Julia Conny
12/10/08, 05:55 PM
Lilly Accounting
In no particular order...
Death Cab for Cutie- Narrow Stairs
Man Man- Rabbit Habbits
Secret Lives of the Freemasons-Weekend Warriors
Forever the Sickest Kids- Underdog Alma Mater
Escape the Fate-This War is Ours
Boy in Sleep-Undressing Eyes EP
Marco Benevento- Invisible Baby
Chromeo- Fancy Footwork Deluxe Edition
Set Your Goals- Mutiny Deluxe Edition
MGMT- Oracular Spectacular
Christ Director of Marketing Epitaph/Hellcat
(excludes epitaph related releases)
Gaslight Anthem - 59 Sound
The Bronx - Bronx III
Kings of Leon - Only By the Night
Ben Nichols - Last Pale Light in the West
Tom Gabel - Heart Burns
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch
Old Crow Medicine Show - Tennessee Pusher
Ryan Adams - Cardinology
Sigur Ros - Med sud i eyrun vid spilum endalaust
TV on the Radio - Dear Science
Felicia - Marketing Assistant
1. New Found Glory - "Tip of the Iceberg"
2. Polar Bear Club - "Sometimes Things Just Disappear"
3. City And Colour"Bring Me Your Love"
4.This is Hell-"Misfortunes"
5. International Superheroes of Hardcore-"Takin' it Ova"
6. Nada Surf - "Lucky"
7. Bayside - "Shudder"
8. The Ergs - "Hindsight is 20/20, My Friend"
9. H20 - "Nothing To Prove"
10. Rise Against - "Appeal To Reason"
Austin Director of Publicity Epitaph/Hellcat
1. Russian Circles Station
2. Mogwai The Hawk Is Howling
3. MGMT Oracular Spectacular
4. God Is An Astronaut God Is An Astronaut
5. Santogold Santogold
6. Nine Inch Nails The Slip
7. Torche Meanderthal
8. Devotchka A Mad And Faithful Telling
9. One Day As A Lion One Day As A Lion
10. Nachmystium - Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1
Barry Author of Accountants Corner/Accounting Extraordinaire
10. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs - Almost misses list but 7 minute+ first single takes guts.
9. Our Last Night - The Ghosts Among Us - solid songs all the way through
8. Juno soundtrack - Great film where the music was hugely important
7. Vampire Weekend - S/T - it's tough to write a pretentious song about being pretentious (Oxford Comma)
6. The Matches - A Band In Hope - Epitaph band that has grown on me the most over the years
5. The Maine - Can't Stop Won't Stop - I can listen to it again now that the election is over
4. Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns - another solid effort!
3. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular - includes single of the year "Time To Pretend"
2. The Kooks - Konk - Both records have been fantastic
1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida - believe it or not, a slightly underrated band
Sue Assistant to Brett Gurewitz
1. Augustana - Can't Love, Can't Hurt
2. Forever The Sickest Kids - Underdog Alma Mater
3. The Maine - Can't Stop Won't Stop
4. Bayside - Shudder
5. Escape the Fate - This War Is Ours
6. The Cab - Whisper War
7. Jonas Brothers - A Little Bit Longer
8. Sing It Loud - Come Around
9. Hit The Lights - Skip School, Start Fights
10. Jack's Mannequin - The Glass Passenger
Josh Director of Marketing ANTI Records
(NOTE: This this list deliberately excludes ANTI/Epitaph/Hellcat releases cause they are all #1's)
1. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
2. Adam Green - Sixes & Sevens
3. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
4. Santogold - Santogold
5. She & Him - Volume One
6. NERD - Seeing Sounds
7. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
8. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Real Emotional Trash
9. The Black Keys - Attack & Release
10. The Weepies - Hideaway
Best Debut Album
Delta Spirit - Ode To Sunshine
Best Reissue
Dark Meat - Universal Indians
Best Compilation Album
Nigeria 70 - Lagos Jump
Best Mix Tape
Diplo & Santogold - Top Ranking
Best Single
MGMT - Time to Pretend
Best Remix:
Kid Cudi - Day and Night (Crookers Remix)
Biggest Disappointment
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Jeff Product Manager
1. Dr. Dog - Fate
2. Ryan Adams - Cardinology
3. Metallica - Death Magnetic
4. Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch
5. Beck - Modern Guilt
6. Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
7. The Weepies - Hideaway
8. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
9. Randy Newman - Harps And Angels
10. Neil Young - Sugar Mountain - Live At Canterbury House 1968 (this is not out yet, I'm just assuming...)
NOTE - I excluded Anti, Epitaph & Hellcat releases. Had I not, I would certainly have included some of the following:
Michael Franti & Spearhead - All Rebel Rockers
Story Of The Year - The Black Swan
Jolie Holland - The Living & The Dead
Street Dogs - State Of Grace
The Sound Of Animals Fighting - The Ocean And The Sun
Man Man - Rabbits Habits
Islands - Arm's Way
Bad Religion - New Maps (Deluxe)
One Day As A Lion - s/t
...etc...
Brett CEO Epitaph/Anti/Hellcat
TOP TEN NECESSARILY EXCLUDES EPITAPH / ANTI / HELLCAT RELEASES
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
The Killers - Day And Age
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Department Of Eagles - In Ear Park
Does If Offend You Yeah? - You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
TV On The Radio - Dear Science
Jack's Mannequin - The Glass Passenger
Jason Director of New Media Epitaph/Anti/Hellcat
Hit The Lights - Skip School, Start Fights
Anberlin - New Surrender
Bayside - Shutter
Does It Offend You, Yeah? - You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
Bob Mould - District Lines
The Black Angels - Directions To See A Ghost
City and Colour Bring Me Your Love
Rise Against - Appeal To Reason
Alkaline Trio - Agony & Irony
Bring Me The Horizon - Suicide Season
Trevor Art Director ANTI Records
Deerhunter: Microcastle
Simon Bookish: Everything/Everything
FENNESZ: Black Sea
El Guincho: Alegranza!
Gang Gang Dance: Saint Dymphna
Love Is All: A Hundred Things Keep Me Up at Night
Desolation Wilderness: White Light Strobing
The Tough Alliance: The New School
Alexis Taylor: Rubbed Out
Growing: All the Way
Singles
T.I.- S.L.U. (Swagger Like Us)
Zach Hill- Dark Art
Telepathe-I Can't Stand It
Human Highway- Get Lost
Comet Gain- Love Without Lies
The Dodos- Fools(really gd AC imitation)
Diplo and Santogold- Lights Out (Diplo's Panda Bear Mix)
Beach House- Used To Be
Abe Vigoda- Skeleton
Panda Bear- Boneless (Notwist)
Nick Art Director Epitaph/Hellcat
1) FOALS - "Antidotes"
2) BRING ME THE HORIZON - "Suicide Season"
3) TRAP THEM - "Seizures in Barren Praise"
4) LEVIATHAN - "Massive Conspiracy Against All Life"
5) POCAHAUNTED - "Chains"
6) UNDEROATH - "Lost in the Sound of Separation"
7) OASIS - "Dig Out Your Soul"
8) No Age - Nouns
9) NACHTMYSTIUM - "Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1"
10) WITCH HATS "Celluloid Soul"
10.5) CRYSTAL CASTLES / HEALTH - "Crimewave" (Split)
Honorable Mention
Norma Jean - "The Anti Mother"
See You Next Tuesday - "Intervals"
Krallice - "s/t"
Death In June - "The Rule Of Thirds"
Blackblack - "s/t"
John B. Royalties
excluding our releases and in no order besides Metallica eating your face...
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Shai Hulud - Misanthropy Pure
Polar Bear Club - Sometimes Things Just Disappear
Have Heart - Songs To Scream At The Sun
Gaslight Anthem - The 59' Sound
The Bronx - III
Trap Them - Seizures In Barren Praise
New Found Glory - Tip Of The Iceberg
Blacklisted - Heavier Than Heaven, Lonelier Than God
The Loved Ones - Build & Burn
Honorable, did I mention?
The Ergs - Hindsight is 20/20, My Friend (Compilations are cool but reunion tours are better!!!!)
Pulley - That one new song on myspace, full album now plz!!!
Jamie Tour Publicity Epitaph/Anti/Hellcat
(in no particular order & refusing to leave out EPI/ANTI artists, oh yah and i put 11- deal)
Tim Fite - Fair Ain't Fair
Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
Man Man - Rabbit Habits
The Bronx - Bronx III
Little Joy - Little Joy
White Rabbits - Fort Nightly ('07 but enjoyed in '08)
Islands - Arms Way
Gaslight Anthem - '59 Sound
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Does If Offend You Yeah? - You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
The Little Ones - Morning Tide
Jon - VP of Sales Epitaph/Anti/Hellcat
Rachel Unthank & the Winterset - The Bairns
Fucked Up - The Chemistry of Modern life
Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III
J. Tillman - Vacilando Territory Blues
Mary Halvorson - Dragon's Head
Jolie Holland -- the Living and the Dead
Drive By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark
Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
Kasai Allstars - In the 7th Moon, the Chief Turned Into a Swimming Fish and Ate the Head of his Enemy By Magic (yes, it's as good as its title)
Teddy Thompson - A Piece of What You Need
www.stsanders.com (http://www.stsanders.com)
Gina Chief Editor & Copywriter
blah blah no epitaph no anti blah blah blah
Does It Offend You, Yeah? "You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into"
Spiritualized "Songs in A & E"
Lil Wayne "Tha Carter III"
M83 "Saturdays = Youth"
MGMT "Oracular Spectacular"
Hot Chip "Made in the Dark"
TV on the Radio "Dear Science"
Department of Eagles "In Ear Park"
Cut Copy "In Ghost Colours"
The Field "Sounds of Light"
misc shit i also liked this year:
"You Belong" (song) Hercules and Love Affair
"Foundations/A New England" - Kate Nash and Billy Bragg live mash-up at NME Awards
"Crimewave" (Bonus track version) - Crystal Castles vs Health
Tami Radio/Broadcast Promotion
I am excluding Epitaph/Hellcat/Anti- records...
The order I might put them in depends on the day so you can tell the mood I'm in now!
Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin'
Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy (for the sheer folly)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Cold Play - Viva La Vida
Duke Spirit - Neptune
CSS - Donkey
Beck - Modern Guilt
Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
Pennywise - Reason To Believe
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Monica - Receptionist
1. The New Frontiers - Mending
2. The Maine Cant Stop Wont Stop
3. Sing It Loud Come Around
4. Jacks Mannequin The Glass Passenger
5. Wolftron Flesh and Fears
6. Brighten Early Love EP
7. Danger Radio Used and Abused
8. Anthony Green - Avalon
9. Copeland You Are My Sunshine
10. Pomegranates Everything Is Alive
In no particular order...
Death Cab for Cutie- Narrow Stairs
Man Man- Rabbit Habbits
Secret Lives of the Freemasons-Weekend Warriors
Forever the Sickest Kids- Underdog Alma Mater
Escape the Fate-This War is Ours
Boy in Sleep-Undressing Eyes EP
Marco Benevento- Invisible Baby
Chromeo- Fancy Footwork Deluxe Edition
Set Your Goals- Mutiny Deluxe Edition
MGMT- Oracular Spectacular
Christ Director of Marketing Epitaph/Hellcat
(excludes epitaph related releases)
Gaslight Anthem - 59 Sound
The Bronx - Bronx III
Kings of Leon - Only By the Night
Ben Nichols - Last Pale Light in the West
Tom Gabel - Heart Burns
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch
Old Crow Medicine Show - Tennessee Pusher
Ryan Adams - Cardinology
Sigur Ros - Med sud i eyrun vid spilum endalaust
TV on the Radio - Dear Science
Felicia - Marketing Assistant
1. New Found Glory - "Tip of the Iceberg"
2. Polar Bear Club - "Sometimes Things Just Disappear"
3. City And Colour"Bring Me Your Love"
4.This is Hell-"Misfortunes"
5. International Superheroes of Hardcore-"Takin' it Ova"
6. Nada Surf - "Lucky"
7. Bayside - "Shudder"
8. The Ergs - "Hindsight is 20/20, My Friend"
9. H20 - "Nothing To Prove"
10. Rise Against - "Appeal To Reason"
Austin Director of Publicity Epitaph/Hellcat
1. Russian Circles Station
2. Mogwai The Hawk Is Howling
3. MGMT Oracular Spectacular
4. God Is An Astronaut God Is An Astronaut
5. Santogold Santogold
6. Nine Inch Nails The Slip
7. Torche Meanderthal
8. Devotchka A Mad And Faithful Telling
9. One Day As A Lion One Day As A Lion
10. Nachmystium - Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1
Barry Author of Accountants Corner/Accounting Extraordinaire
10. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs - Almost misses list but 7 minute+ first single takes guts.
9. Our Last Night - The Ghosts Among Us - solid songs all the way through
8. Juno soundtrack - Great film where the music was hugely important
7. Vampire Weekend - S/T - it's tough to write a pretentious song about being pretentious (Oxford Comma)
6. The Matches - A Band In Hope - Epitaph band that has grown on me the most over the years
5. The Maine - Can't Stop Won't Stop - I can listen to it again now that the election is over
4. Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns - another solid effort!
3. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular - includes single of the year "Time To Pretend"
2. The Kooks - Konk - Both records have been fantastic
1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida - believe it or not, a slightly underrated band
Sue Assistant to Brett Gurewitz
1. Augustana - Can't Love, Can't Hurt
2. Forever The Sickest Kids - Underdog Alma Mater
3. The Maine - Can't Stop Won't Stop
4. Bayside - Shudder
5. Escape the Fate - This War Is Ours
6. The Cab - Whisper War
7. Jonas Brothers - A Little Bit Longer
8. Sing It Loud - Come Around
9. Hit The Lights - Skip School, Start Fights
10. Jack's Mannequin - The Glass Passenger
Josh Director of Marketing ANTI Records
(NOTE: This this list deliberately excludes ANTI/Epitaph/Hellcat releases cause they are all #1's)
1. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
2. Adam Green - Sixes & Sevens
3. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
4. Santogold - Santogold
5. She & Him - Volume One
6. NERD - Seeing Sounds
7. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
8. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Real Emotional Trash
9. The Black Keys - Attack & Release
10. The Weepies - Hideaway
Best Debut Album
Delta Spirit - Ode To Sunshine
Best Reissue
Dark Meat - Universal Indians
Best Compilation Album
Nigeria 70 - Lagos Jump
Best Mix Tape
Diplo & Santogold - Top Ranking
Best Single
MGMT - Time to Pretend
Best Remix:
Kid Cudi - Day and Night (Crookers Remix)
Biggest Disappointment
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
Jeff Product Manager
1. Dr. Dog - Fate
2. Ryan Adams - Cardinology
3. Metallica - Death Magnetic
4. Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch
5. Beck - Modern Guilt
6. Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
7. The Weepies - Hideaway
8. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
9. Randy Newman - Harps And Angels
10. Neil Young - Sugar Mountain - Live At Canterbury House 1968 (this is not out yet, I'm just assuming...)
NOTE - I excluded Anti, Epitaph & Hellcat releases. Had I not, I would certainly have included some of the following:
Michael Franti & Spearhead - All Rebel Rockers
Story Of The Year - The Black Swan
Jolie Holland - The Living & The Dead
Street Dogs - State Of Grace
The Sound Of Animals Fighting - The Ocean And The Sun
Man Man - Rabbits Habits
Islands - Arm's Way
Bad Religion - New Maps (Deluxe)
One Day As A Lion - s/t
...etc...
Brett CEO Epitaph/Anti/Hellcat
TOP TEN NECESSARILY EXCLUDES EPITAPH / ANTI / HELLCAT RELEASES
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
The Killers - Day And Age
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Department Of Eagles - In Ear Park
Does If Offend You Yeah? - You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
TV On The Radio - Dear Science
Jack's Mannequin - The Glass Passenger
Jason Director of New Media Epitaph/Anti/Hellcat
Hit The Lights - Skip School, Start Fights
Anberlin - New Surrender
Bayside - Shutter
Does It Offend You, Yeah? - You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
Bob Mould - District Lines
The Black Angels - Directions To See A Ghost
City and Colour Bring Me Your Love
Rise Against - Appeal To Reason
Alkaline Trio - Agony & Irony
Bring Me The Horizon - Suicide Season
Trevor Art Director ANTI Records
Deerhunter: Microcastle
Simon Bookish: Everything/Everything
FENNESZ: Black Sea
El Guincho: Alegranza!
Gang Gang Dance: Saint Dymphna
Love Is All: A Hundred Things Keep Me Up at Night
Desolation Wilderness: White Light Strobing
The Tough Alliance: The New School
Alexis Taylor: Rubbed Out
Growing: All the Way
Singles
T.I.- S.L.U. (Swagger Like Us)
Zach Hill- Dark Art
Telepathe-I Can't Stand It
Human Highway- Get Lost
Comet Gain- Love Without Lies
The Dodos- Fools(really gd AC imitation)
Diplo and Santogold- Lights Out (Diplo's Panda Bear Mix)
Beach House- Used To Be
Abe Vigoda- Skeleton
Panda Bear- Boneless (Notwist)
Nick Art Director Epitaph/Hellcat
1) FOALS - "Antidotes"
2) BRING ME THE HORIZON - "Suicide Season"
3) TRAP THEM - "Seizures in Barren Praise"
4) LEVIATHAN - "Massive Conspiracy Against All Life"
5) POCAHAUNTED - "Chains"
6) UNDEROATH - "Lost in the Sound of Separation"
7) OASIS - "Dig Out Your Soul"
8) No Age - Nouns
9) NACHTMYSTIUM - "Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1"
10) WITCH HATS "Celluloid Soul"
10.5) CRYSTAL CASTLES / HEALTH - "Crimewave" (Split)
Honorable Mention
Norma Jean - "The Anti Mother"
See You Next Tuesday - "Intervals"
Krallice - "s/t"
Death In June - "The Rule Of Thirds"
Blackblack - "s/t"
John B. Royalties
excluding our releases and in no order besides Metallica eating your face...
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Shai Hulud - Misanthropy Pure
Polar Bear Club - Sometimes Things Just Disappear
Have Heart - Songs To Scream At The Sun
Gaslight Anthem - The 59' Sound
The Bronx - III
Trap Them - Seizures In Barren Praise
New Found Glory - Tip Of The Iceberg
Blacklisted - Heavier Than Heaven, Lonelier Than God
The Loved Ones - Build & Burn
Honorable, did I mention?
The Ergs - Hindsight is 20/20, My Friend (Compilations are cool but reunion tours are better!!!!)
Pulley - That one new song on myspace, full album now plz!!!
Jamie Tour Publicity Epitaph/Anti/Hellcat
(in no particular order & refusing to leave out EPI/ANTI artists, oh yah and i put 11- deal)
Tim Fite - Fair Ain't Fair
Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
Man Man - Rabbit Habits
The Bronx - Bronx III
Little Joy - Little Joy
White Rabbits - Fort Nightly ('07 but enjoyed in '08)
Islands - Arms Way
Gaslight Anthem - '59 Sound
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Does If Offend You Yeah? - You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
The Little Ones - Morning Tide
Jon - VP of Sales Epitaph/Anti/Hellcat
Rachel Unthank & the Winterset - The Bairns
Fucked Up - The Chemistry of Modern life
Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter III
J. Tillman - Vacilando Territory Blues
Mary Halvorson - Dragon's Head
Jolie Holland -- the Living and the Dead
Drive By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark
Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
Kasai Allstars - In the 7th Moon, the Chief Turned Into a Swimming Fish and Ate the Head of his Enemy By Magic (yes, it's as good as its title)
Teddy Thompson - A Piece of What You Need
www.stsanders.com (http://www.stsanders.com)
Gina Chief Editor & Copywriter
blah blah no epitaph no anti blah blah blah
Does It Offend You, Yeah? "You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into"
Spiritualized "Songs in A & E"
Lil Wayne "Tha Carter III"
M83 "Saturdays = Youth"
MGMT "Oracular Spectacular"
Hot Chip "Made in the Dark"
TV on the Radio "Dear Science"
Department of Eagles "In Ear Park"
Cut Copy "In Ghost Colours"
The Field "Sounds of Light"
misc shit i also liked this year:
"You Belong" (song) Hercules and Love Affair
"Foundations/A New England" - Kate Nash and Billy Bragg live mash-up at NME Awards
"Crimewave" (Bonus track version) - Crystal Castles vs Health
Tami Radio/Broadcast Promotion
I am excluding Epitaph/Hellcat/Anti- records...
The order I might put them in depends on the day so you can tell the mood I'm in now!
Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin'
Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy (for the sheer folly)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Cold Play - Viva La Vida
Duke Spirit - Neptune
CSS - Donkey
Beck - Modern Guilt
Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
Pennywise - Reason To Believe
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Monica - Receptionist
1. The New Frontiers - Mending
2. The Maine Cant Stop Wont Stop
3. Sing It Loud Come Around
4. Jacks Mannequin The Glass Passenger
5. Wolftron Flesh and Fears
6. Brighten Early Love EP
7. Danger Radio Used and Abused
8. Anthony Green - Avalon
9. Copeland You Are My Sunshine
10. Pomegranates Everything Is Alive