Albums of the Year pt 5 (50-46)

50. DRAMA CLUB REJECTS - "Drama Club Rejects"

Formed by the ex-Whatever duo of Nick Parsons (ex-Almighty/Supercharger) and Stidi (ex-Wildhearts/Jellys), the Drama Club Rejects' album was a good solid 40 minute slice of Britrock with plenty of meaty riffs and good tunes to satisfy. Hopefully the first of many from this group. Review here.

49. KING HARVEST & THE WEIGHT - "Maps"

Hailing from Halifax, King Harvest & The Weight's debut album was a supremely tuneful slice of melodic rock reminiscent of groups like the Babys with a spot of Thin Lizzy style tightwire guitar lines thrown in. A strong first effort and hopefully it'll give them a good base to build on for album number two. Review here.

48. BLACK BOMBERS - "Black Bombers"

Hailing from Birmingham and featuring former Gunfire Dance bassist Darren Birch, the Black Bombers' debut album was a vicious scuzzed-up beast of a record owing sly nods to everybody from the Dead Boys to the Flamin' Groovies. And the Stooges obviously. If pure raw garage rock is your thing then there's not many new bands do it better than this lot. Review here.

47. THE CAVEMEN - "The Cavemen"

These New Zealand punks actually managed to put two albums out this year but I'm gonna plump for their debut rather than the still-pretty-good follow-up "Born To Hate". 13 tracks, 19 minutes, zero f**ks given for causing offence to people. If you like your punk loud, snotty and foul-mouthed then this definitely takes some beating.

46. BAR STOOL PREACHERS - "Blatant Propaganda"

There's been quite a few ska-punk bands pushing themselves over the parapet into the big leagues in the last couple of years (some of whom may be elsewhere on this list) but the Bar Stool Preachers are definitely one of the best of the bunch, barrelling out of Brighton with a pinpoint working class fury that recalls the Specials in places. Definitely one of the most assured debuts of the year - you can read a bit more about it here.