I'm going to start with the discovered-to-late-to-be-on-the-end-of-the-year-list records.
THE HONEYDRIPS - HERE COMES THE FUTURE
A record that could have been published in the post-madchester/shoegaze fever, close to Screamadelica, Ride, The La's or the first Charlatans but also close to the end of the nineties revival of the genre but filtered through a Swedish clean pop vision not far from some of their contemporaries.
MIRACLE FORTRESS - FIVE ROSES
And another shoegaze-inspired record full of perfect pop songs, this time with more electronic and string arrangements and with vocal harmonies close to the sound of the Beach Boys. Totally addictive and perfect for sunny days.
EUGENE MCGUINNESS - THE EARLY LEARNINGS OF...
A boy who is not older than my neighbour's dog and already has the poetry and harmonies of a long lived man with a voice that you will recognise after just one listening. he's suposed to form part of a new scene of young folk-pop singers including Laura Marling, Emily the Great and Lightspeed Champion but he is absolutely the one who is a step forward in the class.
