Top five albums (this year so far)
It’s been a great year for pop music. It really has. For me personally, I’ve expanded my taste in music slightly as well. Where my top 5 (well, 6 actually) are mainly guitar based, I’ve really gotten into the likes of Major Lazer and Buraka Som Sistema this year, plus a lot of hip-hop. Although none of the hip-hop albums this year managed to make my list, I’d say the new DOOM came close.
With the risk of repeating myself, I honestly think 2008/09 has been a really special, important and fucking immense time for Northern Irish music. We have some really exciting bands coming through like Not Squares, Cutaways, ASIWYFA, Cashier Number 9 and Continuous Battle Of Order but to name a tiny few. They only disappointment for me is we’re still light on albums. But saying that, ASIWYFA have produced my of my favorites of the year. I concede I was late to the And So I… party, but I’m here now so wind your neck in.
1. Cymbals Eat Guitars – Why There Are Mountains
2. Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Dark Night Of The Soul
3. Passion Pit – Manners
3. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
4. And So I Watch You From Afar – Self-titled
5. Sunset Rubdown – Dragonslayer
Mentions:
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Condo Fucks – Fuckbook
Major Lazer - Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do
DOOM – Born Like This
Buraka Som Sistema - Black Diamond (though technically this is a re-release.)
Comments ( 1 Comment )
John Self added these insightful comments on Oct 02 09 at 8:37 amLiking Passion Pit and Phoenix but don’t know the others. My favourites so far would include Sweet Billy Pilgrim’s Twice Born Men and Temper Trap’s Conditions.
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