And we're back! I guess I found myself more busy in the past month and didn't take the time to come in here and post my (already created elsewhere) lists.
2003
Really really good year. About 2/3 of these were already in rotation in 2003/2004, but a lot of other favorites from back then didn't make the cut - specifically in the emo/hardcore realm. On the Might of Princes, Bear vs Shark, Coheed and Cambria, Haste, The Postal Service, Hot Cross, Brand New, etc. all released albums I loved at the time. Some I thought for sure would make it to the top 10 ended up not making it because I'm just not into it anymore. Ten is such a small number, especially when you own about 90 releases from any given year. My number one choice was a more recent discovery for me, probably about 5 years after release, but is one of the best IDM albums I've heard as well. One of the two members is Duncan Murphy aka Sunken Foal, an artist I frequently speak highly of.
1.
Ambulance -
The Curse of Vale Do Lobo
2.
The Mars Volta -
De-Loused in the Comatorium
3.
The Shins -
Chutes Too Narrow
4.
Alamo Race Track -
Birds at Home
5.
Chris Clark -
Empty the Bones of You
6.
Viktor Vaughn -
Vaudeville Villain
7.
Prefuse 73 -
One Word Extinguisher
8.
Radiohead -
Hail to the Thief
9.
Sun Kil Moon -
Ghosts of the Great Highway
10.
The White Stripes -
Elephant
Honorable mentions:
Swingin' Utters - Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass, and Bones
Ambulance LTD - Ambulance LTD
Tomahawk - Mit Gas
Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks - Pig Lib
The Fall - The Real New Fall LP: Formerly Country on the Click
The Knife - Deep Cuts
Four Tet - Rounds
Mew - Frengers
Ween - Quebec
Plaid - Spokes
Autechre - Draft 7.30
Odd Nosdam - No More Wig for Ohio
Cursive - The Ugly Organ
The Wrens - The Meadowlands
On the Might of Princes - Sirens