Dress Like Yer Idles

BOAT - Dress Like Your Idols

BOAT play really great indie rock that gives a tip of the cap to all your favourite alternative bands from the 80's, 90's and the oughts. Do you dig The Cure, Pavement, The Shins and Built To Spill? Because they've got songs that sound like all those bands. Their last LP, Setting The Paces, was one of my favourites of 2009 and this one ain't half bad either. Even if the music was shit (it isn't) you'd have to admit that that is one fucking cool album cover.

The Futureheads - The Chaos

The Futureheads - The Chaos

This is their new one which was just released last spring. Great four part harmonies sung over glitchy punk rock jams. I'm a fan of everything this band has done, but this isn't their best album, it's good but not great (and that artwork, woof). This is the Japanese version with two bonus tracks that are some of the most straight-up punk songs the band has ever recorded. Last year the band also released a Christmas single, "Christmas Was Better In The 80's" which is one of the best Christmas songs I've ever heard. So as an added bonus here is that single, it's three minutes of pure pop heaven.

The Futureheads - Christmas Was Better In The 80's