XTC - Mummer (1983)

XTC - Mummer (1983)

Possibly XTC’s most reviled album but for me it’s just full of wonderful moments. This is post Andy Partridge’s melt down and led to his refusal to ever tour again.

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Teenage Fanclub - Here (2016)

Teenage Fanclub - Here (2016)

“Harmless enough!” you might think but by the third song you are fully infected/affected by their luxurious folky pop mantra. Possibly the most laid back bunch of Scots on the planet, they just continue to make wonderful records.

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Roddy Frame - Surf (2002)

Roddy Frame - Surf (2002)

While a bit samey - it’s a great samey. Just Mr. Frame and an acoustic guitar. It’s all very mellow and full of wonderfully simple tunes and sentiments.

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Stereolab - Fab Four Suture (2006)

Stereolab - Fab Four Suture (2006)

A tasteful compilation of 4 Stereolab EPs released between 2005 and 2006. The way this was recorded and compiled from separate recording sessions makes this a very palatable and fresh record indeed.

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The XX - The XX (2009)

The XX - The XX (2009)

The song “Heart Skipped A Beat” completely does my head in! This is the entire The Cure’s “Seventeen Seconds” wrapped up in one song.

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