28 December 2009

Hong Kong indie albums 2009


My favourite Hong Kong indie album for 2009 - My Little Airport's fourth album, Poetics. Something Between Montparnasse and Mongkok. Having said that, there's lots of live music about, but it hasn't been much of a year for those of us who like to listen at home. I think I only bought four CDs all year, which means that compiling the Time Out Best of Hong Kong Indie 2009 podcast couldn't have been that easy. Worth a listen even though half the bands haven't actually put out a CD yet. MLA's Donald Tsang, Please Die! is in there, but I wonder if they couldn't find space for Velvette Vendetta and Ketchup - two acts that did release CDs during the year.


2 comments:

Chris B said...

hey LOADS of indie albums were released in 2009!! Mensheng, The Underground Compilation CD2 (which includes Poubelle International!), King Ly Chee, Hungry Ghosts, Shotgun Politics, Chochukmo, Kolor and a few more that I cant remember off the top of my head!!

Phil Benson said...

Okay, I need to get out of the house more! The Underground CD2 was the fourth one I bought. I'll look for the others...