30. Cold War Kids - Robbers & Cowards
29. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
28. Man Man - Six Demon Bag
27. Ratatat - Classics
26. French Kicks - Two Thousand
25. Thom Yorke - Eraser
24. I'm From Barcelona - Let Me Introduce My Friends
23. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
22. Joanna Newsom - Ys
21. Tap Tap - Lanzafame
20. Peter and the Wolf - Lightnes
19. Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther
18. Beirut - Gulag Orkestar
17. The Rapture - Pieces of the People We Love
16. The Black Keys - Magic Potion
15. Asobi Seksu - Citrus
14. Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies
13. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
12. The Black Angels - Passover
11. TV on the Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
10. Girl Talk - Night Ripper
09. Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming
08. Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
07. Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope
06. Band of Horses - Everything All The Time
05. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
04. Liars - Drum's Not Dead
03. The Format - Dog Problems
02. Swan Lake - Beast Moans
01. The Knife - Silent Shout
Honorable Mentions
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – So Divided
Beach House - Beach House
Sean Lennon - Friendly Fire
Love Is All - Nine Times That Same Song
¡Forward, Russia! - Give Me A Wall
Junior Boys – So This Is Goodbye
B. Fleischmann - The Humbucking Coil
MSTRKRFT - The Looks
Best EPs
05. Lakes - Photographs
04. Inlets - Vestibule
03. Justice - Waters of Nazareth
02. Page France - Pear/Sister Pinecone
01. Fields - 7 From The Village
Most Overrated Album
03. Gatsbys American Dream - Gatsbys American Dream
02. mewithoutYou - Brother, Sister
01. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
Most Underrated Band
05. ¡Forward, Russia!
04. Peter and the Wolf
03. Tap Tap
02. Beach House
01. Fields
Song of the Year
03. Peter Bjorn And John - Young Folks
02. The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health
01. LCD Soundsystem - 45:33
Best Live Show
03. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
02. The Format
01. The Knife
Video of the Year
04. Muse - Knights of Cydonia (link)
03. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion (link)
02. Mogwai - Friend of the Night (link)
01. The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health (link - go to videos section)
I'd like to state, for the record, that I created this list weeks before Pitchfork's list came out and so any cries of me copying Pitchfork's #1 is totally untrue.
you and pitchfork both got it wrong. the liars are number one. but good picks, ive barely looked into these lists and i know you are the only person ill remotely agree with.
you picking the hold steady as overrated makes me sad.
I agree with them. I was on the fence about The Hold Steady until about a week ago when I saw them live. They have an insane amount of energy on stage, especially Craig Finn, and their songs just flat out rock. After seeing them, Boys and Girls in America is easily one of my favorites of the year (while still being mildly dissapointed that it doesn't give their live show justice.)
The Knife are extremely overrated, ridiculous mediawhores and terrible live. The record didn't sound that great the last time I listened to it (last year), so I won't comment that.
The Knife are extremely overrated, ridiculous mediawhores and terrible live. The record didn't sound that great the last time I listened to it (last year), so I won't comment that.
But very enjoyable read, nevertheless.
I'll have to say that I absolutely loved their live show when it hit America, but that's fine. You're Swedish and I'm a Swedish fanboy, so I like you.
I agree with them. I was on the fence about The Hold Steady until about a week ago when I saw them live. They have an insane amount of energy on stage, especially Craig Finn, and their songs just flat out rock. After seeing them, Boys and Girls in America is easily one of my favorites of the year (while still being mildly dissapointed that it doesn't give their live show justice.)
No love for Grizzly Bear either?
Haven't listened to it enough, I guess. I've heard good things though, so I'll give it another spin or two.