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Top Albums of 2009: Part I
Touch Me Im Sick:
Yay new Lightning Bolt and Raveonettes albums in October :-D
Heard stuff off of each one, sounds like they will rule.
JD:
I'm gonna add Frankmusic-Complete Me to my list.
Bastardous Bassist:
I didn't have enough time to listen to anything close to 10 albums that came out so far, but I'll throw out some really good ones that I did hear.
Animals as Leaders - "Animals as Leaders"
I like it a lot more than pretty much every other progressive instrumental album. I think I like it because when approached by the record company, the guitarist (who did everything on the album, except program the drums, which sound great) initially said that it would be "egotistical and unnecessary." I think more prog musicians need to think that way about most of their music. It's certainly worth a listen if you can locate it.
The Bad Plus - "For All I Care" (2009 in North America)
Their first album with a singer and their first all-cover album. The songs are extremely well-done and they do some really interesting bits with them (I think their version of "Comfortably Numb" is better than Pink Floyd's, which is incredible). However, the best thing about it is the way the album is organized. It's a very well-constructed track list. If you find this album, definitely listen to it straight through a couple of times rather than chopping it up into individual tracks and feeding it into your iTunes or whatever you cool kids are using these days.
Kyros:
My Personal Top 5 So Far:
1) The Thermals - Now We Can See
2) St. Vincent - Actor
3) Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
4) Matt & Kim - Grand
5) Vivian Girls - Everything Goes Wrong
Also to the poster above, I love that album. That version of Feeling Yourself Disintegrate gets me every time.
Bastardous Bassist:
So beautiful. Every album ever made should end like that. The chimes, and the background vocals just destroy everything.
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