Originally Posted by sarramkrop

The Love Is So Fast - They're good, nowhere near as good as Los Llamarada though. Great cover of Madonna's Beautiful Stranger'.

Ducktails - Great 7'' single, that's the only thing I've heard.

The Heads - 10+ bands, they sound like they could totally slay live. They're totally blinding on their split with Wooden Shjips.

White Hills - Of the two cdr's I've heard, only one grabbed me enough to give it repeated listenings.

Wavves - I like one song, the rest seems too half-arsed.

Smith Westerns - Pretty neat garage-punk band. Check out their 7'' single 'Irukandji'. 'Crabman' is the hit.

Yellow Tears - Got their 'The Pissmop' LP last year after reading some online reviews. I thought it was a patchy noise records, if there is such a thing. Some tracks, like 'Nectars Of The Passion', are excellent, too many others lower the overall quality of the record.

Sachiko - Everything I've heard so far bored me.

Starving Weirdos - Really into them.

The Hunches - Their new album 'Exit Dreams' is my first favourite album this year.

Wooden Shjips - Everything I've heard on record has been excellent.

Wet Hair - On the tour tape from last year they're brilliant. On 'The Beach' they're even better. Definitely one my favourite bands I've discovered last year. At times they're like the bastard child of Suicide and Spacemen 3, with a singer who switches between Alan Vega/Ian Curtis impersonations.

The Shop Assistants - Legends.