Culture Consumer: Music

initial impressions:  signature Jarvis plus Steve Albini - not quite as cuddly as classic Pulp but does he care?
recommendations:  3. Pilchard   5. I Never Said I Was Deep   10. Slush

initial impressions:  a rich videowall of sounds and imaginings, weirdly soothing despite its broad evil streak.
recommendations:  8. Death Ruins Everything   9. Bubble Music   10. The Building Song

initial impressions:  warm summery jangly sounds with enough dark patches to avoid pigeonholing as 'twee'.
recommendations:  1. Wanderlust   2. Nearer Than Heaven   5. No Ending

initial impressions:  heavy beats and bass, dark blue guitar, loads of dry ice, a bit too chunky to be beautiful.
recommendations:  2. Too Young For Love   4. Love In Vain   3. Dominos

initial impressions:  the best in the business is more tuneful and sublte here, with clear American influences.
recommendations:  11. On The Backseat Of Your Car   4. Unlovable   9. Black Flowers

initial impressions:  nice and thrashy, a little bit poppy, a little bit trashy; bright, youthful, tiddly-angst debut.
recommendations:  2. Obviously Cold   9. The Information   1. Another City, Another Sorry

initial impressions:  double album from Stephen Jones, a.k.a. Babybird; one disc confronts, the other purrrrs.
recommendations:  2.10. Enough Tranquilizer For A Horse   2.2. Crucifix Surfboard   1.2. Cokeholes

initial impressions:  stretched out, a bit patchy, yet still compelling with a pumping magnum opus to climax.
recommendations:  18. Watching The Planets   7. Gemini Syringes   16. Silver Trembling Hands