| BEST 2011 ALBUMS #45-41: FOO FIGHTERS, METRONOMY, MILES KANE, BLESSTHEFALL, TBS. |
| Written by Shahlin Graves & Sarah Mudgway | ||||||||
| Tuesday, 27 December 2011 20:08 | ||||||||
 #45. FOO FIGHTERS - 'Wasting Light' MUST-LISTEN: ‘Walk’, ‘Arlandria’, ‘I Should Have Known’, ‘Bridge Burning’, ‘Dear Rosemary’. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: The Foo Fighters back-catalogue... and well, the Foo Fighters' back-catalogue. FACT: The album was recorded using entirely analogue equipment until post-mastering - and CD copies of the album contain a small section of the original analogue master-tape. Nominated for six Grammy awards, this album was the band’s first Number One album in the 'States. MUST-WATCH: The Foo Fighters performing 'Wasting Light' in its entirety...  #44. METRONOMY - 'The English Riviera' MUST-LISTEN: 'The Bay', 'Some Written', 'She Wants', 'The Look'. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: Late Of The Pier, Friendly Fires, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Hot Chip, Cansei de Ser Sexy, Neon Indian... and lounging pool-side all day, every day. FACT: Bassist GBENGA ADELEKAN and drummer ANNA PRIOR have joined the band since the release of their 2008 'Nights Out' album - and departure of original member Gabriel Stebbing. MUST-WATCH: Metronomy performing 'The Bay' live...  #43. MILES KANE - 'Colour Of The Trap' MUST-LISTEN: 'Take The Night From Me', 'Rearrange', 'Colour Of The Trap', 'Quicksand', 'Come Closer'. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: The Last Shadow Puppets, Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys, Beady Eye, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds... and listening to The Beatles records while wearing a tailored suit. FACT: Miles Kane is addicted to Haribo confectionery and currently on a quest to find himself a New Zealand girlfriend. Click HERE to read our 2011 interview with him. MUST-WATCH: Miles Kane performing a one-man acoustic version of 'Colour Of The Trap'...  #42. BLESSTHEFALL - 'Awakening' MUST-LISTEN: ‘Promised Ones’, ‘Til The Death Of Me’, ’40 Days’. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: The Word Alive, The Devil Wears Prada, We Came As Romans... and stage-diving from very high places. FACT: The lyrics "When I fall asleep I feel you with me..." from the song ’40 Days’, are also lyrics in the song ‘...And Counting’ from the album ‘Siberia', which was released by vocalist BEAU BOKAN’s fiancé, LIGHTS. MUST-WATCH: Blessthefall's ‘Bottomfeeder’ studio video...  #41. TAKING BACK SUNDAY - 'Taking Back Sunday' MUST-LISTEN: ‘El Paso’, ‘Best Places To Be A Mom’, ‘It Doesn’t Feel A Thing Like Falling’, ‘You Got Me’. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: The Dangerous Summer, Terrible Things, Brand New... and bands re-establishing themselves with original band members! FACT: This the band’s first album with JOHN NOLAN and SHAUN COOPER since their 2002 release, ‘Tell All Your Friends’. MUST-WATCH: ‘Faith (When I Let You Down)’ music video...
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