Here's my list.. TOP 20 FOR 2004 1 Soundtrack Of Our Lives-Origin 1 (warner Sweden) 2 Matthew Sweet-Living Things (rcam) 3 Stands-All Years Leaving (echo) 4 Nick Cave-Abattoir Blues/Lyre Of Orpheus (mute) 5 Magnetic Fields-I (nonesuch) 6 Bees-Free The Bees (virgin) 7 Franz Ferdinand-s/t (domino) 8 Jeff Kelly-For The Swan In The Hallway (hidden agenda) 9 Ron Sexsmith-Retriever (nettwerk) 10 Dungen-Ta Det Lugnt (subliminal sounds) 11 Bill Janovitz-Fireworks On TV (q division) 12 Velvet Crush-Stereo Blues (action musik) 13 Steve Earle-The Revolution Starts Now (artemis) 14 Robyn Hitchcock-Spooked (yep roc) 15 Sondre Lechre-Two Way Monologue (astralwerks) 16 Daryll Ann-Don't Stop (excelsior) 17 Mission Of Burma-OnOffOn (matador) 18 All Night Radio-Spirit Stereo Frequency (sub pop) 19 Chris Stamey-Travels In The South (yep roc) 20 Paul Westerberg-Folker (vagrant) AND THE REST: Paul Weller-Studio 150 (v2) Brian Wilson-Smile (nonesuch) Green Pajamas-Ten White Stones (hidden agenda) !!!-Louden Up Now (touch & go) (International) Noise Conspiracy-Armed Love (burning heart) Hives-Tyrannosaurus Hives (interscope) Grand Drive-The Lights In This Town.. (bmg) Jens Lekman-When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog (secretly canadian) Futureheads-s/t (679) Richard Buckner-Dents And Shells (merge) Clinic-Winchester Cathedral (domino) Mull Historical Society-This Is Hope (b unique) Ed Harcourt-Strangers (heavenly) Dave Kusworth-Like Wonderland Avenue In A Cold Climate (mod lang) Embrace-Out Of Nothing (independiente) Wilco-A Ghost Is Born (nonesuch) Thirdimension-Permanent Holiday (hidden agenda) Interpol-Antics (matador) Delays-Faded Seaside Glamour (rough trade) Rachel Goswell-Waves Are Universal (4ad) Lali Puna-Faking The Books (morr) Stereolab-Margerine Eclipse (elektra) Nicolai Dunger-Here Is My Song (virgin) Nikki Sudden-Treasure Island (rookwood) Luna-Rendezvous (jet set) Guided By Voices-Half Smiles Of The Decomposed (matador) Daniel Wylie-Ramshackle Beauty (measured) Polyphonic Spree-Together We're Heavy (hollywood) Keane-Hopes And Fears (interscope) A.C. Newman-The Slow Wonder (matador) Languis-The Four Walls (plug research) Blues Explosion-Damage (sanctuary) Beta Band-Heroes To Zeroes (astralwerks) Marjorie Fair-Self Help Serenade (emi) Tommy Stinson-Village Gorilla Head (sanctuary) Bevis Frond-Hit Squad (rubric) Legends-Up Against The Legends (lakeshore) Kings Of Convenience-Riot On An Empty Street (astralwerks) January-Motion Sickness (must destroy) Thermals-F*ckin' A (sub pop) (hope this clears the filter!) Concretes-self titled (astralwerks) Division Of Laura Lee-das Not Compute (burning heart) David Kilgour-Frozen Orange (merge) New Year-The End Is Near (touch & go) M83-Dead Cities, Red Seas, & Lost Ghosts (mute) Thrills-Let's Bottle Bohemia (virgin) Ikara Colt-Modern Apprentice (fantastic plastic) Mystic Chords Of Memory-self titled (rough trade) Mum-Summer Make Good (fatcat) Death In Vegas-Satan's Circus (drone) Komeda-Kokomemedada (minty fresh) Air-Talkie Walkie (astralwerks) Liars-They Were Wrong So We Drowned (mute) Walkmen-Bows And Arrows (record collection) Thalia Zedek-Trust Not Those.. (thrill jockey) Solution-Communicate (sweet nothing) Bigger Lovers-This Affair Never Happened (yep roc) Court And Spark-Witch Season (absolutely kosher) Steve Forbert-Just Like There's Nothing To It (koch) ALBUMS ON MY "TO GET" LIST: Arcade Fire Adem Delgados Earlies Kasabian Bronco Bullfrog Embrooks Ted Leo SOME SINGLES & EPs: Chills-Stand By Teenage Fanclub-Association Belle & Sebastian-Your Cover's Blown Supergrass-Kiss Of Life New Pornographers-Graceland (on Matador 15 comp) Hellacopters-Strikes Like Lightning Wedding Present-Interstate 5