In an attempt to get back on schedule I have lumped U and V together. I’m no happier about this than you are. Let’s just make the most of it, ok?
Oh, and as another disappointment for you, I was really busy this week too. So, to make sure I could get this done today, I have limited all my write-ups to twelve words or less!!! Let’s get pithy, yeah? Let’s be succinct to the absolute maximum!
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Donna Morris recommended Meet The Vamps by The Vamps
It features a worse version of Cecilia than the Suggs one. One point.
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Adrian Slatcher recommended Hallowed Ground by Violent Femmes
I absolutely hated it. Two points.
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Hannah Hunt recommended Modern Vampires of the City by Vampire Weekend
His voice goes through me… like a knife. Three points.
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Fat Roland recommended Second Toughest in the Infants by Underworld
Man talks bollocks over 140bpm thudding. Fucking ghastly. Four points.
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Sean Rhodes recommended Vienna by Ultravox
This meant nothing to me. Five points.
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Nicholas Royle recommended Systems of Romance by Ultravox
Nor this one, but I haven’t got a joke this time. Six points.
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jummo70 recommended Sex and Food by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
The bloke singing proper fancies himself. Not for me. Seven points.
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Plashing Vole recommended Hit the Ground Running Fast by The Victoria Lucas
I got the impression they would be better live. OK. Eight points.
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Nick Rayney recommended Two by Utah Saints
A surprising choice. It’s not even the Kate Bush sampling one. Nine points.
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Picky Bastards recommended Psyence Fiction by Unkle
A Chris Waddle blasting it over the crossbar choice. Fucked it, mate. Ten points.
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Graeme recommended Course of the Satellite by The Vyrll Society
Spent lots of the listening time trying to remember the word Voynich. Eleven points.
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Desmond recommended Vegas by Vegas
A bit creepy in parts, lyrically. Twelve points.
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Dan Edmonds recommended Time + Space by Uptights
Had to listen to it on Youtube. Too many crisp adverts. Thirteen points.
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Adam Farrer recommended Total Depravity by The Veils
Perhaps too in debt to Nick Cave at times. Fourteen points.
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Dave Hartley recommended the Blade Runner OST by Vangelis
I mean… yeah… it’s alright… He’s no Hans Zimmer though (runs away) Fifteen points.
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James Beck recommended Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Not my sort of thing really, but very nicely done. Sixteen points.
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Chris Bissette recommended Erase Me by Underoath
Yep. Liked it. Seventeen points.
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Slugger recommended Last by The Unthanks
I’ve seen The Unthanks live. They’re great. They’ve made better albums though. Eighteen points.
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George Sandison recommended The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
I’ve seen Lou Reed live too. He was shite. This album’s good. Nineteen points.
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David Coates recommended Honey Lingers by Voice of the Beehive
This was a proper blast from the past this one. Thank you. Twenty points.
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Benjo recommended Deep River by Utada Hikaru
Very poppy. I like that. Twenty one points.
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William Mallin recommended Ecstatic Arrow by Virginia Wing
Needs more listens to fully appreciate but… Twenty two points.
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Graham Cox recommended Afrodisiac by The Veldt
American shoegazing. Less mumbly. Very good. Twenty three points.
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Rebecca Holland recommended Super Shiny Dreams by Unun
Nice bit of ex-Sugarcubes people doing pop stuff. Twenty four points.
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Sleepy recommended In a Poem Unlimited by U.S. Girls
Disco is back! Twenty five points.
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Em recommended Vagabon by Vagabon
Very good. Twenty six points.
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Tom. recommended Dilate by Vessels
Very very good. Twenty seven points.
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Mat Pringle recommended Inner Roads and Outer Paths by Vic Mars
Like what Wicker Man people might listen to when not burning people. Twenty eight points.
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Georgia Boon recommended The Order of Time by Valerie June
Boon’s edging closer to the title here. Can she win the lot? Twenty nine points.
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James Park recommended Just Another Diamond Day by Vashti Bunyan
Someone else I’ve seen live. Great then, and great here. Thirty points.
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Daniel Carpenter recommended Mount the Air by The Unthanks
This is the correct The Unthanks album to choose, isn’t it? Thirty one points.
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Socrates Adams recommended the soundtrack to Transformers: The Movie by (and you are going to hate me for this but as far as I’m concerned its legitimate) various artists
Undeniably glorious despite being, clearly, fucking awful a lot of the time. Thirty two points.
So there you have it. I make no apologies for the winner. It made me smile, a lot, while I was listening to it. I’m more sorry about the The Wicker Man spoiler to be honest.
