[not quite finalized, but close]
It’s about that time of year, so I put together a my top-10 albums released in 2004. Listed from discovery in, how else, reverse chronological order:
- Bettie Serveert – Attagirl
- The Arcade Fire – Funeral
- Erlend Øye – DJ Kicks
- The Kleptones – A Night At The Hip-Hopera
- Julie Doiron – Goodnight Nobody
- The Thermals – Fuckin A
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – Shake the Sheets
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Soundtrack
- Mirah – C’mon Miracle
- Iron & Wine – Our Endless Numbered Days
It was definitely a toughie to cut down to 10. Here’s another 10 that didn’t make the final cut. These were all great albums and managed to keep my attention this year (ranked by closeness to being in top 10):
- Ratatat – Ratatat
- Pinback – Summer In Abaddon
- Delgados – Universal Audio
- The Good Life – Album of the Year
- The Album Leaf – In a Safe Place
- Flotation Toy Warning – Bluffers Guide To the Flight Deck
- Blue-eyed Son – West of Lincoln
- Mellowdrone – Go Get’Em Tiger
- Grand National – Kicking The National Habit
- Sondre Lerche – Two Way Monologue
Here are some albums that I missed in 2003 that I caught this year:
- Guster – Keep It Together
- Some By Sea – Get Off The Ground If You’re Scared
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – Hearts of Oak
- The Stills – Logic Will Break Your Heart
For 2005, so far I’ve been listening to the new Low and M83 albums.
2004 marked the year that I took my music exploration to the next level. Lots of random clicking in a.b.s.m.indie. It’d probalby make more sense to make a top ‘new to me’ list. Maybe next year I’ll have a good automated solution to track what I’m listening to when (sorry Audioscrobbler, you’re just not cutting it when it comes to returning useful metrics/data).