Top 10 Favourites From 2016

I can't end the year without listing my favourite 10 albums from this year now can I?

It's been a great year for new music and I've discovered so many new ones to add to my ever growing list of influences.  Spotify has been a great tool for me in this journey and if I'm repeating myself then it's for a good reason but streaming is fun, buying is cool - to keep music alive, evolving, varied & fun we need to keep on supporting all artists especially the little guy.  Just a little.

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So to it then, what are these masterpieces that tickled my fancy above all else..!? 

10) Paul Dempsey - Strange Loop
9) Birds Of Tokyo - Brace
8) The Last Shadow Puppets - Everything You've Come To Expect
7) St Paul & The Broken Bones - Sea Of Noise
6) The Heavy - Hurt & The Merciless
5) Sticky Fingers - Westway (The Glitter & The Slums)
4) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dark Necessities
3) Slaves - Take Control
2) Congos - Egomaniac

And finally (and probably controversially)

1) Black Pistol Fire - Wake The Riot

Raw music at it's best - such a big sound from just two guys and so much variety in there.  Hugely fun album, highly, highly recommended.

n.b (all the above images are of my personal CD's & records to show that I practice what I preach.)