I also happen to think, in my opinionated way, that 2009 was an average year for music. Not bad, there were some incredible records, but none that came close to breaking the holy trinity of Untrue, Silent Alarm and TEINACDP.

As is the way with the music industry these days, it's all about the next big thing, a new artist that will shift units before people get bored and move on to the next thing. It feels like just yesterday I stumbled across Ellie Goulding thanks to her cover of Black & Gould and now she's everywhere. Yawn. She'll be manipulated and moulded in the same way Little Boots was, removing all excitement of a young, independant artist.

Things i'm looking forward to musically in 2010 though are the forgotten acts, bands that have maybe waited just that bit too long between albums or return albums that can really shape this year sonically.

If you released anything pre2008, your time is up my friends.



So, in 2010 (hopefully) look out for albums by

Union of Knives
My Vitriol (there's taking your time and there's taking the piss)
Burial (unlikely)
Explosions in the Sky (even mroe unlikely)
Foals (EXCITED)
Justice
The Whip
Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip (based on Get Better, giong to be immense)

Four Tet (Based on the material with Burial and recent single Love Cry, this album is going to be all kinds of messy goodness)


and many many more.

So 2010 should be a big year for albums. Whether they'll all live up to their predecessors is of course, debatable but fun to hope none the less.

go here to hear the new le sac vs pip track
it's amazing