The
Eels - A Double Album in which a good 50% of the songs weren't crap. That in itself is a rarity. Being in my book better than anything else they've ever released was even more of a bonus.
Sigur Rós- A posing type told me that now they're on a major label their records will start to suck. She was wrong, but she wasn't going to buy it anyway.
Stars- I liked this one a lot. The first track on its own was worth me buying it for.
Sufjan Stevens- He won't manage to write albums for all 50 states as good as the first two. But he's started off pretty damn well.
The
Foo Fighters- He suckered me again, told me that this was the best record they'd ever made. Dave, you were lying. Again.
Probably the only record that really disappointed me, I tended to do a lot more listening before buying this year than normal.