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Monday 2 January 2012

First Walk Of The Year

A 6 mile walk up the promenade at Seaton Carew.

Glorious!

Happy New Year

Hope you enjoyed "Not For The First Time" in my last post and not for the first time I've promised and not delivered.

Was planning on doing a grand review of 2011 in the last week but .......hey ho it's now 2012.

So....... very quickly -

2011

Best Single
Abbey Gallup - Washington Irving

Best Album
Staring At The X - Forest Fire

Joint - Best Live Act
Tinariwen - EOTR
Dark Dark Dark - The Westgarth
Curtis Eller - The Sun Inn
Low Anthem - Gateshead Old Town Hall

Best Song
Feathers - Slow Down Molasses

Best Slow Burn
Withered Hand

The Ones That Got Away (oldies I never realised were so great)
Changing Of The Guard - Bob Dylan
Do You Like Rock Music (album) - British Sea Power
Clap Your Hand Say Yeah (album) - Clap Your Hand Say Yeah
Go Where You Wanna Go - Mamas And Papas
Mama's Eyes and Can't Hardly Wait - Justin Townes Earle

Notable comebacks
Wire, The Fall, Drop and Teesside Record Shops (at the beginning of 2011 there was 1 - now there are 3).

Best comeback
Thankfully shorter albums. e.g. Staring At The X - 34 minutes, Keep Away From The Dead (Siskiyou)- 33 minutes and Walk Into The Sea (Slow Down Molasses) - 36 minutes, Days Into Years (Elliott Brood) - 39 minutes.

Best Feelgood Moments
The first time I saw the Sound It Out DVD
Every time I saw Washington Irving
Slow Down Molasses - Live Tipi Tent EOTR

Biggest regret
Going to see Steve Earle at Sage instead of Other Lives at The Westgarth.

Coolest Artist of The Year
Justin Townes Earle

Welcome to 2012!