I hated choosing this list. Feel sorry for the albums that missed out. They’ll just have to do better next time: 10. Foals – Antidotes Expect the Unexpected with Foals. This is what New Rave wanted to be. Foals on MySpace 9. TV on the Radio – Dear Science Some dared proclaim Dear Science as [...]

Basel, Switzerland – a town of culture, the pharmaceutical industry and permanent frowns. No one smiles in the birthplace of LSD. Basel was pretty, but my holiday was like a trip to a mental asylum. Clinical, regulated and dull. We needed to escape. To Germany. Freiberg, a beautiful town with great food and smiles, was worth the [...]