A good day for the world, then. Not sure whether this week’s Uncut playlist really reflects the global mood, though I did bring in “Attica Blues” to play this morning. A bunch of unprepossessing-looking indie promos don’t really cut it on a day like this.
1 Pavement – Brighten The Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed (Domino)
2 Glasvegas – A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss) (Columbia)
3 Q-Tip – The Renaissance (Island)
4 Various Artists – Titan: It’s All Pop! (Numero Group)
5 Crazy Dreams Band – Crazy Dreams Band (Holy Mountain)
6 White Lies – To Lose My Life. . . (Fiction)
7 The Doors – Live At The Matrix (Rhino)
8 Amadou & Mariam – Welcome To Mali (Because)
9 Various Artists – In The Pines: Tar Heel Folk Songs & Fiddle Tunes; Old-Time Music Of North Carolina 1926-1936 (Old Hat)
10 Fan Death – Veronica’s Veil (Phantasy)
11 The Byrds – Live At The Ash Grove 1970 (Bootleg)
12 Larkin Grimm – Parplar (Young God)
13 The Bronx – The Bronx (Wichita)
14 Various Artists – Eccentric Soul: The Young Disciples (Numero Group)
15 Crystal Stilts – Alight Of Night (Slumberland)
16 Archie Shepp – Attica Blues (Impulse)
17 Robert Wyatt – Cuckooland (Domino)