The Music - Music

If, musically, 2002 is to be remembered for anything, it's bound to be the continuation of the garage rock invasion. Now that the Strokes are bona fide megastars, the Hives are on the verge of becoming multimillionaires, getting stripped down & back to basics is de rigueur. Every Tom, Dick & Pelle wants a piece of the action. That is unless you're The Music - four barely legal young lads from Leeds with an affection for sprawling, psychedelic wig-outs & a self-proclaimed quest to bring 'the groove' back to rock. This may sound a little scary, but lest we forget that the pre-'Urban Hymns' Verve were largely ridiculed for similar reasons until, three albums in, everyone decided they liked them all along. EMI. 2002.

1) The Dance
2) Take the Long Road and Walk It
3) Human
4) The Truth Is No Words
5) Float
6) Turn Out the Light
7) The People
8) Getaway
9) Disco
10) Too High