perfect.

if you haven't noticed I've recommended a band or 2 and talked about hecker and stars of the lid...

Perfectly cold. If your list was furniture, it would be Ikea.

Montana... kinda figure you'd like Blitzen Trapper somewhat. have you heard Dr. Dog's album from this year either?

I couldn't stand that record. It's like early Wilco done by Blues Traveller.





Nope.

So are we going to start seeing some different lists at some point?


I thought this post actually belonged in here:




Shelly: What are you having, Bob?

Bob: I'm having some Vampire Weekend. It's delicious! What are you having, Shelly?

Shelly: I'm having some In Rainbows!

can't you two just PM this stuff to eachother? it's getting annoying...

I thought this was a singles compilation.

no, not really. they released 5 vinyl only EPs simultaneously on really small labels and then like a month later put all the best songs out on this one. if anything it's just a condensed version of everything.

Ah.

the Dr. Dog album was absolute trash. some of the most boring lines I've ever heard from the beatles. I had high hopes for it too.

Tim Hecker's sound grew tired after the year, it kinda deserved it's token ambient status and I loved it before. it doesn't have the holding power of something like playthroughs, endless summer, or even those artists "less well recieved" albums. Stars of the Lid is really smooth and gentle. I fall asleep listening to it all the time but I like that quality about spesific albums.

Montana, not sure if you would consider my list "sheepish" but I too don't get all the love for some of these albums. indie rock is starting to sound pretty rehashed to me.

What page was your list on?

I don't know, I have my pages set to view more posts. it's on my page 9 out of 12 so maybe you can guesstimate and let me know where everyone else will see it.

I'd disagree with you here, Pooter. I think that Harmony has the holding power of something like Playthroughs (or my personal favorite, Multiples), and Endless Summer.

I do agree that Hecker's sound is not as throat grabbing as it was last year, but i am going to chalk that up to the fact that I have been with it a year, and have listened to it so much, that it no longer slaps me across the face.

Amazing.

I mean of course I love endless summer over everything hecker's done, but I just don't find much interesting in stars of the lid.

Official.



01.) Working for a Nuclear Free City, Businessmen & Ghosts
02.) Thurston Moore, Trees Outside the Academy
03.) LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
04.) Josh Ritter, The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
05.) Ted Leo/Pharmacists, Living with the Living
06.) Justice, †
07.) PJ Harvey, White Chalk
09.) The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
09.) M.I.A., Kala
10.) Neil Young, Chrome Dreams II

11.) Underworld, Oblivion with Bells
12.) Wilco, Sky Blue Sky
13.) Gravenhurst, The Western Lands
14.) Jay-Z, American Gangster
15.) The New Pornographers, Challengers
16.) Field Music, Tones of the Town
17.) The Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
18.) The Bad Plus, Prog
19.) The Good, The Bad & The Queen, The Good, The Bad & The Queen
20.) Radiohead, In Rainbows

21.) Sister Vanilla, Little Pop Rock
22.) Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
23.) Dragons, Here are the Roses
24.) Film School, Hideout
25.) Yeasayer, All Hour Cymbals
26.) Dinosaur Jr, Beyond
27.) Kanye West, Graduation
28.) Vietnam, Vietnam
29.) Modest Mouse, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
30.) Battles, Mirrored

31.) The Apples in Stereo, New Magnetic Wonder
32.) Bruce Springsteen, Magic
33.) Menomena, Friend and Foe
34.) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Baby 81
35.) The Twilight Sad, Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters
36.) Brett Anderson, Brett Anderson
37.) John Vanderslice, Emerald City
38.) Nine Inch Nails, Year Zero
39.) Common, Finding Forever
40.) The National, Boxer

41.) Black Francis, Bluefinger
42.) The Shins, Wincing the Night Away
43.) The Beastie Boys, The Mix-Up
44.) Vampire Weekend, Blue CD-R
45.) Golden Smog, Blood on the Slacks
46.) Bjork, Volta
47.) Feist, The Reminder
48.) The Bird and the Bee, The Bird and the Bee
49.) Pinback, Autumn of the Seraphs
50.) Blitzen Trapper, Wild Mountain Nation

This is exactly why it doesn't have that staying power for me. it's probibly been a good month or two since I fully listened to Harmony but the last few attempts DIDNT hit me in the face yet Multiples and Endless Summer (possibly my favorite album of all time...yeah, I know) continue to do so and reveal more every listen. I perfer Venice and 94Diskot and maybe even Marijun to Harmony but for the sake of making a statement with out a fresh take, I will listen to it again tonight.

it's all the approach really. I literally have to listen to Stars of the Lid differently that any other band (and most ambient even). You have to tune your mind around their pace and their scope. The depth of their sound is truly unreal, but at first it seems static and redundant. Sure it might not be worth all that time, (it took a solid 10 listens before I started to really dig in), but i cant say enough good about them.

That's a fair point. The real stunning part of Harmony was it's visceral nature, and once that has worn away (either from time, or what have you), then what it all comes down to is how much you dig his arrangements. I suppose they work for me, but i can easily see why others would tire of them.

it really isnt in the same class as Fennesz at all, but then again, few records are.

amazing

I'll probibly do a total 180 tomorrow anyway. I remember really liking it, maybe it was just wrong times to listen last time or something.

anyone know what page my list is on anyway?




are we not allowed to hold a 4 post each discussion or something guys?

pooter, yr list is on page 18

Squid's list kinda sucks too. But at least he has some different shit in there.

their myspace tracks are good... streaming now.

I think this was in my top 5, def top ten. I can't remember my list from 12 hours ago. really good stuff starting from kingdom onward.

Anyone have a link to the point system for this year? Thx.

I know. like I said, its on page 9 for me and it's way to much work to click that little 9 before spouting off what I figure to be pretty acurate. but thanks simmysims

Not to burst your bubble, but shouldn't this count as a compilation?

Paul ruled it could be submitted on the albums list.

Ok, just seems weird seeing how it's pieced together from material from their album last year, an EP, and some new stuff.

1. The Earlies - The Enemy Chorus
2. The Aliens – Astronomy for Dogs
3. Caribou – Andorra
4. Panda Bear – Person Pitch
5. Dr. Dog – We All Belong
6. Radiohead – In Rainbows
7. Mark Olson – Salvation Blues
8. Jatun – Jatun
9. Super Furry Animals – Hey Venus!
10. Radical Face – Ghost

11. The Comas – Spells
12. Okkervil River – The Stage Names
13. Kevin Drew – Spirit If
14. Eluvium – Copia
15. Deerhunter – Cryptograms
16. Odd Nosdam – Level Live Wires
17. Black Moth Super Rainbow – Dandelion Gum
18. Low – Drums and Guns
19. Thomas Fehlmann – Honigpumpe
20. Phosphorescent – Pride

21. Air – Pocket Symphony
22. Andrew Bird –Armchair Apocrypha
23. LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver
24. Explosions in the Sky – All of a Sudden, I Miss Everyone
25. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
26. The National – Boxer
27. The Shins – Wincing the Night Away
28. Battles - Mirrored
29. Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement Of The Decline
30. Gruff Rhys - Candylion

boo-ya

lol only a few people commented on my list, because I don't have enough posts

Welcome aboard Clarence! Nice list.

thanks, montana. i liked your list too.

So why doesn't everyone have Mirrored in their top 10? How can you possibly explain that?

They need a lead singer that sings in a fake British accent, or who liked the Smiths.

"All of a sudden I'm British!"




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I find it stunning that people fall for these posers.

Hmm. Of Montreal seem like a bunch of gay faggots

You have chosen to ignore all posts from: Montana.

ah, sweet relief.

I've got another week of listening I think.

Then you'll have something different to complain about.

Under 20 posts...we probably shouldn't count it.

I'm surprised at how much I've enjoyed Salvation Blues. I really don't like much of the Creekdippers' stuff.

EDIT: The internet is difficult for me tonight.

Everything you say you like counts for 0 points
Everything you say you don't like counts for ∞ points.







They're in the EOY Preview Thread I posted a couple weeks ago.

DON'T FORGET ABOUT SUNSET RUBDOWN GUYS

I'm already pretty fed with the Montana show in here. I don't know if I can even be bothered to follow the countdown at anything approaching real time with pictures of sheep hilariously posted after all the albums that got lots of votes. I also might PM my list because I don't even want to give troll face the satisfaction of looking at it.

apparently I picked the wrong place to start music discussion.

i can't read this entire thread. did solace post his list yet?