It hadn’t struck me until I posted on my Best rock albums of 2009 – I’m losing touch with new music! I did my best but consider the artists I enjoyed:
- Idlewild, Jason Lytle, John Wesley Harding, Paul Dempsey, Grant-Lee Phillips, Conor Oberst and M. Ward have been around for yonks
- Others – Peter Hammill and Mark Olson & Gary Louris from the Jayhawks – might be called venerable
- Jonsi & Alex were new to me but Sigur Ros isn’t exactly a debut band
- The Horrors are as close as I got to fresh faces but Primary Colours was their second release
So bring on 2010 and a hunt for new artists who astound with their vitality and craftsmanship!