sparklehorse - it's a wonderful life [320]

3rd and my favourite Sparklehorse album features guest appearances by Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, John Parish , Vic Chesnutt, and Dave Fridmann. Not a lot more needs saying!



1."It's a Wonderful Life" – 2:59
2."Gold Day" – 4:14
3."Piano Fire" – 2:43
4."Sea of Teeth" – 4:29
5."Apple Bed" – 4:54
6."King of Nails" – 4:18
7."Eyepennies" – 5:27
8."Dog Door"  – 2:46
9."More Yellow Birds" – 4:53
10."Little Fat Baby"  – 3:40
11."Devil's New" – 3:32
12."Comfort Me" – 5:01
13."Babies on the Sun" – 4:37
14."Morning Hollow" [hidden track] – 7:26

http://www.wupload.com/file/2627145147/sparklehorse_-_it's_a_wonderful_life_[320]_[littledarkblogger.com].rar

Another One Bites The Dust!

Was watching some really morbid shit on the BBC it appeared to be a list of those of note who had died in 2011 it was accompanied by a dirge provided by the years dead musicians with Amy Winehouse on vocals, Gary Moore on lead guitar and on sax Clarence Clemons [all will be missed]. Ordinary folk naturally are excluded from this prestigious list as for some reason was a good friend of the Irish People who feel victim to "The Man"!

XTC - mummer [192]

When this album was released in 1983 it failed to make any chart impact and was considered to acoustic by the critics. who cares it's got "Wonderland" and "Love on a Farmboy's Wages" on it so that will do me!


1. "Beating of Hearts"     3:56
2. "Wonderland"   4:50
3. "Love on a Farmboy's Wages"     3:58
4. "Great Fire"     3:47
5. "Deliver Us from the Elements"  4:36
6. "Human Alchemy"     5:11
7. "Ladybird"     4:32
8. "In Loving Memory of a Name"  3:16
9. "Me and the Wind"     4:17
10. "Funk Pop a Roll"

http://www.wupload.com/file/2603338402/XTC_-_mummer_[192]_[littledarkblogger.blogspot.com].rar

splodgenessabounds - i don't know [320]

Subtitled as "a musical journey through the scrapyards of Mongolia" and it would appear to be just that. A concept album i suppose by the legends who brought us "Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps Please"!



1.scrapyard
2.my socks gone down my shoe
3.poochie
4.i wouldn't lie
5.having a beer
6.lullaby of mongolia
7.truncheon meat squad
8.poochie (slight return)
9.i don't know
10.mongols on the streets of london
11.i'm angry
12.singing out of tune
13.ghenghis khan
14.the things that make mongols so great
15.patrick moore (he talks to me)

http://www.wupload.com/file/2622011027/splodgenessabounds_-_i_don't_know_[320]_[littledarkblogger.com].rar

status quo - picturesque matchstickable messages from the status quo [320]

Where it all began for the mighty Quo back in the day 1968 to be precise. Much later in about 1998 i had the honour of meeting the great Francis Rossi who autographed my copy of ."Black Veils of Melancholy" right on the label. He was impressed with the original disc and sleeve [one of us is a sad b*****d and i don't think it's him]!

1."Black Veils of Melancholy" – 3:17
2."When My Mind Is Not Live"  – 2:50
3."Ice in the Sun" – 2:13
4."Elizabeth Dreams" – 3:29
5."Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Café" – 3:01
6."Paradise Flat" – 3:13
7."Technicolour Dreams" – 2:54
8."Spicks and Specks" – 2:46
9."Sheila" – 1:56
10."Sunny Cellophane Skies" – 2:47
11."Green Tambourine" – 2:19
12."Pictures of Matchstick Men" – 3:13 

http://www.wupload.com/file/2623577812/status_quo_-_picturesque_matchstickable_messages_from_the_status_quo_[320]_[littledarkblogger.com].rar

2012 beckons!

Happy New Year to All! I'm on me own and intend to do very little other than an 8 mile walk between 11pm and 1am. That's the plan anyway it gives me a chance to take stock and maybe make a few small plans for next year [like for gods sake find a woman]. Main resolutions will be to pick up my AA commitments and to leave my ridiculous job!

yo la tengo - fakebook [160]

An very nice album of mostly acoustic tunes, including covers of Cat Stevens, Gene Clark, The Kinks, Daniel Johnston, among others, with five original songs by the band themselves, including an acoustic version of "Barnaby Hardly Working". Different tempo thasn their usual work!


1."Can't Forget" – 2:13
2."Griselda" – 1:54
3."Here Comes My Baby" – 2:26
4."Barnaby, Hardly Working" – 4:12
5."Yellow Sarong" – 1:37
6."You Tore Me Down" – 2:54
7."Emulsified" – 2:46
8."Speeding Motorcycle – 3:16
9."Tried So Hard" – 2:13
10."The Summer" – 2:40
11."Oklahoma, USA" – 2:18
12."What Comes Next" – 3:11
13."The One to Cry" – 1:47
14."Andalucia" – 3:33
15."Did I Tell You" – 3:21
16."What Can I Say" – 2:03

http://www.wupload.com/file/2623425737/yo_la_tengo_-_fakebook_[160]_[littledarkblogger.com].rar