20 September 2011

top 10 albums this yr[so far}






1.bon iver-bon iver..this album is incredible from start to finish. standout tracks:holocene,michicant,beth rest. album available on blog

2.youth lagoon -year of hibernation..great poppy album from a 22 yr old kid from boise,idaho. excellent headphone album from start to finish. the 3 song run of july,montana,and posters mite be the best 3 song run all yr. album available on blog.
standout tracks:july,montana, posters,17

3.radiohead-the king of limbs (from the basement). i dont care if its a studio album. it is incredible and the daily mail is on it. nuff said. album available on blog standout tracks:bloom,codex,the daily mail,give up the ghost

4.deer tick -divine providence..great step forward for this band,they really come into there own on this,excellent party album.standout tracks:chevy express,the bump,main st,miss k

5.timber timbre -creep on creepin on. this album could make the list on name alone. this is a great record that reminds me of a swamp but in a good way. album available on blog standout tracks:to old to die young, blackwater, lonesome hunter

6.we are augustines - rise ye sunken ships. excellent anthemic album from the band members formally of pela. available on blog standout tracks:the chapel song,phillidelphia,juarez

7.the war on drugs -slave ambient. great road trip music from a band sounding like a mix of tom petty and bruce springsteen. excellent album. available on blog standout tracks:best night,i was there,come to the city

8.yuck -yuck. great 90"s throwback album. reminds me of the best moments smashing pumpkins use to have. available on blog standout tracks:suck,stutter,rubber

9.kurt vile -smoke ring for my halo. great sounding album from the guitarist of the war on drugs (you can def hear the similarities). reminds me of lou reed. available on blog. standout tracks:babys arms,ghost town

10.my morning jacket -circuital. great live sounding album from the greatest live band of our generation. available on blog standout tracks:slow slow tune, wonderful,outta my system

i am sure i have missed some great albums, let me know which ones i have.


honarable mention :fleet foxes -helplessness blues

action bronson -dr.lector

destroyer -kaputt

the antlers - burst apart


this post was sponsored by a day off and nurse mary jane

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