January 2005, and the NME trumpets its upcoming annual awards event via a specially compiled CD
How much great music can one piece of plastic take? This round-up of 2004’s very best has the lot. Slick-suited floor-fillers from The Killers and Franz Ferdinand. A brace of classics from Peter Doherty, both with and without The Libertines. World-beating rock from Muse and Green Day. Quintessential urch rock from The Others, art-punk innovation from Bloc Party and The Futureheads and brilliant English eccentricity courtesy of Kaiser Chiefs. Add the suburban poetry of The Streets, then music godfathers Graham Coxon and New Order and we’ve got a CD to play to death today and put in a time capsule for your grandchildren tomorrow. Since everyone on it was voted by NME readers, we know you’ll enjoy it. Check NME every week for 2005’s brightest stars, and we’ll see you again with the cream of the crop this time next year.
mp3: Kaiser Chiefs – Na Na Na Na Naa
mp3: Franz Ferdinand – Missing You
mp3: The Libertines – Can’t Stand Me Now
mp3: Muse – The Small Print
mp3: The Killers – Change Your Mind
mp3: Bloc Party – Tulips
mp3: The Futureheads – Alms
mp3: The Others – In The Background
mp3: The Streets – Blinded By The Lights (Mitchell Bros Remix)
mp3: Graham Coxon – Spectacular
mp3: Green Day – She’s A Rebel (live)
mp3: Babyshambles – The Man Who Came To Stay
mp3: New Order – I Told You So
I had to look up The Others as I hadn’t ever heard of them. I see they were something of a thing in late 2004 and the first half of 2005, especially with the NME. A big enough and loyal fanbase that they are still on the go today…..but until typing up this piece, I knew nothing.
The CD can be had for 25p plus P&P over at Discogs.
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