fridgeinthegarden

will obviously miss a lot of albums deserving of the shortlist but whose creators don't have as much exposure as most of those on the list.
This has produced a very run-of-the-mill set of nominees (bar a couple of exceptions).

am pretty disappointed with this release.. let's hope it's just a very slow grower.

It gets no better after the second reading - just plain awful. He.

I agree

It's one of my favourites.

this

hairs

But nope, still can't stand them.

Those vocals have the least effort put into them by the sound of it.
Zero charisma.

If Only I Could Remember My Own Name is such a wonderful album.

Concreteskull

Futurama..

there are other bands offering snarling alternatives and yet delivering music more accomplished.

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the ability to drink legally

..I think stylistically BYOP limited themselves from day one.

(apart from Mystery Jets)

"When you compare the new BYOP album to what some bands are producing over this side of the pond for a second album, it is highlighted as being very weak indeed."

Examples?

Wouldn't you say giving the music a rating any higher than it deserves, simply because of the bands image/(what they "represent") is what's shallow?

(constructive argument, just want to understand your point of view)

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because he is a cunt.

thought the cover to Tournament Of Hearts was awesome.

For me, one of the most exciting bands in the world.

"In a thousand years there are codes that won’t be deciphered in our music. It’s always hard with interviews. Every word I’ve just said is a lie. It’s impossible to answer. Everything I’m saying is code, and it’s filtered through all the questions and interviews I’ve been asked before, and I feel I can never really communicate what we are."

What?! Ridiculously pretentious.
I don't get this band at all, such rubbish.

Don't dig them myself, what is it that people like so much about them?

Ugh.

Seventeen?!

I still, very much, 'would'.

This song gets on my last nerve (I think it's the harmony) and I don't understand why it was chosen for release (at all) because I am really into all the other songs i've heard.

Rocks & Daggers and Mary are especially brilliant and (other than this) everything I heard them play supporting BSS was pretty great.

Ikara Colt?

‘Double Dolphins On The Nickel’ is amazing.

Great drumming on this album too.

I agree, couldn't understand the popularity of Year Of Meteors compared to Carbon Glacier.

I love CG, such an important album to me.

..was with that guy??

Two seconds was all it took until 3 security jumped him and bailed him out the back door.

..are you HERE then!?

It's an article on an internet website, it's not a family discussion where it's your turn to give an opinion on the new living room curtains.

Carbon Glacier was amazing, I liked Year Of Meteors but i'm hoping this one will be up there with the former.

Ew.

Awful lyrics.
Melodies recycled (in almost every song).
Boring.
Boring.
Boring.

Bloc Party were exciting once and I liked them a lot.

What happened?

..this album is overrated.

Just because Van Dyke Parks happened to write the string section doesn't make it better than it is.

The strings sound awkward and half the time the timing of the songs is lost because of it, making it sound awkward and odd (and not in: 1. a good way, or: 2. an intentional way).

The album is a GOOD album, but it is extremely pretentious and Joanna definitely thinks it is more clever and deeper than it actually is (and so do most people who review it, it seems).

..she was on my left, you were on my right and are quite obviously a brunette!

..you were the hot blonde girl?

I was at a Constantines gig and you think I read NME?

Well whatever makes you feel better about your horrible horrible band..

Hope you're from the first band, because the second were alright I guess, I could hear it working perhaps when it was recorded properly, but just because you can go quiet and loud doesn't make you Sonic Youth.

He was almost right next to me though..
That isn't Steve though, Steve is the kinda blonde one who sings Thieves.

I was just over from the bottle-opener guy and in front of a woman who went totally crazy for the last two songs..
Were you on the left (facing the stage) too?

I spoke to Steve a little after the gig too.. wow he's a nice guy.

It seemed kind of ridiculous that those first two support bands (or the "singers" at least) were acting like arrogant cunts and then The Constantines (who are obviously a thousand times bigger) come on and play and just didn't have an air or arrogance about them at all.

..man how shit were the first two support bands..

I would personally have given this gig no less than an 8, it was phenomenal.