Somebody told me by the Killers on Radio 2. The best record of the last 5 years or so.
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My Top 25 Albums of the 2000s
This is a personal list, not a critically objective one. So these aren't necessarily the best records of the 2000s, rather my favourites.
25. Saltbreakers by Laura Veirs
24. In Rainbows by Radiohead
23. Puddle City Racing Lights by Windmill
22. They Threw Us All In A Trench And Stuck A Monument On Top by Liars
21. Hissing Fauna Are You The Destroyer? by of Montreal
20. Hlllyh by The Mae Shi
19. Set Yourself On Fire by Stars
18. Feed The Animals by Girl Talk
17. Stay Positive by The Hold Steady
16. Citrus by Asobi Seksu
15. Night Falls Over Kortedala by Jens Lekman
14. Show Me How The Spectres Dance by Liam Frost and the Slowdown Family
13. Neon Bible by Arcade Fire
12. The Stage Names by Okkervil River
11. Kid A by Radiohead
10. Takk... by Sigur Ros
09. The Shepherd's Dog by Iron & Wine
08. Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
07. Bang Bang Rock And Roll by Art Brut
06. The Stand Ins by Okkervil River
05. The Ghost That Carried Us Away by Seabear
04. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
03. Hold On Now Youngster by Los Campesinos!
02. Funeral by Arcade Fire
01. We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed by Los Campesinos!
Thankyou for indulging me if you read that list.
I implore anyone to check out any of those albums, they are all amazing.
Quote: PhQnix @ August 19 2009, 1:03 AM BSTMy Top 25 Albums of the 2000s
This is a personal list, not a critically objective one. So these aren't necessarily the best records of the 2000s, rather my favourites.
25. Saltbreakers by Laura Veirs
24. In Rainbows by Radiohead
23. Puddle City Racing Lights by Windmill
22. They Threw Us All In A Trench And Stuck A Monument On Top by Liars
21. Hissing Fauna Are You The Destroyer? by of Montreal
20. Hlllyh by The Mae Shi
19. Set Yourself On Fire by Stars
18. Feed The Animals by Girl Talk
17. Stay Positive by The Hold Steady
16. Citrus by Asobi Seksu
15. Night Falls Over Kortedala by Jens Lekman
14. Show Me How The Spectres Dance by Liam Frost and the Slowdown Family
13. Neon Bible by Arcade Fire
12. The Stage Names by Okkervil River
11. Kid A by Radiohead
10. Takk... by Sigur Ros
09. The Shepherd's Dog by Iron & Wine
08. Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
07. Bang Bang Rock And Roll by Art Brut
06. The Stand Ins by Okkervil River
05. The Ghost That Carried Us Away by Seabear
04. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
03. Hold On Now Youngster by Los Campesinos!
02. Funeral by Arcade Fire
01. We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed by Los Campesinos!Thankyou for indulging me if you read that list.
I implore anyone to check out any of those albums, they are all amazing.
Off-topic! - you can't be listening to all them now unless you've got 25 cd players on at the moment.
Metropolis - Kraftwerk.
Ace of spades by Eli Paperboy Reed. Amazing.
Quote: PhQnix @ August 19 2009, 1:03 AM BST20. Hlllyh by The Mae Shi
I saw a lot of The Mae Shi shows back in their early days at The Smell in Los Angeles. Ezra's a cool guy and plays with my friends' bands frequently.
My wife's 84 year-old aunt unsuccessfully trying to conceal serial flatulence.
New Lace Sleeves by Elvis Costello on an EC compilation although this is one of his more underrated songs from the brilliant Trust.
Quote: DaButt @ August 19 2009, 1:26 AM BSTI saw a lot of The Mae Shi shows back in their early days at The Smell in Los Angeles. Ezra's a cool guy and plays with my friends' bands frequently.
*is even more jealous*
Good Morning Good Morning
by The Beatles
Julia - The Beatles.
I could be happy - Altered Images (on the Chain - similar to our "Let's play a game" on Radcliffe and Maconie)
Mika - We Are Golden.
I <3 this cheesy nonsense.
Frank Sinatra - It Was A Very Good Year