35. Annuals - Such Fun I love parts of the album while at times I hear Nickelback.
34. Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer Not a bad release but all in all this one didn't have a thing on Apologies of the Queen Mary
33. Spiritualized - Songs in A&E Interesting release that evokes remnants of Ween and Flaming Lips.
32. Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs This is probably the last Death Cab album you will see in a list of mine. I'm just over DCFC.
31. Cat Power - Jukebox Another covers album which has an array of sweet ballads.
30. Cloud Cult - Feel Good Ghosts These guys are weird, but most of the tracks are solid. I hear Flaming Lips with a dash of Annuals.
29. The Black Kids - Partie Traumatic I have said enough about "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You." A handful of others are great too.
28. The Whigs - Mission Control Enjoyed this release. Full of edgy guitar riffs and gruffy vocals.
27. The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride I almost dug this album as much as Sunset Tree. Dude's got a way with words.
26. Colour Revolt - Plunder, Beg, and Curse These Oxonians know how to wail. Need I say more. As I said previously, Coldplay meets Korn.
25. The War on Drugs - Wagonwheel Blues Sorry for another comparison, but this one is Arcarde Fire meets Dylan.
24. Bonnie Prince Billy - Lie Down in the Light This is probably one of my favorite BPB releases. This is more folky than most of his releases. I am still cracking up from the movie Old Joy in which BPB kind of tries to make a move on his co-star. Hilarious.
23. Fredrik - Na Na Ni Fredrik are the new Stars.
22. Joe Pug - Nation of Heat EP This singer-songwriter can do both impressively. I can't wait for a full album release.
21. Coldplay - Viva La Vida Mainstream or not, this is a great album. Coldplay delivered.
20. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns I swear Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk is secretly the singer of this band. It's happy at times and very dark at times, but never too slow. Great find of the year.
19. Okkervil River - The Stand Ins Pretty impressive release by spotlighted Will Sheff. These guys are here to stay. Can't get enough of "Singer-songwiter" and "Lost Coastlines."
18. Wild Sweet Orange - We Have Cause to Be Uneasy Birmingham's finest WSO presents us with standard indie rock.
17. Plants and Animals - Parc Avenue This album came out of nowhere and had me bobbing my head at the first note... and second note. "I wanna dance, I wanna dance." Love it.
16. Drive By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark Still not Dirty South, Still not Dirty South, but a great followup to what could have been a disaster after A Blessing and a Curse and Isbell's Departure.
15. Throw Me the Statue - Moonbeams Fine, fine indie pop. I still think their name should be Throw Me the Statute, but oh well. "About to Walk" rules.
14. The National - Virginia EP They touch it and it turns to gold. This EP is chock full of jewels.
13. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges I am still disappointed considering the pedestal I put these guys on, but it is a good album. I vote to get rid of falsetto. Who's with me?
12. Sigur Ros - Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust I have come to love these Icelanders. I must see them live! This release, while I do not dig it as much as Takk, still rocks.
11. The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Grave I love a weird voice and great lyrics. Great, Great new artist.
Top Ten coming soon.
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very good list. i think i would have both the okkervil river and plants and animals albums in my top 10 though. plants and animals would probably be in my top 5 actually. looking forward to who made it into yours. oh, and mmj wouldn't be in my top 1000.
john
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