Top 10 Albums

1. The Lloyd Pack, At Home with The Lloyd Pack (L’esprit De L’escalier)

2. Connections, Body Language (Anyway)

3. Anna Ranger, Swimming and Crawling (Stochastic)

4. Ducktails, The Flower Lane (Domino)

5. Charles Bradley, Victim of Love (Daptone/Dunham)

6. Tropical Popsicle, Dawn of Delight (Volar)

7. My Bloody Valentine, MBV (self-released)

8. Jake Bugg, Shangri La (Island)

9. The Men, New Moon…

I’ve never liked the Grateful Dead, and it used to be that the Dead were an enemy flag for punk rockers and grungers to rally against. As I’ve picked up

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