10. Okkervil River - The Stage Names
(Jagjaguwar)
9. Feist - The Reminder
(Cherrytree/Interscope)
8. Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
(Sub Pop)
7. !!! - Myth Takes
(Warp)
6. Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
(Frenchkiss)
5. Dan Deacon - Spiderman of the Rings
(Carpark)
4. We All Have Hooks for Hands - The Pretender
(Afternoon)
3. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
(Merge)
2. Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
(Loog)
1. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
(Polyvinyl)
And of course, these weren't the only albums I enjoyed all year. I made some other hard decisions as to who should go on the list, so these are the Honorable Mentions:
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Some Loud Thunder
The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover
The Go! Team - Proof of Youth
And there you have it. Those are my favorite albums from this year, and also a few that just didn't quite make the list, though rest assured, are still excellent. Check them out if you have the time, I promise, they're well worth it.
2 comments:
I am shocked that The Flying Club Cup didn't make your list. If you haven't heard it, you'd better stick your ears in that CD right now.
Also, I'm not sure how big of a Bright Eyes fan you are, but Cassadaga taught me to love the band all over again. As did In Rainbows for Radiohead. This album was a refreshing follow-up to the (somewhat) disappointing Hail to the Thief. Coupled with its unusual distribution and (totally awesome) DISCBOX, I can't see how this album can be ignored.
Unless you haven't heard it yet.
I hadn't heard Flying Club Cup until after I made the list, otherwise, it would have been on there.
As for Radiohead, don't get me wrong, I love the band. But I just liked these other ones better.
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