The Rolling Top Albums of 2009 Thread!!!

FT · **Posted:** Thu May 21, 2009 12:19 pm

FT Wrote:

1. m. ward
2. neko case
3. wilco
4. art brut
5. thermals

after listening to the oranges band again last night, it has finally sufficiently clicked to bump the thermals from the five hole

wacky sidenote: you'd think after (almost) 17 years of marriage, i'd have a better read on my wife's musical tastes. I played her "slap dash for no cash" by art brut last night (my fav from the new album) with the specific intent of getting a negative reaction out of her...but was shocked to find out she actually dug it

weird

e-stone · **Posted:** Thu May 21, 2009 2:25 pm

1 the phantom band - checkmate savage
2 alela diane - to be still
3 j. tillman - vacilando territory blues
4 super furry animals - dark days/light years
5 bonnie 'prince' billy - beware
6 assemble head in sunburst sound - when sweet sleep returned
7 NOMO - invisible cities
8 dan auerbach - keep it hid
9 vetiver - tight knit
10 doves - kingdom of rust
11 yeah yeah yeahs - it's blitz
12 m. ward - hold time
13 radio moscow - brain cycles
14 wake the president - you can't change that boy
15 camera obscura - my maudlin career
16 andrew bird - noble beast
17 junior boys - begone dull care
18 pink mountaintops - outside love
19 pete doherty - grace/wastelands
20 the whitest boy alive - rules

the next 10:

marissa nadler - little hells
the veils - sun gangs
neko case - middle cyclone
terry callier - hidden conversations
staff benda bilili - trÃ¨s trÃ¨s fort
aidan moffat and the best-ofs - how to get to heaven from scotland
animal collective - merriweather post pavillion
weird owl - ever the silver cord be loosed
the decemberists - the hazards of love
phoenix - wolfgang amadaeus phoenix

not enough listens, but legit shot at top 20:

llhasa - s/t
wilco - wilco (the album)

hey look · **Posted:** Thu May 21, 2009 2:40 pm

phantom band is frog eyes related right?

e-stone · **Posted:** Thu May 21, 2009 2:47 pm

i don't think so. just some dudes from glasgow on chemikal underground. the only band-related person is producer paul savage from the delgados.

Dalen · **Posted:** Thu May 21, 2009 2:51 pm

e-stone Wrote:

i don't think so. just some dudes from glasgow on chemikal underground. the only band-related person is producer paul savage from the delgados.

whoaw, what????

got a link e?

e-stone · **Posted:** Thu May 21, 2009 2:55 pm

check about halfway down this thread:

http://www.obner.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=42353&start=25

stop breathin found a link that seems to still be working....

Dalen · **Posted:** Thu May 21, 2009 2:56 pm

sweet, thanks.

e-stone · **Posted:** Thu May 21, 2009 3:01 pm

no problem...i'll be interested to know what you think....

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Thu May 21, 2009 4:29 pm

e-stone Wrote:

no problem...i'll be interested to know what you think....

I've listened to that record about 3 times now and I still can't pin it down. It's all over the place. It's frustrating and engaging all at once.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Top 7
1. Caetano Veloso
2. Joe Bataan (a close second)
3. Marcio Local
4. Son Volt
5. Justin Townes Earle (distant fifth)
6. Dave Alvin & The Guilty Women
7. John Doe & the Sadies

Need to listen to more

Terry Callier
Lhasa (although was bored by on first listen)
Cracker (although didn't like on first listen)

Need to get around to playing

Rancid
Macaco
Ojos de Brujo
Randy Weeks
Tim Easton

Not very good

Robyn Hitchcock
Lemonheads
Buckwheat Zydeco

Can't think of any others i've heard.

hey look · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 10:09 pm

billy g i saw that marcio local on dustygroove? care to describe?

i mean, i guess i could just download and not worry about it, but hey why not

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

contradiction Wrote:

billy g i saw that marcio local on dustygroove? care to describe?

i mean, i guess i could just download and not worry about it, but hey why not

He's a new samba soul artist on Luaka Bop. He sounds so much like Seu Jorge that if I'd just heard it out somewhere I'd have assumed it was a new Seu Jorge album.

discostu · **Posted:** Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:24 pm

Best First Half of 2009, according to INSOUND

shiv · **Posted:** Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:34 pm

iran dissolver
bat for lashes two suns
mi ami watersports
p.o.s. never better
future of the left travels with myself and another
dan deacon bromst
andrew bird noble beast
doom born like this
st. vincent actor
the skull defekts the temple
clues s/t
harlem free drugs
japandroids post-nothing
clark totems flare
deer tick born on flag day

djdan · **Posted:** Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:32 pm

discostu Wrote:

Best First Half of 2009, according to INSOUND

Three "wood" bands in the top 14. How does that happen?

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:52 pm

djdan Wrote:

discostu Wrote:

Best First Half of 2009, according to INSOUND

Three "wood" bands in the top 14. How does that happen?

Wood is the new wolf.

That list's 22-24 are three of my current top ten.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:49 am

Again, this is everything, not a "top" 30:

01. Cryptacize - Mythomania
02. Dan Deacon - Bromst
03. Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
04. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
__. Deerhunter - Rainwater Cassette Exchange EP
__. Abe Vigoda - Reviver EP
05. Thee Oh Sees - HELP
__. Times New Viking - Stay Awake EP
06. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
07. NOMO - Invisible Cities
__. Magnolia Electric Co. - It's Made Me Cry 7"
08. Akron/Family - Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
09. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
10. Woods - Songs of Shame

11. Condo Fucks - Fuckbook
12. Sunn O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions
__. Crystal Stilts - Love Is a Wave 7"
13. Vetiver - Tight Knit
14. Japandroids - Post-Nothing
15. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Beware
16. Mi Ami - Watersports
17. Sonic Youth - The Eternal
18. Lotus Plaza - The Floodlight Collective
19. DOOM - Born Like This
20. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains

21. Marissa Nadler - Little Hells
22. Antony and the Johnsons - The Crying Light
23. Mika Miko - We Be Xuxa
24. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - s/t
25. Mastodon - Crack the Skye
26. Wavves - Wavvves
27. M. Ward - Hold Time
28. Various Artists - Dark Was the Night

29. Passion Pit - Manners
30. Themselves - theFREEhoudini Deluxe

I like all of these except the bottom 2.

TheTheory · **Posted:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 6:00 pm

Just off hand...

1. Sonic Youth - The Eternal
2. The Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
3. Gomez - A New Tide
4. Pattern Is Movement - All Together
5. mewithoutYou - some really gay title I don't care to remember.
6. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - Tell 'Em What Your Name Is!

That is all I can remember that I've heard this year. The last three probably wouldn't make a real top-10 list... but the first three are definitely the cream of the year so far for me.

paper · **Posted:** Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:04 pm

damn good year so far

Yeah Yeah Yeah's - It's Blitz
Mos Def - The Ecstatic
Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
DOOM - Born Like This
Dan Deacon - Bromst
Dark Was The Night - V/A
Justin Townes Earle - Midnight at The Movies
J. Dilla - Jay Stay Paid
Dan Auerbach - Keep it hid
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Vetiver - Tight Knit
Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
Noisettes - Wild Young Hearts
Method Man and Redman - Blackout 2

bort · **Posted:** Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:56 am

01. Brakes - Touchdown

not my #1 probably but it's up there. really really like this album from front to back.

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

Poor year for me so far, nothing even approaching a Konstanirank of 7.50 which year winners should be getting.

Top Five

1 - Franz Ferdinand 'Tonight Franz Ferdinand'
2 - 1990s 'Kicks'
3 - P J Harvey & John Parish 'A Woman, A Man Walked By'
4 - The Von Bondies 'Love, Hate And Then There's You'
5 - Neko Case 'Middle Cyclone'

OPA! · **Posted:** Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:56 am

I'm only listing albums I purchase (most likely on CD as I don't purchase many mp3s anymore or download stuff.)

Best Of 2009
01. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest (This hits the spots in so many ways. Their best album to date.)

02. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca (Could easily be No. 1; it's a shame so many have disregarded it after one listen.)

03. Thee Oh Sees - Help (Best garage/psych rock album of the year.)

Other CDs I've Purchased:
Black Lips - 200 Million Thousand (Love the songs but I just can't seem to get over the shoddy production; it's distracting.)
Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid (It just never seems to keep my interest; uneventful and boring.)

On Order:
Sholi - Sholi
Foreign Born - Person To Person

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:37 pm

What's up with no love for The Wooden Birds?

OPA! · **Posted:** Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:46 pm

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

What's up with no love for The Wooden Birds?

I'll probably give it another try. Some really good songs on it but overall, I found it boring.

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:50 pm

OPA! Wrote:

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

What's up with no love for The Wooden Birds?

I'll probably give it another try. Some really good songs on it but overall, I found it boring.

Yeah, it never rises above "nice", and mostly stays grounded in "dull".

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