smoe.org mailing lists
ivan@stellysee.de
| From | "Matthew Marcinowski" <matthew@beattheindiedrum.com> |
| Subject | Top 20 of 2004, EP's, Honorable Mentions |
| Date | Fri, 07 Jan 2005 10:24:36 -0500 |
[Part 1 text/plain iso-8859-1 (2.7 kilobytes)]
(View Text in a separate window)
Happy (belated) new year! I decided to come out of lurk mode to post my
faves of the year. I listened to more music this year that any other in
the past. So, the list is long. Happy 2005 and may all your music
purchases/downloads be fruitful and pleasing!
Top 20 LP's
1. MATT POND PA 'Emblems' (Altitude)
2. JENS LEKMAN 'When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog (Secretly Canadian)
3. THE ARGUMENT 'Recess Serenade' (self-released)
4. ARCADE FIRE 'Funeral' (Merge)
5. DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS 'Please Describe Yourself' (V2)
6. SHEARWATER 'Winged Life' (Misra)
7. SAY HI TO YOUR MOM 'Discosadness' (Euphobia)
8. STARLINGS, TN 'Between Hell and Baton Rouge' (Chicken Ranch)
9. VISITATIONS 'Propaganda' (self-released)
10. MONO 'Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky...' (Temporary Residence)
11. KRISTOFER ASTROM 'Loupita' (V2)
12. TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS 'Shake The Sheets' (Lookout!)
13. OLYMPIC HOPEFULS 'The Fuses Refuse To Burn' (2024 Records)
14. THE THERMALS 'Fuckin A' (Sub Pop)
15. WILL JOHNSON 'Vultures Await' (Misra)
16. SAETA 'We Are ALl Waiting For Hope'(Fish The Cat)
17. OLD CANES 'Early Morning Hymns' (Second Nature)
18. HOPE OF THE STATES 'The Lost Riots' (Sony)
19. THE WALKMEN 'Bows and Arrows' (Record Collection)
20. VALET 'Life On The Installment Plan' (2024 Records) <-- great year
for this label
Top EP's
1. DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS 'Man Bites Man EP' (V2) (title track being my
fave cut of the year)
2. KAMIKAZE HEARTS 'Foxhole Prayers EP' (Peterwalkee)
3. ROCKY DENNIS 'Maple Leaves EP' (Secretly Canadian)
4. ART BRUT 'Formed A Band EP' (Rough Trade)
5. SUMMER AT SHATTER CREEK 'Sink Or Swim EP' (Redder)
6. PARANOIDS 'The Party's Over EP' (self-released)
7. BEAT CRUSADERS 'A Popcalypse Now EP' (defSTAR)
8. HEADLIGHTS 'Enemies EP' (Polyvinyl)
9. CENTRO-MATIC 'Flashes and Cables EP' (Misra)
10. BRIGHT EYES 'Lua EP' (Saddle Creek)
11. PHOSPHORESCENT 'The Weight Of Light EP' (Warm)
Honorable Mentions
The Well-Wishers 'Twenty-Four Seven'
Sonic Youth 'Sonic Nurse'
Chris Richards 'Mystery Spot'
The Owls 'Our Hopes and Dreams'
Lazy Susan 'Never Better'
Last Days Of April 'If You Lose It'
Kings Of Leon 'AKA Shake Heartbreak'
Guided By Voices 'Half Smiles Of The Decomposed'
Steve Earle 'The Revolution Starts Now'
Dealership 'Action Adventure'
Fan Modine 'Homeland'
Mountain Goats 'We Shall All Be Healed'
Alva Star 'Escalator'
Rosenbergs 'Department Store Girl'
Fivehead 'Guests Of The Nation'
Drive-By Truckers 'The Dirty South'
Joanna Newsom 'The Milk-Eyed Mender'
Braden Blake 'A Year In Pajamas'
Calendar Speed 'S/T'
Ally Kerr 'Calling Out To You'
Luna 'Rendezvous'
--
"You can't be the Rolling Stones. You've gotta quit while you're
relatively handsome." Bob Pollard 4-24-04
For assistance, please contact
the smoe.org administrators.