she & him is set to release the follow up to one of 2008’s best albums, volume one. the duo recently sat down with paste magazine and discussed some details regarding the new album, volume two, which is complete and set for a spring 2010 release.
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15 is my favorite #, so i'm choosing 15
there was so much good music this past year, it was much harder than i expected to choose only fifteen. in order to make the necessary cuts, i based my decisions on replay value and the entirety of the album. for example, the most recent stellastarr* album, “civilized” was an excellent album and i could listen to the track “freak out” all the time, but it wasn’t anywhere close to their debut album (self titled) that has been in my car stereo since 2003.
i wouldn’t be surprised if more than one of these albums makes it on your list, but please remember, these are my favorite albums and i don’t expect our tastes to be exactly the same. email me and let me know what your favorite albums of ’09 were and if i forgot any that you think should be this list.
so without further ado…
15) Wale – Attention Deficit
mp3: wale – diary
14) We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls
13) White Lies – To Lose my Life
mp3: white lies – death
12) Telekinesis – Telekinesis!
11) The xx – xx
10) Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros – Up From Below
09) Passion Pit – Manners
08) Matt & Kim – Grand
07) The Temper Trap – Conditions
06) Royksopp – Junior
05) Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
04) Islands – Vapours
03) Karen O and the Kids – Where the Wild Things Are
02) Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
01) Mew – No More Stories are Told Today I’m Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories
mp3: mew – new terrain
(On the cusp: Dinosaur Jr. – Farm, Mos Def – Ecstatic, The Antlers – Hospice, Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest, Stellastarr* – Civilized, Julian Casablancas – Phrazes for the Young, Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca)
Check out some other good “Albums of ’09” lists:
Apps I can't live without (part 1)
Always look for the good in something bad
When LA’s Indie 103.1 went off the air, like most Los Angelinos, I was super disappointed and shocked. I still remember when Indie went on the air. I had recently returned from a trip to Northern California and was scanning the airwaves. Out of the blue I stumbled upon “Where is My Mind” by The Pixies. After that was “Idioteque” by Radiohead. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming. What was this glorious station playing some of the best music ever made?
Indie 103.1 introduced me to a lot of new music and I really hated to see it go. Yes, indie still broadcasts online, but if you don’t have access to a computer (eg you are driving to and from work) you’re out of luck. Fortunately for all of you iPhone and iPod Touch users, indie has a great app that allows you to stream their online broadcast from the palm of your hand.
The best part of this app is now I can listen to indie anywhere I get cell service – while I snowboard in Mammoth, when I visit the fam in Northern California, when i visit the east coast, etc.
Indie may not be accessible on the fm dial, but now it’s at the palm of my hand!
some great news
As most of you probably know, The Arcade Fire is busy working on their follow up album to 2007s Neon Bible with an expected release sometime in May 2010. What some of you may not know is that the band is working with Markus Dravs (Bjork, Coldplay), we can expect to hear the album’s first single in early 2010, and they are planning some live shows!!!
For more details, check out BBC 6 Music News and Billboard
(31) days of good: Day 3
Up and running over @ 35mm-beats-fabric-letters
Check out todays tracks and let me know what you think.
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