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December 31, 2004: top 20 albums of 2004 countdown
yay! time for a run down of the 20 best albums of 2004. there were TONS of great albums this year and many that nearly made it, as well as many killer e.p.'s, singles, and compilations.
i decided not include any of those (ep''s, singles, comps, reissues) because they are very different - it's seems to me a much harder (and imprerssive) task for a single music making entity to make a full album that is entirely good.
the reason i chopped the list in half is that it was extremely difficult to rank each album, especially when many are so different in style annd purpose. i did, however want to rank some (annd ten is a good number to group things in) as there were a few completely outstanding albums that just blew me away. i hope you like these as much as i do.
some other things i found interesting of the people who made the top albums:
13 of the 20 are not from america
(6 uk, 4 canada, 3 other europe)
11 of 20 are solo performers
9 of 20 were debut albums
(6 in the top 10)
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| Artist | Track | Album | Comments | |
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| m. frog | we are crazy (instrumental) | labat | ||
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top 20 records '04: #'11-20 these are not individually ranked and i forgot holkham's "komatta saru" at home. |
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| niobe | voodooluba tv show | voodooluba | ||
| mitchell akiyama | with hopethat | if night is a weed and day grows less | ||
| frog eyes | new soft mother hood alliance | the folded palm | ||
| devendra banhart | this is the way | rejoicing in the hands | ||
| niobe | good old owl | voodooluba | ||
| mitchell akiyama | il n'y a pas de silence | if night is a weed and day grows less | ||
| shitmat | dis dancehall ting is better than that tv ting tony | full english breakfast (vol. 3) | ||
| frog eyes | russian berries but you're quiet tonight | the folded palm | ||
| machine drum | mltply | bidnezz | ||
| putsch 79 | kisses | putsch 79 | ||
| the casual dots | esp now | the casual dots | ||
| fly pan am | brulez suivant, suivante! | n'ecoutez pas | ||
| frog eyes | the fence feels its post | the folded palm | ||
| the casual dots | clocks | the casual dots | ||
| niobe | time too slow | voodooluba | ||
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top 20 records '04: #1-10 |
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| the futureheads | trying not to think about time | the futureheads | #10 | |
| electrelane | on parade | the power out | #9 | |
| the futureheads | le garage | the futureheads | #10 | |
| electrelane | only one thing is needed | the power out | #9 | |
| stendec | inclusive | a study of 'and' | #8 | |
| joanna newsom | swansea | the milk-eyed mender | #7 | |
| icarus | frogmatik | i tweet the birdy electric | #6 | |
| knifehandchop | vacant chinatown recital | how i left you | #5 | |
| dino felipe | portable shape | i'm you | #4 | |
| xiu xiu | clowne towne | fabulous muscles | #3 | |
| sagan | 18,000 bc - figurines of vulva and waterbird | unseen forces | #2 | |
| amute | à l’ombre de 12,000 médias | a hundred dry trees | #1 | |
| dino felipe | grab 98 | i'm you | #4 | |
| xiu xiu | brian the vampire | fabulous muscles | #3 | |
| sagan | fuguestate: cosmic, brah... | unseen forces | #2 | |
| amute | aux creux des vagues, mon visage | a hundred dry trees | #1 | |
| two lone swordsmen | feast (dub) | big silver shining motor of sin e.p. | ||
| hexstatic | telemtron | master-view | ||
| le groupe x | transfert 2002 | split 7" | ||
| end | go | percussions | ||
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