I just checked my last.fm charts and was surprised to discover just how much my listening has been a wallow in nostalgia over the last six months – here are my top 6 artists for that period with a few thoughts on each…
1. Galaxie 500 – of course. I'm fairly certain that I've barely gone a week without listening to Galaxie 500 since I came across them back in 1989! 2. Joanna Newsom – no wallowing in nostalgia here – just another perfect album which has had plenty of spins. 3. The Wedding Present – a kind of nostalgia, although I only really fully realised my love for TWP after Cinerama 4=. Teenage Fanclub – with the arrival of the new album, and my first Fannies gig for nearly 20 years I went back and loved those first three or four albums. The new one is not a match (and their gig wasn't as great as the olden days either) – but both were just good enough. 4=. Motorhead – Surprised to see them so high – but I do turn to loud music at certain times and when I do I invariably turn to Motorhead. 6. Big Star – Alex Chilton's passing obviously contributed to this – I spent the week after his death listening to very little else. I'll mention that in 7th place was Nina Nastasia because she has a great new album, a great back catalogue and because the top 7 were a fair distance ahead of the rest of the pack and it seems a shame to not recognise that just because of the arbitrary "6" I picked a while back.
1. Galaxie 500 – of course. I'm fairly certain that I've barely gone a week without listening to Galaxie 500 since I came across them back in 1989! 2. Joanna Newsom – no wallowing in nostalgia here – just another perfect album which has had plenty of spins. 3. The Wedding Present – a kind of nostalgia, although I only really fully realised my love for TWP after Cinerama 4=. Teenage Fanclub – with the arrival of the new album, and my first Fannies gig for nearly 20 years I went back and loved those first three or four albums. The new one is not a match (and their gig wasn't as great as the olden days either) – but both were just good enough. 4=. Motorhead – Surprised to see them so high – but I do turn to loud music at certain times and when I do I invariably turn to Motorhead. 6. Big Star – Alex Chilton's passing obviously contributed to this – I spent the week after his death listening to very little else. I'll mention that in 7th place was Nina Nastasia because she has a great new album, a great back catalogue and because the top 7 were a fair distance ahead of the rest of the pack and it seems a shame to not recognise that just because of the arbitrary "6" I picked a while back.
