Rough Trade Album Club - November 2011 Pack

Not bad , Not Bad


Tom the Lion - The Adventures of Tom the Lion + Bonus Cd 8/10 - a full ten for the packaging though! It's not every day that you receive a cd in a box!

Summer Camp - Welcome to Condale - 7/10 (could change)

Still Corners - Creatures of an Hour 9/10 but I bought this one already from Rough Trade so I exchanged it for the Lucas Sattana one. However I didn't register the package so nothing's come in. Ah Well

Core album for December - Jeb Loy Nichols - Jeb Loy Nichols Special

Rough Trade Album Club - October 2011 Pack

Pretty good

Veronica Falls + Bonus Cd - 8/10 I love indie pop so I was well happy.
New Look - Self-titled - 7.5/10 it's growing on me. In a couple of more weeks this will change into an 8
Caged Animals - Eat their Own - 7.5 - Ditto


we'll see what will feature on Friday 11th. Here's my guesses

DRC Music (album of the Month)
Atlas Sound
Halloween Alaska
Summer Camp

Rough Trade Album Club - September 2011 Pack

Core album :

Lanterns on the Lake - Gracious Tide, Take me Home + 4 track cd - 9/10
Big Deal - Lights Out - 8/10
Richmond Fontaine - The High Country + Bonus Cd - 8/10

all is good

October's core cd - Veronica Falls - indie pop! woo!

Rough Trade Album Club - August 2011 Pack

Best one of the year!

Balam Acab - Wander/Wonder + Bonus Cd - 10/10
Beirut - The Rip Tide - 9/10
Baxter Dury - Happy Soup - 9/10

Sept core cd is Lanterns on the Lake!!

Rough Trade Album Club July 2011 Pack

Not too bad - I Wish they didn't leave out the bonus cd's though

Mara Carlyle - Floreat + Bonus cd 9/10 - utterly compelling
She Keeps Bees - Dig On - 7/10
Washed Out - Within and Without - 8/10

For August We've got Balam Acab - yay!

Rough Trade Album Club July 2011 Pack

Another excellent one!

SBTRKT - Self-titled + Bonus Disc 9/10
When Saints go Marching - Konkylie - 9/10
Memory Tapes - Player Piano + Bonus Disc - 8/10


Next month the core album is Mara Carlyle!

Rough Trade Album Club - June 2011 Pack

Top quality all around!

Core album : Cults + Bonus cd 8/10
Planningtorock - W + bonus cd 8/10
Pete and the Pirates - One Thousand Pictures 7/10

Rough Trade Album Club - May 2011 Pack

Just couldn't get better!

The Leisure Society - Into the Murky Water + Bonus ep - 9/10
The Head and the Heart - Self-titled - 8/10
Colourmusic - My ____ is Pink - 9/10


For June we've got the cults album - yay!

Rough Trade Album Club - April 2011 Pack

Wow - Superb Month

Core Album :Cat's Eyes - Self-titled + Bonus Disc - 8/10
Nicolas Jaar - Space is Only Noise - 10/10 - best album i've heard so far!
The Shoes - Crack my Bones - 8/10

May's Core album is The Leisure Society wow wow wow

Rough Trade Album Club March 2011 Pack

Another sterling month!!!

Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes + Bonus CD - 9/10
Drive By Truckers - Go-Go boots + Bonus CD - 9/10 - a pleasant surprise!
Papercuts - The Faded Parade + Bonus CD - 8.5/10

Cat's Eyes album for April - woo woo!

Rough Trade Album Club February 2011 Pack

Another fantastic month

Josh T Pearson - Last of the Country Gentlemen + Bonus Disc - 9/10. Totally unique.

James Blake - Self-titled - 9/10

The Time and Space Machine - Turns you on - 8/10. It's a re-edits cd ( the Album Club likes to send me re-edits) but it's pretty enjoyable so I'm not complaining.

March's core album is Lykke Li's Wounded Rhymes - yay

Rough Trade Album Club January 2011 Pack

A good start to the year

Anna Calvi - Self-titled + Bonus Cd - 10/10 Can't stop listneing to this album!

Fujiya & Miyagi - Ventriloquizzing - 8/10 Business as usual for these guys but I don't mind.

ANR - Stay Kids - 8/10 great psychedelic pop - took a while to sink though.

Rough Trade Album Club December 2010 Pack

Usually the December RT Album Club pack is weak but this one was pretty good!

Sea of Bees - Songs for the Ravens + Bonus cd 8/10

Anika - Self-titled 8/10

Various Artists - Tradi-Mods vs Rockers 8.5/10


For Jan Anna Calvi's debut is the core cd - hurrah!