therecklessone

record(s): Arcade Fire (Funeral), The Futureheads (s/t), Isis (Panopticon)

gig: can only be the one, Jetplane Landing at the Metro Club in London in September. Proceeds to charity, 10 bands including Distophia, Fickle Public, JPL, Frank Turner acoustic, Seafood acoustic, Do Me Bad Things...

band: Explosions in the Sky

new band: Fickle Public, with an honourable mention for Do Me Bad Things

label: Smalltown America, for the superb PSB series and for organising my gig of the year.

festival: Bud Rising in Dublin.

Got my ticket for what will be a very special night. Ah I remember that last show all those years ago, bring sa tear to the eye...

All three of these comps. have opened my eyes to some proper tunes.

Waiting on Ivory Springer's album to come in the post after hearing them on #3, can't believe they didn't get a mention in the review. Some of the other stuff is cracking, Querelle, The Go! Team, The Dudley Corporation, Fickle Public, FWW, The Dopamine Theory...

Best £5 (x3) I''ve ever spent on a CD