Rocket Science Top 50 albums of 2018

50: Look Now - Elvis Costello

49: Microshift - Hookworms

48: We’re Not Talking - The Goon Sax

47: Blow Your MInd - Wilko Johnson

46: There’s A Riot Going On - Yo La Tengo

45: Songs of Praise - Shame

44: Lump - Lump

43: Piano & A Microphone - Prince

42: All The Reckoning - Cowboy Junkies

41: Open Here - Field Music

40: Always Ascending - Franz Ferdinand

39: Superorganism - Superorganism

38: Goat Girl - Goat Girl

37: The Lookout - Laura Veirs

36: Le Kov - Gwenno

35: Cocoa Sugar - Young Fathers

34: Egypt Station - Paul McCartney

33: Hope Downs - Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

32: Chris - Christina & The Queens

31: The Deconstruction - Eels

30: Dirty Computer - Janelle Monae

29: Aviary - Julia Holter

28: Singularity - Jon Hopkins

27: Bottle It In - Kurt Vile

26: The Art of Pretending to Swim - Villagers

25: Sparkle Hard - Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

24: Hunter - Anna Calvi

23: Double Negative - Low

22: Love Is Magic - John Grant

21: No One Cares About Your Creative Hub - Half Man Half Biscuit

20: Cat Power - Wanderer

19: I’m All Ears - Let’s Eat Grandma

18: Now Now - Gorillaz

17: All Nerve - Breeders

16: Tell Me How You Really Fell - Courtney Barnett

15: Call The Comet - Johnny Marr

14: Thank You For Today - Death Cab for Cutie

13: Joy As An Act of Resistance - Idles

12: Natural Bebel - Richard Ashcroft

11: Evil Spirits - The Damned

10: Marauder - Interpol

9: Endless Scroll - Bodega

8: Resistance is Futile - Manic Street Preachers

7: Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino - Arctic Monkeys

6: Blue Hour - Suede

5: American Utopia - David Byrne

4: And Nothing Hurt - Spiritualized

3: Record - Tracey Thorn

2: World’s Strongest Man - Gaz Coombes

1: True Meanings - Paul Weller

Rocket Science #10:10

1: First World Problems - Ian Brown

2: Dirty Boy Extended (Featuring Barry Adamson) - A Certain Ratio

3: Free Yourself - The Chemical Brothers

4: Money Money - Richard Ashcroft

5: Transmission - Joy Division

6: The Somnambulist - Echo and the Bunnymen

7: Back on the Chain Gang - Morrissey

8: Flatland - Tunng

9: Eyes Of The Moon - The Coral

10: Merrie Land - The Good, the Bad & the Queen

11: British Mind - Hinds

12: Dum Surfer - King Krule

13: Time to Give - White Lies

14: I Shall Love 2 - Julia Holter

15: Nearest Thing to Hip - The Waterboys

16: Bang Bang (2018 Remastered Version) - David Bowie

Rocket Science #10:09

1: The Soul Searchers (Richard Hawley Remix) - Paul Weller

2: Loading Zones - Kurt Vile

3: Fool - Villagers

4: Make Time 4 Love - The Goon Sax

5: Rain On My Face - Carbon Poppies

6: Loose Teeth - La Luz

7: Box Full of Letters - Wilco

8: Ice Cream - New Young Pony Club

9: Wiggy Giggy  - The Lovely Eggs

10: Reverse the Curse (The Other Two Remix) - Shadowparty

11: Far Away Truths - Albert Hammond Jr.

12: Resister - She Drew The Gun

13: Stick In A Five And Go - Sleaford Mods

14: Wastelands - Suede

15: The Punishment Of Luxury - OMD

16: Golden Vision - Carpool Conversation

17: He's Got His Mother's Hips - John Grant

18: Wind Whispers - Pete Williams

19: Wendy - Richard Swift

20: If I Could Only Fly - Blaze Foley

21: Dark Heart - Tunng

Rocket Science #10:08

1: Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino - Artic Monkeys

2: The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surpriz - Devo

3: Bike Lane - Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

4: Dangerous Guy (AAArmstrong Remix) - Dita Von Teese

5: Heaps of Sheeps - Robert Wyatt

6: As A Man - Anna Calvi

7: Brean Down - Beak>

8: '64 aka Go - Lemon Jelly

9: Time in Common - Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

10: Neil Jung - Teenage Fanclub

11: Blame Fire - Petite Noir

12: Rudeboy (feat. Gardna) - The Nextmen & Gentleman's Dub Club

13: Respect Yourself - The Kane Gang

14: Remorse Code - Richard Hawley

15: More News From Nowhere - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

16: Up With People - Lambchop

Book of the Month (September)

Rocket Science #10:07

1: Get Your Shirt - Underworld & Iggy Pop
2: The Rover - Interpol

3: Cut and Run - Slaves
4: The Tracers - Johnny Marr
5: Tranz - Gorillaz
6: Cactus - Teleman
7: Danny Nedelko - Idles
8: Falling Into Me - Let's Eat Grandma

9: A Perfect Miracle - Spiritualized
10: Don't Tell Me That It's Over - Alynda Segarra & the Special Men
11: Sing Me a Song - Cowboy Junkies
12: I'm Desperate - BC Camplight

13: Love is Magic - John Grant
14: Fast Slow Disco - St. Vincent
15: Panique - Juniore
16: The Echo Forgets - George FitzGerald
17: Strong and Wrong - Mixhell, Mutado Pintado & Joe Goddard

Rocket Science #10:06

1: Aspects - Paul Weller
2: Tin Pan Boy - YUNGBLUD
3: Little Babies - Sleater-Kinney
4: Toy - Young Fathers
5: Dizzy Dizzy - Can

6: Happy Man - Jungle
7: Please Don't Die - Father John Misty
8: Deep In The Night - Tracy Anne & Danny
9: Your Woman - White Town
10: Let It Burn - Goat
11: Dark Spring - Beach House
12: Colors - Beck
13: Shiggy - Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
14: Kung Fu - Ash
15: Metal Guru - T. Rex
16: Pass the Power - The Selecter

17: Walk The Walk - Gaz Coombes
18: Nameless, Faceless - Courtney Barnett
19: Talking Straight - Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
20: Breathe In, Breathe Out - Melody's Echo Chamber
21: This Town Ain't Big Enough For the Both of Us - Sparks

Book of the Month (June)

Rocket Science #10:05

1: High Flying Bird - Judy Henske

2: Count Your Blessings - Mattiel

3: Tombstone Blues - Bob Dylan

4: Celebrate - ShadowParty

5: But I Like You - Say Sue Me

6: Devil In Disguise - The Damned

7: One Rizla - Shame

8: Guess Again - Plan B

9: Super KK - Magic Alex

10: One In, One Out - We Are Scientists

11: Totally Eclipsing - The Charlatans

12: A Forest (Acoustic Version) - The Cure

13: Rudi Got Married - Laurel Aitken

14: Curse of the Contemporary - LUMP

15: Hi Hello - Johnny Marr

16: Hey Sister  - Simian Mobile Disco (feat. Deep Throat Choir)

17: Joan Of Arc - Leonard Cohen

18: Concrete Fields - Manic Street Preachers

19: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Theme Time #10

1: Radio Prague - OMD

2: Capital Radio Two - The Clash

3: Transmission - Joy Division

4: Roadrunner - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

5: On My Radio - The Selecter

6: FM - The Slits

7: Radio Song - R.E.M.

8: The Last DJ - Tom Petty

9: Radio Radio - Elvis Costello

10: 95 Radios - Open Mike Eagle

11: You Can't Say Crap On The Radio - Stiff Little Fingers

12: Radio Head - Talking Heads

13: Last Broadcast - Doves

14: Left Of The Dial - The Replacements

15: Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo

16: Radio Free Europe - R.E.M.

17: Panic - The Smiths

18: Transistor Radio (Radio) - Helen Love

19: Tune in - Gregory Isaacs

20: Outside Broadcast  - The Clash

21: Radio Station - Run D.M.C.

22: Don't Touch That Dial - Cinerama



Portrait of a Band #1 - Prefab Sprout

"Hotdog Jumping Frog"

1: When Love Breaks Down

from 'Steve McQueen'

2: Don't Sing

'Swoon'

3: Let There Be Music

'Let's Change the World With Music' 

4: Hey Manhattan! 

'From Langley Park to Memphis'

5: The World Awake  

'Protest Songs'

6: We Let The Stars Go 

'Jordan: The Comeback'

7: Goodbye Lucille #1

'Steve McQueen'

8: The King of Rock 'N' Roll

'From Langley Park to Memphis'

9: Cruel

'Swoon'

10: A Prisoner of the Past

'Andromeda Heights'

11: Adolesence

'Crimson / Red'

12: Moving The River

'Steve McQueen'

13: Nightingales

'From Langley Park to Memphis'

14: Cars and Girls

'From Langley Park to Memphis'

15: The Best Jewel Thief In the World

'Crimson / Red'

16: Faron Young

'Steve McQueen'

17: Wild Horses

'Jordan: The Comeback'

18: Electric Guitars

'Andromeda Heights'



Book of the Month (May)

Rocket Science #10:04

1: England's Glory (Demo) - Ian Dury
2: Sanctify (Bernard Sumner / New Order Remix) - Years & Years
3: Cityfade - A.A.L
4: Going Back Home - Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey
5: Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me) - XTC
6: Someone to Lose - The Vaccines
7: Ceremony (Alt. Version) - New Order
8: How Did This Happen !? - Bodega
9: Half Way To Crazy - The Jesus & Mary Chain
10: Today Is the Day - Eels
11: Make Me Feel - Janelle Monáe
12: Let's Start the Dance - Bohannon
13: Gin and Juice (feat. Dat Nigga Daz) - Snoop Dogg
14: Puppet Strings - Sunflower Bean
15: Surface to Air (feat. Self Esteem) - Django Django
16: Cherhys's Birthday - Kody Nielson
17: Clap Hands - Tom Waits
18: The Jezebel Spirit - Brian Eno & David Byrne
19: Tank Park Salute - Billy Bragg
20: Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (Demo) - The Smiths

Book of the Month (April)

Rocket Science #10:03

1: Hot Pink - Let's Eat Grandma
2: 7 heure du mat - Jacqueline Taïeb
3: Холод - Super Besse
4: Tribulations - LCD Soundsystem
5: Severed - The Decemberists

6: Guitar - Tracey Thorn
7: The Beat(en) Generation - The The
8: All Nerve - The Breeders
9: Myriads - Gnoomes
10: Everybody's Coming To My House - David Byrne
11: Everybody Wants to Be Famous - Superorganism
12: Nice N' Sleazy - The Stranglers
13: Coney - Stephen Fretwell

14: Angry Me - Graham Coxon
15: Fine Not Fine - Spector
16: Violence - Editors
17: I Am a Loner - Tarantina
18: Tir Ha Mor - Gwenno

19: Sweet Louise - Pete Molinari
20: She's In Fashion - Suede
21: Dance floor - Tracey Thorn
22: - - - - - - - -

Book of the Month (March)

Rocket Science Album of the Month (March)

Book of the Month (February)

Rocket Science #10:02

"If you're going to play it out of tune, then play it out of tune properly"

1: Hit the North - Frank Sidebottom

2: Bingo-Master's Break Out! - The Fall

3: Standing On the Edge of Tomorrow - The Damned

4: Hey Heartbreaker - Dream Wife

5: I Want You - Inspiral Carpets

6: Skint Kids Disco - No Hot Ashes

7: Queen - Tracey Thorn

8: Distant Colours - Manic Street Preachers

9: Everything Is You - The Yearning

10: I Am Mark E Smith - The Fat White Family

11: Art On 45 - Royal Family & The Poor

12: Nameless, Faceless - Courtney Barnett

13: Suck the Blood From My Wound - Ezra Furman

14: Yo! My Saint - Karen O

15: Lazy Boy - Franz Ferdinand

16: The Man - Goat Girl

17: Mr. Pharmacist - The Fall

18: Me and Michael - MGMT

19: Count It Up - Field Music

20: Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan

21: Hit The North - The Fall

Mark Edward Smith (5 March 1957 – 24 January 2018)

Book of the Month (January)

Rocket Science #10:01

"I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring"

David Bowie

1: Heartbreak Hotel - John Cale

2: Moonage Daydream - David Bowie

3: International Blue - Manic Street Preachers

4: Deadly Valentine - Charlotte Gainsbourg

5: Negative Space - Hookworms

6: Heartstruck (Wild Hunger) [feat. Angel Olsen] - Hamilton Leithauser

7: Passin' Me By - The Pharcyde

8: Slicked - Weaves

9: Sometimes a Pony Gets Depressed - Silver Jews

10: Don't Give Up On Love - Daniel Farrant & James Knight

11: On & On - Erykah Badu

12: State of Shock - The Jacksons

13: Little Wonder - David Bowie

14: Let's Make Out - Dream Wife

15: Semicircle Song - The Go! Team

16: The Spider And The Fly (Yeah Yeah - 1965) - The Rolling Stones

17: The Boy - Shannon & the Clams

18: Exaltation - Salad Boys

19: Every 1's a Winner - Ty Segall