December 11, 2004
I can list my favorite albums of the year -- I'm pretty sure I won't be getting much more before Christmas. The soundtrack to my life has been:
Bjork - Medulla
Joanna Newsom - The Milk Eyed Mender
Elliot Smith - From A Basement On A Hill
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus
Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose
Tom Waits - Real Gone
Wilco - A Ghost Is Born
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
Morrissey - You Are The Quarry
The two bootleg Fiona Apple songs
Followed closely by Want Two, Uh Huh Her, and Smile. And of course, this list only constitutes the stuff I bought/was given that was released this year.
Hmmm...looking at that list, I realize I didn't buy any hip hop this year; I think I'm missing out on some really good The Roots/De La Soul/Mos Def records.
And speaking of those two Fiona Apple songs, there are some extremely dedicated and zealous fans who need your help in pushing to get the new album released.
Posted by David Lowery at December 11, 2004 02:49 PM