What I Missed in 2005
My Top Best 24 Favorite Albums of 2005 didn't include some amazing music I heard this year. It's because, for various reasons, these albums didn't get the attention they needed for me to feel like I really knew them. I'm sure I'll come around next year, though, and many of these would have made my list this year. So I present, in no particular order, the albums I missed:
The Constantines - Tournament of Hearts
I'm sure this one would have made my top 10. They're my most played artist according to Last.fm, so what's the problem? I can't find the album anywhere. I still haven't heard half the songs, but am obsessed with the ones I know. They burn slow and intense, and the lyrics make them all the more powerful.
The Constantines - Working Full-Time
Grizzly Bear - The Horn of Plenty + Remixes
I bought this one, but had it delivered to my home in California. So it's another I have yet to hear in its entirety. I fell in love with "Don't Ask" as soon as I heard it, and Final Fantasy's remix was even better. I'm not sure what separates this from the ubiquitous lo-fi bedroom folk, but there's definitely something special there.
Grizzly Bear - Don't Ask
Grizzly Bear - Don't Ask (Final Fantasy Remix)
Final Fantasy - Has a Good Home
Which brings us to Final Fantasy. The bits I heard of Has A Good Home really impressed me - hopefully I'll get to hear it all soon.
Final Fantasy - The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead
The Rosebuds - Birds Make Good Neighbors
Before, this band seemed merely pleasant, another indie-pop duo. When I heard "Blue Bird" I changed my mind entirely - it was dark and cool and very very interesting.
The Rosebuds - Blue Bird
Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow
I like this guy, and I've heard good things about this one.
Devendra Banhart - I Feel Just Like a Child
And then there are the ones I have heard and like, Twin Cinema and I am a Bird Now come to mind, but for whatever reason haven't listened to enough. Antony in particular I'm just coming around to, he is truly gifted. The New Pornographers I already knew were awesome.
The New Pornographers - Use It
Antony and the Johnsons - Fistfull of Love
Finally, there were the ones that didn't grab me at first, and I haven't listened to them much since. They may be amazing, but it will take a little more time. My Morning Jacket's Z and Broken Social Scene's self-titled are the most prominent among these.
My Morning Jacket - Gideon
Broken Social Scene - 7/4 Shoreline
Here's to next year.
My Top Best 24 Favorite Albums of 2005 didn't include some amazing music I heard this year. It's because, for various reasons, these albums didn't get the attention they needed for me to feel like I really knew them. I'm sure I'll come around next year, though, and many of these would have made my list this year. So I present, in no particular order, the albums I missed:
The Constantines - Tournament of Hearts
I'm sure this one would have made my top 10. They're my most played artist according to Last.fm, so what's the problem? I can't find the album anywhere. I still haven't heard half the songs, but am obsessed with the ones I know. They burn slow and intense, and the lyrics make them all the more powerful.
The Constantines - Working Full-Time
Grizzly Bear - The Horn of Plenty + Remixes
I bought this one, but had it delivered to my home in California. So it's another I have yet to hear in its entirety. I fell in love with "Don't Ask" as soon as I heard it, and Final Fantasy's remix was even better. I'm not sure what separates this from the ubiquitous lo-fi bedroom folk, but there's definitely something special there.
Grizzly Bear - Don't Ask
Grizzly Bear - Don't Ask (Final Fantasy Remix)
Final Fantasy - Has a Good Home
Which brings us to Final Fantasy. The bits I heard of Has A Good Home really impressed me - hopefully I'll get to hear it all soon.
Final Fantasy - The CN Tower Belongs to the Dead
The Rosebuds - Birds Make Good Neighbors
Before, this band seemed merely pleasant, another indie-pop duo. When I heard "Blue Bird" I changed my mind entirely - it was dark and cool and very very interesting.
The Rosebuds - Blue Bird
Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow
I like this guy, and I've heard good things about this one.
Devendra Banhart - I Feel Just Like a Child
And then there are the ones I have heard and like, Twin Cinema and I am a Bird Now come to mind, but for whatever reason haven't listened to enough. Antony in particular I'm just coming around to, he is truly gifted. The New Pornographers I already knew were awesome.
The New Pornographers - Use It
Antony and the Johnsons - Fistfull of Love
Finally, there were the ones that didn't grab me at first, and I haven't listened to them much since. They may be amazing, but it will take a little more time. My Morning Jacket's Z and Broken Social Scene's self-titled are the most prominent among these.
My Morning Jacket - Gideon
Broken Social Scene - 7/4 Shoreline
Here's to next year.
by brian at 12/12/2005 03:57:00 AM
2 Comments:
it's funny it took me half a year to really fall in love with horn of plenty but now i count it as one of my favorite discoveries of the past few years...not sure if it's a good thing to not be i mmediate but for me it's great . i think it has a lot of longetivity, at least in my cd player. a lot of myf riends were similar, initially forgot about it then suddenly kept going back to it.
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