9. Winter Arcade - The Chasms
For the fourth year running The Chasms make the top ten of this end of year list and, if a number 9 position seems unusually low, that's not an indicator that Winter Arcade represents any lapse of form, more that there's a hell of a top eight to come. The Chasms have maintained their position as the world's most consistent and cherished band. Perhaps others are catching up, but doing it so well so often is something that even the rest of the world's major musical forces will find it very hard to match.
Winter Arcade contains guest appearances from Neil Whitehead of Vert:x on guitar, a product of the joint session the two bands did for my Dandelion Radio show, which remains one of the highlights of a very memorable year. It's the work of a band at the height of its powers, but then this band is, uniquely, one that has only ever worked at that level. Download it for free here and help yourself to a copy of the session (titled 'The Chasms Vs Mark Whitby) here.
And it's the last day for voting in the festive fifty at http://www.dandelionradio.com/festive50.htm so, if you've not got your selections in yet, time to get a move on.
Mark W
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