Woods - Bend Beyond
Mathew E White - Big Inner
The Walkmen - Heaven
Ty Segall & White Fence - Hair
Royal Headache - Royal Headache
Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
The Men - Open Your Heart
Lower Dens - Nootropics
Mark Lanegan Band - Blues Funeral
Damien Jurado - Maraqopa
Howler - America Give Up
Grizzly Bear - Shields
Foxygen - Take The Kids Off Broadway
Frankie Rose - Interstellar
Goat - World Music
Fresh & Onlys - Long Slow Dance
Clinic - Free Reign
Cat Power - Sun
Beach House - Bloom
Metz - Metz
Guided By Voices - Class Clown Spots A UFO
Still in contention because I haven't listened to yet:
Soundgarden
Django Django
GBV - Bears For Lunch
Casket Girls
Unnatural Helpers
Tame Impala
Ty Segal - Twins
Cult of Youth
Moon Duo
Thee Oh Sees
Dino Jr.
Six Organs of Admittance
After looking at everyone's lists, I'd have to say my music tastes most align with yours mookeywrench. Very excited to check out the stuff here that I'm not familiar with!
1. Japandroids - Celebration Rock
2. Calexico - Algiers
3. Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet on Sky
4. Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
5. Tame Impala - Lonerism
6. Screaming Females - Ugly
7. Jack White - Blunderbuss
8. Damien Jurado - Maraqopa
9. Dr. John - Locked Down
10. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
11. Bob Mould - Silver Age
12. Graveyard - Lights Out
13. Royal Headache - Royal Headache
14. The Mark Lanegan Band - Blues Funeral
15. Damien Jurado - Maraqopa
16. The Raveonettes - Observator
17. The Men - Open Your Heart
18. The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
19. The Tallest Man on Earth - There’s No Leaving Now
20. Grizzly Bear - Shields
21. Local H - Hallelujah! I’m a Bum
22. Metz - Metz
23. Heartless Bastards - Arrow
24. Nick Waterhouse - Time’s All Gone
25. Moon Duo - Circles
26. Disappears - Pre-Language
27. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
28. Hacienda - Shakedown
29. Pontiac - Echo Ono
30. Soundgarden - King Animal
Was thinking about considering this one as a top contender. The album is recorded well and sounds amazing on vinyl, but the music itself is so simular from song to song. Very interested to see where he takes his sound with his next release, hopefully it gets more diverse.
I'm going to have to add Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - "The Heist." Easily one of the best rap/hip-hop albums I have heard in a long time. Lyrically it's awesome too since it's not a bunch of songs about smoking weed and banging bitches.
No doubts there was a ton of great music released this year. From what I've heard here are my picks:
Heartless Bastards - Arrow
JD McPhereson - Signs & Signifiers
First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar (think that's 2012)
Jack White - Blunderbuss
Shovels & Rope - O Be Joyful
alt-J - An Awesome Wave
Gary Clark Jr. - Blak & Blu
Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
The Lumineers - S/T
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
A few others that I just havent got around to listening to yet (or enough to rate them)
Dr. Dog - Be the Void
The Avett Bros - The Carpenter
Delta Spirit - S/T
Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Live from Alabama
1. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
2. Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
3. Nada Surf - The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy
4. Damien Jurado - Maraqopa
5. The Tallest Man on Earth - There's No Leaving Now
6. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
7. Ryan Bingham - Tomorrowland
8. Adam Arcuragi - Like a Fire That Consumes All Before It
9. Band of Skulls - Sweet Sour
10. New Multitudes - New Multitudes
11. The Wooden Sky - Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun
12. Delta Spirit - Delta Spirit
13. Fanfarlo - Rooms Filled With Light
14. Joe Pug - The Great Despiser
15. Sea Wolf - Old World Romance
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allejuah! Dont' Bend! Ascend!
Manchester 04.06.00, Leeds 25.08.06, Wembley 18.06.07, Dusseldorf 21.06.07, Shepherds Bush 11.08.09, Manchester 17.08.09, Adelaide 17.11.09, Melbourne 20.11.09, Sydney 22.11.09, Brisbane 25.11.09, MSG1 20.05.10, MSG2 21.05.10, Dublin 22.06.10, Belfast 23.06.10, London 25.06.10, Long Beach 06.07.11 (EV), Los Angeles 08.07.11 (EV), Toronto 11.09.11, Toronto 12.09.11, Ottawa 14.09.11, Hamilton 14.09.11, Manchester 20.06.12, Manchester 21.06.12, Amsterdam 26.06.2012, Amsterdam 27.06.2012, Berlin 04.07.12, Berlin 05.07.12, Stockholm 07.07.12, Oslo 09.07.12, Copenhagen 10.07.12, Manchester 28.07.12 (EV), Brooklyn 18.10.13, Brooklyn 19.10.13, Philly 21.10.13, Philly 22.10.13, San Diego 21.11.13, LA 23.11.13, LA 24.11.13, Oakland 26.11.13, Portland 29.11.13, Spokane 30.11.13, Calgary 02.12.13, Vancouver 04.12.13, Seattle 06.12.13, Trieste 22.06.14, Vienna 25.06.14, Berlin 26.06.14, Stockholm 28.06.14, Leeds 08.07.14, Philly 28.04.16, Philly 28.04.16, MSG1 01.05.16, MSG2 02.05.16
OP: I'm interested in your best album list....you cast a wide net in your musical tastes and always seem to have some good insight....you gonna post it?
Album of the Year goes to....Dr. John -- Locked Down
Most Unexpected Awesomeness....RNDM -- Acts (I've a little bias cause Jeff is involved, but, still, this is a helluvan album!!!)
Other releases that stirred my soul and got multiple plays (in no particular order):
Dr. Dog -- Be the Void Alabama Shakes -- Boys & Girls Wood Brothers -- Live Vols. I & II Japandroids -- Celebration Rock Mark Lanegan Band -- Blues Funeral Heartless Bastards -- Arrow Kendrick Lamar -- good kid, M.A.A.D. city Glen Hansard -- Rhythm and Repose Django Django -- S/T Chris Robinson Brotherhood -- Big Moon Ritual, The Magic Door Jack Johnson & Friends -- Best of Kokua Festival
OP: I'm interested in your best album list....you cast a wide net in your musical tastes and always seem to have some good insight....you gonna post it?
Album of the Year goes to....Dr. John -- Locked Down
Most Unexpected Awesomeness....RNDM -- Acts (I've a little bias cause Jeff is involved, but, still, this is a helluvan album!!!)
Other releases that stirred my soul and got multiple plays (in no particular order):
Dr. Dog -- Be the Void Alabama Shakes -- Boys & Girls Wood Brothers -- Live Vols. I & II Japandroids -- Celebration Rock Mark Lanegan Band -- Blues Funeral Heartless Bastards -- Arrow Kendrick Lamar -- good kid, M.A.A.D. city Glen Hansard -- Rhythm and Repose Django Django -- S/T Chris Robinson Brotherhood -- Big Moon Ritual, The Magic Door Jack Johnson & Friends -- Best of Kokua Festival
Did'nt realize that Wood Brothers was a 2012 release...I'll add that to my list as well. And prior to the EV shows, I was unfamiliar with Glen. I have this album ordered, can't wait to listen and explore more of his catalogue.
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After looking at everyone's lists, I'd have to say my music tastes most align with yours mookeywrench. Very excited to check out the stuff here that I'm not familiar with!
2. Calexico - Algiers
3. Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet on Sky
4. Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
5. Tame Impala - Lonerism
6. Screaming Females - Ugly
7. Jack White - Blunderbuss
8. Damien Jurado - Maraqopa
9. Dr. John - Locked Down
10. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
11. Bob Mould - Silver Age
12. Graveyard - Lights Out
13. Royal Headache - Royal Headache
14. The Mark Lanegan Band - Blues Funeral
15. Damien Jurado - Maraqopa
16. The Raveonettes - Observator
17. The Men - Open Your Heart
18. The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
19. The Tallest Man on Earth - There’s No Leaving Now
20. Grizzly Bear - Shields
21. Local H - Hallelujah! I’m a Bum
22. Metz - Metz
23. Heartless Bastards - Arrow
24. Nick Waterhouse - Time’s All Gone
25. Moon Duo - Circles
26. Disappears - Pre-Language
27. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
28. Hacienda - Shakedown
29. Pontiac - Echo Ono
30. Soundgarden - King Animal
Was thinking about considering this one as a top contender. The album is recorded well and sounds amazing on vinyl, but the music itself is so simular from song to song. Very interested to see where he takes his sound with his next release, hopefully it gets more diverse.
Cat Power - Sun
Bob Mould - Silver Age
Soundgarden - King Animal
Boys & Girls - Alabama Shakes
Patti Smith - Banga
It's growing up just like me.
Blunderbuss by Jack White
Babel by Mumford & Sons
Uno by Green Day
I still haven't listened to Channel Orange by Frank Ocean, but I heard it is extremely good. I might add that to the listen once I give it a listen.
Sheepdogs-Self Titled
Easy to make a list, as most of the music I buy and listen to was released prior to 2012!
Heartless Bastards - Arrow
JD McPhereson - Signs & Signifiers
First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar (think that's 2012)
Jack White - Blunderbuss
Shovels & Rope - O Be Joyful
alt-J - An Awesome Wave
Gary Clark Jr. - Blak & Blu
Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
The Lumineers - S/T
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
A few others that I just havent got around to listening to yet (or enough to rate them)
Dr. Dog - Be the Void
The Avett Bros - The Carpenter
Delta Spirit - S/T
Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Live from Alabama
1. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
2. Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
3. Nada Surf - The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy
4. Damien Jurado - Maraqopa
5. The Tallest Man on Earth - There's No Leaving Now
6. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
7. Ryan Bingham - Tomorrowland
8. Adam Arcuragi - Like a Fire That Consumes All Before It
9. Band of Skulls - Sweet Sour
10. New Multitudes - New Multitudes
11. The Wooden Sky - Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun
12. Delta Spirit - Delta Spirit
13. Fanfarlo - Rooms Filled With Light
14. Joe Pug - The Great Despiser
15. Sea Wolf - Old World Romance
I definitely forgot about and dig this!!! They always put out quality stuff, and great live band, too.
Album of the Year goes to....Dr. John -- Locked Down
Most Unexpected Awesomeness....RNDM -- Acts (I've a little bias cause Jeff is involved, but, still, this is a helluvan album!!!)
Other releases that stirred my soul and got multiple plays (in no particular order):
Dr. Dog -- Be the Void
Alabama Shakes -- Boys & Girls
Wood Brothers -- Live Vols. I & II
Japandroids -- Celebration Rock
Mark Lanegan Band -- Blues Funeral
Heartless Bastards -- Arrow
Kendrick Lamar -- good kid, M.A.A.D. city
Glen Hansard -- Rhythm and Repose
Django Django -- S/T
Chris Robinson Brotherhood -- Big Moon Ritual, The Magic Door
Jack Johnson & Friends -- Best of Kokua Festival