The Ramones -- End Of The Century

  Despite being not their best album, considering all the fear, madness, gun pulling and over production going on during the recording, the Joey Ramone and Phil Spector pop colaborations are out of this world!

Elton John -- Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player

  

  Pretty much a run of the mill Elton John record, with two exceptions, the first is the awesomely brilliant Stevie Wonder-esque Daniel, the second is dubiously stupid crapadile crock!

Moby Grape -- Listen My Friends!

  A comprehensive compilation by quintessential San Francisco band Moby Grape.  It's widely speculated that if the group hadn't fallen victim to drug fuelled bad luck and just all 'round weirdness they would have been as big as The Beatles.  Well let me set the record straight, they did have some great numbers, but their releases pale in comparison to the likes of The Byrds and the Dead! 

The Minutemen -- Double Nickel On The Dime

  Holy frig!  What a monumental album, it's got so much cross-genre-foreshadowing it's hard to keep up with where it's all going.  In the midst of 80's American hardcore, it's tough to believe that this bombastic release was able to exist and change the sound of independant music overnight!

Big Star -- Radio City

  Now that I own it, I'm not sure how I feel about it ... I'm torn between, I hate it, it's a beautiful disaster or it's a great album done by a British Invasion band in the 70's, except, they're American!

The XX -- Coexist

  Their initial album was cute and everything, singing about hipster shit like VCR's, but this sophomore release is where they really find themselves... a relatable call and response pop masterpiece!

Father John Misty -- I Love You, Honeybear

  An indie rock ode to the mellow 70's AM easy listening radio tunes, by Fleet Foxes ex drummer J. Tillman aka Father John Misty.  This deeply personal release about the trials, tribulations and mediocrity of modern relationships took me by surprise and knocked my socks off!!