I decided to get some new music to listen to so ordered a few albums on the advice of my teenage daughters, and also one against the advice of said offspring.

What I'm really enjoying:

Lungs - Florence and the Machine
Hands - Little Boots
We Started Nothing - The Ting Tings

What I'm not sure about:

Two Suns - Bat for Lashes

The one I was advised not to get was Little Boots, which I think is great, and the nay-sayers have come round to my way of thinking now .  Florence and the Machine is the really stand out album though - with some slightly scary lyrics - but hey a kiss with a fist is better than none

Its a shame that out of these performers only the Ting Tings are playing V this year - as after a one year absence, we'll be at Weston again for the weekend of the 22nd.  Although this year I'm determined not to get stuck in the car park exit queue for 3 hours on Monday morning . 

(Who am I kidding? - its as much a part of festival going as rain, overpriced beer, and insufficient toilet facilities.)

Looking forward to James, Human League, the Killers, Elbow, Natalie Imbruglia and a whole host of others who are probably too embarassing to mention - like Will Young, The Specials, Keane and Snow Patrol . 

I won't be going to see the Saturdays though as they could never match up to Girls Aloud