The Rolling Top Albums of 2009 Thread!!!

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:53 pm

OPA! Wrote:

A.C. Newman Get Guilty
There's something about him that turns people off on first listen. Perhaps it's the fact that his songs rarely have a hook or a chorus and aren't as accessible as they should be.

Are you sure you're listening to the right AC Newman? I would never in a million years think this. FWIW, I haven't heard the new one.

Something about this thread annoys me. I certainly don't begrudge anyone keeping up with their new releases but something about it feels like College Football Pre-season rankings.

OPA! · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 2:03 pm

Rick Derris Wrote:

OPA! Wrote:

A.C. Newman Get Guilty
There's something about him that turns people off on first listen. Perhaps it's the fact that his songs rarely have a hook or a chorus and aren't as accessible as they should be.

Are you sure you're listening to the right AC Newman? I would never in a million years think this. FWIW, I haven't heard the new one.

Perhaps I should've said it turns me off on first listen.

e-stone · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 3:59 pm

oh yeah, magnetic morning's a.m. leaked a while back too. adam franklin from swervedriver and sam fogarino from interpol. pretty good too.

OPA! · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:11 pm

Dent May The Good Feeling Music Of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
I think you'd like this if you're a fan of Jens Lekman, although Dent May's lyrics are not quite as witty as Lekman's, and overall, the music just comes off as a cheap imitation.

Cut Off Your Hands You And I
Another standard Britpop album, although, I think these guys are from Australia. Someone told me they sounded like The Clean. Not even close.

Nickel Eye The Time Of The Assassins
I think this is Nikolai from the Strokes. Something about this doesn't work for me. Perhaps it's the poor vocals.

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:20 pm

OPA! Wrote:

Nickel Eye The Time Of The Assassins
I think this is Nikolai from the Strokes. Something about this doesn't work for me. Perhaps it's the poor vocals.

Yeah, it's Nikolai. And yeah, dude cannot sing.

discostu · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:29 pm

discostu in THIS thread Wrote:

I predict people will like Cut Off Your Hands (New Zealand).

OPA! Wrote:

Cut Off Your Hands You And I
Another standard Britpop album, although, I think these guys are from Australia. Someone told me they sounded like The Clean. Not even close.

Hegel · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:31 pm

discostu Wrote:

discostu in THIS thread Wrote:

I predict people will like Cut Off Your Hands (New Zealand).

my hero.

Vegetable Man · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:16 pm

I'm giddy about the new Robyn Hitchcock. I haven't found it anywhere yet. I guess I haven't been looking in the right places.

OPA! · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:29 pm

Vegetable Man Wrote:

I'm giddy about the new Robyn Hitchcock. I haven't found it anywhere yet. I guess I haven't been looking in the right places.

Code:

http://rapidshare.com/files/176670707/RHGO_Vic.zip

Here you go...

Vegetable Man · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:40 pm

Thank you. Much appreciated.

OPA! · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:10 pm

01. Andrew Bird Noble Beast
I've been a big fan of his, and I must say, this to me, might be his best album to date. He is one of two singer/songwriters that continues to put out one amazing album after another. The other being, Jolie Holland.

02. Antony & The Johnsons The Crying Light
I found this album dull at first, but after repeated listens, its beauty truly revealed itself. Stunningly beautiful album. "Daylight And The Sun" is a best song of the year candidate.

Dalen · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:12 pm

OPA! Wrote:

01. Andrew Bird Noble Beast
I've been a big fan of his, and I must say, this to me, might be his best album to date. He is one of two singer/songwriters that continues to put out one amazing album after another. The other being, Jolie Holland.

02. Antony & The Johnsons The Crying Light
I found this album dull at first, but after repeated listens, its beauty truly revealed itself. Stunningly beautiful album. "Daylight And The Sun" is a best song of the year candidate.

i will agree to the letter on both of these OPA.

Antony's new album just gets better and better with each listen. so many subtle bits in the songs that are just gorgeous.

Cap'n Squirrgle · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:18 pm

OPA! Wrote:

01. Andrew Bird Noble Beast
I've been a big fan of his, and I must say, this to me, might be his best album to date. He is one of two singer/songwriters that continues to put out one amazing album after another. The other being, Jolie Holland.

Hell yeah. As always, I gotta uncheck a song or three from itunes, but the result is a mainline of 8 songs worth of unique poppy goodness.

Kingfish · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:05 pm

Radcliffe Wrote:

OPA! Wrote:

Nickel Eye The Time Of The Assassins
I think this is Nikolai from the Strokes. Something about this doesn't work for me. Perhaps it's the poor vocals.

Yeah, it's Nikolai. And yeah, dude cannot sing.

It's pretty brutal. For a quick second I thought that the individual strokes might betray their abilities by being in a group. Then I heard this.

Kingfish · **Posted:** Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:07 pm

OPA! Wrote:

02. Antony & The Johnsons The Crying Light
I found this album dull at first, but after repeated listens, its beauty truly revealed itself. Stunningly beautiful album. "Daylight And The Sun" is a best song of the year candidate.

I'm surprised how much I like this. I've probably played it once a day. But I prefer the tracks Kiss My Name and Aeon.

OPA! · **Posted:** Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:52 pm

01. Andrew Bird Noble Beast
I've been a big fan of his, and I must say, this to me, might be his best album to date. He is one of two singer/songwriters that continues to put out one amazing album after another. The other being, Jolie Holland.

02. Telefon Tel Aviv Immolate Yourself
Iâ€™m not sure this is purely an electronic album. Itâ€™s an album that takes a few good listens to really be appreciated due to its layers and layers of dense and sonic elements, but yeah, I'm loving this right now.

03. Antony & The Johnsons The Crying Light
I found this album dull at first, but after repeated listens, its beauty truly revealed itself. Stunningly beautiful album. "Daylight And The Sun" is a best song of the year candidate.

paladisiac · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2009 2:27 am

i've only heard 2 that i liked enough to keep:

01 animal collective "merriweather post pavilion"

02 das pop

a couple i heard that i put in the "2009 sux" folder (but might review at a later date)

telefon tel aviv

asobi seksu

alongwaltz. · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:45 pm

Current rankings:

1. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
2. Alela Diane â€“ To Be Still
3. Bruce Peninsula â€“ A Mountain Is A Mouth
4. Asobi Seksu â€“ Hush
5. Timber Timbre
6. Loney, Dear â€“ Dear John
7. Coconut Records â€“ Davy
8. Ben Kweller â€“ Changing Horses
9. A Camp â€“ Colonia

On the horizon:

Feb.9 - Courtney Love - Nobody's Daughter
March - The Boy Least Likely To - Law Of The Playground
March - Paper Moon - Only During Thunderstorms
Apr.6 - Bat For Lashes - Two Suns

toots · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:52 pm

OPA! Wrote:

02. Telefon Tel Aviv Immolate Yourself
Iâ€™m not sure this is purely an electronic album. Itâ€™s an album that takes a few good listens to really be appreciated due to its layers and layers of dense and sonic elements, but yeah, I'm loving this right now.

wouldn't mind hearing this. fahrenheit fair enough was amazing. MoWIE was amazing in its dookie-ness, and i never got around to hearing siren

OPA! · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:33 pm

toots and the midols Wrote:

OPA! Wrote:

02. Telefon Tel Aviv Immolate Yourself
Iâ€™m not sure this is purely an electronic album. Itâ€™s an album that takes a few good listens to really be appreciated due to its layers and layers of dense and sonic elements, but yeah, I'm loving this right now.

wouldn't mind hearing this. fahrenheit fair enough was amazing. MoWIE was amazing in its dookie-ness, and i never got around to hearing siren

Code:

http://www.hidelinks.com/?vgq4kwtm8e

pw: jukeboxer

toots · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:38 pm

greek brothuh's ON IT

thanks

e-stone · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:20 pm

alongwaltz Wrote:

2. Alela Diane â€“ To Be Still

man i fucking LOVE this album. what a voice. after listening to this thing twice through (which i never do) i went out and immediately found her previous album and that headless heroes covers album from last year. haven't listened to the hh yet, but she is definitely my favorite discovery of '09 so far -- if i had to rank right now it would be #1.

toots · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:09 pm

man, i cannot get into this TTA album. it sounds like they're trying to be junior boys

i thought they had really captured something with fahrenheit...some sort of ultra-late night, lonesome vibe that's totally lacking here

thanks for the link anyway, though

alongwaltz. · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:18 pm

e-stone Wrote:

alongwaltz Wrote:

2. Alela Diane â€“ To Be Still

man i fucking LOVE this album. what a voice. after listening to this thing twice through (which i never do) i went out and immediately found her previous album and that headless heroes covers album from last year. haven't listened to the hh yet, but she is definitely my favorite discovery of '09 so far -- if i had to rank right now it would be #1.

I'd only heard a couple tracks from The Pirate's Gospel prior to this but I'm with you in thinking she's great. She's apparently friends with Joanna Newsom and is from the same area which cements her in my book but she's much more accessible.

FT · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:19 pm

i haven't heard a whole lot yet this year, but ben kweller is definitely the best of the lot so far

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