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Top Albums of 2009: Part I
Daft pun:
--- Quote from: Inlander on 29 Apr 2009, 06:06 ---I've only had a chance to listen to it once, but I really enjoyed Sleepdrunk Season by Hjaltalín. Sure, it's probably hopelessly derivative of other Icelandic bands (particularly Múm), but it's really well done with some interesting and unusual instrumentation. I've only listened to it through speakers so far, but I bet it sounds gorgeous through headphones.
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LOVED them at a local festival a few weeks ago.
Going by the promo blurb I was expecting Efterklang playing indie pop/twee, which wasn't too far off the mark. Hjaltalín also have 7 or 8 people on stage playing all sorts of instruments with some odd choices like the bassoon. And while their usual fare is a bit more subdued then Efterklang's they can play the grandiose as well.
theoryC:
Here's some that I've enjoyed so far in rough order. Fairly generic list, bit oh well:
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
mewithoutYou - It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright
The Antlers - Hospice
IAMX - Kingdom of the Welcome Addiction
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
Mastodon - Crack the Skye
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimist (is there a quality leak of this yet?)
Antony & the Johnsons - The Crying Light
Giuseppe Ielasi - Aix
Fever Ray - Fever Ray
Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
Nels Cline - Coward
The Dream - Love vs Money
Akron/Family - Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
Balmorhea - All Is Wild, All Is Silent
Sholi - Sholi
M. Ward - Hold Time
Paper Route - Absence
St. Vincent - Actor
Future of the Left - Travels With Myself and Another
Franz Ferdinand - Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
The Bird and the Bee - Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future
Joker's Daughter - The Last Laugh
Yagya - Rigning
P.O.S. - Never Better
Radio Moscow - Brain Cycles
Metric - Fantasies
Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Old Money
Zu - Carboniferous
Inlander:
Oh also, again I've only listened to it once (I've done a bejiggerload of C.D. shopping the last week) but I really loved the new Casiotone For the Painfully Alone album. The actual album of new songs that's just come out, not the rarities compilation or the soundtrack C.D. that came out earlier in the year. Owen Ashworth seems to have strengthened his story-telling even more so than on Etiquette (which I think is a superb album) and increased the scope of his writing, too. Great stuff!
squawk:
DANANANANAYKROYD IS FUCKING INSANE I LOVE IT
Also the Phoenix album is wonderful. And Röyksopp is currently my number one.
David_Dovey:
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--- Quote from: valley_parade on 29 Apr 2009, 05:10 ---Holy FUCK this is amazing.
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record of the year material as per usual, thanks again andy falkous
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I'm seriously considering Travels With Myself as maybe the best thing Falkous has done. Real tawk.
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