Thursday 1 January 2009

Happy New Year

A Happy New Year to all TracksandGigs' readers, whether accidental or deliberate.

Here's hoping 2009 will be as good a year as 2008. Things T&G are looking forward to in the early months of the year:

- New M Ward LP (due Feb) and UK date.
- New Morrissey LP and UK tour
- New Bill Callahan LP (the wonderfully titled 'Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle')
- Fleet Foxes UK dates

..and of course all the great surprises we don't know about yet. Amazing to think that this time last year we knew nothing of Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes!

A quick word for what I believe to be the most under-rated album of 2008, even by TracksandGigs...

Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks' 'Real Emotional Trash' has rarely left the T&G stereo in recent weeks. It is a really superb album and a joy to listen to all the great guitar breaks and jams. I gave it an 8 in my review but it definitely deserves a 9. Which leads me to the T&G new year's resolution....which is to wait a little longer before reviewing albums...to live with them for a while more before jumping in with an opinion. Sometimes it is hard to wait when you think you have an album figured out, but T&G will try to this year!

Happy New Year everyone.

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