Random Mix - 2010_1

Here is the first of hopefully quarterly installments for 2010. Some of the stuff here I picked up on from all those best of 2009 lists. Some stuff from 2010 too of course. Shouts out to Sean as usual for all the recommendations. R.I.P. Mark Linkous Tracklisting... From the album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, one of the best albums of 2009 IMHO. They are French don't you know. Vampire Weekend - Diplomat's Son From the album, Contra. I was playing the album at home and Nish thought I was listening to Paul Simon. Martyn - Vancouver From the album, Great Lengths. Annie - Bad Times From the album, Don't Stop. Christian Prommer's Drumlesson - Planeteria From the album, 4 Hero Presents Extensions. Extensions is an album of re-interpretations of 4 Hero tracks. Planeteria originally appeared on the 1998 Mercury prize nominated album, Two Pages. Gil Scott-Heron - Your Soul and Mine From the album, I'm New Here. What a comeback record this was. The Antlers - Two From the album, Hospice. Hospice is a concept album about a man falling in love with a terminally ill bone cancer patient and then watching her die. Nice and cheerful then. Spoon - Out Go the Lights From the album, Transference. Other bands take note, Spoon just keep on churning out great albums. Preach Jacobs and Denz - Forest Whitaker From the Maple St. Sessions EP. Any rapper who name checks Stringer Bell and Avon Barksdale is OK by me. Mos Def - History feat. Talib Kweli From the album, The Ecstatic. Silhouette Brown - We Used to Run Steady From the album, Two. Silhouette Brown is Dego (4hero), Kaidi Tatham and Bembe Segue. Girls - Morning Light From the album, Album. Japandroids - Wet Hair From the album, Post-nothing Sparklehorse - Piano Fire From the album, It's a Wonderful Life. Mark Linkous very sadly shot himself a few weeks back. Georgia Anne Muldrow and Declaime - Mages Sages II From the album, SomeOthaShip. This track is produced by Flying Lotus. Chew Lips - Slick From the album, Unicorn. Really like this album, they are from Sauf London. Moderat - Rusty Nails From the eponymous album. Moderat are Modeselektor and Apparat. My Robot Friend - Failure From the album, Soft-core. Two Door Cinema Club - Eat That Up, It's Good For You From the album, Tourist History.