Well I’m back from my various travels (Which involved Greece, Cornwall, and back for a school reunion cricket match), and the remarkably long time I’ve spent on the train meant that I could spend a good bit of time listening to my most recent additions to my music library on my ipod or should that be ipizzle ;)

Anyway top of my summer playlist has been Jamie T and the know almost well renowned Lily Allen.

Jamie T is hard to find a genre for as he goes from anything from acoustic almost indie music to reggae. I’m ashamed to say that I didn’t get my act together to see him as he came up to Scotland recently and played at Nice ‘n’ Sleazy in Glasgow, but I’ll have to catch him another time.
[Visit] Jamie T / MySpace

Jamie T – Back in the Game
Jamie T – Salvador

Lily Allen is another UK artist that has been likened to The Streets aka Mike Skinner by the music press, and although writes lyrics with a similar gritty realism the songs are written with a good bit of wit and sarcasm, and seem, at leats to me, to be happier.
[Visit] Lily Allen / MySpace
[Buy] Lily Allen – Alright Still
Lily Allen – LDN [link removed]
Lily Allen – Knock ‘Em Out [link removed]

Also, for those of you desperate to hear a bit of TV On The Radio’s new album here’s a little taster.
[Visit] TV On The Radio
[Buy] TV On The Radio – Return From Cookie Mountain

TV On The Radio – Playhouses

Tim