1) Thou- Baton Rouge (slayingly heavy and up there with the best!)
2) Laura Veirs- July Flame (eyes closed, drifting, gently rocking)
3) Actress- Splaszh (next-level electronic funk)
4) Melvins- The Bride Screamed Murder (Inventive, exuberent and crushing)
5) Autechre- Oversteps (we all new their 10th would blow minds, and it did)
6) Mesh Alive- 3 (unreleased sludgey noise expression from Eyeless genius)
7) Deftones- Diamond Eyes (euphoric, spiralling and huge! can Helmet top it?)
8) Ital Tek- Midnight Colour (deep and textured melancholia)
9) White Hinterland- Kairo (heart in mouth electronic soul, tears roll)
10) David K Frampton- Octopus Radiant (cheeky huh? the 00’s in one 7 song package)
Posted on Tuesday, 29 June 2010
