AU mag this month release a compiled list of the top 50 Northern Irish songs of the magazine’s lifetime (since 2003) as selected by local musos. The issue celebrates their 50th issue and indeed NI’s recent talent with a sexy spot gold metallic ink cover with a CD featuring tracks from the top ten artists. At 100 pages thick, it’s makes for a meaty read too. Anyway, here’s my own top 10 list:
| No. | Artist | Title |
| 1 | Cashier no9 | 42 West Avenue |
| 2 | Boxcutter | Skuff’d |
| 3 | Duke Special | Freewheel |
| 4 | Oppenheimer | Saturday Looks Bad To Me |
| 5 | And So I Watch You From Afar | The Voiceless |
| 6 | Tom McShane | Fall Of Burning Leaves |
| 7 | Alloy Mental | Alloy Mental |
| 8 | Fighting With Wire | Everyone Needs A Nemesis |
| 9 | Robyn G Shiels | Two Nights In June |
| 10 | The Hellfire Club | Polanski ‘62 |
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There’s also interesting selections chosen by Andy and Barry…and here’s the full top 50 list compiled and published by AU…how many of your favourites are in there? Who is missing from your top ten?
| 1 | Lafaro | Tupenny Nudger | www.myspace.com/lafaro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Oppenheimer | Breakfast In NYC | www.myspace.com/oppenheimer |
| 3 | Panama Kings | Your Children Are Screaming | www.myspace.com/panamakings |
| 4 | Torgas Valley Reds | Torgas Valley Blue | www.myspace.com/11070658 |
| 5 | Oppenheimer | Saturday Looks Bad To Me | www.myspace.com/oppenheimer |
| 6 | Clone Quartet | Carousel | www.myspace.com/clonequartet |
| 7 | Duke Special | Freewheel | www.dukespecial.com |
| 8 | Fighting With Wire | Everyone Needs A Nemesis | www.fightingwithwire.co.uk |
| 9 | Desert Hearts | Gravitas | www.myspace.com/deserthearts |
| 10 | And So I Watch You From Afar | The Voiceless | www.myspace.com/andsoiwatchyoufromafar |
| 11 | Cashier No.9 | 42 West Avenue | www.myspace.com/cashierno9 |
| 12 | General Fiasco | Rebel Get By | www.generalfiasco.co.uk |
| 13 | Panama Kings | Young Blood | www.myspace.com/panamakings |
| 14 | Yakuza | Shirts And Skins | www.myspace.com/scream4yakuza |
| 15 | Desert Hearts | Sea Punk | www.myspace.com/deserthearts |
| 16 | V//Formation | Little Heart | www.myspace.com/vformation |
| 17 | Ed Zealous | Pretty Face | www.edzealous.com |
| 18 | Alloy Mental | God Is Green | www.myspace.com/alloymental |
| 19 | Kowalski | Sunshine State | www.myspace.com/wearekowalski |
| 20 | Desert Hearts | New Kings | www.myspace.com/deserthearts |
| 21 | mojoFURY | What A Secret | www.myspace.com/mojofuryband |
| 22 | Lowly Knights | Devotion | www.myspace.com/lowlyknights |
| 23 | The Amazing Pilots | The Price Of Winter | www.myspace.com/theamazingpilots |
| 24 | Tracer AMC | Flux And Form | www.traceramc.co.uk |
| 25 | Element | Wake From This | |
| 26 | Jetplane Landing | Calculate The Risk | www.jetplanelanding.com |
| 27 | Gaju | Access | www.myspace.com/gaju |
| 28 | David Holmes | I Heard Wonders | www.myspace.com/davidholmesofficial |
| 29 | Fighting With Wire | After The Show | www.fightingwithwire.co.uk |
| 30 | Fighting With Wire | Strength In Numbers | www.fightingwithwire.co.uk |
| 31 | Jetplane Landing | Brave Gravity | www.jetplanelanding.com |
| 32 | Skruff | Fabulous Weapon | www.myspace.com/skruffderry |
| 33 | Snow Patrol | Set The Fire To The Third Bar | www.snowpatrol.com |
| 34 | Six Star Hotel | Crystal Fists | www.myspace.com/sixstarhotel |
| 35 | Duke Special | Salvation Tambourine | www.dukespecial.com |
| 36 | Three Tales | Variation | www.myspace.com/threetales |
| 37 | Red Organ Serpent Sound | In Search Of Orgasmuz | www.myspace.com/redorganserpentsound |
| 38 | Iain Archer | Summer Jets | www.iainarcher.com |
| 39 | Alloy Mental | You Gotta Love | www.myspace.com/alloymental |
| 40 | The Divine Comedy | Lady Of A Certain Age | www.thedivinecomedy.com |
| 41 | And So I Watch You From Afar | These Riots Are Just The Beginning | www.myspace.com/andsoiwatchyoufromafar |
| 42 | Jetplane Landing | Why Do They Never Play Les Savy Fav On The Radio? | www.jetplanelanding.com |
| 43 | Kowalski | Seesaw | www.myspace.com/wearekowalski |
| 44 | Corrigan | Medicine Stick | www.myspace.com/corriganband |
| 45 | And So I Watch You From Afar | I Capture Castles | www.myspace.com/andsoiwatchyoufromafar |
| 46 | Pat And Nipsy | Don’t Fight With Me | www.myspace.com/patandnipsy |
| 47 | Cat Malojian | Dely Delee Delo | www.myspace.com/catmalojian |
| 48 | Two Door Cinema Club | Something Good Can Work | www.myspace.com/twodoorcinemaclub |
| 49 | Robyn G Shiels | I’d Go To Funerals | www.myspace.com/rgshiels |
| 50 | The Jane Bradfords | Evening Angels Gather Here | www.myspace.com/thejanebradfords |
5 responses so far ↓
manuel // October 15, 2008 at 10:36 pm
I heartily approve of both lists, particularly yours…..many chums in there so that’s good…..cashier no.9 will be the biggest thing to come out of here in years……mark my words……
Eddie // October 16, 2008 at 1:56 am
I hear you Man.
Certainly exciting times for Dan and the good ship CN9… the list is actually a great look at how far songwriting and recording has come in the past 5 years, and is perhaps more interesting than a top-50-ever type of list.
Phil // October 16, 2008 at 11:24 am
some good choices there. i will have to work on mine. tom and robyn will definitely be in there.
Chris // October 16, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Very good list Eddie. My own went like this -
1. ASIWYFA – The Machine
2. We Are Knives – Two
3. Boxcutter – Brood
4. Lafaro – Tupenny Nudger
5. Oppenheimer – Saturday Looks Bad To Me
6. David Holmes – I Heard Wonders
7. Defcon – Hand In The Fire
8. RL/VL – Lake
9. Panama Kings – Your Children Are Screaming
10. Panda Kopanda – About My Temper
Sadly only 4 of them made it, and none of my top 3! Ah well, I’m pleased with how the list turned out. And by rights I should’ve had some Desert Hearts and Cashier No.9.
Eddie // October 18, 2008 at 3:56 am
Phil, would love to see your choices… I spent about ten minutes on mine, then scapped it, then re-wrote and then again. The whole process took about ten years.
Chris, I like your selection…All killer cuts!