81-90

 

90. A.R.E. Weapons - A.R.E. Weapons

 

89. Manu Chao - Proxima Estación: Esperanza

 

88. Living Things - Living Things
Back when my wife used to work at YM Magazine, she got a load of free CDs, and almost all of them stank. This one didn't, although I don't think it made it into the pop culture pages of a magazine for tween girls either. Good work, marketing folks; hope your new job managing Urban Outfitters is treating you well.

 

87. Gang Of Four - Return the Gift
Reunions are tricky things, and re-recording your back catalogue can get even dicier, but at least now the 99% of us who never got to see Go4 back in the day know what "I Love A Man In Uniform" should sound like when the clap-track isn't the loudest instrument.

 

86. Broadcast - Tender Buttons

 

85. Brazilian Girls - Brazilian Girls

 

84. Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock & Roll

 

83. The Go-Betweens - Oceans Apart
R.I.P. Grant McLennan.

 

82. Goldfrapp - Black Cherry

 

81. The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Behind the Music
I'm pretty immune to Britpop, but I'll make an exception for this album. It helps that the band is from Sweden.

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