The Rolling Top Albums of 2009 Thread!!!

hey look · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:25 pm

Based on what i've listened to enough to have an opinion:

1. Animal Collective
2. M. Ward
3. J. Tillman
4. Dan Auerbach
5. Vetiver

Biggest Disappointment:
William Elliott Whitmore

Biggest Surprise:
Franz Ferdinand

e-stone · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:30 pm

alongwaltz Wrote:

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.

check out mariee sioux, also from that nevada city scene. admittedly, it's been a long time since i tried, but i've not been able to get into joanna newsom at all.

thisotherkingdom · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:09 pm

contradiction Wrote:

3. J. Tillman

Would you upload this for me? And is it similar to his last one?

e-stone · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:13 pm

thisotherkingdom Wrote:

contradiction Wrote:

3. J. Tillman

Would you upload this for me? And is it similar to his last one?

this link is still working:

Code:

http://bolachasgratis.baywords.com/?p=3793

upon the first couple listens, it's not quite up to par with cancer and delerium for me, but it is good and it is still early. definitely continuing on with the more "upbeat" material, at least when compared to his first couple albums.

bort · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:56 pm

i've liked a lot of stuff i've heard so far but

andrew bird - noble beast

and

bishop allen - grrr

are my favs

TheTheory · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:11 am

contradiction Wrote:

Biggest Disappointment:
William Elliott Whitmore

how so?

Danny Don't Rapp · **Joined:** Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:20 pm **Posts:** 1530

Anyone have a link to Animals in the Dark? I've been trying to find it.

hey look · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:32 am

TheTheory Wrote:

contradiction Wrote:

Biggest Disappointment:
William Elliott Whitmore

how so?

all the ruggedness has basically been ripped from his songs. they don't sound dark, which makes his voice just sound fake. it's like the guy from Clutch doing Dave Matthews songs.

not deleting it yet. But since WEW is one of my favorites artists in the last long while, that's how it's disappointing.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:51 pm

[img][650:650]http://feverray.com/wp-content/uploads/fever-ray-cover_medium.jpg[/img]

Diggin' this, since I like The Knife. Fever Ray is Karin Dreijer Andersson.

here's a vid of the first single: "If I Had A Heart"

paladisiac · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:23 am

Ok, now i have a few more to go on:

01 animal collective
02 andrew bird
03 antony & the johnsons
04 das pop
05 ac newman
06 the whitest boy alive

i've only had about 2 listens each. damn that animal collective is catchy. possible shot at my top 10 in what i anticipate as a PACKED year.

FT · **Posted:** Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:21 pm

FT Wrote:

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

check that

just heard the new m. ward for the first time, and it is SPEC-TAC-U-LAR

OPA! · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:22 pm

01. ANDREW BIRD Noble Beast
02. TELEFON TEL AVIV Immolate Yourself
03. M. WARD Hold Time
04. A.C. NEWMAN Get Guilty
05. ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS The Crying Light

TheTheory · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:25 pm

contradiction Wrote:

TheTheory Wrote:

contradiction Wrote:

Biggest Disappointment:
William Elliott Whitmore

how so?

all the ruggedness has basically been ripped from his songs. they don't sound dark, which makes his voice just sound fake. it's like the guy from Clutch doing Dave Matthews songs.

not deleting it yet. But since WEW is one of my favorites artists in the last long while, that's how it's disappointing.

ok, that does sound wretched. i'll agree that from your definition it definitely qualifies.

shiv · **Posted:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:05 pm

iran dissolver
marked men ghosts
andrew bird noble beast

Timis · **Posted:** Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:31 pm

man i could not get into that new bird album...however i do like the single.

havent heard the new franz f disc - but the single is kickass.....

tonight i will be checking out the new starsailor

OPA! · **Posted:** Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:57 pm

01. ANDREW BIRD Noble Beast
02. LOTUS PLAZA The Floodlight Collective
03. M. WARD Hold Time
04. TELEFON TEL AVIV Immolate Yourself
05. A.C. NEWMAN Get Guilty

ptrck · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:55 pm **Posts:** 5568

is that m ward still the rip for the online stream or has it leaked yet for real

bort · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:11 pm

yeah someone hook me up with the real m ward if possible.

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

Konstantiranks 2009 is up and running. Animal Collective take a commanding lead in a field of one. Blech.

1. Animal Collective Domino (12/01/09) 'MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILLON' 6.36

n/a. White Lies Polydor (19/01/09) 'TO LOSE MY LIFE...' not yet rated.
n/a. Franz Ferdinand Domino (26/01/09) 'TONIGHT: FRANZ FERDINAND' not yet rated.
n/a. Andrew Bird Bella Union (02/02/09) 'NOBLE BEAST' not yet rated.
n/a. Women Jagjaguar (26/01/09) 'WOMEN' not yet rated.

Dalen · **Posted:** Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:26 pm

darrin, you CANNOT like that White Lies album.

ptrck · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:55 pm **Posts:** 5568

the new harlem shakes is great, btw

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

Dalen Wrote:

darrin, you CANNOT like that White Lies album.

I've only heard it once but its looking that way.

Kingfish · **Posted:** Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:45 pm

Patrick Wrote:

the new harlem shakes is great, btw

I was undewhelmed on one listen. Lacked energy. I need to revisit.

long gone · **Joined:** Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:53 pm **Posts:** 3262

I like these so far...

Bruce Springsteen - Working On A Dream
MV & EE With The Golden Road - Drone Trailer
The Hunches - Exit Dreams
Zombi - Spirit Animal
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 - Goodnight Oslo

shiv · **Posted:** Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:29 pm

Kingfish Wrote:

Patrick Wrote:

the new harlem shakes is great, btw

I was undewhelmed on one listen. Lacked energy. I need to revisit.

yeah i kept one song and deleted the rest.

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