Jason Lytle - Yours Truly, The Commuter
Despite the (surely unknown to Lytle) uncomfortable association between this and the Kaiser Chief's sophomore, this solo album reminds you that Lytle definitely was the brains behind Grandaddy and has certainly yet to lose his magic touch. Its a shame they couldn't all get along, but as long as Lytle is still making great indie music, I'm not worried.
8/10
Nickel Eye - The Time Of The Assassins
The reviews I read were along the lines of "Oh no, not another Strokes side-project", which I generally thought were pretty harsh. Then I listened to the album, and realised they weren't harsh enough.
4/1o
Graham Coxon - The Spinning Top
Although the idea of a Coxon solo album is pretty redundant now Blur are back together, most of this was still written and recorded in the "wilderness years" which produced his last two, most successful albums. This harks further back to the albums he worked on while still in Blur already, with Drakesque autumnal tracks and a pensieve feeling of well-being. Curiously, every track feels like a great closer to a great album, but this one unfortunately suffers for it.
Graham Coxon - The Spinning Top
Although the idea of a Coxon solo album is pretty redundant now Blur are back together, most of this was still written and recorded in the "wilderness years" which produced his last two, most successful albums. This harks further back to the albums he worked on while still in Blur already, with Drakesque autumnal tracks and a pensieve feeling of well-being. Curiously, every track feels like a great closer to a great album, but this one unfortunately suffers for it.
7/10
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