First part of the end of year nerd fest here at RQ is the definitely excessive list of our favourite 50 albums of the year. This year, for some reason, I don't feel like writing much about the records, but I like them all a whole bunch.
50. Bowerbirds – Hymns of a Dark Horse
49. Pissed Jeans – Hope For Men
48. Always – F.I.S.T.
47. Vampire Weekend - CD-R
46. White Williams - Smoke
45. Arthur & Yu – In Camera
44. HEALTH – HEALTH
43. Jana Hunter – There's No Home
42. The Devasations – Yes, U
41. WZT Hearts – Thread Ropes Spell Making Your Bones
40. Odd Nosdam – Live Level Wires
39. The Go! Team – Proof of Youth
38. Of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
37. The Tough Alliance – A New Chance
36. Prefuse 73 – Preparations
35. Early Songs – Wind Wound
34. James Blackshaw – The Cloud of Unknowing
33. Pants Yell! – Allison Stratton
32. Beirut – The Flying Club Cup
31. The Fiery Furnaces – Widow City
30. Richard Youngs – Autumn Response
29. Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
28. Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals
27. Akron/Family – Love Is Simple
26. Frida Hyvonen – Until Death Comes
25. Caribou – Andorra
24. Raccoo-oo-oon – Is Night People
23. Sleeping States – These Are Open Spaces
22. The National – The Boxer
21. Celebration – The Modern Tribe
20. Sly Hats – Liquorice Night
19. The Sea and Cake – Everybody
18. King Kahn and the Shrines – What Is?!
17. Phosphorescent – Pride
16. Growing – Vision Swim
15. Kes – Grey Goose Wing
14. Magik Markers – Boss
13. Francis Plagne – Francis Plagne
12. John Maus - Love Is Real
11. M.I.A. – Kala
10. A Sunny Day In Glasgow – Scribble Mural Comic Journal
9. Black Lips – Good Bad Not Evil
8. Eric Copeland – Hermaphrodite
7. Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew - …Spirit If
6. Burial – Untrue
5. The Clientele – God Save The Clientele
4. Deerhunter – Cryptograms
3. Black Dice – Load Blown
2. Animal Collective – Strawberry Jam
1. Panda Bear – Person Pitch
3 comments:
Right now I am really into Beirut, I have 'Nantes' in my head!
thats funny cos im listening to it art work right now! nantes is my fav track!
hehe, i think i heard 2 or 3 things there.
top 50? i doubt i've heard 50 new albums this year... that's new one a week. on top of the entire history of recorded sound.
top 10 maybe i could do
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