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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Relaxer on July 02, 2008, 02:54:00 pm
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I like lists. So far, here are my tops for the year:
1. Sun Kil Moon - April
2. Bonnie Prince Billy - Lie Down in the Light
3. The Goslins - Occasion
4. Grand Archives - S/T
5. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah
6. Times New Viking - Rip It Off
7. Dr. Dog - Fate
8. Mae Shi - Hlllyh
9. Lukestar - Lake Toba
10. Fleet Foxes - Ragged Wood
Rising records include the new one by Ladytron, which I disliked at first but am really warming to; Fuck Buttons, which I can't say why I like it, but I keep playing it; Harvey Milk; Pyramids; and probably a bunch more.
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Sun Kil Moon - April
Oxford Collapse - Bits
all i can think of at the moment..
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1.) Cat Power - Jukebox
2.) Spiritualized - Songs in A&E
3.) The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely
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In no particular order:
Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
Flight of the Conchords - s/t
Vampire Weekend - s/t
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
Still looking forward to in 2008: Oxford Collapse, Okkervil River, Wire, Of Montreal
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Do you wanna how you know I'm ghey?
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
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Originally posted by Relaxer:
5. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah
I like this one a lot more than I expected to.
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Cloud Cult - Tea Time...
Foals - Antidote
Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Mates of State - Rearrange Us
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Do you wanna how you know I'm ghey?
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
the album is f'ing brilliant! (its actually titled - viva la vida or Death And All His Friends). granted i just saw coldplay 2x in a week so im kinda in love with them.
id also add
earth to the dandy warhols
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Originally posted by Relaxer:
5. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah
I like this one a lot more than I expected to. [/b]
Same. I'm actually delving into her back catalog a bit and coming up with a whole new appreciation for her. Mama's Gun is a great album.
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in no particular order
portishead - third
hold steady - stay positive
fleet foxes- ragged wood
vampire weekend- s/t
sloan- parallel play
matthew ryan- matthew ryan vs. the silver state
the duke spirit- neptune
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mates of state - re-arrange us
gutter twins - saturnalia
fleet foxes - s/t
coldplay - viva la vida
destroyer - trouble in dreams
nada surf - lucky
dropkick murphys - meanest of times (special ed)
retribution gospel choir - s/t
mgmt - oracular spectacular
the out circuit - pierce the empire
other recent purchases that i like:
most secret method - get lovey
ramones - rocket to russia
soulsavers - it's not how you fall...
young galaxy - s/t
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some of my favs so far this year:
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
Hercules and Love Affair - s/t
Ladytron - Velocifero
Sigur Ros - med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust
Santogold is surprisingly good but i've only heard it once, so it's not officially on the list yet. M83 - Saturdays = Youth is borderline.
Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Originally posted by vansmack:
Do you wanna how you know I'm ghey?
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
the album is f'ing brilliant! (its actually titled - viva la vida or Death And All His Friends).[/b]
to be completely correct, it's titled:
Viva la Vida
or
Death and All His Friends
according to the latest Spin mag, that's the correct way to present the title of this over-blown recording (note the line breaks). i think it's decent, but i'm not nuts about it. i'll give the band a chance to redeem themselves at the end of the month, in philly.
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Even the fucking title puts me to sleep...
Originally posted by sweetcell:
Viva la Vida
or
Death and All His Friends
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Vampire Weekend - This is the best record I've heard this year.
The Fall - "Imperial Wax Solvent" I haven't heard it but it's The Fall so even if it sucks, I'll still listen to it at least 100 times.
Times New Viking - "Rip It Off" The songs on this record are great but the production/mastering is shit. My formative years were spent listening to hardcore and none of those records (save for boombox recorded live albums released on shady German labels) sounded as distorted and crummy as "Rip It Off." They made a concerted effort to have that record sound as crappy as it does and I think it was silly. But like I said, the songs are excellent and they were great live so I'll put them on my "best of '08" list.
Titus Andronicus - "The Airing of Grievances" This record has four really good songs on it, which is good enough to qualify for my "best of '08" list.
The reissue of Nick Lowe's "Jesus of Cool" rules but I don't know if reissues count.
Records I have heard that did not make my list include:
Magnetic Fields - "Distortion" - I listened to it once three months ago and haven't had the urge to listen to it since.
Ruby Suns - Nice cover art.
Records that I look forward to acquiring before 2008 is out:
The Oranges Band's forthcoming album
Gary B. and the Notions' forthcoming album
The Homosexuals' recent release (which is a reissue, obviously)
The Terminals - "Cul de Sac" - Okay, this came out about 20 years ago but I've been desperately seeking a copy for a really long time.
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Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers
Virginia Coalition - Home This Year
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i am so woefully behind on albums this year
favs so far:
cut copy - "in ghost colours"
drive-by truckers - "brighter than creation's dark"
M83 - "saturdays=youth"
the magnetic fields - "distortion"
silver jews - "lookout mountain, lookout sea"
vampire weekend - "s/t"
wolf parade - "at mount zoomer"
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for the life of me i cant get into that cut copy
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Originally posted by earlx:
The reissue of Nick Lowe's "Jesus of Cool" rules but I don't know if reissues count.
If it did, it would be the record of the year for me. Can't stop listening to it.
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Death Cab for Cutie
Vampire Weekend
MGMT
My Morning Jacket
Raconteurs
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great lists so far
1. Foals - Antidotes
2. Gutter Twins - Saturnalia
4. Ladyhawk - Shots
4. Hot Chip - Made In the Dark
5. Santogold - Santogold
6. The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely
7. 5ive - Hesperus
8. All the Saints - Fire On Corridor X
9. Sun Kil Moon - April
10. Black Keys - Attack and Release
honorable mention:
Why - Alopecia
Nick Cave - Dig Lazaurus Dig!
The Roots - Rising Down
Quiet Village - Silent Movie
The Whip - X Marks Destination
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Firewater - The Golden Hour
The first one I thought was truly tops so far.
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The Raconteurs
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The Whigs
Death Cab
Los Campesinos!
Fleet Foxes
My Morning Jacket
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Raveonettes
Helio Sequence
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Originally posted by Tom Servo:
Raveonettes
Helio Sequence
definitely agree about the helio sequence
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My list is pretty long right now... and I've included Bon Iver even though it was originally released in 2007.
*Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago
Chris Mills, Living in the Aftermath
Dead Confederate, Dead Confederate EP
Earlimart, Hymn and Her
Frightened Rabbit, The Midnight Organ Fight
Grand Archives, The Grand Archives
The Hold Steady, Stay Positive
The Jet Age, What Did You Do During the War, Daddy?
Julie Ocean, Long Gone and Nearly There
Lightspeed Champion, Falling Off the Lavender Bridge
Mystery Jets, Twenty One
Shearwater, Rook
The Whigs, Mission Control
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Six months in, and no "great" albums so far. A host of "good" ones though.
In no order,
Liam Finn
Drive By Truckers
Nada Surf
Thao Nguyen
Devotchka
REM
Death Cab for Cutie
Fleet Foxes
Dr. Dog
Joan as Policewoman
Santogold
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Ill agree with that 100%
Originally posted by mr. pretentious:
Originally posted by earlx:
The reissue of Nick Lowe's "Jesus of Cool" rules but I don't know if reissues count.
If it did, it would be the record of the year for me. Can't stop listening to it. [/b]
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agreed on the helio sequence.
and since i don't have any indie cred here anyways, and no one has said it yet, here goes: i'm adding the "chinese democracy" leak to my list. it's what an accessible, modern-day hard rock album is supposed to sound like, IMO. i'm as surprised as the next guy, but it's a damn solid album. the guitar work and guitar tones are very impressive.
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I'll probably come up with another top 5 as soon as I post this because I didn't sift through everything I have and am just going based on memory but in no particular order:
Matmos - Supreme Balloon
Carla Bozulich's Evangelista - Hello Voyager
Jack Rose - Dr. Ragtime and Pals
Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
Magnetic Fields - Distortion
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I'm loving the new Long Blondes album.
Hercules & Love Affair
El Perro del Mar
E. Badu
My Morning Jacket
Portishead
Nada Surf
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Quickly Climbing up my list:
James Blackshaw - Litany of Echoes
Dominique Leone - S/T
That Fursaxa album whose title I'm too lazy to look up.
Oh and that Eden Express album.
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Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" is pretty amazing ... i've slept on a lot of non-ATL southern hip-hop for a long time, but i've really come around to weezy, he's fucking hilarious
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So this Lindstrom album is excellent so far. First track is a 30-minute space disco epic that just flies by.
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the mae shi
evangelista
thao
delta spirit
lykke li
plants and animals
tilly and the wall
health (remix album)
dr. dog
fleet foxes