:50 where they rock out for twenty seconds. Looking forward to the eight minute jams where the magic of this band really elevates them to their deserved legendary status. Sadly, this track couldn't match the expectations the fans had placed upon it.
3) Burn The Witch by Radiohead. This is an absolute classic that can hold its own with the best of Radiohead's songs. If you haven't seen the Trumpton/Wickerman video yet then pull your head out of your arse immediately.
4) Dark Necessities by Red Hot Chili Peppers. A laid back funky baseline propel this track along. It's classic RHCP and I'm very pleased to see they are still writing and performing such high quality tracks.
5) Ready Or Not by Pete Wiggs & Sarah Cracknell. This is from St Etienne's Pete Wiggs' solo album. With Sarah on vocals it may as well be St Etienne. Lush!
6) Hold On by Richard Ashcroft. The Verve front man releases his fifth solo album called These People.
7) Bing Bong by Super Furry Animals. I was surprised to hear from them again after so long but the way things are going I wouldn't be surprised if The Smiths reform before Christmas.
8) Wax On Wax Off by Citizen Kay. Not every track this month is a comeback single from a 90's band. From this point on things get more varied. Citizen Kay provides this month's obligatory Aussie Skip Hop track.
9) Nihilist Party Anthem by Ball Park Music. Latest single from this Brisbane band
10) Inertia by 20syl. I know nothing about this beyond a quick google search and now suspect a French Jazz/Hip Hop artist is behind it.
11) Destination Heartbreak by Kim Salmon. Hailing from Perth Western Australia Kim was a founder of the first Punk band in Perth called The Cheap Nasties in 1976. He later formed The Scientists both bands are now on my list to investigate. This is whatever happened to Kim Salmon.
12) Ocean Of Night (Henri PFR Remix) by Editors. A dance remix.
13) Evil Death Roll by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Australia's greatest psych rockers release their 83rd album of the year so far. These guys are so prolific they put The Fall to shame.
14) Signs by The Magnetic North. This British trio includes Simon Tong, another former member of the Verve and The Good The Bad And The Queen.
15) Moon by Beth Orton. Beth Orton's latest album is less folk and more beat orientated.
16) Blast Off by The Allergies featuring Andy Cooper. Old School Dope Hip Hop.
17) Ha Ha Ha Ha (Yeah) by White Denin. Funk Soul Rock N Roll from Austin Texas.
18) Oblivious by The Strokes. Taken from the new EP this is the first new music from The Strokes in three years.
19) How Long by The Shitz. This is really by Soulwax (a.k.a. 2manyDJs) who have released an the Belgica Soundtrack which is comprised of 16 fictional bands with different genres all alter-egos of Soulwax.
20) A Life Worth Living by Quantic, Flowering Inferno, U-Roy and Alice Russell. Reggae bliss.
