Chop's Top Fives

"Emmylou" First Aid Kit The album was released back in January and gradually seeped into my consciousness to the point where I r...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! "Inbetweens" Withered Hand *whispers* Morning, how's your head? Thought I'd better quieten things down...

"Strange Baby" Jon Spencer Blues Explosion You still with me? The JSBX have been around forever and you'll recognise some el...

"Ra Ra Girls" Wife vs Secretary A band I know very little about but got to hear thanks (again) to a session on 6music for Marc R...

"Maglite" by Wussy Not technically released in 2012 but I'd not heard the band before 6music started playing the tune this y...

"Where Da Money Go?" The Jim Jones Revue One of my favourite bands right now and whilst the rest of the album introduced some ne...

"The Descent" by Bob Mould A proper return to form. Perhaps that's harsh on whatever Bob's done since Sugar released ...

"Coastal Command" by Wild Billy Childish & The Spartan Dreggs I really wanted to include "Punk Before Chips" a fin...

HAPPY CHRISTMAS! "Dance At My Wedding" by The Cornshed Sisters OK, so I intended to pick a new Christmas song to fill this gap...

"The Waves" by Villagers Were Villagers up for the Mercury prize last year? I can't remember but I did catch a bit of a vibe...

"Shut Eye" by Stealing Sheep Stealing Sheep are a three piece band from Liverpool environs. I saw them support Field Music in Fe...

I did this last year, kind of liked it so thought I'd do it again. Basically twelve tunes I've heard and enjoyed this year that I ho...