#5
Tarot Sport - Fuck Buttons
This album makes me want to be a better person. Period. If you cannot listen to it and be inspired, then I have no idea what the hell is wrong with you. My dream is to DJ a party that gets so insane that I can throw a Fuck Buttons track on and people will dance their hearts out.
Favorite Tracks: Olympians, Flight of the Feathered Serpent
#4
Actor - St. Vincent
This album lies somewhere between beautifully orchestrated and horribly noisy. The way Annie Clark can move between the two so effortlessly astounds me. A lot of the tracks start out calming and sweet and then, without radically changing, become dissonant and harsh. And then the actual song starts.
Favorite Tracks: Save Me From What I Want, Laughing With a Mouth of Blood, Marrow
#3
No More Stories Are Told Today, I’m Sorry They Washed Away, No More Stories The World Is Grey, I’m Tired Let’s Wash Away - Mew
I love Mew. Frengers basically is my junior year of high school in music form. She Spider has one of my all time favorite guitar solos. It took me awhile to get into And the Glass Painted Kites, but I finally snapped. But I must confess, the first time I heard Mew's ostentatiously long titled album, I was underwhelmed. After many long talks with my good friend, Greg, I finally was able to see that this was Mew's most accomplished record to date. A plethora of textures, tones, and moods all add up to be a moving piece of music. Its not a suite like "...Kites", but it somehow feels more cohesive.
Favorite Tracks: Introducing Palace Players, Repeatbeater, Hawaii
#2
Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective
Everything that needs to be said about this album has already been said. And if you've listened to it, you understand. I showed this record to my classically trained, jazz fusion listening dad, and even he couldn't deny the power of the melodies.
Favorite Tracks: In the Flowers, Summertime Clothes, Lion in a Coma
#1
80 T.O 08 HAHA - Sonpub
Who cares if this album came out in 08? As prevoiusly mentioned this is MY blog. And this was my record of the year. I first heard this magnum opus in a drug induced haze at Michael Madrid's house one very early morning. Sitting there I felt like I was transported back in time and was hearing an advance release of Pet Sounds. While this comparison might outrage some, both albums have similar amounts of emotional impact within me. While most dance music doesn't really make you feel, this record can. While most dance songs are repetive and monotonous after awhile, these songs constantly evolve. Each track is a journey that doesn't end where it began. Sonpub really is the future of music. If and when some American pop star enlists him to produce songs, he will become the most in demand producer in the industry. Mark my words. Also special props to one of my best friends, Dylan Reyes, for being the recipient of this magical album from the Japanese artist himself at SXSW.
Favorite Tracks: Innocent Shonen Boyyy, My Darlin, I Love You
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