Well what did you think about 1999? In all I think it was a pretty good year, especially for underground sounds. We all like Top 10s don't we? Here's our little attempt to list the best records form the year. Tim went first...
Albums
- SLEATER-KINNEY: The Hot Rock (Matador)
- HEFNER: The Fidelity Awards (Too Pure)
- THE MONSOON BASSOON: I Dig Your Voodoo (Weird Neighbourhood)
- CAY: Nature Creates Freaks (East West)
- MONKEY ISLAND: Monkey Island (Ultra)
- BILLY MAHONIE: The Big Dig (Too Pure)
- FOURTH QUARTET: They Built Ships That Sank
- BONNIE PRINCE BILLY: I See A Darkness (Domino)
- LE TIGRE: Le Tigre (Wiiija)
- SMOG: Knock Knock (Domino)
Singles
- HIREMEKA HI-FI: No Pictures/Hold It Up (Extreme Sports)
- MONKEY BOY: The Aquatic Ape Theory EP (Lockjaw)
- INTER: National Paranoia (Yoshiko)
- TERRIS: The Time is Now EP (Rough Trade)
- MIDGET: ARtwork (Curveball)
- WINNER: Life's A Wedgie EP (Mother Stoat)
- SEAFOOD: Easy Path (Fierce Panda)
- MY VITRIOL: Always Your Way (Org)
- BEST: Huwono (Seriously Groovy)
- DUSTBALL: Like Monkeys Do (Shifty Disco)
There was only enough space in the paper zine for Jess to do a top five.
Albums
- BIS: Social Dancing (Wiiija)
- MARINE RESEARCH: Sounds From The Gulf Stream (K)
- FURSLIDE: Adventure (Meanwhile)
- TORI AMOS: To Venus And Back(?)
- MONKEY ISLAND: Monkey Island (Ultra)
Singles
- BRASSY: Good Times EP (Wiiija)
- MIKA BOMB: Super Sexy Razor Happy Girls (Grand Royal)
- FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE: Denise (Atlantic)
- INTER: National Paranoia (Yoshiko)
- CUBAN BOYS: Cognoscenti Versus Intelligentisia (EMI)
Greg was too dull to buy singles last year, although he did like the first Britney Spears song. So albums then.
Albums
- SLEATER-KINNEY: The Hot Rock (Matador)
- SUPERGRASS: Supergrass (Parlophone)
- CAY: Nature Creates Freaks (East West)
- THE MONSOON BASSOON: I Dig Your Voodoo (Weird Neighbourhood)
- BETH ORTON: Central Reservation (Heavenly)
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Issue 5 Winter 2000 © Tim Bragger