I have a classic iPod I started to fill in 2013 and complete in 2016. On it, I have every album I have bought this Century. When I think of my favourite albums of the Noughties, I’d come up with, say, Kid A, Untrue, The Lyre Of Orpheus/Abattoir Blues, In The Heart Of The Moon, Everything Must Go, Medúlla, Haha Sound, The Covers Record, De Stijl.

Looking at my play numbers, it’s a different story. Bowie and Walter Becker have been on heavy rotation, so Everything Must Go is up there but, otherwise, most frequently played, in reverse order, are:

10. Dangerdoom – The Mouse And The Mask 9. Thea Gilmore – Loft Music 8. Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 7. Radiohead – Amnesiac 6. Richard Hawley – Truelove’s Gutter 5. Prince Fatty – Survival Of The Fattest 4. Kathryn Williams – Little Black Numbers 3. King Midas Sound – Waiting For You 2. Shelby Lynne – Just A Little Lovin’ 1.Yo La Tengo – And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out

Clearly, there is a discrepancy between what I think I like and what I actually choose to play.

It made me wonder, which Noughtie albums does » Continue Reading.