Playlist: 2011 Mid-Year Round Up

Playlist is a new (largely self-explanatory) feature, curated by members of Team FG. Simon has the pleasure of cutting the ribbon for our first Playlist - tracking his favourite albums of the year so far.

Words: Simon Opie

We’re half way through 2011 and with the Fete de la Musique here in Paris marking the equinox, it’s a great day to be out on the streets. If you’ve never tried it, by the way, it’s a cheap visit as you don’t need a hotel ‘cos it goes on all night – it got me thinking about the albums I’ve really enjoyed so far this year, and (being somewhat obsessive about lists) what my playlist featuring the best of the best of 2011 so far in less than 30 minutes, would look like.

Album Review: Low - C'mon

Low – 'C’mon' (UK Release: 11 April '11) // Words: Simon Opie

Since 2002’s excellent 'Trust', I've found that Low's output has shown diminishing returns – and 2007’s 'Drums And Guns' was one of the few in the clutch of Iraq War-inspired albums that didn’t do it for me at all. So if the pinnacle of their stripped down and raw song delivery was the Steve Albini (excellently) produced 'Things We Lost In The Fire' from 2001 then this album comes as a surprise.