Top 33 of the Year.....Numbers 29 - 28

29. Glasser - Ring.

Cameron Mesirow's debut set her apart from other female performers like Bat for Lashes and Fever Ray by being that bit more playful and other-worldly. It's a beautiful, lush and symphonic record, and warm too - something that's hard to achieve when working mainly with electronics.

There's the tribal opening of 'Apply', the groove of 'Glad', and the gorgeous chorus of 'Clamour' ends the record on just the right note.

It's worth also mentioning Mesirow's voice, which is simply lovely. Ring is a record that hints that there's better still to come.

28. Built to Spill - There Is No Enemy.


It wouldn't be an end of year list without veteran rockers and 78s faves Built to Spill on it.

After the disappointing Ancient Melodies of the Future and You in Reverse, BTS made their best record since the turn of the millenium with this, their 7th album. Full of the usual cartwheeling guitars, wonky yet keening vocals and meandering song structures, it sounds like Doug Martsch has found a new lease of life. For years Martsch has claimed that the songs of BTS contain no personal references, but it's hard to listen to the likes of "Planting Seeds", "Pat" and "Things Fall Apart" without wondering what he's gone through in the past ten years.

A very much welcome record, and hope that there's life in the old dog yet.