Year Released: 2005 Label: NME Year Bought: 2005 Released to coincide with the 2005 NME Awards, this compilation focuses on the big acts from the previous year. Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand, the Killers, the Libertines are all represented, as are Bloc Party, Babyshambles and Graham Coxon. Actually, that's a pretty good line up, isn't it? There's a mixture of album tracks and b-sides, and as such there's some great glimpses into bands at the beginning of their career. Bloc Party's 'Tulips' is not one of their best but you can hear elements of other songs from them in there, the same with 'Missing You' from Franz Ferdinand. Both tracks are decent little b-sides. 'Change Your Mind' by the Killers wasn't on the UK release of Hot Fuss so is here for those who didn't buy the 'Mr Brightside' single where it found a home. Pete Doherty is represented twice - first on the Libertines' 'Can't Stand Me Now' and then on Ba...
Pretty much every day I listen to a record from my collection randomly picked by my daughter before she goes to school. This is to justify still having hundreds of CDs (and a few cassettes and vinyl)