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Originally posted by mark f:


Paul Kelly has been making GREAT, LOVING music for SO long!! Will anybody ever understand that he's a freakin' genius who understands everything that's in all our hearts? (It doesn't matter how old/young you are...you're human, so we all meet up eventually.)

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Well said, mark. I need to revisit that record..I haven't given it the attention is obviously deserves.

I mentioned this in the Christmas music thread..."How to Make Gravy" is one of the finest songs written in the last 20-30 years. And he's got others that might compete ("When I First Met your Ma" and "So Much Water, So Close to Home" come to mind).

Best song (by far): "My Heartbeat" by Annie

also really like:
"Disconnect the Dots" ~ Of Montreal
"Raid" ~ Madvillain
"Need to Be" ~ Stereolab
"Teach Me How to Fight" ~ Junior Boys
"Muzzle of Bees" ~ Wilco
"America" ~ M83
"Desired Constellation" ~ Bjork
"Leaf House" ~ Animal Collective
"Clean Living" ~ Rjd2
"Portland, Oregon" ~ Loretta Lynn
"Blinded by the Lights" ~ The Streets
"Imagine" ~ Dizzee Rascal
"Crest" ~ Tortoise
"Twilight" ~ Elliott Smith
"10 a.m. Automatic" ~ The Black Keys
"The Sweat Descends" ~ Les Savy Fav
"Take You On a Cruise" ~ Interpol
"Tits on the Radio" ~ Scissor Sisters
"Spaceship" ~ Kanye West
"Mason City" ~ The Fiery Furnaces
"Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" ~ The Arcade Fire
"Jerusalem" ~ Mirah
"Me and Mia" ~ Ted Leo/Pharmacists

there are kind of a lot to go through.... but I guess that covers a lot of bases it's been a pretty good year for music, i think.

oh yeah... and the entirety of the Go! Team's latest album. particularly Huddle Formation, Get It Together, and Bottle Rocket... but they are really all excellent.

Animal Collective - Kids on Holiday
Fiery Furnaces - Quay Cur
Joanna Newsom - Bridges and Balloons
Sonic Youth - The Dripping Dream
A.C. Newman - On the Table
Destroyer - Notorious Lightning
Apostle of Hustle - Energy of Death
Arcade Fire - Laika
The Decemberists - The Tain
Frog Eyes - Ship Destroyer
Minus Story - Gravity Pulls
Panda Bear - Track 5
Shugo Tokumaru - Typewriter
Tree Wave - May Banners
Modest Mouse - The Ocean Breathes Salty
Architecture in Helsinki - The Owls Go
Mountain Goats - Palmcorder Yajna

No way can I choose just one though, not even a little bit

Late...very late...on a recent Friday night, I happened to catch a single on Seattle's KEXP from a band I'd not heard or heard of before called Mates of State. They're probably only news to me, but it's a husband and wife/drums and organ team so charmingly lo-fi as to be nearly outsider art. Anyway, I liked the album well enough on first listen to check out a couple of their albums that night, which I thought were pretty good. The next morning, I heard the same single, "Along for the Ride," on Ohio's WOXY and it's been true love ever since. I would expect it will be on my short list of favorite tracks of the year.

Now Playing: NPR's All Things Considered

mates of state are awesome.

their new song didn't excite me too much, though. if you dig 'em, then definitely check out their album "my solo project". it's surely their best.

mates of state - the open book.mp3

is a RAD mp3

I hear they're the creepiest band in the world live, all staring and grinning and being adorable at each other

My choice for best individual track would be off of my choice for the years number one cd, that being America's Sweetheart by Courtney Love. The best track from the cd, and my favorite track of the year is: Sunset Strip, an amazing song.

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I hear they're the creepiest band in the world live, all staring and grinning and being adorable at each other

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Believe me, that'll change, now that they've got a baby to take care of.


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Also, as weird as it is, I am starting to really like "Galang" by M.I.A.

and the video is ridiculously sweet

"King's Crossing" by: Elliot Smith is by FAR my favorite with "Hummingbird" by: Wilco coming in a wierdly close second and "Nanny Nanny Boo Boo" by: Le Tigre based on its super infectious nature in a distant distant third...

I also love "humming Bird" by wilco..
my list:

Mooney Suzuki-Alive and Amplified
Arcade Fire-Une Annee Sans Lumiere
M83-Cyborg
Muse-Blackout
Electrelane-The Valleys
Modest Mouse-Float On

and I can't seem to get enough of Les Sav Fav-We'll Make a Love of You.

Here's a top 20 of my favorite individual tracks of 2004...

1. “Does He Love You?” Rilo Kiley
2. “The Late Greats” Wilco
3. “Switchblade” Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers
4. “Portions for Foxes” Rilo Kiley
5. “Me and Mia” Ted Leo+Pharmacists
6. “Theologians” Wilco
7. “Somebody Told Me” and “Mr. Brightside” The Killers
8. “Somewhere Only We Know” Keane
9. “That Gum You Like is Back in Style” Camper Van Beethoven
10. “As Far As I Know” and “My Dad” Paul Westerberg
11. “Sometimes You Can’t Make it On Your Own” U2
12. “Every Moment” Rogue Wave
13. “Mixtape” Butch Walker
14. “Escape From Rubbish Island” and “Bile Chant” The Wonder Stuff
15. “Take Me Out” Franz Ferdinand
16. “Take Your Mama Out” Scissor Sisters
17. “I Don’t Need Another Thrill” Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers
18. “Decent Days and Decent Nights” The Futureheads
19. “Basement Home” Jesse Malin
20. “It’s a Hit” Rilo Kiley

6 off the top of my head:

1. Tom Waits "Hoist that Rag"
2. Animal Collective "Leaf House"
3. Drive-By Truckers "The Sands of Iwo Jima"
4. PJ Harvey "The Darker Days of Me and Him"
5. Elliott Smith "A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free"
6. Jim White "Bluebird"

Best track based on repeated listens?

Ok

Rhinestone Cowboy by Madlib.

Easily one of the best tracks of 04'.Over and Over.

Well, here's my top 20 for favorite individual tracks of 2004 (with not all being released as singles - - - limited to one per artist):

1. 'The Transfiguration' ~ Sufjan Stevens
2. 'Teach Me How to Fight' ~ Junior Boys
3. 'My Heartbeat' ~ Annie
4. 'Galang' ~ M.I.A.
5. 'Huddle Formation' ~ The Go! Team
6. 'Leaf House' ~ Animal Collective
7. 'Muzzle of Bees' ~ Wilco
8. 'Desired Constellation' ~ Bjork
9. 'Great Day' ~ Madvillain
10. 'Need to Be' ~ Stereolab
11. 'There's Always Room on the Broom' ~ Liars
12. 'Empty Cans' ~ The Streets
13. 'Disconnect the Dots' ~ Of Montreal
14. 'You're a Woman, I'm a Machine' ~ Death From Above 1979
15. 'Tits on the Radio' ~ Scissor Sisters
16. 'The Rat' ~ The Walkmen
17. 'Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) ~ Arcade Fire
18. 'Paris Hilton' ~ Mu
19. 'Run' ~ Air
20. 'Decent Days and Nights' ~ The Futureheads

Honorable Mentions:
'Imagine' ~ Dizzee Rascal
'Mason City' ~ Fiery Furnaces
'C'Mere' ~ Interpol
'Spaceship' ~ Kanye West
'The Brouhaha' ~ Beastie Boys
'What Are You Waiting For?' ~ Gwen Stefani
'I Luv the Valley OH!" ~ Xiu Xiu
'The Sweat Descends' ~ Les Savy Fav
'Knock Yourself Out' ~ Jon Brion
'Twilight' ~ Elliott Smith

(Most of them are interchangeable... tomorrow it would certainly be different... at least this is how I felt tonight...)

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Great list man.I would agree with alot of those selections...especially that junior boys track.I have probabbly listened to that 100 times since i bought it.


I will for sure have to figure out my top "20" singles now.

!!! How could I forget "America" by M83... I guess that album was released as an import last year, but I only heard it this year, so I'll add it in now. Easily in the top ten. No question.

yeah... Last Exit is one incredible record... it's almost hard to pick a standout, but 'Teach Me How to Fight' is probably my favorite. Followed by 'Bellona'.

My top 25 for the year:

1. "When You Got to New York" Saturday Looks Good to Me
2. "Along for the Ride" Mates of State
3. "In Spanish Harlem" Chris Stamey
4. "Portions for Foxes" Rilo Kiley
5. "What to Do With Michael" The Candy Butchers
6. "Lottery Winners on Acid" The Crimea
7. "C'mon C'mon" The Von Bondies
8. "The Rat" The Walkmen
9. "Take Your Mama" Scissor Sisters
10. "The Late Greats" Wilco
11. "Portland, Oregon" Loretta Lynn
12. "Float On" Modest Mouse
13. "Take Me Out" Franz Ferdinand
14. "Dry Your Eyes" The Streets
15. "Miracle Drug" A.C. Newman
16. "Ohh La La" The Ditty Bops
17. "Toto Dies" Nellie McKay
18. "Anecdote" Ambulance LTD
19. "Counting Down the Hours" Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
20. "That Gum You Like Is Back in Style" Camper Van Beethoven
21. "Mr. Brightside" The Killers
22. "Exotic Talk" RJD2
23. "A Fond Farewell" Elliott Smith
24. "Mona Lisa" Jesse Malin
25. "Television" Robyn Hitchcock

Now Playing: "Wasting My Time" The White Stripes The White Stripes streaming on Seattle's KEXP