09 December 2009

Favorite Albums of the Decade

OK, here's one of my more ridiculous lists yet... this is a somewhat arbitrary snapshot of what I'd consider my favorite albums from the last decade. A bit all over the place and if I sat down and listened to all of them right now, the list would probably change drastically. So take it for what it's worth.

Still a fun exercise.

Presented without further comment:

  1. My Morning Jacket -- Z (2005)
  2. Electric Masada -- At the Mountains of Madness (2005)
  3. The Flaming Lips -- Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
  4. Wilco -- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
  5. The Bad Plus -- These Are the Vistas (2003)
  6. Benevento/Russo Duo - Best Reason to Buy the Sun (2005)
  7. Broken Social Scene -- You Forgot It In People (2002)
  8. John Zorn -- The Gift (2001)
  9. Stephen Malkmus -- Real Emotional Trash (2008)
  10. Midlake -- The Trials of Van Occupanther (2006)
  11. Neko Case -- Fox Confessor Brings The Flood (2006)
  12. Charles Spearin -- The Happiness Project (2009)
  13. Andrew Bird -- Armchair Apocrypha (2007)
  14. The Bad Plus -- Prog (2007)
  15. Iron & Wine -- Our Endless Numbered Days (2004)
  16. Benevento/Russo Duo -- Play Pause Stop (2006)
  17. Badly Drawn Boy -- Have You Fed The Fish (2002)
  18. Of Montreal -- Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer (2007)
  19. The Arcade Fire -- Funeral (2004)
  20. The Postal Service -- Give Up (2002)
  21. Radiohead -- Kid A (2000)
  22. The White Stripes -- Elephant (2003)
  23. My Morning Jacket -- Evil Urges (2008)
  24. John Zorn -- The Dreamers (2008)
  25. Rilo Kiley -- Under the Blacklight (2007)
  26. Wolfmother -- Wolfmother (2006)
  27. Marco Benevento -- Invisible Baby (2008)
  28. The Raconteurs -- Consolers of the Lonely (2008)
  29. The White Stripes -- Get Behind Me Satan (2005)
  30. TV On the Radio -- Return to Cookie Mountain (2006)
  31. Gnarls Barkley -- St. Elsewhere (2006)
  32. Damien Rice -- O (2003)
  33. The Flaming Lips -- Embryonic (2009)
  34. The Bad Plus -- For All I Care (2009)
  35. Ryan Adams -- Gold (2001)
  36. Gillian Welch -- Soul Journey (2003)
  37. The Decemberists -- The Crane Wife (2006)
  38. Radiohead -- Hail to the Thief (2003)
  39. Apollo Sunshine -- Shall Noise Upon (2008)
  40. Blitzen Trapper -- Furr (2008)
  41. Sufjan Stevens -- Illinois (2005)
  42. Heartless Bastards - The Mountain (2009)
  43. Elvis Perkins -- In Dearland (2009)
  44. Wilco -- A Ghost Is Born (2004)
  45. St Vincent -- Marry Me (2007)
  46. The Slip -- Eisenhower (2006)
  47. Portugal. The Man -- Satanic Satanists (2009)
  48. The Sea & Cake -- One Bedroom (2003)
  49. Fiery Furnaces -- Bitter Tea (2006)
  50. Gnarls Barkley -- The Odd Couple (2008)
  51. Elvis Perkins -- Ash Wednesday (2007)
  52. Ryan Adams -- Cold Roses (2005)
  53. Blonde Redhead -- 23 (2007)
  54. Loretta Lynn -- Van Lear Rose (2004)
  55. Iron & Wine -- The Creek Drank the Cradle (2002)
  56. Ratatat -- Classics (2006)
  57. The Word -- The Word (2001)
  58. Air -- Talkie Walkie (2004)
  59. LCD Soundsystem -- Sound of Silver (2007)
  60. Fiona Apple -- Extraordinary Machine (2005)
  61. Persephone's Bees -- Notes From the Underworld (2006)
  62. Radiohead -- In Rainbows (2007)
  63. Daniel Lanois -- Shine (2003)
  64. The Bad Plus -- Give (2004)
  65. Franz Ferdinand -- Franz Ferdinand (2004)
  66. Explosions in the Sky - Friday Night Lights Soundtrack (2004)
  67. Todd Sickafoose -- Tiny Resistors (2008)
  68. Neko Case -- Middle Cyclone (2009)
  69. Fiery Furnaces -- Blueberry Boat (2004)
  70. Jenny Lewis w/ the Watson Twins -- Rabbit Fur Coat (2005)
  71. Fleet Foxes -- Fleet Foxes (2008)
  72. Dr. Dog -- We All Belong (2007)
  73. The Sea & Cake -- Everybody (2007)
  74. Brendan Canning -- Something for All of Us (2008)
  75. O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack -- (2000)
  76. Apostle of Hustle -- Folkloric Feel (2004)
  77. The Arcade Fire -- Neon Bible (2007)
  78. The American Analog Set -- Set Free (2005)
  79. White Denim - Fits (2009)
  80. Spoon -- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007)
  81. Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band (2009)
  82. Wilco (The Album) (2009)
  83. Rashanim -- Shalosh (2006)
  84. My Morning Jacket -- It Still Moves (2003)
  85. The Decemberists -- Her Majesty, The Decemberists (2003)
  86. Super Furry Animals -- Rings Around the World (2002)
  87. Old Crow Medicine Show -- OCMS (2004)
  88. Bill Frisell -- The Intercontinentals (2003)
  89. Bill Frisell -- Unspeakable (2004)
  90. North Mississippi All Stars -- Shake Hands with Shorty (2000)
  91. Tin Hat Trio -- Book of Silk (2004)
  92. Oysterhead -- The Grand Pecking Order (2001)
  93. Amy Winehouse -- Back To Black (2007)
  94. Feist -- The Reminder (2007)
  95. The Black Keys -- Attack & Release (2008)
  96. John Zorn -- Masada Guitars (2003)
  97. Outkast -- The Love Below/Speakerboxxx (2003)
  98. Mike Gordon -- Inside In (2003)
  99. Earl Greyhound -- Soft Targets (2006)
  100. Derek Trucks Band -- Songlines (2006)