2004 - A Retrospective

1. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
2. Modest Mouse - Float On
3. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
4. Snow Patrol - Spitting Games
5. Interpol - Slow Hands
6. Jimmy Eat World - Work
7. Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
8. The Streets - Fit But You Know It
9. Beastie Boys - Ch-Check It Out
10. Kanye West - Jesus Walks
11. Adverts 1 from Jerry Springer: The Opera
12. cLOUDDEAD - Rifle Eyes
13. Madvillain - All Caps
14. Nellie McKay - Sari
15. TV On The Radio - Staring at the Sun
16. Les Savy Fav - The Sweat Descends
17. Adverts 2 from Jerry Springer: The Opera
18. Elliott Smith - Coast to Coast
19. Loretta Lynn w/ Jack White - Portland Oregon
20. Wilco - The Late Greats
21. Iron & Wine - Sodom, South Georgia
22. Sufjan Stevens - The Transfiguration

awesome

i should start working on mine soon.

the last few years, my end of the year mixes have come progressively later. i hope to be done with this year's by the first week of january or so...

that looks pretty good. and i still need to hear that new green day album.

I'm working on mine right now. It should be done by tomorrow, or Monday, or something. I'll post it then.

1.The Walkmen- The Rat
2.The Black Keys- Grown so ugly
3.Mclusky- She will only bring you happiness
4.TV on the Radio- Ambluence
5.Mos Def- Sex, Love, and Money
6.Diplo- Indian Thick Jaws
7.Kanye West- Jesus Walks
8. Modest Mouse- The Devils Work Day
9. Tom Waits- Hoist that Rag
10.Animal Collective- Who could win a rabbit
11.Iron and Wine-Teeth in the grass
12.Ben Kweller- On my way
13.Mellow- Out of Reach
14.Murs- Walk like a man
15.The Roots- The Mic
16.JeanGrae- Hater's Anthem
17.Arcade Fire- Crown of Love
18.Junior Boys- Last Exit
19.The Streets - Not Addicted
20.Madvillan- Shadows of Tommorow
21.Interpol- Evil
22.Razorlight- Up all night

So, at first I thought this was going to be really easy and then I started compiling and it took days. But, largely, it hasn't changed for the past two days, so I'm posting it. I'll edit later if need be.


01. Get Fat - Climax Golden Twins
02. Naked As We Came - Iron & Wine
03. Kindling - Architecture in Helsinki
04. Golden Touch - Razorlight
05. Mr. Brightside - The Killers
06. How To Be Dead - Snow Patrol
07. Heavy Lifting - Ambulance Ltd.
08. On My Way - Ben Kweller
09. The Lengths - The Black Keys
10. Autumn's Child - Devendra Banhart
11. Nobody Has To Stay - Mirah
12. To Be Alone With You - Sufjan Stevens
13. Hummingbird - Wilco
14. A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free - Elliott Smith
15. Lysergic Blis - Of Montreal
16. Ocean Breathes Salt - Modest Mouse
17. Bound to Fail - Hop On Pop
18. Une Annee Sans Lumiere - The Arcade Fire
19. Echo Park - Joseph Arthur
20. Meet Me By The Water - Rachael Yamagata
21. Come Crash - A.C. Newman
22. Man-Revolutionary! - Rogue Wave

edit: edited

Yeah this will take me a while to do. Cuz i could probably make a bunch of cds out of 2004 songs, but I think for this to mean something to me, I'll make it out of my top 20 albums of the year...so yeah. Give me a few weeks.

I loves me some Stacey!

pshwa, golly. Shudduppayouface. It is I who loves me some Hop On Pop!

1. Kings and Queens, Apostle Of Hustle
2. On The Table, A.C. Newman
3. Run, Air
4. Young Urban, Ambulance Ltd
5. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels), The Arcade Fire
6. Mouth's Cradle, Björk
7. The Dark Of The Matinée, Franz Ferdinand
8. Not Even Jail, Interpol
9. Sodom, South, Georgia Iron & Wine
10. That Man Will Not Hang, McLusky
11. You Came Through, PJ Harvey
12. New Hampshire, Sonic Youth
13. In the Devil's Territory, Sufjan Stevens
14. King Eternal, TV On The Radio
15. The Rat, The Walkmen
16. Theologians, Wilco
17. Son Of A Gun, Clouddead
18. Lesson No.1, Viva Voce
19. The Sweat Descends, Les Savy Fav
20. These are the ghosts, The Bees
21. Coast To Coast, Elliott Smith
22. Alone Again Or, Calexico

I'd like to use my first official post as a member of this board to say, Colin..great Mix.

(the same goes for the rest of you, but it has more impact if I name one person =)

Thanks, Parker!

Welcome to the Obner.

i'm starting to look over my playlists and what shows up often on them, and then everything else that i listen to for leisure. oh boy, this is going to take a very long time to complete.

Thank God you guys are doing this. My brother wants a "best of '04" mix for x-mas and I needed some ideas.

This is actually a bit premature for me since I'm still trying to get used to certain records that came out this year (U2, VHS or Beta, The Autumns, etc).

1 To Be Alone With You SUFJAN STEVENS
2 Kingfish Pies MIDLAKE
3 Bands With Managers PEDRO THE LION
4 El Salvador ATHLETE
5 Float On MODEST MOUSE
6 Apocalypse Please MUSE
7 Take You On a Cruise INTERPOL
8 Sunshower THE OCEAN BLUE
9 Tell Her Tonight FRANZ FERDINAND
10 Southern Belles in London Sing THE FAINT
11 Unlucky STARFLYER 59
12 Lesson No. 1 VIVA VOCE
13 Portions for Foxes RILO KILEY
14 Stop the Sun ELYSIAN FIELDS
15 A Quiet Little Place THE 77S
16 What Happens Tomorrow DURAN DURAN
17 Everybody's Changing KEANE
18 Everything is Everything PHOENIX
19 I Like You MORRISSEY
20 Cinnamon Girl PRINCE
21 Roses are Free (live) WEEN

mine goes a little something like this:

Get On Board, Little Children - Shirley Temple

The Black Keys - 10 a.m. automatic

Xiu Xiu - I Luv the Valley Oh

Franz Ferdinand - This Fire

The Arcade Fire - Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)

Air - Surfing on a Rocket

Kanye West - Jesus Walks

Bonnie 'Prince' Billie & Matt Sweeney - My Home is The Sea

The Fiery Furnaces - Straight Street

Gomez - Catch Me Up

Interpol - Evil

Ben Kweller - On My Way

Brian Wilson - Child is the Father of the Man

Mavillain - All Caps

Kings of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance with You

Wilco - Company In My Back

Xiu Xiu - Fabulous Muscles

cLOUDDEAD - Son of a Gun

Bonnie 'Prince' Billie & Matt Sweeney - Blood Embrasse

Modest Mouse - The Good Times are Killing Me

Well why not. I've gotta move on...so this is what ya get. It's a great mix though...

Best of 2004 disc 1

1. The Ergs! - Extra Medium
2. Green Day - She's A Rebel
3. Ash - Evil Eye
4. The Spazzys - Steal A Kiss
5. Joe Jitsu - Start It Up
6. The Unlovables - I Cried 4 U
7. The John Stamos Project - He's Not Right
8. Eagles Of Death Metal - I Only Want You
9. Mclusky - Icarus Smicarus
10. The Tough & Lovely - Born Of The Stars
11. 50 Foot Wave - Long Painting
12. New Rhodes - I Wish I Was You
13. The Departure - All Mapped Out
14. Pidgeon - Down
15. The Like Young - Out To Get Me
16. Elf Power - Don't Let It Be
17. Modest Mouse - World At Large
18. A.C. Newman - Miracle Drug
19. Morissey - Irish Blood, English Heart
20. Chumbawamba - On eBay
21. 63 Crayons - Song For My Sister
22. of Montreal - Lysergic Bliss
23. Brian Wilson - Heroes And Villians
24. Fancey - Till The Morning Comes
25. The Concretes - U Can't Hurry Luv

disc 2 forthcoming

I've changed mine a couple times and i'm pissed i didnt have room for modest mouse, lambchop, franz, or kanye. oh well....

1. me and mia - ted leo and the pharmacists
2. heroes and villians - brian wilson
3. the rat - the walkmen
4. une anee sans lumiere - arcade fire
5. the connection - phish
6. can’t stand me now - the libertines
7. ringing in my ear - adem
8. the day john henry died - drive by truckers
9. drink to me, babe, then - a.c. newman
10. valentine - bobby bare jr.
11. your cover’s blown - belle and sebastian
12. portions for foxes - rilo kiley
13. the tigers have spoken - neko case
14. hang by, hang by - razorlight
15. narc - interpol
16. portland oregon - loretta lynn
17. act nice and gentle - the black keys
18. black mask - the international noise conspiracy
19. anectode - ambulance ltd.
20. garbage day - the ike reilly assasination
21. theologians - wilco

OK...here's my year end comp from the CD stack. Disc Two, the vinyl version will come along shortly. The vinyl comp will lean much more to the electronic/hip/hop/R&B angle. This one's mostly rocking. I did have Kanye West, ISAN, Daedelus and a couple other things on CD, but I ran out of room and stuck with the more rocking stuff for the most part. Look for the vinyl version to be posted in another week or so. Anyway, here's the tracklist.

2004 Digital Diversions

First of the Gang to Die - Morrissey
Can't Stand Me Now - The LIbertines
American Idiot - Green Day
Indigo Friends - Reverend Horton Heat
What Happens? - Tiger Army
Dead Girls Don't Cry - Nekromantix
Slither - Velvet Revolver
The Right Stuff - Monster Magnet
Mono - Courtney Love
Vertigo - U2
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
The End of the World - The Cure
Cinnamon Girl - Prince
Hey Fuck You! - The Beastie Boys
Fit But You Know It - The Streets
One Thought at a Time - Massive Attack
Surfing on a Rocket - Air
Passing By -Zero 7
Portland Oregon - Loretta Lynn
Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show

1. Belle and Sebastian---Your Cover's Blown
2. McLusky---Icarus Smicarus
3. Walkmen---The Rat
4. Ted Leo---Little Dawn
5. Gingersol---A Great Day for War
6. Richmond Fontaine---Post to Wire
7. John Vanderslice---Coming and Going on Easy Terms
8. Pinback---Sender
9. TV on the Radio---Staring At the Sun
10. Magnetic Fields---I Don't Really Love You Anymore
11. Modest Mouse---Float On
12. Fiery Furnaces--Chief Inspector Blancheflower
13. Ambulance LTD---Primitive
14. Aracade Fire---Neighborhood #3 (Power's Out)
15. Dogs Die In Hot Cars---Lounger
16. Delgados---Get Action!
17. Badly Drawn Boy---Year of the Rat
18. Sufjan Stevens---The Transfiguration

And now for the vinyl version. It's quite different from the CD one, especially after the first few rock tracks. Again, left some really good stuff off, but here's what was on hand and fit. If you want one, just PM me with your address. Here's what's on this one...

2004 Final Vinyl

I Wasn't Born to Follow - Social Distortion
Walk Idiot Walk - The Hives
The Lighter Side of Global Terrorism - Jello Biafra & The Melvins
The Rat - The Walkmen
Bubble and Spike - Telefon Tel Aviv
Into the Sun - Diplo
Kwikwidetrax - Wagon Christ
Get By - Dizzee Rascal
Making Days Longer - RJD2
My Kind of People - Cee Lo Green
Over and Over - Nelly
The Beautiful Struggle - Talib Kweli
Why (What's Goin' On?) - The Roots
Metal - Afrika Bambaataa
Rhymer's Only Room - cLOUDDEAD
Redneck Sexxx - Gibby Haynes vs. Peaches
Sex Beat (12" Remix) - Two Lone Swordsmen
Ultimo Tren - Savath & Savalas
Dry Your Eyes - The Streets

The first two discs are 51 tracks featuring songs from the albums mentioned on the list. The third disc is hip hop/dancehall/garage that features excellent songs that weren't on albums from the list. I think I'll make a 4th disc that features excellent "indie" rock from 2004 also. Ok, enjoy. If anyone wants a copy, shoot me a PM and I'll hook it up.

Disc 1:
1. Ted Leo/Pharmacists - Me & Mia
2. Interpol - Evil
3. Beep Beep - Oh No!
4. Death From Above 1979 - Pull Out
5. The Black Keys - 10 A.M. Automatic
6. Trick Daddy - Sugar (Gimmie Some) Ft. Ludacris & Cee-Lo
7. MF DOOM - Rap Snitch Knishes (Ft. Mr. Fantastik)
8. Nas - Thief's Theme
9. Masta Killa - Masta Killa
10. Gary Wilson - She Makes Me Think Of Endicott
11. The Good Life - Lovers Need Lawyers
12. Jens Lekman - You Are The Light (By Which I travel into this and that)
13. The Futureheads - Stupid & Shallow
14. Morrissey - Irish Blood, English Heart
15. Brian Wilson - Vege-Tables
16. Animal Collective - Who Could Win A Rabbit?
17. RJD2 - 1976
18. Feist - Inside Out
19. Annie - Heartbeat
20. Air - Cherry Blossom Girl
21. TV On The Radio - Staring At The Sun
22. Ty - Wait A Minute
23. The Gift Of Gab - Ride On
24. Monk Hughes - Master Wel's Tune
25. Elliott Smith - Memory Lane
26. Drive-By Truckers - Goddamn Lonely Love
27. Max Richter - Written On The Sky

Disc 2:
1. Jason Forreset - Spectacle To Refute All Judgements
2. The Delays - Nearer Than Heaven
3. K-os - The Love Song
4. De La Soul - The Grind Date
5. Cam'ron - Harlem Streets
6. Handsome Boy Modeling School - Dating Game #1 (Skit)
7. The Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
8. Frausdots - Fashion Death Trends
9. The Libertines - Narcissist
10. The Hives - No Pun Intended
11. The Ike Reilly Assassination - Ballad Of The Choir Boy Bank Robber
12. Loretta Lynn - Portland, OR (Ft. Jack White)
13. Devendra Banhart - Dogs They Make Up The Dark
14. Sufjan Stevens - He Woke Me Up Again
15. Joanna Newsom - Inflammatory Writ
16. John Legend - Number One (Ft. Kanye West)
17. Van Hunt - Dust
18. Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like It's Hot (Ft. Pharrell)
19. Madvillain - Fancy Clown
20. Oh No - I Can't Help Myself (Ft. Stacy Epps)
21. Talib Kweli - Around My Way (Ft. John Legend)
22. Wilco - Theologins
23. Vetiver - Oh Papa
24. Esperse - Riding

Disc 3 (Hip Hop):
1. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Pop Shots
2. Royce Da 5'9" - Hip Hop
3. The Diplomats - Crunk Muzik (Jim Jones, Cam'ron)
4. Erick Sermon - Relentless
5. Mos Def - Sunshine
6. Foreign Exchange - Sincere
7. Masta Ace - Good Ol' Love
8. Murs - H.U.S.T.L.E.
9. Prince Po - Meet Me At Tha Bar (Ft. J-Ro & J-Zone)
10. The Maroons - If
11. Qwel & Maker - Chicago '66
12. Hangar 18 - Go Git That
13. Sage Francis - Slow Down Gandhi
14. Guerilla Black - Compton (Ft. Beenie Man)
15. M.I.A. - Galang
16. Estelle - 1980
17. Dizzee Rascal - Dream
18. The Streets - Fit But You Know It
19. Wiley - Wot Do U Call It?
20. Ghostface - Holla

Damn, I just realized how many good tracks didn't make the hip hop disc. Oh well.

Reply, biatches.

01. Rubyhorse (Fell On Bad Days)
02. Kashmir (Ramparts)
03. Snow Patrol (Run)
04. Keane (We Might Aswell Be Strangers)
05. The Delays (Long Time Coming)
06. Gomez (Silence)
07. The Walkmen (The Rat)
08. Thornley (Falling To Pieces)
09. By Divine Right (Soft Machine)
10. Further Seems Forever (Hide Nothing)
11. Man Of The Year (Mucho Macho)
12. Stars (Ageless Beauty)
13. Rilo Kiley (Portions For Foxes)
14. Modest Mouse (Ocean Breathes Salty)
15. Interpol (Evil)
16. Robi Draco Rosa (Lie Without A Lover)
17. Madvillain (All Caps)
18. The Violettes (Jugamuga)
19. Rasputina (Doomsday Averted)
20. Circlesquare (7 Minutes)

2004 (very original mix title)

disc one:

1. starting five.dios
2. naked as we came.iron & wine
3. these are the ghosts.the bees
4. new health rock.tv on the radio
5. 10 am automatic.the black keys
6. i'd rather dance with you.kings of convenience
7. cherry blossom girl.air
8. all falls down.kanye west
9. dry your eyes.the streets
10. vice.razorlight
11. neighborhood #2 (laika).the arcade fire
12. a sight to behold.devendra banhart
13. festival.dungen
14. sand of iwo jiima.drive-by truckers
15. 40'.franz ferdinand
16. ringing in my ear.adem
17. sota l'aigua.savath y savalas
18. beautiful struggle.talib kweli
19. your cover's blown.belle & sebastian
20. hunger.nicolai dunger
21. irish blood, english heart.morrissey
22. all over me.graham coxon

disc two:

1. long time coming.the delays
2. assessment.the beta band
3. equus.blonde redhead
4. life is real.mos def
5. birthday.junior boys
6. astronaut.luna
7. say something new.the concretes
8. can't stand me now.the libertines
9. ocean breathes salty.modest mouse
10. there she goes, my beautiful world.nick cave
11. narc.interpol
12. stay cool.the roots
13. fight.sons & daughters
14. j arrive a la ville.lhasa
15. the kind.shearwater
16. hell is chrome.wilco
17. lost in the plot.the dears
18. let love not weigh me down.ed harcourt
19. twilight.elliott smith