Half Term Report - Albums
 
This is the not-so-humble Parallax View deliberation on the best albums released between January 1 and June 30 of 2004 in the UK. As ever, PV reserves the right to change its mind within 5 minutes of posting. A similar verdict on singles during this period due imminently. As far as I am aware, all discs listed are available via Amazon.
 
1.  BOWS+ARROWS - THE WALKMEN
2.  Logic Will Break Your Heart - The Stills
3.  A Grand Don't Come For Free - The Streets
4.  Liars - Todd Rundgren
5.  DJ Kicks - Erlend Oye
6.  American Whip - Joy Zipper
7.  The Concretes - The Concretes
8.  The Power Out - Electrelane
9.  Shine A Light - The Constantines
10. Uh Huh Her - P J Harvey
11. Chutes Too Narrow - The Shins
12. Our Endless Numbered Days - Iron and Wine
13. Trampin' - Patti Smith
14. Tasty - Kelis
15. Riot On An Empty Street - Kings Of Convenience
16. Margerine Eclipse - Stereolab
17. Sonic Nurse - Sonic Youth
18. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
19. You Are The Quarry - Morrissey
20. Seven Swans - Sufjan Stevens
 
All in all, a pretty strong six months for albums, and with new releases due in the next few months from The Fiery Furnaces; Ladytron; Interpol; The Duke Spirit; Radio 4 and Tanya Donelly, 2004 is shaping up rather well, don't you think? But if you think I'm wrong, or are seething at the exclusion of your personal favourite(s), aim your vitriol in this 'ere direction.