As Tall as Lions C
Washington B
beck record club- Leonard Cohen C - novelty value only.
yves klein blue C+
powderfinger B
the crooked vultures A - loving it.
built to spill B+
parallel lions B
REM B
whitley B
No Age B+
Subaudible Hum B
pelican B
clientele D
mumford and sons B+
flight of the conchords B - not as good as first album
russian circles C
volcano choir B
bertie blackman C - a bit disappointing at how mainstream electro-pop it was.
root! B+
Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
atlas sound B - grower?
julian casablancas C+
weezer C+ - some good tracks. some total shite.
ben gibbard/jay farrar B
wolfmother B+ - surprisingly good.
swell season B-
sufjan B-
air C
editors F - umitigated shite. unlistenable, derivative, disappointing.
karen o B+ - joyous. can't wait for the film.
girls B ? -
decoder ring B - (some standouts, a lot of the same)
rain machine C - disappointing...could be a grower but
islands B
twilight sad C+
liam finn and eliza jane B - strong opener
monsters of folk B-
why C+
mountain goats B
mat kearney D
pearl jam B - Fixer is great. Album is worth a listen but dulls with repeated listening.
muse B(+) - perposterous...
health D
dino jr B+ - enjoyed fuzzy guitar
levon helm ?
sarah blasko B+ -surprisingly enjoyable
black crowes C
big pink B - (dominoes kills).
jet C+
dappled cities B - didn't like at first but it's OK.
boxer rebellion C
chickenfoot D - this shite went number 4 in the US.
arctic monkeys B- - still like Alex's wordiness.
jeff lang B
New Moon soundtrack B- - good moments, not as good as it should be.
julian casablancas C+
weezer C+ - some good tracks. some total shite.
ben gibbard/jay farrar B
wolfmother B+ - surprisingly good.
swell season B-
sufjan B-
air C
editors F - umitigated shite. unlistenable, derivative, disappointing.
karen o B+ - joyous. can't wait for the film.
girls B ? -
decoder ring B - (some standouts, a lot of the same)
rain machine C - disappointing...could be a grower but
islands B
twilight sad C+
liam finn and eliza jane B - strong opener
monsters of folk B-
why C+
mountain goats B
mat kearney D
pearl jam B - Fixer is great. Album is worth a listen but dulls with repeated listening.
muse B(+) - perposterous...
health D
dino jr B+ - enjoyed fuzzy guitar
levon helm ?
sarah blasko B+ -surprisingly enjoyable
black crowes C
big pink B - (dominoes kills).
jet C+
dappled cities B - didn't like at first but it's OK.
boxer rebellion C
chickenfoot D - this shite went number 4 in the US.
arctic monkeys B- - still like Alex's wordiness.
jeff lang B
New Moon soundtrack B- - good moments, not as good as it should be.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Albums listened to in 2009 - running tally
Albums listened to 2009 - I did say I was going to listen to less new music in 2009 and concentrate just on music I genuinely enjoyed but I broke down pretty early after the quiet post-new year period.
Yim Yames C
Muse B(+)
Blitzen Trapper C
(500) Days of Summer soundtrack C
Yo La Tengo B+
Dinosaur Jr B+
Sarah Blasko B+
Black Crowes C
Big Pink C+
Dappled Cities C+
Chickenfoot D
Arctic Monkeys B
Lisa Mitchell B
Boxer Rebellion C+
Modest Mouse B
Spinnerette B
Julian Plenti C+
Kasabian C+
Florence and the Machine B
Fiery Furnaces B+
Sugar Army B+
Phoenix A
Dead Weather B
Beatles reissues A+
Riceboy Sleeps B
Spinal Tap B-
Jeremy Enigk C+
Passion Pit C
Sunset Rubdown B+
The Temper Trap C+
Sunn O))) B
Deerhunter B-
Mars Volta B-
The Bird and The Bee C
Placebo C+
Karnivool A
Regina Spektor B
Radiohead (reissues) B+
Dirty Projectors B+
Patrick Watson B
Patrick Wolf B-
The Dead Weather B
All India Radio B+
Mew A
Evermore F
Eels C+
Dark Night of the Soul B+
Neko Case B
Bob Dylan B
Bat for Lashes A
Metric C+
Silversun Pickups B+
Neil Young C
Death Cab for Cutie B
Gomez C
The Fray D-
PJ Harvey/John Parish C
Pearl Jam B
Mastodon A
Decemberists B+
Dan Auerbach B
M.Ward C
Yeah Yeah Yeahs B+
War Child Heroes C+
U2 C+
AC Newman B-
Bruce Springsteen C
Bon Iver B+
Andrew Bird B+
Animal Collective A
Dark Was The Night A
Hold Steady B+
Doves B
Super Furry Animals B
Veils B+
John Scofield F
Conor Oberst B+
Manchester orchestra B
White rabbits B
Jarvis cocker D
Wilco B
St Vincent B
Grizzly Bear A
Green Day B
Sonic Youth B
Isis C+
Eskimo Joe B
Beirut C (Beirut goes ambient techno???)
Not rated yet:
Antony and the Johnsons - haven't been able to stomach it yet. The last one I found I got it when it a very precise mood and it meant next to nothing at other times. This one is a harrowing listen.
Faves so far - Bat For Lashes, Karnivool, Grizzly Bear, Mew, Mastodon, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Animal Collective, Dark Was The Night compilation.
Yim Yames C
Muse B(+)
Blitzen Trapper C
(500) Days of Summer soundtrack C
Yo La Tengo B+
Dinosaur Jr B+
Sarah Blasko B+
Black Crowes C
Big Pink C+
Dappled Cities C+
Chickenfoot D
Arctic Monkeys B
Lisa Mitchell B
Boxer Rebellion C+
Modest Mouse B
Spinnerette B
Julian Plenti C+
Kasabian C+
Florence and the Machine B
Fiery Furnaces B+
Sugar Army B+
Phoenix A
Dead Weather B
Beatles reissues A+
Riceboy Sleeps B
Spinal Tap B-
Jeremy Enigk C+
Passion Pit C
Sunset Rubdown B+
The Temper Trap C+
Sunn O))) B
Deerhunter B-
Mars Volta B-
The Bird and The Bee C
Placebo C+
Karnivool A
Regina Spektor B
Radiohead (reissues) B+
Dirty Projectors B+
Patrick Watson B
Patrick Wolf B-
The Dead Weather B
All India Radio B+
Mew A
Evermore F
Eels C+
Dark Night of the Soul B+
Neko Case B
Bob Dylan B
Bat for Lashes A
Metric C+
Silversun Pickups B+
Neil Young C
Death Cab for Cutie B
Gomez C
The Fray D-
PJ Harvey/John Parish C
Pearl Jam B
Mastodon A
Decemberists B+
Dan Auerbach B
M.Ward C
Yeah Yeah Yeahs B+
War Child Heroes C+
U2 C+
AC Newman B-
Bruce Springsteen C
Bon Iver B+
Andrew Bird B+
Animal Collective A
Dark Was The Night A
Hold Steady B+
Doves B
Super Furry Animals B
Veils B+
John Scofield F
Conor Oberst B+
Manchester orchestra B
White rabbits B
Jarvis cocker D
Wilco B
St Vincent B
Grizzly Bear A
Green Day B
Sonic Youth B
Isis C+
Eskimo Joe B
Beirut C (Beirut goes ambient techno???)
Not rated yet:
Antony and the Johnsons - haven't been able to stomach it yet. The last one I found I got it when it a very precise mood and it meant next to nothing at other times. This one is a harrowing listen.
Faves so far - Bat For Lashes, Karnivool, Grizzly Bear, Mew, Mastodon, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Animal Collective, Dark Was The Night compilation.
Albums listened to in 2008 - 124 of 'em
So I listened to about 124 new albums in 2008. I also devoured the entire back catalogs of Queen and Metallica
1. Shearwater C-
2. Snow Patrol B-
3. The Cure B
4. Metallica B+
5. Delta Spirit B+
6. Girl Talk B
7. Augie March B
8. Blitzen Trapper B
9. Cut Copy C
10. Josh Pyke D
11. Annuals C+
12. The Drones A
13. Cold War Kids F
14. Calexico B-
15. Mercury Rev D
16. David Byrne/Brian Eno B
17. The Verve B-
18. Mogwai B+
19. The Grates C
20. Bloc Party D
21. Monkey B
22. The Walkmen B
23. Conor Oberst B+
24. Birds of Tokyo B+
25. Dr Dog A
26. The Living End B+
27. Constantines C
28. Gutter Twins C-
29. Bob Dylan B+
30. Okkervil River A
31. Coldplay B
32. Opeth B-
33. Chad Van Gaalen B-
34. Guns N Roses B
35. The Killers B+
36. AC/DC B
37. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan B-
38. Kings of Leon A
39. Marnie Stern D
40. TV on the Radio A
41. Giant Sand B
42. Shihad B
43. Phantom Planet C-
44. Hold Steady A
45. Beck B
46. Spirtualized B
47. Aimee Mann D
48. Fleet Foxes A
49. My Morning Jacket B
50. Last Shadow Puppets C
51. Martha Wainwright B
52. Scarlett Johannsen D
53. Death Cab for Cutie B+
54. Bon Iver B+
55. Raconteurs B
56. Flight of the Conchords A
57. Sun KIl Moon A
58. Gyroscope C+
59. NIN – The slip B+
60. NIN - Ghosts B+
61. Breeders D
62. Wombats C+
63. Vampire Weekend B+
64. Black Keys B-
65. Supergrass B
66. She & Him B-
67. REM B
68. Portishead F
69. Nick Cave A
70. End of Fashion B
71. Foals D
72. M83 C
73. Dark Knight soundtrack B
74. Mystery Jets C+
75. Stephen Malkmus B
76. Wolf Parade B
77. Smashing Pumpkins – American gothic ep C
78. Sigur Ros B+
79. Fuck buttons C
80. Chris walla C
81. Holy Fuck B-
82. Gnarls Barkley B-
83. Duke Spirit F
84. Elbow B+
85. Deerhunter B+
86. Dodos A
87. C.W.Stoneking B+
88. Black Crowes C
89. There Will be Blood soundtrack B
90. Los Campesinos! (second LP) B+
91. MGMT C+
92. Deerhoof D
93. Panic at the Disco B
94. British Sea Power D-
95. The Mars Volta B-
96. Muse – HAARP B+
97. Ryan Adams B
98. Los Campesinos! – Hold On… B+
99. Rufus Wainwright B-
100. Jenny Lewis B
101. The Gaslight Anthem B+
102. Frightened Rabbit B+
103. Eddy Current Suppression Ring B
104. Teddy Thompson D
105. Randy Newman B-
106. Mark Kozelek B
107. Why? B+
108. The War on Drugs B-
109. No Age C
110. Cat Power C
111. Flaming Lips B
112. Oceansize B-
113. Black Mountain B+
114. Oasis B-
115. You Am I B
116. Major Labels C
117. Slipknot B
118. Ben Folds C+
119. Fall Out Boy B+/F
120. Children Collide C+
121. The Feeling B-
122. Emiliana Torrini B+
123. Gurrumul B+
124. Youth Group C+
DAN'S TOP 10 for 2008
1. TV on the Radio
2. Flight of the Conchords
3. The Hold Steady
4. Drones
5. Dodos
6. Okkervil River
7. Fleet Foxes
8. Dr Dog
9. Sun Kil Moon
10. Nick Cave
1. Shearwater C-
2. Snow Patrol B-
3. The Cure B
4. Metallica B+
5. Delta Spirit B+
6. Girl Talk B
7. Augie March B
8. Blitzen Trapper B
9. Cut Copy C
10. Josh Pyke D
11. Annuals C+
12. The Drones A
13. Cold War Kids F
14. Calexico B-
15. Mercury Rev D
16. David Byrne/Brian Eno B
17. The Verve B-
18. Mogwai B+
19. The Grates C
20. Bloc Party D
21. Monkey B
22. The Walkmen B
23. Conor Oberst B+
24. Birds of Tokyo B+
25. Dr Dog A
26. The Living End B+
27. Constantines C
28. Gutter Twins C-
29. Bob Dylan B+
30. Okkervil River A
31. Coldplay B
32. Opeth B-
33. Chad Van Gaalen B-
34. Guns N Roses B
35. The Killers B+
36. AC/DC B
37. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan B-
38. Kings of Leon A
39. Marnie Stern D
40. TV on the Radio A
41. Giant Sand B
42. Shihad B
43. Phantom Planet C-
44. Hold Steady A
45. Beck B
46. Spirtualized B
47. Aimee Mann D
48. Fleet Foxes A
49. My Morning Jacket B
50. Last Shadow Puppets C
51. Martha Wainwright B
52. Scarlett Johannsen D
53. Death Cab for Cutie B+
54. Bon Iver B+
55. Raconteurs B
56. Flight of the Conchords A
57. Sun KIl Moon A
58. Gyroscope C+
59. NIN – The slip B+
60. NIN - Ghosts B+
61. Breeders D
62. Wombats C+
63. Vampire Weekend B+
64. Black Keys B-
65. Supergrass B
66. She & Him B-
67. REM B
68. Portishead F
69. Nick Cave A
70. End of Fashion B
71. Foals D
72. M83 C
73. Dark Knight soundtrack B
74. Mystery Jets C+
75. Stephen Malkmus B
76. Wolf Parade B
77. Smashing Pumpkins – American gothic ep C
78. Sigur Ros B+
79. Fuck buttons C
80. Chris walla C
81. Holy Fuck B-
82. Gnarls Barkley B-
83. Duke Spirit F
84. Elbow B+
85. Deerhunter B+
86. Dodos A
87. C.W.Stoneking B+
88. Black Crowes C
89. There Will be Blood soundtrack B
90. Los Campesinos! (second LP) B+
91. MGMT C+
92. Deerhoof D
93. Panic at the Disco B
94. British Sea Power D-
95. The Mars Volta B-
96. Muse – HAARP B+
97. Ryan Adams B
98. Los Campesinos! – Hold On… B+
99. Rufus Wainwright B-
100. Jenny Lewis B
101. The Gaslight Anthem B+
102. Frightened Rabbit B+
103. Eddy Current Suppression Ring B
104. Teddy Thompson D
105. Randy Newman B-
106. Mark Kozelek B
107. Why? B+
108. The War on Drugs B-
109. No Age C
110. Cat Power C
111. Flaming Lips B
112. Oceansize B-
113. Black Mountain B+
114. Oasis B-
115. You Am I B
116. Major Labels C
117. Slipknot B
118. Ben Folds C+
119. Fall Out Boy B+/F
120. Children Collide C+
121. The Feeling B-
122. Emiliana Torrini B+
123. Gurrumul B+
124. Youth Group C+
DAN'S TOP 10 for 2008
1. TV on the Radio
2. Flight of the Conchords
3. The Hold Steady
4. Drones
5. Dodos
6. Okkervil River
7. Fleet Foxes
8. Dr Dog
9. Sun Kil Moon
10. Nick Cave
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