Albums of the year

[mozallini]

OK folks. It's the end of the year and time for a round-up, so let's have your nominations for your albums of the year.

It's not been a vintage year, but there have been a few gems. I have two albums that I keep going back to.

"Sigh No More" from Mumford and Sons

"Judy Sucks A Lemon For Breakfast" from Cornershop

Any thoughts or alternative suggestions?

 

[Lucas Has a Cat]

Is "Years of Refusal" allowed? If so, that's my number one choice and one of only two new albums released in 2009 that I actually listened to.

The other would be Third Eye Blind's "Ursa Major." That album is well described as a super-nova. It kinda builds up after a few listens, really explodes for the next few, and simply fades away thereafter. I loved it at the time; it was a beautiful show.

-Lucas

 

[maynardmorrissey]

1. Southpaw Grammar Remastered - Morrissey
2. Journal For Plague Lovers - Manic Street Preachers
3. Years Of Refusal - Morrissey
4. Liebe ist für alle da - Rammstein
5. The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion - dredg
6. The Incident - Porcupine Tree
7. Doll And The Kicks - Doll And The Kicks
8. In The Black - Kittie
9. Invaders Must Die - The Prodigy
10. To Lose My Life - White Lies
11. Quicken The Heart - Maximo Park
12. Glasvegas - Glasvegas
13. La Roux - La Roux
14. In This Light And On This Evening - Editors
15. Octahedron - The Mars Volta

 

[I am a Ghost]

 

[still ill life]

12. Glasvegas - Glasvegas

Came out in 2008.

 

[maynardmorrissey]

Came out in 2008.

outside UK the album was released in January 2009,
so to me it is a 2009 album.

 

[kyleleonard]

this;

also one of the coolest album artworks i've ever seen

 

[vaca peluda]

this;

also one of the coolest album artworks i've ever seen

Is that moving or am I furthering my career in being a little bit crazy?

 

[Pokey]

Top 5:

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5.

 

[maynardmorrissey]

1.

2.

3.

 

[kyleleonard]

Is that moving or am I furthering my career in being a little bit crazy?

it moves!
it's Animal Collective's album 'Merriweather Post Pavilion'

 

[I am a Ghost]

it moves!
it's Animal Collective's album 'Merriweather Post Pavilion'

That's a great album of the last or any year.

 

[kyleleonard]

Indeed!

 

[Mozza220559]

Fleet Foxes.

 

[still ill life]

outside UK the album was released in January 2009,
so to me it is a 2009 album.

Oh, well alright then.

 

[CharlieFairhead]

Fleet Foxes.

Not to be pedantic but i think that was 2008.

Super Furry Animals - 'Dark Days/Light Years' deserves a mention.

Also The Clientele - 'Bonfires On The Heath'.
Andrew Morgan - 'Please Kid, Remember'. (If you like Elliott Smith you'll adore this)

 

[HangtheDJ16]

I agree that Years of Refusal isn't getting enough credit from critics as one of the albums of the year .. What's new, though?

 

[kyleleonard]

yep, FF's album is 2 years old in April

 

[toml_27]

this;

also one of the coolest album artworks i've ever seen

seconded
amazing live also!

 

[Oh my god. it's Robby!]

It's Blitz! the best of not just the year, but the decade
& another 5 top ones are:

Battle For The Sun

and lastly, the best "non English" album of the year is:

Triangle by Perfume
its the perfection of "technopop" just imagine if Kraftwerk was the 3 hot chicks from Japan