NME The Album review
NME The Album 2009
Words by Brendan Monteiro
Every year the great magazine’s of this fair country concoct albums that represent the year of noteworthy bands from their perspective. This time around it’s the indie fueled NME magazine that delivers this mammoth double album that is stacked to the rafters with great songs.
The first disc opens up the sonic mind assault that is Muse, setting an exceptionally high standard for the rest to follow. Other names that glitter this first part of the album are White Lies who have dominated the radio waves all year long, Their dark fusion of emotive lyrics and sound make for a great mid section in the album and Death is probably one of my favourite tracks on their album. Oddly enough Watford punk outfit Gallows have also made the cut with I Dread The Night, I almost fell off my seat when I saw this as I thought that NME were blatantly indie only.
The second disk is started off with Scotland’s finest, and Biffy’s new material is definitely something to be excited about. As can be expected with an NME album in includes the likes of Franz Ferdinand, Maximo Park, The Maccabees and many others that constantly grace their covers. I guess other than the inclusion of Gallows which would probably be more at home on a Kerrang! album is the fact that The Arctic Monkeys are not present, especially since they have they’re latest record released this year.
This is probably the hardest review to ever write, firstly how do you manage to tip a hat to so many great bands on the album without ranging in a word count of 32 560. Secondly I hate compilations, I have never bought one and feel that if you like a song go and buy the bands album or use itunes and download your own unique compilation.
Full tracklisting for NME The Album 2009:
CD1
Muse – Uprising
Kasabian – Fire
Friendly Fires – Kiss Of Life
The Temper Trap -Sweet Disposition
Yeah Yeah Yeahs -Zero
Jamie T – Sticks ‘n’ Stones
The Big Pink – Dominos
Maximo Park – In Another World
The Enemy – Be Somebody
Franz Ferdinand – Ulysses
White Lies – Death
Passion Pit – The Reeling
The Maccabees – No Kind Words
Gossip – Love Long Distance
Jack Penate – Tonight’s Today
Peter Doherty – The Last of the English Roses
Esser – Headlock
The Virgins – Private Affair
The Cribs – Cheat On Me
Gallows – I Dread The Night
CD2
Biffy Clyro – That Golden Rule
Paramore – Ignorance
Green Day – Know Your Enemy
The Prodigy – Warrior’s Dance
Enter Shikari – No Sleep Tonight
The Horrors – Who Can Say
The View – 5 Rebeccas
Ian Brown – Stellify
Bombay Bicycle Club – The Hill
Howling Bells – Into The Chaos
Little Boots – Remedy
Marmaduke Duke – Je Suis Un Funky Homme
Marina & The Diamonds – Obsessions
Animal Collective – My Girls
Dananananaykroyd – Black Wax
Golden Silvers – Please Venus
Phoenix – 1901
Manic Street Preachers – Peeled Apples
Graham Coxon – Dead Bees
Glasvegas – Flowers & Football Tops
