More Best Ofs...

One of the most interesting facts to emerge from the Devil's, admittedly unrepresentative, sample of the Indie scene is the almost universal presence of Grinderman in the favourite tracks of 2007. Tonights two bands are no exceptions to this almost general rule both featuring different tracks from Grinderman in their top 5 for the year.

First up...

She Is So Beautiful/She Is So Blonde

Best of 2007

1. Grinderman - No Pussy Blues

2. Caribou - Melody Day

Check out the track at...

Caribou - Myspace

3. A Paper Cup Band - Never Shake A Baby

Check out A Paper Cup Band at their Myspace site.

Or...

Go Try

MP3 - A Paper Cup Band - All Them Pretty Girls Grow Up


4. British Sea Power - Atom

5. Michael Yonkers Band - Carbohydrates Hydrocarbon

Check out Michael Yonkers at his Myspace site.

Hopes For 2008

1. A Paper Cup Band (Myspace)

2. Pale Young Gentlemen (Myspace )

3. The Lark Voorhies (Myspace )

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Secondly the favourites of James from the worlds best indie rockabilly country band...

The Low Edges

Best Of 2007
(in no particular order)

Grinderman - Honey Bee Let's Fly To Mars

Check out the track live on Later...




Let's Wrestle - I Won't Lie To You

Check the track out at...

Let's Wrestle Myspace


These New Puritans - Numbers

Lean, smart and unusual, These New Puritans (featured on the Devil's blog in July -These New Puritans & September - Bits, Bobs & Other Miscellany ) are at least two steps ahead of the nu rave scene and it's motley collection of bandwagon jumpers. They'll still be around when todays glow stick wavers are collecting shopping trollies for their local Tesco.

Check the track out at...

These New Puritans - Myspace


The Lodger - The Good Old Days

and 'The Good Old Days' is another Warburton's slice of grim up north, bedsit British indie pop performed with a sly grin and a wit that could demolish buildings.

Check out The Lodger at their Myspace site.

Or...

Go Try

MP3 - The Lodger - My Advice Is On Loan

Or...

Go View

The brilliant Gedge-esque 'Many Thanks For Your Honest Opinion'




Tropical Mother In Law - One More Grain

Check the track out at...

One More Grain - Myspace

Hopes for 2008

James, obviously unable to restrict himself to the allotted three, offered five hopes for 2008 and they are...

• The Lodger (Myspace ) - featured on the Devil's blog in August (The Lodger Is Staying ) - 'their stuff is great'
  
• Let's Wrestle (Myspace ) - they claim to be dickheads who don't deserve a record deal but are 'easily the most interesting indie act around'

• Theoretical Girl (Myspace ) - 'I've been playing her songs to death'

• The Violets (Myspace ) - Featured on the Devil's blog in July (These New Puritans) where they were described as inheritors of Siouxsie and the Banshee's gothic punk throne.

• Their Hearts Were Full of Spring (Myspace ) - Featured on the Devil's blog an astonishing three times ( October 06, Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring , December 06, Bits, Bobs and Other Stuff and February 07 Their Hearts Are Full Of Generosity , and still no mention of the Devil's blog on their myspace site!) 'these should be huge, they are a proper pop experience. Marcus has the voice of an angel in the body of a psychopath'.

More best of's coming up over the next week from Thrushes , iKiLLCaRs , The Sharp Tongues , Wooden Shjips , The Monolators , The Grizzly Owls and Eagle*Seagull so keep coming back for more great new music.