100 albums recorded since 2000 better than Oasis pt.4

Sorry for the delay people, it's been a busy week.  Back to business now however and Pt.4 of my 100 albums better than Oasis recorded since 2000.

Tried to help if you aren't aware of certain albums with a link to a bit of YouTube footage.


Spires - Spiral of Ascension

Only come across this beauty from last year recently. It's metal, but it's not metal, if you see what I mean. The progressive elements are within, without an over reliance on the harder vocal aspects.  The guitars swoop and soar in tandem and separately, creating an almost relaxing atmosphere on occasions.  Stunning stuff.  UK metal is back in a big way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YieApEq00qE




Phosphorescent -  Here's to Taking It Easy

Country folk of the most heart wrenching, poignant and yearning type interspersed with some top quality lead guitar interplay. Gorgeous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8J1mK3jats







Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig Lazarus Dig

One of the few musicians who's been around Donkey's years, still producing something exciting. Classic Cave.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjZQYWGrT8E




Orphans and Vandals - I am Alive and You Are Dead

Intense and disturbing lyrical imagery from a truly dark mind.  One of the classic debut albums

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNiwhI3zoQ8






Mclusky - The difference between me and you is I'm not on Fire.

Warped sense of humour from the Welsh punks. The first album I came across, unfortunately turned out to be their last.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o66g12emwE






Monsters of Folk - Monsters of Folk

Folk super group including Conor Oberst, Jim James and M. Ward produce a master class in melodic pop music basically.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIiDvOdkyCc





The Strokes - Is This It

I don't need to say anything about this one I guess. We all know......although a good friend of mine recently admitted this was the album which made him aware of bass lines.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1vvUec71v8






Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

I could take or leave Kasabian....mainly leave.....up to this point and then they upped their game with a consistently good collection of indie rock tracks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBo9bfdS4DE



Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone

Probably one to annoy the metal purists and the hardcore Slipknot fans as they certainly took a more melodic turn.  Personally, I regard "All Hope is Gone" as a great rock / metal crossover album and in "Snuff" one of the great power ballads of all time, in a very deep, dark sense. Excellent short film to accompany the track on top.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXEKuttVRIo&ob=av2n




Bring Me The Horizon - There is a Hell Believe Me I've Seen It, There is a Heaven, Let's Keep it a Secret

One of the most inventive British metal albums for years, brutal, yet beautiful in places.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-4m0ivCFeo