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  • Drowned in Sound DiScusse their favourite albums of September. [“>Link]

    My favourite albums of September were:

    Fionn Regan - The End of History: Low acoustic closeness containing “Put a penny in the slot” one of my tracks of the year.
    Mars Volta - Amputecture: Mega-riffness
    I’m from Barcelona - Let me introduce my friends: Swedish Happiness

    also see: Beck - The Information (an album that “comprises an unfair advantage” due to make your own album art with included stickers”

  • Bands bigged up by Nothing But Green Lights getting some mainstream coverage:

    Sky Larkin are in NME this week + theres rumours of an impending release.
    Los Campesinos did a session for Radio 1 this past week and they doing some new recordings with a rather experienced producer. [Mp3s soon]
    The Bridge Gang have their second single out now [Buy]

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  • UK to get satellite radio by 2010 “We’ll have a mix of a wide variety of music genres,” says Torsten Freymark, chairman of Ondas Media. Jazz, classical, oldies rock, house, country - whatever people’s listening habits are, we’ll do it.” [Link]. Many high profile music bloggers have shows on U.S “leftfield” satellite radio.
  • The Edge and Bono wish they had written Oasis songs. [Link]

    • Tags: UK Music by Mike Smith
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    New Music: Silence at Sea: Folk Noise

    MP3:Silence at Sea - Dead Cowboy Town

    A sweet and simple folk song perfect for a monday morning that begins with you walking out the door and heading for the lake, river or sea near your home and sitting until it’s time for the inevitable. When you reach the water you wish you’d had breakfast. You take off your 10 Gallon hat and realise that there are one too many cowboys in this town. Jumping in the water seemed like a good idea. You realise it’s only 2 foot deep 2 seconds 2 late. You get angry and leave town, leaving your spurs. Er Yeh. That’ll do. Folk music for monday. Friends of Los Campesinos who co-incidentally will be playing a radio 1 session soon; possibly on Huw Stephens show tomorrow.

    http://www.myspace.com/silenceatsea

    Tags: Folk by Mike Smith
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    Best of September

    Welcome to October. Here are my favourite downloadable tracks of the past month month - all but one of the artists (Mr Fionn Regan) are British, or making music in Britain. 73 days till Christmas kids!

    Track of the month:

    Fionn Regan - Abacus (Read Post)

    Runners up:
    Strange Idols - Berlin (Read Post)
    Pocket Books - Cross the line (Read Post)
    Kotki Dwa (Read Post)

    Most popular track based on reader votes (contribute by clicking the stars to rate the posts/ music enclosed within)

    The Royal Treatment Plan - You don’t need me (read post)

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    What was the best track you download this past month? If it’s not indie-pop, that’s a bonus.

    Tags: UK Music by Mike Smith
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