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Ok, I know we have a month to go before we hit the end of the year, but I'm sick today and bored as hell. So why not.
10. Art Brut - Art Brut Vs. Satan
Art Brut is the kind of band where you either love them or hate them. Personally I love them. On a lyrical stand point they come off as a Kevin Smith movie, the man child that refuses to grow up. In this album they talk about their: adolescent love to DC comics and milkshakes, drinking to much and mediate on music and pop-culture.
Recommended Tacks:
DC Comics and Chocolate Milkshake
What a Rush
Demons Out!
Single from the album:
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji2Mi01J6pw[/ame]
9. Lightning Bolt - Earthy Delights
I've always love the Lightning Bolts, they're pretty much what I associate with loud noises. With the release of this album, they've managed to create their most accessible work to date. Starting off with the fast pace sound guardians and culminating in the 12 min endurance challenge that is Trasmissionary.
Recommended Tracks:
Sound Guardians
Nation of Boar
Flooded Chambers
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvu3UhXeLg8[/ame]
8. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
When the Arctic Monkeys first broke out 2006 it seemed like they were on the verge of becoming the voice of a generation. Though this title wasn't fitting for band leader Alex Turner, for he wanted something different. In retrospect their first album named "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" was very appropriate for the band, for with Humbug they switched directions. Initially I was disappointed with Humbug, but upon repeat listening the album opened up.
Recommended Tracks:
Crying Lightning
Dangerous Animals
Pretty Visitors
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_G9RRY7SS0[/ame]
7. Behemoth - Evangelion
I'm not a fan of metal, but Behemoth has always been a guilty pleasure for me. There really isn't another band that puts a smile on my face like Behemoth. The whole album is over the top and pretty fun.
Recommended Tracks:
Fire and the Void
He Who Breeds Pestilence
Alas, Lord Is Upon Me
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKWp_4358VE[/ame]
6. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns
I was born in Wisconsin. I go back there from time to time to see family and I while I'm up there I can't help but get a strange cozy feeling. It's just something about small towns I guess. This album sort of encapsulates that feeling.
Recommended Tracks:
The Ballad of the RAA
The Dethbridge in Lethbridge
Drain the Blood
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEOGFaajLtE[/ame]
5. Japandroids - Post-Nothing
There is just something about this band that I really like. I'm not to sure what that about it that I like. Sorry for the short synopsis, I just really can't explain why I like em.
Recommended Tracks:
The Boys Are leaving Town
Heart Sweats
Crazy Forever
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT27ZACak48[/ame]
4. fun. - Aim and Ignite
I've actually posted on this band before here. When I initially listened to this album, I only liked Be Calm. Though upon repeat listening each track just seemed to get better and better.
Recommended Tacks:
Be Calm
All the Pretty Girls
At least I'm not As Sad (As I Used To Be)
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qMXBUjm8tM[/ame]
3. Future of the Left - Travels With Myself and Another
I'm tired of championing this band. They're good, just accept that.
Recommended Tracks:
Arming Eritrea
The Hope that House Built
Stand By Your Manatee
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkTvISL53HQ[/ame]
2. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
In 1999 The Flaming Lips came out with Soft Bulletin, which ushered the band into a new decade and a new sound. 10 years later we get Embryonic, which seems like it will usher the band into the new decade with a new sound. The 70 min behemoth is the band at its weirdest.
Recommended Tracks:
Convinced of the Hex
See the Leaves
Watching the Planets
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ3S-c-96ik[/ame]
1. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Wow, look at me, I'm pretentious. Up until about three months ago I would never have listened to Animal Collective. Of course that changed when a friend of mine forced their album Strawberry Jam into my hand. Since then I've fallen hard for them and this album is my personal favorite.
Recommended Tracks:
My Girls
Lion in a Coma
Brother Sports
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zol2MJf6XNE[/ame]
What didn't make the list/Honorable Mentions:
Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
Atlas Sound - Logos
Dananananaykroyd - Hey Everyone
Girls - Album
Handsome Furs - Face Control
Mount Eerie - Wind's Poems
Muse - The Resistance
Sunn O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions
The Antlers - Hospice
The Dead Weathers - Horehounds
The Pains of Bering Pure at Heart - The Pains of Bering Pure at Heart
Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship
10. Art Brut - Art Brut Vs. Satan
Art Brut is the kind of band where you either love them or hate them. Personally I love them. On a lyrical stand point they come off as a Kevin Smith movie, the man child that refuses to grow up. In this album they talk about their: adolescent love to DC comics and milkshakes, drinking to much and mediate on music and pop-culture.
Recommended Tacks:
DC Comics and Chocolate Milkshake
What a Rush
Demons Out!
Single from the album:
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji2Mi01J6pw[/ame]
9. Lightning Bolt - Earthy Delights
I've always love the Lightning Bolts, they're pretty much what I associate with loud noises. With the release of this album, they've managed to create their most accessible work to date. Starting off with the fast pace sound guardians and culminating in the 12 min endurance challenge that is Trasmissionary.
Recommended Tracks:
Sound Guardians
Nation of Boar
Flooded Chambers
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvu3UhXeLg8[/ame]
8. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
When the Arctic Monkeys first broke out 2006 it seemed like they were on the verge of becoming the voice of a generation. Though this title wasn't fitting for band leader Alex Turner, for he wanted something different. In retrospect their first album named "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" was very appropriate for the band, for with Humbug they switched directions. Initially I was disappointed with Humbug, but upon repeat listening the album opened up.
Recommended Tracks:
Crying Lightning
Dangerous Animals
Pretty Visitors
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_G9RRY7SS0[/ame]
7. Behemoth - Evangelion
I'm not a fan of metal, but Behemoth has always been a guilty pleasure for me. There really isn't another band that puts a smile on my face like Behemoth. The whole album is over the top and pretty fun.
Recommended Tracks:
Fire and the Void
He Who Breeds Pestilence
Alas, Lord Is Upon Me
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKWp_4358VE[/ame]
6. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns
I was born in Wisconsin. I go back there from time to time to see family and I while I'm up there I can't help but get a strange cozy feeling. It's just something about small towns I guess. This album sort of encapsulates that feeling.
Recommended Tracks:
The Ballad of the RAA
The Dethbridge in Lethbridge
Drain the Blood
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEOGFaajLtE[/ame]
5. Japandroids - Post-Nothing
There is just something about this band that I really like. I'm not to sure what that about it that I like. Sorry for the short synopsis, I just really can't explain why I like em.
Recommended Tracks:
The Boys Are leaving Town
Heart Sweats
Crazy Forever
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT27ZACak48[/ame]
4. fun. - Aim and Ignite
I've actually posted on this band before here. When I initially listened to this album, I only liked Be Calm. Though upon repeat listening each track just seemed to get better and better.
Recommended Tacks:
Be Calm
All the Pretty Girls
At least I'm not As Sad (As I Used To Be)
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qMXBUjm8tM[/ame]
3. Future of the Left - Travels With Myself and Another
I'm tired of championing this band. They're good, just accept that.
Recommended Tracks:
Arming Eritrea
The Hope that House Built
Stand By Your Manatee
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkTvISL53HQ[/ame]
2. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
In 1999 The Flaming Lips came out with Soft Bulletin, which ushered the band into a new decade and a new sound. 10 years later we get Embryonic, which seems like it will usher the band into the new decade with a new sound. The 70 min behemoth is the band at its weirdest.
Recommended Tracks:
Convinced of the Hex
See the Leaves
Watching the Planets
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ3S-c-96ik[/ame]
1. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Wow, look at me, I'm pretentious. Up until about three months ago I would never have listened to Animal Collective. Of course that changed when a friend of mine forced their album Strawberry Jam into my hand. Since then I've fallen hard for them and this album is my personal favorite.
Recommended Tracks:
My Girls
Lion in a Coma
Brother Sports
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zol2MJf6XNE[/ame]
What didn't make the list/Honorable Mentions:
Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
Atlas Sound - Logos
Dananananaykroyd - Hey Everyone
Girls - Album
Handsome Furs - Face Control
Mount Eerie - Wind's Poems
Muse - The Resistance
Sunn O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions
The Antlers - Hospice
The Dead Weathers - Horehounds
The Pains of Bering Pure at Heart - The Pains of Bering Pure at Heart
Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship
