Stuart Barter's (Left With Pictures) albums of the decade
Again - I'm not a fan of much that he's done since, but this is an incredible record. Its 1 hour long and I can't think of another album that keeps you interested for that length of time, it takes you on a real journey. I love the short tracks and instrumentals that crop up along the way, and the arrangements and production are great. This record really inspired my own songwriting and approach to making music.
I love this album, its extraordinary music, I think. I love the fact that, although its far from their most accesseible record, it was a huge commercial success. It's a strange and powerful thing indeed.
I'm a big fan of all Sufjan's records, but this one is probably the strongest overall. Just great music - catchy, beautifully arranged, moving, heartfelt, intimate and epic all at once. I've never seen Sufjan live but I'm dying to.
I'm not a huge fan of anything he's done since this record, but I think this one is great. I love his sense of melody, and this album has an endearingly homegrown feel. It's simple, perfect power pop. I've listened to this so many times over the years and I never tire of it.
I was skeptical when I first heard about the Libertines, but when I heard this album, I couldn't resist it. Loads of great pop songs, and I thought they were really exciting live in the early days. I listened to this album to death when it came out...
I get regularly mocked for claiming this is their best record, but I think it is. The song writing is great, and the production and arrangements are much tighter than on previous records. It's the first B&S record where they sound really confident - but it retains the fragility.
Most people I play this to don't really like it, but I think it's brilliant. I was a big fan of cLOUDDEAD, but this is even better I think. It still has the strange, insightful lyrics, but its much more accessible. "Gemini" is one of the best love songs ever, I think.
Their first record, and by a mile their best. It's dark and atmospheric, but there's some great pop songs on there too. It's also very cohesive - it really sounds as though those songs belong together in that order.
Myself and Tom (Walker, LWP violinist) went to school with Markland and I used to write songs and play with him when we were 17/18. I've heard all his music since then and it just gets better and better. His voice is beautiful, the arrangements are simple but hugely powerful and this is a great record.
There's nobody else who sounds quite like The Chap, and this is their best record. It's simultaneously experiemental, and the sort of thing you could drop into a DJ set on a Saturday night and fill the floor with. "Proper Rock" is an incredible song.
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