My prescience, and how it scares me.

While I'm on the verge of unleashing my top 10 list of records released in 2009, I was obliged to revisit last year's list to see how my little proteges are all getting on.

If you remember, the number one entry was The Civil War Alliance, and shortly afterwards I conducted a legendary, and now infamous interview with lead singer Michaels Erikson.

If any of you have ever doubted how ahead of the game I am, I refer you to this recent news item in Pitchfork, on the actually-quite-good indie combo Titus Andronicus.

Ladies and gentlemen - I scare myself in a variety of ways.