KOKO UK

 

That was 2008 that was, how was it for you? All seemed to fly by rather swiftly. One minute we were aghast with open jaws watching British Sea Power tearing us all a new year seat in our denim trousers, next thing we are swinging what’s left of our pants to the modern day disco genius that was Hercules and Love Affair, proving it wasn’t all skinny boys with guitars in 2008, it was also the year that the Tings Tings appeared like musical marmite to divide opinion most places they went, like the top of the charts.

Hip Hop was also in the safest hands, being represented by the likes of N*E*R*D, Roots Manuva, Raekwon, and Lupe Fiasco all who dropped some science here in 2008.

We are already looking past the indigestion that is Christmas and can see lot’s on the horizon to look forward to, and if you haven’t got your tickets for the huge New Years Eve Ball featuring Reverend and The Makers and Pete and Pirates, be swift, you don’t want to be left on sofa listening to your gran snoring. See you on the other side and thank you all for Keeping On Keeping On.

Ted in a paper hat.

KOKO TOP 5's OF THE YEAR

TED'S TOP KOKO GIGS OF THE YEAR:
1. Of Montreal
2. Hercules and Love Affair
3. Animal Collective
4. The Gutter Twins
5. Africa Express

SHANDY'S TOP KOKO GIGS OF THE YEAR:
1. Band Of Horses
2. Jenny Lewis
3. Glasvegas - Club NME
4. The Only Ones
5. British Sea Power

MIKE'S TOP KOKO GIGS OF THE YEAR:
1. Hadouken
2. Bob Mould
3. The Subways
4. British Sea Power
5. Cage The Elephant

AND ALBUMS OF THE YEAR:
1. Autechre - Quaristice
2. Tricky - Knowle West Boy
3. Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
4. Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue
5. Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair

AND ALBUMS OF THE YEAR:
1. White Denim - Workout Holiday
2. David Byrne & Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig Lazarus Dig!
4. Julian Cope - Black Sheep
5. Rem - Accelerate

AND ALBUMS OF THE YEAR:
1. Bon Ivor - For Emma Forever Ago
2. Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone
3. Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires
4. Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
5. TV On The Radio - Dear Science

ALEX'S TOP KOKO GIGS OF THE YEAR:
1. Friendly Fires
2. Cut Copy
3. Dead Kids - Club NME
4. Midnight Juggernauts - Club NME
5. Joe and Will ask? - Club NME

RANDOM CUSTOMER TRACY HAMER'S
TOP KOKO GIGS OF THE YEAR:
1. British Seapower
2. The Subways
3. Friendly Fires
4. New Young Pony Club
5. The Ting Tings

SHANDY'S CLUB NME TOP TIPS FOR 2009:
1. Detroit Social Club
2. Golden Silvers
3. Dinosaur Pile-Up
4. Screamineg Lights
5. First Aid Kit

AND ALBUMS OF THE YEAR:
1. The Presets - Apocalypso
2. Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires
3. The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing
4. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
5. Midnight Juggernauts - Dystopia

AND ALBUMS OF THE YEAR:
1. The Raconteurs – Consolers Of The Lonely
2. Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
3. Ryan Adams And The Cardinals - Cardinology
4. The Subways – All Or Nothing
5. Muse – H.A.A.R.P

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