1. the walkmen- bows and arrows
2. the kinks- village green preservation society (3 disc reissue)
3. of montreal- satanic panic in the attic
4. the fiery furnaces- blueberry boat
5. arthur russell- calling out of context
6. animal collective- sung tongs
7. the features- exhibit a
8. the privates- the privates
9. brian wilson- smile
10. the futureheads- the futureheads
11. various artists- the third unheard: connecticut hip-hop 1979-1983
12. wire- on the box 1979
13. tv on the radio- desperate youth, blood thirsty babes

1. the walkmen-bows & arrows.
2. the veils-the runaway found.
3. elliott smith-from a basement on a hill.
4. wilco-a ghost is born.
5. the concretes-the concretes.
6. the arcade fire-funeral.
7. the features-exhibit A.
8. ac newman-the slow wonder.
9. the divine comedy-absent friends.
10. the polyphonic spree-together we're heavy.
11. the secret machines-now here is nowhere.
12. the fiery furnaces-blueberry boat.
13. camera obscura-underachievers please try harder.
14. air-talkie walkie.
15. the delgados-universal audio.
16. tv on the radio-desperate youth, bloodthirsty babes.
17. the zutons-who killed the zutons.
18. hope of the states-the lost riots.
19. dogs die in hot cars-please describe yourself.
20. nice cave & the bad seeds-abbatoir blues.
-the lyre of orpheus.

Am I the only person in the world who doesn't like The Walkmen?

nope.

1. The Walkmen - Bows and Arrows
2. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
3. Interpol - Antics
4. The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free
5. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
6. Kanye West - College Dropout
7. Le Tigre - This Island
8. The Black Keys - Rubber Factory
9. The Features - Exhibit A
10. Idiot Pilot - Strange We Should Meet Here

1. The Walkmen--Bows and Arrows (not only is this the record of the year, it might end up being record of the decade. easily one of the most influential pieces of music on my life in quite some time.)
2. Madvillian--Madvilliany
3.Wilco--A Ghost is Born
4.The Concretes--The Concretes
5.Devendra Banhart--Nino Rojo and the other one
6. Features--Exhibit a
7. Arcade Fire--Funeral
8. Elliott Smith--From a Basement
9.Stereolab--Margerine Eclipse
10.Franz Ferdinand

I just heard the Futureheads record for the first time last night and loved it. so i'm not sure if i should put that one on or not. i liked the a.c. newman record but not quite enough to put it on the best of. I also really liked the Entrance record and the Joanna Newsom record. I'm hesitant to put the Arcade Fire record up there because its the kind of record i can grow to hate...but i'm into it right now, and i recognize that it is, in the least, innovative.

I second that.

Let's see what I can think of...

1. Fluid Ounces - The Whole Shebang
2. The Features - Exhibit A
3. Fugitive Species - Plastic Alibies
4. Calamine - 4 track demos (okay okay, not really an album, but they're freaking great)
5. Nirvana - With The Lights Out (yes, a box set)
6. People You Meet - s/t (actually I think this was 2003...but it's one of the three greatest albums ever, so it can cheat)
7. Tears In X-Ray Eyes - Wonderfully Made (why not)

Yeah, that's a pretty pathetic list. Too bad most of the bands I liked this year haven't released albums...and if they did, I haven't gotten to listen to them yet. I might make an addendum if this thread's still around...

1 Autolux-Future Perfect
2 Tv on the Radio -Desperate Youth,Blood Thirsty Babes
3 Bryan Wilson -Smile
4 Death From Above 1979-You're a Woman, I'm a Machine
5 The Arcade Fire-Funeral
6 Pinback-Summer in Abaddon
7 Beastie Boys -To the 5 Boroughs
8 The Features -Exhibit A
9 Character - We also create False Promises
10 The Icarus Line- Penance Soiree

I didn't vote any of the records our label put out this year .I felt it was wrong to do so . I would feel like a self promoter and it would be a given that i like those records since i chose to put them out.

1. The Features "Exhibit A"
2. The Hives "Tyrannosaurus Hives"
3. Of Montreal "Satanic Panic in the Attic"
4. Franz Ferdinand "Franz Ferdinand"
5. Talking Heads "The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads" special 2 disc thingy
- Interpol "Antics"
- Keane "Hopes & Fears"

I was really disappointed in "Antics." The Keane album is good, but I haven't listened to the whole thing yet. I don't have the special "Village Green," but I got the album for Christmas and it would easily place at number 4.

no order

Lambchop- aw come on/no you come on
Character- we also create false promises
the features- exhibit a
muse- absolution
air- talkie walkie
coldplay- live
cornelius- five point one (DVD)
franz ferdinand- s/t
metric- old world underground
elliott smith- from a basement
rilo kiley- its a hit
de novo dahl- cats
self- ornament & crime
foxy morons- hesitation eyes
supergrass- greatest hits
phoenix- alphabetical and united
the raveonettes- chain gang of love
slack- nothing is easy enough

yeah, some of those came out before 2004 and some haven't been released yet, but i fell in love with all of them in 2004

TOP 5 LOCAL ALBUMS:
1. The Features - Exhibit A
2. Slack - Nothing is Easy Enough
3. Imaginary Baseball League - Revive
4. The Privates - Self-Titled
5. The Whole Fantastic World - Chime

1. Ted Leo/Pharmacists- Shake the Sheets
2. The Features- Exhibit A
3. Eighties Matchbox b-line disaster- the Royal Society
4. Hope of the States- the Lost Riots
5. The Arcade Fire- Funeral
6. Gomez- Split the Difference
7. The Music- Welcome to the North
8. Dogs Die In Hot Cars- Please Describe Yourself
9. Interpol- Antics
10. Mark Lanegan Band- Bubblegum
11. Jesse Malin- The Heat
12. Radio 4- Stealing of a Nation

If Jump Little Children's album (Magazine) had been released in 2004
it would definitely have made my top 20 list.
I guess someone will have to remind me to add it next year.

(in no particular order)
1. Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose
2. Camera Obscura - Underachievers Please Try Harder
3. Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous
4. Brian Wilson - Smile
5. The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat
6. Animal Collective - Sung Tongs
7. The Arcade Fire - FUNERAL (sorry, not sure what i was thinking of)
8. Air - Talkie Walkie
9. Bjork - Medulla
10. Kanye West - The College Dropout
11. Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse
12. Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
13. The Walkmen - Bows & Arrows
14. The Futureheads - The Futureheads
15. Califone - Heron King Blues
16. Ted Leo - Shake the Sheets
17. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
18. Elliott Smith - From a Basement
19. Danger Mouse - The Grey Album
20. The Features - Exhibit A (naturally)

The Eleven Worst Songs of 2004!

(Edited by serah at 10:20 pm on Feb. 18, 2005)

you're such a bitch.

huh?

Also, the unnecessary spanish, ("unos, dos, tres, catorce"), translates roughly as:
"many, two, three, fourteen"...lyrical genius I say...

best live act i witnessed in 04:
The Muse/The Mercy Lounge.
honorable mentions:
The Features Rarities-Request Shows/12th and Porter
Josh Rouse/12th and Porter
Popular Genius-Fluid Ounces/Wallstreet
They Might Be Giants/Gibson Showcase (Memphis)
De Novo Dahl CD Release Party/Exit/In
World Leader Pretend/Exit/In
Jump, Little Children/Exit/In

(Edited by SuperElk at 5:57 pm on Feb. 18, 2005)

oopsy.. umm... i'm scared of funerals?

but i have a $5 machete from wal-mart

(Edited by serah at 3:07 am on Feb. 19, 2005)

That was November '03 was it not?

oh man, was it?
im not good with keeping track of show dates.
if so then sub in any of the wallstreet features shows of last year. the shakey floor made for a rousing show atmoshpere. and the sweatiness.