Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were An EagleRoyksopp - JuniorJunior Senior - Begone Dull CarePeter Bjorn and John - Living ThingMastodon - Crack the SkyeM. Ward - Hold TimeNeko Case - Middle CycloneJason Isbell and the 400 Unit - s/t
― Simon H., Monday, 30 March 2009 22:36 (fifteen years ago) link
Kaspar Ewalds Exorbitante Kabinett, RitterThe-Dream, Love V/S MoneyCompany of Thieves, Ordinary RichesRadio Moscow, Brain CyclesA.R. Rahman, Delhi-6Super Furry Animals, Dark Days/Light YearsP.O.S., Never BetterMonte Carlo 76, MariselaAsmegin, ArvMIDIval PunditZ, Hello HelloJames Sudakow & Eric Zimmerman, there is no sound in spaceBig Band Ritmo Sinfonica Città di Verona, Restless SpiritsGadamer, s/tBoomkat, A Million Billion StarsZach Williams and the Reformation, Electric ReformationExperimental Dental School, Forest FieldMelinda Doolittle, Coming Back to You
― Haikunym Mark II (Dimension 5ive), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 02:19 (fifteen years ago) link
My top five:
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post PavilionThe-Dream - Love Vs MoneyFever Ray - s/tTim Hecker - An Imaginary CountrySix Organs of Admittance - RTZ
― ilxor, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 03:09 (fifteen years ago) link
Other stuff I've played here and there:
Antony and the Johnsons - The Crying LightCondo Fucks - FuckbookDoom - Born Like ThisMerzbow - Suzume/Fukurou/YurikamomeThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart - s/t
― ilxor, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 03:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Admittedly I haven't paid much attention to "new" music this year, these are just the things I've picked up and enjoyed thus far.
― ilxor, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 03:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Looking forward to hearing (but still haven't picked up, or downloaded):
BoredomsThe Juan MacleanJunior BoysRoyksöppLindstrøm and Prins ThomasYeah Yeah YeahsMorrisseyBill CallahanGrizzly BearPJ Harvey and John ParishFaustRaekwonTombs
― ilxor, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 03:20 (fifteen years ago) link
the Napoleon album is a lot of fun, reminds of Orlando quite a bit, maybe a bit Wham! too.
― keythkeythkeyth, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 04:03 (fifteen years ago) link
those don't sound like selling points at all!
― balls by titleist (electricsound), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 04:04 (fifteen years ago) link
ha
― keythkeythkeyth, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 04:08 (fifteen years ago) link
K'Naan is my fave by far at this point.
Others:Lily AllenGlasvegasHeartless BastardsPains of Being Pure at HeartYeah Yeah YeahsJohn Paul Keith & the One Four Fives
― Hubie Brown, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 04:17 (fifteen years ago) link
The thing with the Woods album... is that, there is a dedication on the inner sleeve to a very good friend of mine who passed away in 2008, and so everytime I pull the record out of the sleeve, I feel a little twinge of sadness and loss.
― ian, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 04:32 (fifteen years ago) link
:(
The military madness cover is ace too
― wilter, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 09:21 (fifteen years ago) link
zu's carboniferous is easily heading the pack, followed by:
storsveit nix noltes - royal-family divorceilk - panegyric territories vol. Ikarl sanders - saurian exorcismscapillary action - so embarrassingjohn zorn - the cruciblestinking lizaveta - sacrifice and bliss
― m the g, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 09:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Need to add UGK's 4 Life somewhere in here.
― Whitney Hoosteen (The Reverend), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 09:36 (fifteen years ago) link
Anyone else feeling the Tim Hecker or Six Organs releases???
― ilxor, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 14:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Juan Maclean The VeilsDistance Serpentcult
Like, but not really feeling real strongly about: Neko, Fever Ray, Pains of Being Pure of Heart, Wavves
― bendy, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 14:57 (fifteen years ago) link
Like, but not really feeling real strongly about: Neko
Every time someone expresses considered/reserved feelings about Neko Case, a kitten loses an angel.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 14:59 (fifteen years ago) link
Six Organs is great ... forgot about that one. Might be my favorite thing by him, honestly. I like most of Chasny's stuff, but I think I like his more out there, long-form stuff more than the singer-songwriter-y stuff.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 15:01 (fifteen years ago) link
2009 is kinda weak so far.correct me if i'm wrong.
Very strong for albums so far.. very strong for reissues.. and much like last year, weak for singles. Hopefully this will pick up.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 15:03 (fifteen years ago) link
O-oh, so THAT's where angels come from?! Aw....
― t**t, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 16:55 (fifteen years ago) link
only a few things i actually love so far:
nels cline cowardthe grandfather paradoxdeath for the whole world to see
― paper plans (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 17:19 (fifteen years ago) link
See, up until Middle Cyclone, I'd always generally liked but never felt strongly for Neko. I absolutely adore her now.
― legendary North American forest ape (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 18:13 (fifteen years ago) link
^^^
― OTMBOT (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 18:41 (fifteen years ago) link
2009 is kinda weak so far.
fuck's sake, must we deal with this every year
― lex pretend, Monday, 30 March 2009
fucks sake, must you not be able to deal with the fact that music fans sometimes feel out the vibe of a year by how good and abundant the quality of music they've personally found/heard is.... every year?
― fandango, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 19:12 (fifteen years ago) link
wait you have the unique music journalistic perspective of being able to sit on your ass and listen to music 24hrs every goddamn day till your ears pop if you fancy and remind us "there's more out there" (waw unique insight) I forgot.
carry on lecturing everyone else for totally human tendencies, it's okay!!
― fandango, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 19:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Melinda Doolittle, Coming Back to You
Ooh, this is good?
― BADGES DON'T GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO WALTZ OFF WITH A BABY (HI DERE), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 19:15 (fifteen years ago) link
I liked the AGF/Delay okay when I finally got round to hearing it, but find it a little less meaningful (for want of a better word) & fresh than their first collaboration, It's a more professional, accomplished sounding version of pretty much the same expressions & feelings they were naively sketching out the first time, which is exactly why I don't find it as good although I'm sure it's just as genuine, if that makes sense....
― fandango, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 19:23 (fifteen years ago) link
Better than every other non-winner Idol album ever. xp
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 19:25 (fifteen years ago) link
The Coasters - Greatest Hits. These guys have the jams, their music is still fresh. Also liking Fabio Orsi 'Music for Lovers' but I think that it came out late 08 :( Enjoying music coming out of the Deepchord camp (Quantec, Intrusion, etc). And eagerly awaiting more from Joan as Police Woman.
― U-Haul, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 19:32 (fifteen years ago) link
D4n: Re Melinda: I like it, it's bluesy (two Robert Johnson covers!) and there's some weirdness to it but I wouldn't bet the farm that anyone else would dig it. She can SANG though and that's the theme of the record more or less. Fine by me!
― Haikunym Mark II (Dimension 5ive), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 19:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Jono El Grande – Neo Dada (Rune Grammofon)
This sounds very Diaspar (judging by what I'm hearing on their myspace).
― _Rockist__Scientist_, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 19:43 (fifteen years ago) link
...and another thing. I've been enjoying P.O.S. 'Never better'.
― U-Haul, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 19:58 (fifteen years ago) link
I have been enjoying Lotus Plaza the last few days. The latest AC Newman and Bonnie Prince Billy sound good to me.
― Pinto Basin, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 20:13 (fifteen years ago) link
People have mentioned most of what I've liked so far, but I'll rep for the Lonely Island (SNL Digital Shorts people) album.
― dabug, Tuesday, 31 March 2009 20:22 (fifteen years ago) link
I didn't realize the Lonely Island album was out! I'm gonna listen to it ASAP.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 02:13 (fifteen years ago) link
I keep confusing lonely island and loney dear. Anyway... Glad to see all the love for neko case--my favorite of the year so far.
― scott pgwp (pgwp), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 02:35 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm gonna step out of line and predict Mos Def - The Ecstatic from the 3 songs you can listen tohere
― CaptainLorax, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 04:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Also enjoying the Alela Diane LP.
― ian, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 04:11 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah that alela diane is nice. she was recommended to me on the basis of my nina nastasia fanhood, which makes sense, but she's got her own thing.
― paper plans (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 04:23 (fifteen years ago) link
recently liking
ugk - 4 ifeanni rossi - rockwelleleni mandell - artificial firelindstrom and prins thomas - iifreeway - month of madness mixtape
― OTMBOT (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 04:26 (fifteen years ago) link
I went into the Alela Diane record fulling expecting to hate it, figuring it was some sort of Joanna Newsom/Edith Frost kinda thing, but it's a really nice SOUNDING record, and her songs are well-written. Also, my friend Otto plays drums on most of it, which was funny to see--he tends to not talk about all the "session" work he does, but he seems to be everywhere lately. Like, the new Vetiver record for example, which is also good. As my friend Dave puts it, you know it's Otto playing cuz it sounds like an Ian Matthews record.
― ian, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 04:35 (fifteen years ago) link
1. The-Dream, Love vs. Money2. Fever Ray - s/t3. Antony and the Johnsons - The Crying Light4. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!5. Ryan Leslie - s/t
On the horizon and, based on leaked material, pretty much guaranteed top ten, unless something goes terrible:Exene CervenkaCassieCiara
Still haven't heard:Pretty much everything else mentioned in this thread
― Someone Still Loves You Evan and Jaron (Tape Store), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 04:50 (fifteen years ago) link
I need to listen to The Thermals' new one!
― Someone Still Loves You Evan and Jaron (Tape Store), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 06:06 (fifteen years ago) link
haven't heard ryan leslie, but agree with Tape Store's first four...
― Dan S, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 06:10 (fifteen years ago) link
ha yeah tape store and i are basically the same person
― OTMBOT (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 06:14 (fifteen years ago) link
what did you think of the Fever Ray, k3vin? I see it wasn't on your list.
― Dan S, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 06:26 (fifteen years ago) link
I know I posted a rather unspecific list earlier, but I think that as of 11:41 PM, March 31st, my top 10 would look sumn like:
1. Lindstrom & Prins Thomas, II2. UGK, 4 Life3. The Juan MacLean, The Future Will Come4. Ryan Leslie5. Royksopp, Junior6. Heavy, First Sessions7. Gorilla Zoe, Don't Feed da Animals8. Camp Lo, Stone & Rob: Caught on Tape9. Telefon Tel Aviv, Immolate Yourself10. The-Dream, Love vs Money
― chinese electrodribble torture (The Reverend), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 06:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Is this thread for tracks too?
― daavid, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 07:00 (fifteen years ago) link
your favorite 2009 songs thread
― chinese electrodribble torture (The Reverend), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 07:03 (fifteen years ago) link
i'd have to throw ugk and l & ps in my top 10 too
― ilx's funniest posts, hosted by otm bergeron (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 07:03 (fifteen years ago) link