So, after many weeks of listening to dozens of CDs recorded last year, trying to get this list perfected, I recently decided to settle. Sure this list will probably change (in my head) in the future, but for now this is it.
A few notes before we get started:
- There are some albums that I really didn't get to spend enough time with (aka I like them, but they haven't really gotten the chance to develop staying power and marinate in my head. Some examples:
Destroyer - Kaputt
St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
Real Estate - Days
Fucked Up - David Comes To Life
Okkervil River - I Am Very Far
-Honorable Mentions:
Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See; this is a great album. They really showed that they are able to write the slower, melodic songs that we saw a hint of on Humbug.
TV On The Radio - Nine Types of Light; the only thing wrong with this album is that it came out after Return to Cookie Mountain and Dear Science. It's hard to follow up on two of the best CDs released in the past few years.
Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost; awesome CD!
THE LIST
10 - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong (Recommended Songs: Belong, The Body, Even In Dreams)
9 - Radiohead - The King of Limbs (Recommended Songs: Bloom, Give Up the Ghost, Separator)
8 - Panda Bear - Tomboy (Recommended Songs: Tomboy, Slow Motion, Last Night At The Jetty)
7 - M83 - Hurry Up We're Dreaming (Recommended Songs: Intro, Midnight City, OK Pal)
6 - James Blake (eponymous) (Recommended Songs: The Wilhelm Scream, Give Me My Month, Measurements)
5 - Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch the Throne (Recommended Songs: Niggas In Paris, Otis, Murder To Excellence)
4 - Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo (Recommended Songs: Jesus Fever, Runner Ups, In My Time)
3 - Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues (Recommended Songs: Helplessness Blues, The Shrine/An Argument, Grown Ocean)
2 - Bon Iver (eponymous) (Recommended Songs: Perth, Holocene, Calgary)
1 - Drake - Take Care (Recommended Songs: Marvin's Room, Under Ground Kings, Lord Knows)
The End!
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Also, I literally cannot decide between "Niggas In Paris" and "Midnight City" as the best song of the year. I'm giving it to "Midnight City" because of the lack of a Jon Heder sample.
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