Since no one else with make the damned thread (unless I missed it). 30.) Harmonicraft (Torche) 29.) WIXIW (Liars) 28.) Centipede Hz (Animal Collective) 27.) Cancer 4 Cure (El-P) 26.) King Tuff (King Tuff) 25.) The Haunted Man (Bat For Lashes) 24.) Visions (Grimes) 23.) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (Kendrick Lamar) 22.) The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2 Bread and Circuses (Saigon) 21.) Port Of Morrow (The Shins) 20.) Valtari (Sigur Rós) 19.) Yellow & Green (Baroness) 18.) Tempest (Bob Dylan) 17.) The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw ... (Fiona Apple) 16.) I Bet On Sky (Dinosaur Jr.) 15.) Open Your Heart (The Men) 14.) 'Alleujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (Godspeed You! Black Emperor) 13.) Confess (Twin Shadow) 12.) Shields (Grizzly Bear) 11.) Fear Fun (Father John Misty) 10.) Sweet Heart Sweet Light (Spiritualized) 9.) Lonerism (Tame Impala) 8.) Reign Of Terror (Sleigh Bells) 7.) channel ORANGE (Frank Ocean) 6.) The Money Store (Death Grips) 5.) R.A.P. Music (Killer Mike) 4.) Psychedelic Pill (Neil Young) 3.) Swing Lo Magellan (Dirty Projectors) 2.) Celebration Rock (Japandroids) 1.) Bloom (Beach House)
havent been keeping up with all the new music this year but from what i've actually listened to: 1. japandroids-celebration rock 2. grizzly bear-shields 3. jack white-blunderbuss so much i need to still check out. but those 3 i have actually spent a good amount of time listening to.
my top 10 most listened... 1. peaking lights - lucifer - album of the year and it isnt even close this is the coolest/trippiest video i have seen in a long time... <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HINIs3Sp5Lk?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 2. father john misty - fear fun - not a fan at all of fleet foxes, but i love this record 3. debo band - ethiopian pop from boston 4. spiritualized - sweet heart sweet light 5. dirty projectors - swing lo magellan 6. gary newcomb trio - desire leave me be (solo album from pedal steel player of austin band lil' capn travis) 7. rufus wainwright - back in the game (no homo) 8. dan deacon - america 9. van halen - a different kind of truth 10. cafe tacuba - el objecto antes llamado disco 11. tame impala - lonerism - saw this on several year end lists so i checked them out and really like it
10. Lucero - Women & Work 9. John Mayer - Shadow Days 8. The Walkmen - Heaven 7. Dr. John - Locked Down 6. Dave Matthews Band - Away From the World 5. Japandroids - Celebration Rock 4. Ryan Bingham - Tomorrowland 3. Heartless Bastards - Arrow 2. The Shins - Port of Morrow 1. Todd Snider - Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables
Damn, I'm out of touch with music these days. I don't recognize 90% of the artists mentioned in this thread.
Didn't realize Dinosaur Jr. came out with something new. How do you guys keep up with music news anyways? It seems impossible for me at this point in my life coupled with where we're at with the music industry (I don't listen to the radio either, I listen to the music I torrent). I'm either lucky enough to hear about it from a friend or Clutchfans or hear something new on Spotify. Bands I like have come to town without my even knowing because well, how would I know about it if I'm not actively seeking that info?
I did a poor job of keeping up with albums this year, so i'll probably try listening to a lot of stuff you guys post in this thread. The three albums I did listen to from this year that I really liked were: Imagine Dragons - Night Visions Lana Del Rey - Born to Die Of Monsters and Men - My Head is an Animal
I think my Bob Dylan freak credentials are well documented here, but man I cannot get into this album. And it's frustrating because so many others have loved it so much. I would put it in that rare category of nearly unlistenable Dylan records with Down in the Groove, Under the Red Sky, Saved, and all but one song on Knocked Out Loaded. And the only song I like at all from it ("Long and Wasted Years") is the one that nobody ever mentions in any of these rave reviews. I've loved Dylan albums the critics hated (Street Legal, Self Portrait, Empire Burlesque) and I've been lukewarm on albums critics deified (Oh Mercy) but I still listened to Oh Mercy maybe 1,000 times. I listened to Tempest one and a half times. I was trying to give it a second listen but I just couldn't make it to the end.
It's not you, CF has this trend that 90% of posters only mention indie/underground rock and jazz because it looks cooler than saying "the new coldplay album" or something major like that.
How many mainstream rock bands are there anymore? In DC there hardly is even a modern/alternative rock station.
Surprised you find it un-listenable. What about it in particular? His voice? If anything I would think people would find it pleasantly listenable to the point of finding it boring.
