Albums – 2000’s

  1. Love Beatles 2006
  2. Love And Theft Dylan Bob 2001
  3. I’m Not There [Disc 1] Yo La Tengo 2007
  4. The Seldom Seen Kid Elbow 2008
  5. Sea Change Beck 2002
  6. Demon Days Gorillaz 2005
  7. We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions Springsteen Bruce 2006
  8. Glory Hope Mountain Acorn 2009
  9. Think Tank Blur 2003
  10. Tom McRae McRae Tom 2000
  11. City of Refuge Washburn Abigail 2011
  12. Mighty Rearranger Plant Robert 2005
  13. Reality Bowie David 2003
  14. Devils & Dust Springsteen Bruce 2005
  15. Gorillaz Gorillaz 2001
  16. Real Life Joan As Policewoman 2006
  17. Souljacker Eels 2001
  18. Sigh No More Mumford & Sons 2009
  19. Philharmonics Obel Agnes 2011
  20. The King Is Dead Decemberists 2011
  21. Coles Corner Hawley Richard 2005
  22. What The Night Delivers Matthews Scott 2011
  23. Plastic Beach Gorillaz 2010
  24. Feels Like Home Jones Norah 2004
  25. American IV: The Man Comes Around Cash Johnny 2003
  26. The Shepherd’s Dog Iron & Wine 2007
  27. Daisies Of The Galaxy Eels 2000
  28. Kiss Each Other Clean Iron & Wine 2011
  29. Brothers Black Keys 2010
  30. Come Away With Me Jones Norah 2002
  31. Let It Rain Chapman Tracy 2002
  32. The Ground Tord Gustavsen Trio 2004
  33. Guero Beck 2005
  34. Unsung Cleaves Slaid 2006
  35. River: The Joni Letters Hancock Herbie 2008
  36. Real Gone Waits Tom 2004
  37. Seven Days Of Falling Esbjörn Svensson Trio 2003
  38. Our Endless Numbered Days Iron & Wine 2004
  39. Dub Qawwali Khan Nusrat Fateh Ali & Gaudi 2007
  40. Amassakoul Tinariwen 2004
  41. So Beautiful Or So What Simon Paul 2011
  42. Post-War Ward M 2006
  43. Songs For The Deaf Queens Of The Stone Age 2002
  44. Master And Everyone Bonnie Prince Billy 2003
  45. Passing Stranger Matthews Scott 2007
  46. Wilderness Heart Black Mountain 2010
  47. Dr Boondigga & The Big BW Fat Freddy’s Drop 2009
  48. Flaws Bombay Bicycle Club 2010
  49. Ghosts Of The Great Highway Sun Kil Moon 2003
  50. Piano Works Armstrong Craig 2002
  51. Every Kingdom Howard Ben 2011
  52. Just Like Blood McRae Tom 2003
  53. Towards The Sun Murdoch Alexi 2011
  54. Scratch My Back Gabriel Peter 2010
  55. Home Broderick Peter 2008
  56. Le Voyage De Sahar Brahem Anouar 2006
  57. How They Are Broderick Peter 2010
  58. Le Pas Du Chat Noir Brahem Anouar 2002
  59. Bordeaux Budd Harold Guthrie Robin 2011
  60. Through Low Light And Trees Smoke Fairies 2010
  61. If I Had A Hi-Fi Nada Surf 2010
  62. End Times Eels 2010
  63. Slave Ambient War On Drugs 2011
  64. Twenty One 21 Adele 2011
  65. Mother Yokota Susumu 2009
  66. Harper Simon Simon Harper 2010
  67. Wooden Shjips Wooden Shjips 2009
  68. Careless Love Peyroux Madeleine 2004
  69. Vol. 2 Wooden Shjips 2010
  70. Me & Mr. Johnson Clapton Eric 2004
  71. No Witch Cave Singers 2011
  72. Hard Candy Counting Crows 2002
  73. Favourite Worst Nightmare Arctic Monkeys 2007
  74. No Ghost Acorn 2010
  75. Ask Forgiveness Bonnie Prince Billy 2008
  76. Holes In The Wall Electric Soft Parade 2002
  77. Quiet Is The New Loud Kings Of Convenience 2001
  78. Raising Sand Plant Robert & Krauss Alison 2007
  79. Women And Country Dylan Jakob 2010
  80. Phosphene Dream Black Angels 2010
  81. When You Left the Fire Wilderness Of Manitoba 2011
  82. Welcome Joy Cave Singers 2009
  83. The Mandé Variations Diabaté Toumani 2008
  84. Suck It And See Arctic Monkeys 2011
  85. Broken Record Cole Lloyd 2010
  86. In The Reins Calexico Iron & Wine 2005
  87. Sensuous Cornelius 2008
  88. Ashes & Fire Adams Ryan 2011
  89. You Can’t Buy A Gun When You’re Crying Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs 2007
  90. Bad As Me Waits Tom 2011
  91. Contra Vampire Weekend 2010
  92. …And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness Arnalds Ólafur 2010
  93. Hold Time Ward M 2009
  94. Standing On The Rooftop Peyroux Madeleine 2011
  95. Gracious Tide, Take Me Home Lanterns On The Lake 2011
  96. Alpinisms School of Seven Bells 2009
  97. Wounded Rhymes Li Lykke 2011
  98. Ritual Union Little Dragon 2011
  99. Hombre Lobo Eels 2009
  100. Let England Shake Harvey PJ 2011
  101. The Sleeper Leisure Society 2010
  102. History From Below Delta Spirit 2010
  103. A Chorus of Storytellers Album Leaf 2010
  104. Smart Flesh Low Anthem 2011
  105. Faithful Marcin Wasilewski Trio 2011
  106. Head First Goldfrapp 2010
  107. The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night Besnard Lakes 2010
  108. The Bowery Firekites 2010
  109. Weathervanes Freelance Whales 2010
  110. Infinite Arms Band Of Horses 2010
  111. Based On A True Story Fat Freddy’s Drop 2007
  112. The Good Ship Climbers 2010
  113. American Hearts Bondy AA 2008
  114. Yes Is More Eeprom Danton 2010
  115. Live at Roundhouse London Fat Freddy’s Drop 2010
  116. Skala Eick Mathias 2011
  117. Hawk Campbell Isobel & Lanegan Mark 2010
  118. EkvÃlibrÃum Sigurðsson Valgeir 2007
  119. A Lost Connection Marconi Union 2010
  120. Acolyte Delphic 2010
  121. Field Songs Lanegan Mark 2001
  122. Feast Of Wire Calexico 2003
  123. The Moon, the Stars and You Landgren Nils 2011
  124. American V: A Hundred Highways Cash Johnny 2006
  125. Small Craft On A Milk Sea Eno Brian 2011
  126. Bare Bones Peyroux Madeleine 2009
  127. And In The Endless Pause There Came The Sound Of Bees Johannsson Johann 2010
  128. Shapes & Shadows Ottewell Ben 2011
  129. Admiral Fell Promises Sun Kil Moon 2010
  130. Boys Outside Mason Steve 2010
  131. Natural Causes Tibbetts Steve 2010
  132. Green And Grey Kent Julia 2011
  133. Corinne Bailey Rae Bailey Rae Corinne 2006
  134. We Are The Boggs We Are Boggs 2002
  135. Push The Button Chemical Brothers 2005
  136. The Magic Place Barwick Julianna 2011
  137. Lie Down in the Light Bonnie Prince Billy 2008

The Best of...

curated by David Bates

From Aladdin Sane to Zulu - the best that popular culture has given us over the last half century.