nice! top tens!

hey all, (eric here), so this year albums were released, listened too, bought at shops, pirated on-line, and purchased on itunes. let me ask you all something, why would you pay money for files that you cant even share like itunes music? unless your an idiot, you have no excuse. seriously, just download it for free, or find a friend with it. anyways, back to my point, music, its awesome, and heres what i think was pretty awesome.

1. the go! team
proof of youth

this was definitely my favorite album this year, and definitely the most anticipated. for me. still has the same energy as the last album, still the same thought and care in it. awesome.

2.ted leo and the pharmacists
living with the living

ted leo does not disappoint. what a wonderful man.

3. bomb the music industry
get warmer

man, these guys are still pissed and totally whinny. so this is bomb the music industry's first actually CD release. all the other album are only available as free downloads at their sites. what nice guys. still, this album is a little more thought out than other albums by them, which is ok, but they're better at the "off the cusp" kinda explosion of self loathing and hatred of the stupid part of the world. still, the album is really good.

4. panda bear
person pitch

is the beach boys took alot of drugs (or none at all) and loved hip hop. solo project by the dude from animal collective. fun and weird.

5. the twilight sad
fourteen autumns and fifteen winters

Scottish accents? awesome! a surprisingly good album out of nowhere. a little sad, but sad is in he bads name.

6. Andrew Bird
armchair apocrypha

ahh, now here is what music should be. well made, well thought out, well played, carefully crafted, and awesome. this album gives me hope for music.

7. VHS or beta
bring on the comets

i dont really know anything about these guys, but i like this album. i can dance to it, sorta.

8. animal collective
strawberry jam

ahh, another album by these guys. lots of loops and chanting and words i cant really understand. even after numbers of albums, changing their sound a little, and having their fan base grow a shit load, they still do not suck.

9. the aggrolites
reggae in LA

why is there no good ska and reggae anymore? well, this is a great effort or well made reggae thats not from 1969. these dudes are clearly not hacks, and they dont have that gross, washed out white guy trying to make reggae sound that most bands suffer from.

10. frightened rabbit
the greys

another great album out of nowhere. i picked this up not knowing anything about these guys and was really impressed. indie music that no ones heard of thats not terrible. what a great idea.

i like these albums alot, and those 10 are pretty awesome. in no order though. except for the go! team, thats number one. the rest tie for 2nd.