12.23.09
Lisztomania
Right, I feel as if I’ve been bullied in to this and it goes against what I wrote a mere two posts down. But we have no principles here, and one man’s fluffer is another’s saviour. Or something. Anyway. I’ve compiled a list of my ten albums of the decade, over a bottle of white wine and a couple of benson and hedges. Think of this as the online beermat, stained with the inky evidence of sudden thought. You’re not having it in order though, no bloody way. I’ve wasted literally an hour on it already. So in chronological order, from the strangely still futuristic sounding to me YEAR TWO THOUSAND to the very fucking moment I post publish at the bottom of my screen.
Modest Mouse - The Moon And Antarctica [2000]
Sigur Rós - Ágætis Byrjun [2000] spotify
The Avalanches - Since I Left You [2000] spotify
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People [2002] spotify
The Arcade Fire - Funeral [2004]
The Decemberists - Picaresque [2005] spotify
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver [2007] spotify
The Knife - Silent Shout [2007] spotify
TV On The Radio - Dear Science, [2008] spotify
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion [2009] spotify
Closing in were LCD Soundsystem’s debut, Daft Punk’s Discovery, The Shin’s Chutes Too Narrow, either of the last two Hot Chip albums, Fleet Foxes, Explosions In The Sky’s The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place, Interpol’s Turn On The Bright Lights, BRMC, Doves, Panda Bear, Mogwai, and to be frank a whole load of other shit I’ll probably think of tomorrow.
The annual run down is still in progress, much like my metaphorical fluffer I promise the main event will come in time.
Daniel Hoffmann-Gill said,
December 24, 2009 at 10:25 am
Nice list, nowt I like on it aside from TV on the Radio but a nice list never the less.
Merry Christmas to you, have a good one.
Mike Tate said,
February 4, 2010 at 1:56 am
Very nice summation of the last decade. Great to see Sigur Ros in the list.