The Best (Non-compilation, Non-reissue) Albums of 2004 (so far)--UPDATED
Submitted by ekovacs on Fri, 08/20/2004 - 10:06
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- 1 – Madvillainy, Madvillain
- 2 – Scissor Sisters
- 3 – Blueberry Boat, Fiery Furnaces
- 4 – Franz Ferdinand
- 5 – A Foreign Sound, Caetano Veloso
- 6 – Van Lear Rose, Loretta Lynn
- 7 – Connected, The Foreign Exchange
- 8 –You Are the Quarry, Morrissey
- 9 – Talkie Walkie, Air
- 10 – Showtime, Dizzee Rascal
- 11 – The Funeral, Arcade Fire
- 12 – Futureheads
- 13 – Young Prayer, Panda Bear
- 14 – Good News for People Who Like Bad News, Modest Mouse
- 15 – DJ Kicks, Erlend Oye
- 16 – C’mon Miracle, Mirah
- 17 – A Grand Don’t Come for Free, The Streets
- 18 – Fabulous Muscles, Xiu Xiu
- 19 – A Ghost Is Born, Wilco
- 20 –Sorry I Make You Lush, Wagon Christ
- 21 – Smile, Brian Wilson
- 22 – Blue Cathedral, Comets On Fire
- 23 – Medulla, Bjork
- 24 – The College Dropout, Kanye West
- 25 – The Slow Wonder, A.C. Newman
- 26 – Antics, Interpol
- 27 – ONoffON, Mission of Burma
- 28 – The Libertines
We agree on quite a few of the best albums this year. Check out my list, I'd love to hear what you have to say.
The Air album is titled "Talkie Walkie". On a trivial note: that's the actual ordering of that word sequence in France.
Great album, too.
(Misc. comments)
Am I only one who thinks "The Slow Wonder" is slightly overrated?
I would have The Walkmen's "Bows and Arrows" in the top 5.
I think A.C. Newman's album is pretty much pop genius. It's actually greater than any of the New Pornographers' efforts so far, if you ask me. So, I guess I don't really find it too overrated.
The Walkmen on the other hand...
I was looking over your profile, and I couldn't find a 2004 list. Do you have one?
I would love to see your choices.
Thanks for the correction! (Due to a boyhood fascination with walkie talkies as well as a strong desire to avoid dyslexia, it's so natural for me to say it the other way.)
The Walkmen, at this stage in their career, remind me a little of the Police: a great singles band, but with lots of atmospheric organ/guitar swirling sounds on their albums that I can't really get into . . . yet.
I loved them live, though. That whole rumpled preppy schtick is a unique style.
By the way, I'm very glad to see some love for Madvillainy here on Listology.
Very good album, there.
This is waaaay premature, but I think it may be the pinnacle of underground hip-hop. The "Exile on Main Street" or "London Calling" of the genre, if you will.