As for new stuff, the new Do Make Say Think album, Other Truths, was captivating. Particular the lead song "Do".
The British record label Ninja Tune continued to surprise with a new release Patriot by a group called Cougar. Ninja Tune helped pioneer the whole DJ/turntable revival in the mid-1990s, and until recently mainly put out electronica releases. Cougar, however, has a far more deliberate rock and roll sound, and coupled with the folky Fink album they put out a few months back, marks a real attempt to diversify.
The British Isles also furnished another album I gave steady play too, Two Sunsets, by Glasgow's Pastels, and Tokyo's Tenniscoats, collaborating for a ethereal synthy pop album at times reminiscent of the Lost in Translation soundtrack.
Closer to home Magneta Lane's Gambling with God got things rocking with their bluesy four-four time and Vancouver's Said The Whale, a homage to their cross-Canada travels stacked with a few hometown songs like "False Creek Change" that helped inspire some fresh fiction writing.
