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Exceptional music that may well have passed you by.
Indigo MossIndigo Moss by Indigo Moss
Buy new: £10.48
Thrilling, joyous and heartbreaking all in one outstanding package. Love it.
The Debt CollectionThe Debt Collection by Shortwave Set
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £24.58
Beautiful and exceptional. Buy this NOW.
A Tom Moulton MixA Tom Moulton Mix by Various Artists
Buy new: £8.79 / Used from: £18.00
Silky smooth "Orchestral" Disco mixes by the man who invented the 12" remix.
My Life in the Bush of GhostsMy Life in the Bush of Ghosts by Brian Eno
Buy new: £4.62 / Used from: £3.99
Years ahead of it's time. Totally hypnotic.
DawnDawn by Guitar Vader
Criminally unknown Japanese band. Well worth investigating.
LCD SoundsystemLCD Soundsystem by LCD Soundsystem
Buy new: £7.28 / Used from: £7.25
A timely kick up the backside for "Dance" music.
For Every Punk Bitch and ArseholeFor Every Punk Bitch and Arsehole by Hang On The Box
Buy new: £6.71 / Used from: £6.72
This is what punk should be.
On Land and in the SeaOn Land and in the Sea by Cardiacs
Buy used from: £31.99
Brilliantly intense and very very different. Their best album. Not for the humourless or rigid musical conformist!
Gypsy Punks: Underdog World StrikeGypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike by Gogol Bordello
Buy new: £5.45 / Used from: £6.60
Stunningly energetic music. A breath of fresh air in a stale pop-world.
Laika Come HomeLaika Come Home by Gorillaz
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £4.56
Gorillaz with a reggae "twist".
The Fake Fake Sound of MikabombThe Fake Fake Sound of Mikabomb by Mikabomb
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £21.92
'an on form Elastica covering Shampoo who screech songs about knickers, jump up and down and generally make a glorious noise': sadly not my quote but totally accurate :)
Morvern Callar - Original SoundtrackMorvern Callar - Original Soundtrack by Morvern Callar
Buy new: £6.89 / Used from: £7.99
Possibly the ultimate film soundtrack.
HorsesHorses by Patti Smith
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.75
Still kicking myself. This one passed me by for nearly 20 years. Not any more.
I Am a Bird NowI Am a Bird Now by Antony & The Johnsons
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £5.99
I realise that it probably hasn't passed many people by, but it's still too painfully exquisite to leave out of any list.
Tales from Turnpike HouseTales from Turnpike House by Saint Etienne
Buy new: £8.20 / Used from: £4.65
Their best release yet.
Hold Yer HorsesHold Yer Horses by Piney Gir
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £19.73
I never, ever, thought I'd love country music so much. Another well deserved kick up the backside for me.
Strange HouseStrange House by The Horrors
Buy new: £1.82 / Used from: £3.24
Gothic surf-punks meet The Fall. Riveting stuff.
Who Made WhoWho Made Who by Who Made Who
Buy new: £6.21 / Used from: £7.21
I keep coming back to this. Rhythmic, pulsating and quietly addictive.
Martha Wainwright: Special EditionMartha Wainwright: Special Edition by Martha Wainwright
Buy new: £6.55 / Used from: £8.99
Don't let the recent Snow Patrol collaboration put you off. She is so much better than that would suggest. Another unique sound from the "Wainwright" dynasty.
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 by Various Artists
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £5.75
Less flower, more power. Ecclectic collection of the 60's hits that never were.
Le FilLe Fil by Camille
Buy new: £4.98
The "sometime" contributor to Nouvelle Vague strikes out on her own with dramatically original results. Reaches parts of me I never knew existed.
Follow Me Down (mini - album)Follow Me Down (mini - album) by Poppy & The Jezebels
Buy new: £3.29 / Used from: £2.99
Both deadpan and exhilarating. Best way I can descibe this is as the musical equivalent of that drifting feeling after you've woken and fallen back asleep before the alarm goes off again
Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian: the Best of Petty BookaLet's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian: the Best of Petty Booka by Petty Booka
Buy used from: £12.56
Fantastic introduction to a very unusual phenomenon