2008 - MONTHLY PLAY LISTS – A.A.P.A.

Each month we will recommend a new album release and we will put together a cool sounding compilation of 20 songs (which for the most part have been released as EP or album track within the past year) that we at A.A.P.A. believe are worth checking out…

ALBUM OF THE YEAR - 2008
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DECEMBER - 2008

A.A.P.A. album recommendation:

FALL OUT BOY - Folie A Deux (Mercury)





A.A.P.A. album (re-releases) recommendations:

QUEEN - Singles Collection: Volume 1 {13 CDs} (EMI)

THE SMITHS - Singles Box {12x 7" vinyl} (Rhino UK)

You get to choose from 2 this month (as it is nearly Christmas!)




A.A.P.A. play list (December 2008)

1 - FALL OUT BOY - 27
2 - KINGS OF LEON - Use Somebody
3 - FLORENCE & THE MACHINE - Dog Days Are Over
4 - THE FUTUREHEADS - I Wouldn't Be Like This If You Were Here
5 - TWISTED WHEEL - Lucy The Castle
6 - ENTER SHIKARI - We Can Breathe In Space
7 - QUEEN - Now I'm Here
8 - WHITE LIES - To Lose My Life
9 - FRANZ FERDINAND - Ulysses
10 - BAT FOR LASHES - Sweet Dreams
11 - BELLE & SEBASTIAN - The State I Am In (BBC session)
12 - AIMEE MANN - Thirty One Today
13 - TRAVIS - Last Words
14 - DEATH OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD - Bruised Brain
15 - THE SMITHS - Suffer Little Children
16 - DUFFY - Rain On Your Parade
17 - PEARL AND THE PUPPETS - Because I Do
18 - JULIAN COPE - Mother, Where Is My Father?
19 - GLASVEGAS - Careful What You Wish For
20 - GRACE JONES - Devil In My Life

Our overview with a "Best of 2008" compilation in one Play List can now be found - > HERE

NOVEMBER - 2008

A.A.P.A. album recommendation:

GRACE JONES - Hurricane (Wall of Sound)





A.A.P.A. album (re-release) recommendations:

THE SMITHS - The Sound of The Smiths {2 CD Deluxe Edition} (Rhino / Warner)




A.A.P.A. play list (November 2008)

1 - TRAVIS - Song To Self
2 - THE SMITHS - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
3 - AIMEE MANN - Little Tornado
4 - MGMT - Kids
5 - FRIENDLY FIRES - Paris
6 - THE VIEW - 5Rebbeccas
7 - THE KILLERS - Human
8 - JACK WHITE & ALICIA KEYS - Another Way To Die
9 - CHATELAINE - Killing The Feeling
10 - GRACE JONES - William's Blood
11 - TRICKY - Slow
12 - ARISTOCRASH - Computer Equals Love
13 - FALL OUT BOY - I Don't Care
14 - BROKEN RECORDS - Lies
15 - RED LIGHT COMPANY - Scheme Eugene
15 - PEARL AND THE PUPPETS - Mango Tree
16 - THE SUBWAYS - Shake! Shake!
17 - APPIE KIM - Some Prefer Black & Some Prefer Blue
18 - TWIN ATLANTIC - What Is Light? Where Is Laughter?
19 - DEATH OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD - God`s Not Coming
20 - TERRY HALL & MARIJNE VAN DER VLUGT - Dream a Little Dream

OCTOBER - 2008

A.A.P.A. album recommendation:

TRAVIS - Ode To J Smith (Red Telephone Box)





A.A.P.A. album (re-release) recommendations:

NEW ORDER - Power, Corruption and Lies {2 CD Edition} (Rhino / Warner)




A.A.P.A. play list (October 2008)

1 - BAT FOR LASHES - A Forest
2 - THE CURE - Underneath The Stars
3 - PORTISHEAD - We Carry On
4 - THE WEEK THAT WAS - The Good Life
5 - R.E.M - Man-Sized Wreath
6 - WHITE LIES - Death
7 - DOVES - Jetstream (live)
8 - NEW ORDER - Thieves Like Us (12" version)
9 - PEARL AND THE PUPPETS - Lower Ground
10 - THE BEEP SEALS - Use Your Other Head
11 - GLASVEGAS - Go Square Go
12 - LAURA MARLING - Night Terror
13 - SAINT ETIENNE – Burnt Out Car
14 - KAISER CHIEFS - Never Miss A Beat
15 - PANIC AT THE DISCO - Northern Downpour
16 - FOALS – Olympic Airways
17 - GRACE JONES - Corporate Cannibal
18 - THE TING TINGS - Be The One
19 - CHATELAINE - Oh Daddy
20 - TRAVIS - Broken Mirror

SEPTEMBER - 2008

A.A.P.A. album recommendation:

GLASVEGAS - Glasvegas (Columbia)





A.A.P.A. album (re-release) recommendation:

SOFT CELL - Non Stop Erotic Cabaret {2 CD Deluxe Edition} (Mercury)




A.A.P.A. play list (September 2008)

1 - BLACK KIDS - Look At Me (When I Rock Wichoo)
2 - GLASVEGAS - Little Thing Called Fear
3 - TRAVIS - Something Anything
4 - AIMEE MANN - Borrowing Time
5 - THE VERVE - Rather Be
6 - THE COURTEENERS - That Kiss
7 - THE SUBWAYS - I Won't Let You Down
8 - KINGS OF LEON - Sex On Fire
9 - PANIC AT THE DISCO - That Green Gentleman
10 - OASIS - The Shock Of The Lightning
11 - DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH? - Dawn Of The Dead
12 - THE AUTOMATIC - Steve McQueen
13 - EDITORS (Tom Smith) - Bonny
14 - THE WEEK THAT WAS - The Airport Line
15 - THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS - My Mistakes Were Made For You
16 - SOFT CELL - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
17 - BRETT ANDERSON - Back To You
18 - VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Oxford Comma
19 - ABC - Way Back When
20 - SUSANNA HOFFS - To Sir With Love

AUGUST - 2008

A.A.P.A. album recommendation:

THE VERVE - Forth (Parlophone)





A.A.P.A. album (re-release) recommendation:

BLONDIE - Parallel Lines (Deluxe Edition) {CD & DVD} (EMI)




A.A.P.A. play list (August 2008)

1 - BROKEN RECORDS - Slow Parade
2 - GLASVEGAS - Daddy's Gone
3 - HOT CLUB De PARIS - My Little Haunting
4 - BLOOD RED SHOES - This Is Not For You
5 - KINGS OF LEON - Crawl
6 - CSS - Left Behind
7 - MOBY - I Love To Move In Here
8 - CHATELAINE - Shifting Sands
9 - THE CURE - Sleep When I'm Dead
10 - THE RASCALS - Out Of Dreams
11 - THE VERVE - Love Is Noise
12 - THE FRATELLIS - Look Out Sunshine
13 - THE SUBWAYS - Strawberry Blonde
14 - THE FUTUREHEADS - This Is Not The World
15 - THE WEEK THAT WAS - Scratch The Surface
16 - SEMIFINALISTS - Odd Situation
17 - LAURA MARLING - Cross Your Fingers
18 - MORRISSEY - Drive-In Saturday
19 - DAVID BOWIE - Panic in Detroit
20 - THE WHIP - Blackout

JULY - 2008

A.A.P.A. album recommendation:

TRICKY - Knowle West Boy (Domino Records)





A.A.P.A. album (re-release) recommendation:

NEW ORDER - Live In Glasgow {2 DVD & Bonus CD} (Warner Vision)




A.A.P.A. play list (July 2008)

1 - GET CAPE, WEAR CAPE, FLY - Keep Singing Out
2 - ELBOW - One Day Like This
3 - AIMEE MANN - Freeway
4 - TRAVIS - J. Smith
5 - REM - Hollow Man
6 - ABC - Fugitives
7 - CAPTAIN - Echoes of Fashion
8 - THE COURTEENERS - Out To Get You
9 - JAMES - Hey Ma
10 - MGMT - Electric Feel
11 - FEAR OF MUSIC - First To Go
12 - THE BEEP SEALS - Biting Glass
13 - DAGGERS - Death It Feels
14 - THE ZUTONS - Don't Get Caught
15 - THE MUSIC - Strength In Numbers
16 - TRICKY - Council Estate
17 - CHATELAINE - Stripped Out
18 - NEW ORDER - Crystal
19 - THE CHARLATANS - Murder
20 - THE FUTUREHEADS - Walking Backwards

JUNE - 2008

A.A.P.A. album recommendation:

THE FUTUREHEADS - This Is Not The World (Nul Recordings)





A.A.P.A. album (re-release) recommendation:

FRANK SINATRA - Nothing But The Best {CD & DVD} (Rhino)




A.A.P.A. play list (June 2008)

1 - PORTISHEAD - The Rip
2 - BLACK KIDS - Hurricane Jane
3 - FIVE O`CLOCK HEROES (& Agyness Deyn) - Who
4 - THE TING TINGS - Shut Up And Let Me Go
5 - THE LODGER - The Good Old Days
6 - GLASVEGAS - Geraldine
7 - YOUNG KNIVES - Turn Tail
8 - THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS - Standing Next To Me
9 - JAMES - Oh My Heart
10 - DELAYS - Hooray
11 - THE CURE - The Only One
12 - FOALS - Red Socks Pugie
13 - THE SUBWAYS - Alright
14 - THE KILLS - Last Day Of Magic
15 - TOKYO POLICE CLUB - Tessellate
16 - THE COURTEENERS - Fallowfield Hillbilly
17 - THE FUTUREHEADS - Sale Of The Century
18 - HOT CLUB De PARIS - Hey! Housebrick
19 - THE PIGEON DETECTIVES - This Is An Emergency
20 - THE FRATELLIS - Acid Jazz Singer

MAY - 2008

A.A.P.A. album recommendation:

THE TING TINGS - We Started Nothing (Columbia / BMG)





A.A.P.A. album (re-release) recommendation:

AIR - Moon Safari {2 CD & DVD} (Virgin)




A.A.P.A. play list (May 2008)

1 - RADIOHEAD - Nude
2 - PANIC AT THE DISCO - Pas De Cheval
3 - BROKEN RECORDS - If The News Makes You Sad
4 - DEATH OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (aka Baby Bird) - Cokeholes
5 - LAST SHADOW PUPPETS - The Age Of The Understatement
6 - FILM NOIR WORLD - Lost
7 - HOT CHIP - One Pure Thought
8 - GOLDFRAPP - Caravan Girl
9 - COMPUTER CLUB - Electrons and Particles
10 - THE SUBWAYS - Alright
11 - THE FUTUREHEADS - Radio Heart
12 - FOALS - Heavy Water
13 - THE COURTEENERS - If It Wasn't For Me
14 - THE FRATELLIS - Mistress Mabel
15 - THE CHARLATANS - The Misbegotten
16 - TOM HINGLEY & THE LOVERS - Time Is The Thief
17 - CAPTAIN - Keep An Open Mind
18 - JAMES - White Boy
19 - MORRISSEY - All You Need Is Me
20 - DUFFY - Stepping Stone

APRIL - 2008

A.A.P.A. album recommendation:

THE COURTEENERS - St Jude (Polydor)





A.A.P.A. album (re-release) recommendation:

VISAGE - The Anvil (Cherry Red)




A.A.P.A. play list (April 2008)

1 - GALLOWS - Just Because You Sleep Next To Me ...
2 - THE SUBWAYS - Girls and Boys
3 - THE COURTEENERS - Bide Your Time
4 - THE FUTUREHEADS - Everything's Changing
5 - THE KILLS - Cheap And Cheerful
6 - THE HUSH SOUND - Honey
7 - CLOCKS - Old Valve Radio
8 - BLACK KIDS - I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend ...
9 - PANIC AT THE DISCO - Mad as Rabbits
10 - MGMT - Time To Pretend
11 - OPERATOR PLEASE - Get What You Want
12 - SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE - Poor Boy
13 - AMY MACDONALD - Run
14 - GOLDFRAPP - Happiness
15 - CANDIE PAYNE - All I Need To Hear
16 - DUFFY - Warwick Avenue
17 - HOT CHIP - Don't Dance
18 - VISAGE - Mind Of A Toy (re-mix)
19 - THE CLOUD ROOM - Hey Now Now
20 - PORTISHEAD - Machine Gun

MARCH - 2008

A.A.P.A. album recommendations:

FOALS - Antidotes (Transgressive Records / Sub Pop)

PANIC AT THE DISCO - Pretty Odd (Fueled By Ramen / Warners)

You get to choose from 2 this month (as we couldn`t decide!)






A.A.P.A. album (re-release) recommendation:

JOY DIVISION - The Best Of {2CD} (Warners)




A.A.P.A. play list (March 2008)

1 - PANIC AT THE DISCO - Nine In The Afternoon
2 - REM - Supernatural Superserious
3 - NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!
4 - THE CONSPIRATORS - One Sure Thing
5 - GET CAPE, WEAR CAPE, FLY - Find The Time
6 - FIGURINES - The Air We Breathe
7 - PARIS MOTEL - Catherine by the Sea
8 - SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE - Disappointment '99
9 - GOLDFRAPP - Road To Nowhere
10 - THE ANSWERING MACHINE - Lightbulbs
11 - FRIENDLY FIRES - Paris
12 - HOT CHIP - Hold On
13 - FOALS - Cassius
14 - RADIOHEAD - 15 Step
15 - KT TUNSTALL - Fake Plastic Trees
16 - VAMPIRE WEEKEND - A-Punk
17 - THE COURTEENERS - Not Nineteen Forever
18 - THE FUTUREHEADS - Crash
19 - MORRISSEY - Something Is Squeezing My Skull
20 - THE MOCK TURTLES - Why Must I Share This Air With Foolish Men?

FEBRUARY - 2008

A.A.P.A. album recommendation:

GOLDFRAPP - Seventh Tree (Mute)





A.A.P.A. album (re-release) recommendation:

MORRISSEY - Greatest Hits (Polydor)




A.A.P.A. play list (February 2008)

1 - THE FUTUREHEADS - The Beginning Of The Twist
2 - WE ARE SCIENTISTS - After Hours
3 - BLOOD RED SHOES - You Bring Me Down (2008 re-mix)
4 - THE KILLS - URA Fever
5 - YOUNG KNIVES - Up All Night
6 - THE COURTEENERS - No You Didn`t, No You Don`t
7 - TWISTED WHEEL - You Stole The Sun
8 - RADIOHEAD - All I Need
9 - SONS & DAUGHTERS - Darling
10 - THE ADS - Autopilot
11 - CAPTAIN - Animal
12 - VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Mansard Roof
13 - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS - Elvis Aint Dead
14 - THE TING TINGS - Great DJ
15 - KT TUNSTALL - If Only
16 - MORRISSEY - That's How People Grow Up
17 - THOM YORKE - Clock (re-mix)
18 - LAURA MARLING - Ghosts
19 - GOLDFRAPP - A&E
20 - MORCHEEBA - Enjoy The Ride

JANUARY - 2008

A.A.P.A. album recommendation:

HOT CHIP - Made In The Dark (EMI / DFA)





A.A.P.A. album (re-release) recommendation:

BUDDY HOLLY - Not Fade Away: The Complete Recordings {3 CD} (El Toro)




A.A.P.A. play list (January 2008)

1 – THE COURTEENERS - What Took You So Long?
2 - RADIOHEAD - Jigsaw Falling Into Place
3 - THE SMITHS - The Headmaster Ritual
4 - WOMBATS - Moving To New York
5 - THE ADS - Maybe Tonight
6 - THE DEATH RAMPS (ARCTIC MONKEYS) - Nettles
7 - BRITISH SEA POWER - Waving Flags
8 - THE MACCABEES - Toothpaste Kisses
9 - DAGGERS - Goldrush
10 - THE CINEMATICS - Maybe Someday
11 - THE TING TINGS - That's Not My Name
12 - JOE LEAN & JING JANG JONG - Lonely Buoy
13 - FOALS - Balloons
14 - iLiKETRAiNS - We Go Hunting
15 - CLOCKS - All I Can
16 - HOT CHIP - Ready For The Floor
17 - UNDERWORLD - Beautiful Burnout
18 - BUDDY HOLLY - That'll Be The Day
19 - LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION - Tell Me What Its Worth
20 - MADNESS - NW5

Our overview with a "Best of 2007" compilation in one Play List can now be found - > HERE

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