| 4.0 excellent |
| Arcade Fire Neon Bible |
| Arcade Fire The Suburbs |
| After giving this incredible album several listens, it's hard to tell how this one stands compared to funeral. I can say, however, that where Funeral is a masterpiece, so too, really, is The Suburbs. The length of the album can be slightly exhausting, but I wouldn't take out a single song (although I would probably do some editing to make Ready to Start and We Used To Wait a little more interesting). Nevertheless, where a few songs sound forced and not quite like actual "songs", in the context of the album they make perfect sense. The Half Light and Sprawl songs are pure perfection, songs that equal anything on Funeral, I dare say. Sprawl II in particular is brilliant for its Blondie-esque dancefloor groove pushed forward by creepy backing vocals. Modern Man and Wasted Hours are also highlights. Month of May is the best out of the 4 initial singles. I already know that this is a leading contender for album of the year, a true stand-out in a sea of great yet slightly disappointing follow-ups this year (the national, lcd soundsystem, spoon, etc.) and a lack of exciting new bands. Bands really need to be this ambitious more often, because what we have here is somehow another unique arcade fire album, one that is leagues better than the underrated neon bible. All i can say is... WOW. |
| Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not |
| Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare |
| Atlas Sound Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See... |
| Atlas Sound Parallax |
| Beach House Beach House |
| Beach House Devotion |
| Beach House Teen Dream |
| Beach House Bloom |
| Beck Guero |
| Belle and Sebastian The Life Pursuit |
| Blur Think Tank |
| Blur Parklife |
| Blur The Great Escape |
| Bob Dylan Nashville Skyline |
| Bob Dylan New Morning |
| Bob Dylan Modern Times |
| Bon Iver Bon Iver, Bon Iver |
| Brian Eno Lux |
| Bright Eyes Noise Floor: Rarities 1998-2005 |
| Bruce Springsteen The River |
| Cranes Self-Non-Self |
| Daft Punk Homework |
| David Bowie Outside |
| Deerhoof Deerhoof vs. Evil |
| Deerhoof Breakup Song |
| Deerhunter Fluorescent Grey |
| Dinosaur Jr. Hand It Over |
| Fleetwood Mac Mirage |
| George Harrison Brainwashed |
| Girls Broken Dreams Club |
| Gorillaz Gorillaz |
| Gorillaz Demon Days |
| Grimes Halfaxa |
| Grizzly Bear Shields |
| Guided by Voices Earthquake Glue |
| Guided by Voices Vampire on Titus |
| Guided by Voices The Bears For Lunch |
| Interpol Turn on the Bright Lights |
| John Lennon Walls and Bridges |
| Kanye West Yeezus |
| Kings of Leon Aha Shake Heartbreak |
| Kings of Leon Youth and Young Manhood |
| Kings of Leon Because Of The Times |
| Kurt Vile Childish Prodigy |
| Kurt Vile Smoke Ring For My Halo |
| Laurel Halo Hour Logic |
| LCD Soundsystem This Is Happening |
| Lou Reed Transformer |
| Lou Reed Street Hassle |
| Mercury Rev Yerself Is Steam |
| Modest Mouse Good News for People Who Love Bad News |
| My Bloody Valentine m b v |
| My Morning Jacket It Still Moves |
| Neu! Neu! |
| New Order Technique |
| Nirvana Nevermind |
| Panda Bear Tomboy |
| Patti Smith Wave |
| Pixies Trompe Le Monde |
| Pixies Bossanova |
| Primal Scream XTRMNTR |
| R.E.M. Chronic Town |
| R.E.M. Live at the Olympia |
| Radiohead Amnesiac |
| Ride Nowhere |
| Siouxsie and the Banshees Tinderbox |
| Slint Tweez |
| Slowdive Pygmalion |
| Sonic Youth A Thousand Leaves |
| Spiritualized Sweet Heart Sweet Light |
| Spoon Gimme Fiction |
| Spoon Kill the Moonlight |
| Spoon Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga |
| St. Vincent Strange Mercy |
| Stereolab Dots and Loops |
| Suede Suede |
| Supergrass Supergrass |
| Swans Love of Life |
| T. Rex Tanx |
| Talking Heads More Songs About Buildings and Food |
| Talking Heads Talking Heads: 77 |
| Talking Heads Naked |
| Tame Impala Lonerism |
| Television Adventure |
| The Beach Boys Surf's Up |
| The Cars The Cars |
| The Clash Combat Rock |
| The Cure Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me |
| The Doors Waiting for the Sun |
| The Doors L.A. Woman |
| The Fall The Infotainment Scan |
| The Flaming Lips Hit To Death In The Future Head |
| The Flaming Lips The Terror |
| The Horrors Skying |
| The Jesus and Mary Chain Psychocandy |
| The Jesus and Mary Chain Darklands |
| The Jesus and Mary Chain Honey's Dead |
| The Libertines The Libertines |
| The Magnetic Fields 69 Love Songs |
| The National Boxer |
| The Replacements All Shook Down |
| The Smashing Pumpkins Adore |
| The White Stripes Get Behind Me Satan |
| The White Stripes De Stijl |
| This Mortal Coil It'll End in Tears |
| tUnE-yArDs Nikki Nack |
| TV on the Radio Dear Science |
| Wilco More Like The Moon EP |
| XTC Black Sea |
| XTC Mummer |
| Yo La Tengo I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass |
| Yo La Tengo Fade |
