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19. The Purple Bird by Bonnie Prince Billy

Another fine album from Will using great Nashville musicians

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20. Forever by Lilly Hiatt

Good tunes with a 90’s alt rock vibe.

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21.Fatal Optimist by Madi Diaz

Very stripped back break up album.

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22. Through this fire across from Peter Balkan by The Mountain Goats

Another fine album from a band that do love a concept album

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23. Double Infinity by Big Thief

Another fine album from this band. Not quite up to the standard of their first 2 but that was setting a very high bar.

Another new one for me. Bit of a difficult listen bearing in mind the subject matter. Cathartic for the artist I suspect

Good choice, hadn’t listened to this one till you chose it.

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24.Let it Hiss by The Barr Brothers

More melodic folk/pop/rock from the Canadian brothers. Enjoyable but not quite up there with Queen of the Breakers

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25. Crown of Roses by Patty Griffin

A new artist for me, moving lyrics with stripped back music

Count me in, agree it has been a good year for albums

Love their first 2 albums

Hi Richard

My picks for #5debutalbums1014 are:

1. Villagers- Becoming a Jackal
2. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
3. Alabama Shakes - Boys and Girls
4. Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
5. Christina and the Queens - Chaleur Humaine

Hi Richard, so many great debut albums in these 5 years #5debutalbums8084 to choose from.

1. ABC - Lexicon of Love
2. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions- Rattlesnakes
3. Aztec Camera- High Land Hard Rain
4. THE THE - Soul Mining
5. Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Searching for the Young Soul Rebels

Some great debut albums on that picture and Duran Duran as well 😃

Hi Richard, here are my #5debutalbums0004

1. Arcade Fire - Funeral
2. The Strokes - Is This It
3. British Sea Power - The Decline of British Sea Power
4. Damian Rice - O
5. The Shins - Oh, Inverted World