This was one of my favorite threads from last year, and there have already been some awesome individual moments in 2009. Some favorites so far for me:
Throwing Bones by The Phantom Band- at 3:04 when the low voice comes in in the acapella-ish section.
Folk Song Oblivion by The Phantom Band- The line "You've got a voice so loud, you move the mountainside", I love the way his accent comes in a bit stronger than it usually does.

Radio Kaliningrad by Handsome Furs- Right at 3:22 where he lets out a short "woo" before the chorus.

Fangela by Here We Go Magic- The percussion that comes in right after he first sings "Fangela"

Inside/Outside by Bruce Peninsula- After the song speeds up when the first call and response part starts. As well as the "treat you as the yellow bellied dweller that you are" line.

Steamroller by Bruce Peninsula- The last 20 seconds.

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Folk Song Oblivion by The Phantom Band- The line "You've got a voice so loud, you move the mountainside", I love the way his accent comes in a bit stronger than it usually does.

Agreed with this. What a great chorus on "Folk Song Oblivion". Although, I like the following line more, "The last parts I played, were the hardest parts I ever played....I ever played".

There are way too many on the Animal Collective album, but I absolutely am in love with the second half of "Daily Routine" where everything is slowed down to a hazy crawl. Idiosyncratic AC. Also the chorus of "My Girls," to be obvious.

Andrew Bird: Anonanimal
When the up-beat, funky violin-jam begins.

Yes, there is a violin jam, and it's amazing...

Halfway through Animal Collective's "In the Flowers," when that utterly mind-blowing psychedelic explosion kicks in.

It's simply more proof that 6/8 is the greatest time signature to play in. It can't be beat.

The "owwwwwwww" in between choruses on "My Girls" by AC, definitely.

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The "owwwwwwww" in between choruses on "My Girls" by AC, definitely.

Absolutely. That little shout, along with the three bass drum beats, gets me every time.

On Morrissey's "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" when the first chorus kicks in and the music swells up. "So I decided IIIIIIIIIIII'MMMMM THROWING MY ARMS AROUNDDDDD"

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On Morrissey's "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" when the first chorus kicks in and the music swells up. "So I decided IIIIIIIIIIII'MMMMM THROWING MY ARMS AROUNDDDDD"

Heck yes.

Even though I'd have to say my personal favorite moment of that record is this verse on "It's Not Your Birthday Anymore":


All of the gifts that they gave can’t compare in any way
To the love I am now giving to you
Right here right now on the floor

Priceless.

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The "owwwwwwww" in between choruses on "My Girls" by AC, definitely.

I don't think I could love anything more than this sound.

Good to see people liked this topic last year

I'll get behind the 'My Girls' "ooww" love, it stabs my heart with joy every time I hear it.

Beirut - La Llorona

Super powerful brass breakdown at 1:17 makes me feel invincible.

The last 30 seconds or so of Franz Ferdinand's "What She Came For," when it morphs from a catchy dance rock number into some sort of crazy, fuzzed out surf metal song. Awesome.

Baltihorse - Dan Deacon

In his trademark chipmunk vocals, he sings "And you, my love, don't fade away..." and then shit just goes nuts...it's at about 1:00 mark. It happens a couple more times with the same spine-tingling effect. Then the xylophone breakdown at 2:30 is incredible...it's really hard to pick good moments off the new album, it's littered with them.

A moment to challenge the "owwww" from "My Girls":

In the end part of "This Tornado Loves You" when Neko is softly repeating the title, and suddenly bursts out with "WHAT WILL MAKE YOU BELIEVE ME?" Classic.

'Up In The Clouds' by KEITH, when it transforms from the pulsating, jagged funk of the first two-thirds into some weird, eastern-sounding psychedlia that doesn't sound a million miles from Acid Mothers Temple. The chanting makes it.

The Backing vocals in I'm an Animal by Neko Case
The repeated "I know, I know" in A Hand At Dusk by Swan Lake
When the backing vocals come in at 1:06 of While You Wait For The Others by Grizzly Bear

There are probably a hundred others from Veckatimest

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Originally posted by thecosmos:
There are probably a hundred others from Veckatimest

Actually I think anytime anything happens in Two Weeks it would be defined as a favorite moment.

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Originally posted by Alecks:
A moment to challenge the "owwww" from "My Girls":

In the end part of "This Tornado Loves You" when Neko is softly repeating the title, and suddenly bursts out with "WHAT WILL MAKE YOU BELIEVE ME?" Classic.

So glad someone else loves that moment in NCs "Tornado" - another moment on the newie is when in an otherwise swirling and moody cloud of a song ("Pharoahs") NC suddenly croons in a crystal clear swinging chorus (of sorts) "you said you were my bloooo, blooo babeeee...and you were riiiiiiiiiiight" - I have already irritated the neighbours bursting out into singing along with this bit!

Another far different moment is in "Vengeance is Sleeping" when I feel NCs heart breaking a little when she sadly whispers that it feels like to think you may be "nothing, nothing" and then repeats the same refrain later but this time in relation to realising "what thought's can do" - nothing specified but the implied hurt is emotionally obvious.

Yes, I do love "middle cyclone"!

I'm not sure whether I like the studio cut or the live performances of "While You Wait For the Others" better, but one thing the new version does trump the old version in is the breakdown where he sings "all we want... want... want..." then breaks free into the chorus. It was already one of my favorite moments from last year, and it's only gotten better.