We've been RUBBISH.

Quite frankly, your Shiny & New writers have been simply appalling. To be fair it was the Christmas/New Year holidays, but it's now the 8th and we still haven't returned to the dizzyingly high standards of pre-Navidad. But it will change. We promise.

Coming soon to your favourite amateurish music blog:

• Albums of the Year 2009
• What's Shiny and New in 2010
• General amazingness.

Back to the gym!