Artist: it's jo and danny

Aught Not To Forget: The Most Underrated Records of the Decade

Dec 1, 2009, 1:09am the finest kiss

I was going to do a list of my favorite records of the 00's, but as I was getting my list together I started to realize it was kind of boring. Really, how many music blogs do you need to tell you the same thing? That's when I began thinking about the records that came out over last 10 years that I thought were criminally ignored, or just didn't seem to get a fair shake. So what I've got for you is a list of my most underrated albums of the decade. Every one of these records [...]

• A Frames - Ionic
• A Frames - Modula
• Animals That Swim - Mackie's Wake
• Animals That Swim - The Moon And The Mothership
• Blumfeld - Strobohobo
• BOAT - Last Cans of Paint
• BOAT - Remember the Romans
• Broadcast - Come On Let's Go
• Broadcast - Echo's Answer
• Cornelius - Drop
• Cornelius - Fly
• Electrelane - Saturday
• Electrelane - To The East
• Gentleman Jesse - Black Hole
• Gentleman Jesse - The Rest Of My Days
• Goldfrapp - Lovely Head
• Goldfrapp - Utopia
• Graham Coxon - Bottom Bunk
• Graham Coxon - Spectacular
• Holland - Boolean Misery Index
• Holland - Rapture Is Ready
• Human Television - People Talking
• Human Television - Tonight's The Night
• It's Jo And Danny - Repentant Song
• It's Jo And Danny - Solar Plexus
• Katerine - Borderline
• Katerine - Le Train De 19h
• Kelley Stoltz - Birdies Singing
• Kelley Stoltz - Memory Collector
• Moose - Can't Get Enough of You
• Moose - Pretend We Never Met
• Pants Yell! - Alison Statton
• Pants Yell! - More Purple
• Pelle Carlberg - Clever Girls Like Clever Boys Much More Than Clever Girls
• Pelle Carlberg - I Love You, You Imbecile
• Rough Bunnies - Dance With Your Shadow
• Rough Bunnies - Rough Bunnies Saved My Life
• The Aislers Set - Hit The Snow
• The Aislers Set - The Way To Market Station
• The American Analog Set - Aaron & Maria
• The American Analog Set - The Postman
• The Fall - Cyber Insekt
• The Fall - Dr. Bucks' Letter
• The Go-Betweens - Boundary Rider
• The Go-Betweens - Darlinghurst Nights
• The Intelligence - Moon Beeps
• The Intelligence - Secret Signals
• The Radio Dept. - 1995
• The Radio Dept. - Where Damage Isn't Already Done
• The Tyde - All My Bastard Children
• The Tyde - North County Times
• Tom Vek - If You Want
• Tom Vek - Nothing But Green Lights

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Artist:	A Frames
Title:	Ionic
Link Text:	A Frames -Ionic
File Name:	AFrames-Ionic.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2003

Artist:	A Frames
Title:	Modula
Link Text:	A Frames - Modula
File Name:	AFrames-Modula.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2003

Artist:	Animals That Swim
Title:	Mackie's Wake
Link Text:	Animals That Swim- Mackies Wake
File Name:	AnimalsThatSwim-MackiesWake.mp 3
Bitrate:	320 kbps

Artist:	Animals That Swim
Title:	The Moon And The Mothership
Link Text:	Animals That Swim -The Moon and the Mothership
File Name:	AnimalsThatSwim-TheMoonAndTheM othership.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps

Artist:	Blumfeld
Title:	Strobohobo
Link Text:	Blumfeld - Strobohobo
File Name:	Blumfeld-Strobohobo.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	BOAT
Title:	Last Cans of Paint
Link Text:	BOAT - Last Cans of Paint
File Name:	BOAT-LastCansofPaint.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	BOAT
Title:	Remember the Romans
Link Text:	BOAT - Remember the Romans
File Name:	BOAT-RemembertheRomans.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	Broadcast
Title:	Come On Let's Go
Link Text:	Broadcast - Come On Lets Go
File Name:	Broadcast-ComeOnLetsGo.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2000

Artist:	Broadcast
Title:	Echo's Answer
Link Text:	Broadcast - Echos Answer
File Name:	Broadcast-EchosAnswer.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2000

Artist:	Cornelius
Title:	Drop
Link Text:	Cornelius -Drop
File Name:	Cornelius-Drop.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2001

Artist:	Cornelius
Title:	Fly
Link Text:	Cornelius - Fly
File Name:	Cornelius-Fly.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2001

Artist:	Electrelane
Title:	Saturday
Link Text:	Electrelane - Saturday
File Name:	Electrelane-Saturday.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	Electrelane
Title:	To The East
Link Text:	Electrelane - To the East
File Name:	Electrelane-ToTheEast.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	Gentleman Jesse
Title:	Black Hole
Link Text:	Gentleman Jesse - Black Hole
File Name:	GentlemanJesse-BlackHole.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	Gentleman Jesse
Title:	The Rest Of My Days
Link Text:	Gentleman Jesse - The Rest of My Days
File Name:	GentlemanJesse-TheRestOfMyDays .mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	Goldfrapp
Title:	Lovely Head
Link Text:	Goldfrapp -Lovely Head
File Name:	Goldfrapp-LovelyHead.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2000

Artist:	Goldfrapp
Title:	Utopia
Link Text:	Goldfrapp - Utiopia
File Name:	Goldfrapp-Utopia.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2000

Artist:	Graham Coxon
Title:	Bottom Bunk
Link Text:	Graham Coxon - Bottom Bunk
File Name:	GrahamCoxon-Bottom Bunk.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	Graham Coxon
Title:	Spectacular
Link Text:	Graham Coxon - Spectacular
File Name:	GrahamCoxon-Spectacular.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	Holland
Title:	Boolean Misery Index
Link Text:	Boolean Misery Index
File Name:	hollAnd-BooleanMiseryIndex.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	Holland
Title:	Rapture Is Ready
Link Text:	hollAnd - Rapture Is Ready
File Name:	hollAnd-RaptureIsReady.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	Human Television
Title:	People Talking
Link Text:	Human Television -People Talking
File Name:	HumanTelevision-PeopleTalking. mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	Human Television
Title:	Tonight's The Night
Link Text:	Human Television - Tonights the Night
File Name:	HumanTelevision-TonightsTheNig ht.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	It's Jo And Danny
Title:	Repentant Song
Link Text:	Its Jo & Danny - Repentant Song
File Name:	ItsJoAndDanny-Repentant Song.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2000

Artist:	It's Jo And Danny
Title:	Solar Plexus
Link Text:	Its Jo & Danny - Solar Plexus
File Name:	ItsJoAndDanny-SolarPlexus.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2000

Artist:	Katerine
Title:	Borderline
Link Text:	Katerine -Borderline
File Name:	Katerine-Borderline.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2005

Artist:	Katerine
Title:	Le Train De 19h
Link Text:	Katerine - Le Train De 19h
File Name:	Katerine-LeTrainDe19h.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2005

Artist:	Kelley Stoltz
Title:	Birdies Singing
Link Text:	Kelley Stoltz - Birdies Singing
File Name:	KelleyStoltz-BirdiesSinging.mp 3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2005

Artist:	Kelley Stoltz
Title:	Memory Collector
Link Text:	Kelley Stoltz - Memory Collector
File Name:	KelleyStoltz-MemoryCollector.m p3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2005

Artist:	Moose
Title:	Can't Get Enough of You
Link Text:	Moose -Cant Get Enough of You
File Name:	Moose-CantGetEnoughofYou.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2000

Artist:	Moose
Title:	Pretend We Never Met
Link Text:	Moose -Pretend We Never Met
File Name:	Moose-PretendWeNeverMet.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2000

Artist:	Pants Yell!
Title:	Alison Statton
Link Text:	Pants Yell! - Alison Statton
File Name:	PantsYell-AlisonStatton.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	Pants Yell!
Title:	More Purple
Link Text:	Pants Yell! - More Purple
File Name:	PantsYell-MorePurple.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	Pelle Carlberg
Title:	Clever Girls Like Clever Boys Much More Than Clever Girls
Link Text:	Clever Girls Like Clever Boys Much More Than Clever Boys Like Clever Girls
File Name:	PelleCarlberg-CleverGirlsLikeC leverBoysMuc.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	Pelle Carlberg
Title:	I Love You, You Imbecile
Link Text:	I Love You, You Imbecile
File Name:	PelleCarlberg-ILoveYouYouImbec ile.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	Rough Bunnies
Title:	Dance With Your Shadow
Link Text:	Rough Bunnies - Dance With Your Shadow
File Name:	RoughBunnies-DanceWithYourShad ow.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2005

Artist:	Rough Bunnies
Title:	Rough Bunnies Saved My Life
Link Text:	Rough Bunnies -Rough Bunnies Saved My Life
File Name:	RoughBunnies-RoughBunniesSaved MyLife.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2005

Artist:	The Aislers Set
Title:	Hit The Snow
Link Text:	Aislers Set - Hit the Snow
File Name:	AislersSet-HitTheSnow.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2000

Artist:	The Aislers Set
Title:	The Way To Market Station
Link Text:	Aislers Set -The Way To Market Station
File Name:	AislersSet-TheWayToMarketStati on.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2000

Artist:	The American Analog Set
Title:	Aaron & Maria
Link Text:	American Analog Set - Aaron and Maria
File Name:	AmericanAnalogSet-AaronAndMari a.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2001

Artist:	The American Analog Set
Title:	The Postman
Link Text:	American Analog Set - The Postman
File Name:	AmericanAnalogSet-ThePostman.m p3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2001

Artist:	The Fall
Title:	Cyber Insekt
Link Text:	The Fall - Cyber Insekt
File Name:	Fall-CyberInsekt.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2000

Artist:	The Fall
Title:	Dr. Bucks' Letter
Link Text:	The Fall - Dr. Bucks Letter
File Name:	Fall-DrBucksLetter.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2000

Artist:	The Go-Betweens
Title:	Boundary Rider
Link Text:	Go-Betweens -Boundary Rider
File Name:	GoBetweens-BoundaryRider.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2005

Artist:	The Go-Betweens
Title:	Darlinghurst Nights
Link Text:	Go-Betweens -Darlinghust Nights
File Name:	GoBetweens-DarlinghurstNights. mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2005

Artist:	The Intelligence
Title:	Moon Beeps
Link Text:	Intelligence - Moon Beeps
File Name:	Intelligence-MoonBeeps.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	The Intelligence
Title:	Secret Signals
Link Text:	Intelligence - Secret Signals
File Name:	Intelligence-SecretSignals.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	The Radio Dept.
Title:	1995
Link Text:	Radio Dept. - 1995
File Name:	RadioDept-1995.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	The Radio Dept.
Title:	Where Damage Isn't Already Done
Link Text:	Radio Dept. -Where Damage Isnt Already Done
File Name:	RadioDept-WhereDamageIsntAlrea dyDone.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	The Tyde
Title:	All My Bastard Children
Link Text:	The Tyde -All My Bastard Children
File Name:	Tyde-AllMyBastardChildren.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2001

Artist:	The Tyde
Title:	North County Times
Link Text:	The Tyde - North County Times
File Name:	Tyde-NorthCountyTimes.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2001

Artist:	Tom Vek
Title:	If You Want
Link Text:	Tom Vek - If You Want
File Name:	TomVek-IfYouWant.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2005

Artist:	Tom Vek
Title:	Nothing But Green Lights
Link Text:	Tom Vek -Nothing But Green Lights
File Name:	TomVek-NothingButGreenLights.m p3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2005

Let us be happy while we're still young

Jun 21, 2006, 4:37pm to die by your side

So, we continue looking back with three more dusty singles. Songs that have little in common really, except one thing. I came to them all via Mark Radcliffe 's late night show on Radio One . For around 3 years, that show was my one and only venture into radio. Mainly, I think because it didn't sound like any other radio show. Didn't adhere to any of the cliches. Wasn't bound by a playlist. And because it was broadcast from Manchester rather than Radio One's headquarters in London, Mark Radcliffe and perenial sidekick (and [...]

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