After a couple days off, I figured that I should probably finish this off, especially since a couple people have admitted to reading this.
2. The National – Boxer: I’ve been trying for a couple days to come up with a short, concise way to describe The National’s sound. The best that I’ve come up with [...]
And we’re almost there. Just five more albums to go until we’ve reached the end of our week and a half of rapid posts before this blog once again descends into the abyss and becomes like so many other rarely updated blogs.
5. Holler, Wild Rose! – Our Little Hymnal: Like many of the albums on [...]
10. Explosions In The Sky – All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone: I have a bit of a weakness for post-rock. Witnessing the building noise is such a powerful experience. While this isn’t the group’s best effort (I really like The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place), it’s still 6 tracks of soaring [...]
15. Wilco – Sky Blue Sky: Alt-country pioneers return with another solid disc. After years of hearing people rave about the goodness of past works, like Yankee Foxtrot Hotel, I finally decided to give a listen to them and I was pretty pleased with the result. Nothing really stands out about the album, it’s just [...]
Now that we’ve gone through my honourable mentions, it’s time to actually get down to the top 20.
20. The Clientele – God Save The Clientele: While I haven’t spun this much lately, I listened to it a lot in the early summer. Great guitar based pop, reminiscent of the Beatles.
19. LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of [...]