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but they are the best. Finally coming back to London next month!

Let's take this thread back to its roots. A weekly share of the good stuff you have been listening to/enjoying/underwhelmed by.

Been playing a lot of Pinch, revisiting Underwater Dancehall. Used to prefer the instrumental half but I think the vocal half is way stronger actually. But the whole thing makes me think if dubstep ever actually existed as a congealed entire uniform genre. What he was doing is quite a long way from DMZ, which in turn is a long way from Skream, who in turn is a long way from Burial etc.

Also been caning Sa-Ra's Nuclear Evolution. Basically if you like psychedelic 'neo-soul' you need this. They did tonnes of work on Badu's last two records if that sells it to you. Some deeply weird stuff and they passed on the baton to my favourite of the odd future crew, The Jet Age of Tomorrow. Love this kinda stuff, it's sexy and soulful but still mind expanding enough for me to get a kick from both sides.

Lots of Thee Oh Sees and The Men as well. I like the new The Men album better than their last one. It feels more solid and less genre touristy. Feels like they settled into their sound more, and you don't miss the rawness as much. It is still occasionally pretty heavy though.

WANDA GROUP continues to haunt my dreams and nightmares. Completely oddball plunderphonic electronica from Brighton. Sounds like Actress somewhat, but only if Actress had spent a lot of time with DJ Screw. And tbh, it's weirder even than that.

Other stuff - Fontanelle, that On The Corner revivalist group on Southern Lord composed of some of the horn section from Sunn O)))'s last record. Nice dark, moody and funky jazz stylings. And also Regis' archive material which he released last year. Just for the weekly dose of brit techno.

1 Passion Pit 112
2 Johnny Foreigner 52
3 The Men 47
4 The Rural Alberta Advantage 33
5 Beat Happening 31
6 Oneida 28
7 Hookworms 27
8 Stars 24
8 Woods 24
10 An Emergency 23

1 / dunno why I thought Gossamer wasn't as good as Manners, it clearly is. and Carried Away is the best thing ever.

2 / Johnny Foreigner vs Everything over and over and over and over and over

3 / Not sure what I think of New Moon so far, even for them it's all over the place and unfocussed. but that eight minute track at the end? BINGO

6 / been listening to Come On Everybody Let's Rock. great title. great record. i like them best when they're sarcastically fucking with rock music tropes rather than making abstract noise pieces.

7 / Pearl Mystic is exactly as good as I want it to be <3

10 / I miss this band

I've been listening to Jon Spencer Blues Explosion round at my friend's house and that shit is RAD. BELLBOTTOMS, BELLBOTTOOOOMS, BELLBOTTOMS etc.

Listening to a lot of gospel and traditional folk songs as well, in compiling my religion mix. Putting a fucking ton of effort into this one for some reason - I guess I just don't want to write essays and shit.

Pete Swanson's new record has been getting some plays too - I like that he's found a formula he enjoys exploring and is really working through it instead of bouncing around trying new shit every release.

I don't even have last fm on my computer anymore but LBC has made the last fm thread fun again by saying stuff! Yay.

I've been catching up with hip-hop mixtapes from this year, some quality stuff has been found.

Kevin Gates - The Luca Brasi Story
Really solid, kind of spaced out bright and trancy Future-esq style thing but he's more wordy and dominent on the mic. Kinda reminds me of someone like Starlito.

Waka Flocka Flame - DuFlocka Rant 2
Only really liked one track: http://youtu.be/bcwScEB5ABU but hell that track is so good. The beat is genius.

Future - FBG: The Movie
Really solid again, Future is on one at the moment its rare he has much of a bad showing.

Rome Fortune - Beautiful Pimp
Has a few really good tracks, Get The Guap and Ice Cream Man the rest is solid enough but hasn't stood out on my first few spins.

Young Scooter - Street Lottery
Might be my favourite tape so far this year, just keeps opening up the more I hear it. He's got that Future thing going on for him. The beats are really good, its pretty much just stright up ace sounding and inventive. Free Brick 2 with Gucci Mane tape is pretty solid too but not quite on a par.

Young Thug - 1017 Thug
This is pretty batshit crazy, ultra catawarling autotune/rap/sing cross over business. Its a load of fun and strangly moving when it hits and ultra annoying and odd when it doesn't.

Highly recomend Young Scooter, Kevin Gates and Future tapes, I need mroe time with the rest really.

i mostly listened to a song called hewers of wood and drawers of water by kiss the anus of a black cat. you'd think it being a belgian guy taking from british fok and southern american music would add distance to it but that song and album hits my very hard.

saw kvelertak, they were awesome but then i just wanted to listen to darkthrone all week. the new one really is up there with anything they've done, maybe my favourite of the late period stuff.

1 Waxahatchee 85
2 Modest Mouse 70
3 Youth Lagoon 56
4 Sufjan Stevens 45
5 Rustie 41
6 Ab-Soul 36
7 Outkast 35
8 Lone 24
9 Grimes 23
10 The Underachievers 21
11 Smith Westerns 20
12 Action Bronson 19
13 The Men 17
14 Los Campesinos! 16
14 Keaton Henson 16
14 How to Dress Well 16
17 Pavement 13
17 Radiohead 13
17 Four Tet 13
20 Toro y Moi 12

1. The Cave Singers 48
2. Booka Shade 14
2. John Grant 14
4. Josh Ritter 13
5. Stevie Wonder 12
5. Frightened Rabbit 12
5. CFCF 12
5. SBTRKT 12
5. VCMG 12
10. Camera Obscura 11

1. Autechre (34)
2. Benoit Pioulard (24)
3. The Flashbulb (17)
4. King Crimson (12)
Ben Frost (12)
6. Oren Ambarchi (11)
Conny Ochs (11)
8. Rolo Tomassi (10)
9. In Vain (9)
10. Mountains (8)

I've just been listening to Megachurch http://megachurch.bandcamp.com/ and Shameless by Therapy? when I was drunk last night and it was good. THE END