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1 - Radiohead - In Rainbows - 2007
2 - Arcade Fire - Funeral - 2004
3 - The Delgados - Universal Audio - 2004
4 - Beirut - The Flying Club Cup - 2007
5 - Kings of Convenience - Riot On An Empty Street - 2004
6 - The Organ - Grab That Gun - 2004
7 - Portishead - Third - 2008
8 - Blonde Redhead - 23 - 2007
9 - Radiohead - Kid A - 2000
10 - Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head - 2002
11 - Interpol - Antics - 2004
12 - Air - Pocket Symphony - 2007
13 - Eisley - Room Noises - 2005
14 - Marissa Nadler - Little Hells - 2009
15 - Camera Obscura - Let's Get out of This Country - 2006
16 - The Strokes - Is This It - 2001
17 - Feist - Let It Die - 2004
18 - The Killers - Hot Fuss - 2004
19 - Francoise Hardy - Tant De Belles Choses - 2004
20 - La Buena Vida - Hallelujah! - 2001
21 - Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain - 2000
22 - Editors - An End Has a Start - 2007
23 - Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood - 2006
24 - The xx - xx - 2009
25 - The Notwist - The Devil, you and me - 2008
26 - Devics - Push The Heart - 2006
27 - Sara Lov - Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming - 2009
28 - Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped - 2006
29 - The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow - 2003
30 - Deathcab For Cutie - Plans - 2004
31 - Decemberists - Picaresque - 2005
32 - Tocotronic - Kapitulation - 2007
33 - Cat Power - The Greatest - 2006
34 - Au Revoir Simone - The Bird Of Music - 2006
35 - Oasis - Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants - 2000
36 - Sophie Zelmani - Sing and Dance - 2002
37 - Air - Talkie Walkie - 2004
38 - Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand - 2004

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And So I Watch You From Afar
Maybeshewill
Radiohead
We Fell to Earth
Air
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Eagles of Death Metal
Nine Inch Nails
Hey
Ten Typ Mes
The Black Tapes
The Spouds
Tides From Nebula
Soulsavers
Kasabian
Mastodon
The Dead Weather
Them Crooked Vultures
The Flaming Lips
Pjus
Rachael
Setting The Woods On Fire

This is awesome. Great indicator what I was into at the time.

Monthly Top Tracks

Feb-2005
Hot Hot Heat : Goodnight Goodnight (5 plays)
Mar-2005
Bloc Party : Positive Tension (9 plays)
Apr-2005
Ben Folds : Trusted (11 plays)
May-2005
Abandoned Pools : The Remedy (8 plays)
Jun-2005
The White Stripes : The Denial Twist (9 plays)
Jul-2005
Okkervil River : Black (10 plays)
Aug-2005
Death Cab for Cutie : Crooked Teeth (11 plays)
Sep-2005
The Weakerthans : Aside (12 plays)
Oct-2005
Wolf Parade : We Built Another World (11 plays)
Nov-2005
Rogue Wave : Salesman at the Day of the Parade (11 plays)
Dec-2005
Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! : Joe Jaxon (7 plays)
Jan-2006
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone : I Love Creedence (5 plays)
Feb-2006
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone : I Love Creedence (7 plays)
Mar-2006
Yeah Yeah Yeahs : Way Out (9 plays)
Apr-2006
Brian Mayo : Leprechaun in Mobile, Alabama (14 plays)
May-2006
Beirut : Postcards From Italy (8 plays)
Jun-2006
Islands : Rough Gem (7 plays)
Jul-2006
The Thermals : I Might Need You To Kill (9 plays)
Aug-2006
Cobra Starship : Snakes on a Plane (Bring It) (11 plays)
Sep-2006
Fergie : London Bridge (8 plays)
Oct-2006
Paul Stanley : Live To Win (7 plays)
Nov-2006
The Dan Band : I Wanna Rock You Hard This Christmas (9 plays)
Dec-2006
Phoenix : Long Distance Call (8 plays)
Jan-2007
Modest Mouse : Dashboard (5 plays)
Feb-2007
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists : Who Do You Love? (7 plays)
Mar-2007
Modest Mouse : Dashboard (5 plays)
Apr-2007
Nine Inch Nails : The Beginning of the End (6 plays)
May-2007
Voxtrot : Ghost (5 plays)
Jun-2007
Deerhoof : Running Thoughts (4 plays)
Jul-2007
The Smashing Pumpkins : Doomsday Clock (15 plays)
Aug-2007
Okkervil River : Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe (6 plays)
Sep-2007
Kanye West : Champion (13 plays)
Oct-2007
Maritime : Hand Over Hannover (10 plays)
Nov-2007
Liars : Houseclouds (7 plays)
Dec-2007
Radiohead : 15 Step (10 plays)
Jan-2008
The Mars Volta : Wax Simulacra (9 plays)
Feb-2008
Silversun Pickups : Well Thought Out Twinkles (11 plays)
Mar-2008
Death Cab for Cutie : I Will Possess Your Heart (Album Version) (7 plays)
Apr-2008
Phantom Planet : Dropped (11 plays)
May-2008
Wolf Parade : Soldier's Grin (15 plays)
Jun-2008
Weezer : Pork And Beans (14 plays)
Jul-2008
Macho Man Randy Savage : Tear It Up (14 plays)
Aug-2008
Rick Astley : Never Gonna Give You Up (15 plays)
Sep-2008
Eddie Money : Take Me Home Tonight (10 plays)
Oct-2008
Maritime : Young Alumni (12 plays)
Nov-2008
The Wrens : Boys, You Won't (11 plays)
Dec-2008
Pavement : Stereo (5 plays)
Jan-2009
Animal Collective : In the Flowers (15 plays)
Feb-2009
Troubled Hubble : Understanding Traffic (23 plays)
Mar-2009
The Thermals : When I Was Afraid (18 plays)
Apr-2009
The Thermals : When I Died (22 plays)
May-2009
Phoenix : Lisztomania (24 plays)
Jun-2009
Matt & Kim : Daylight (17 plays)
Jul-2009
The Wrens : Rest Your Head (29 plays)
Aug-2009
Jay Reatard : Rotten Mind (25 plays)
Sep-2009
Arctic Monkeys : Do Me a Favour (15 plays)
Oct-2009
Boston Spaceships : Heavy Crown (20 plays)
Nov-2009
Silversun Pickups : Substitution (14 plays)
Dec-2009
Deerhunter : Never Stops (14 plays)

So, 2009 has come to an end, and since I had nothing better to do, I decided to write this little review thing.

Here is my top 15 list of most listened bands in 2009 according to Last.fm:
1. Coldplay
2. Muse
3. Snow Patrol
4. Placebo
5. Glasvegas
6. Broder Daniel
7. Kent
8. Death Cab for Cutie
9. Radiohead
10. Elliott Smith
11. Green Day
12. Joy Division
13. Morrissey
14. White Lies
15. The Reindeer Section

So, where to begin? I am not quite sure. What I am sure of though, is that 2009 was one of the best years in a long time when it came to discovering old music. Not many of the records released in 2009 are worth mentioning here. But the lack of any good new music has forced me to listen more to oldies this year, which I am really grateful for.

But let’s start with records released in 2009. The release I was most excited about in the beginning of the year was 21st Century Breakdown. I used to be really into Green Day a few years back, and was really stoked about their new album. Too bad, I didn’t like it that much, apart from a song or two.

I somehow stumbled upon To Lose My Life in January. I didn’t like it at all when I first heard it, I thought it sounded like a little bit more upbeat version of Joy Division, and didn’t listen to it again for a month or so. But when I heard it the second time, it felt like something hit it. It was so amazing. I couldn’t stop listening to it. It was all I listened to for a week or so. I was so happy when I found out that they were opening for Coldplay, so I got to see them this year.

The best album of the year in my opinion is probably The Resistance. From the moment I first heard United States Of Euroasia/Collateral Damage, I knew I was going to like the whole album. I searched Youtube for more songs from the album after Muse had played their Teignmouth gigs. The first song I found was Undisclosed Desires, and I thought it was really, really good. It is still my favorite track from the album.

During 2009, I became totally obsessed with Snow Patrol. I saw them live twice in May, and both times were brilliant. When Up To Now was announced, I nearly cried with joy. And when I heard it for the first time, I fell in love with every song on the album. Even though I had heard all songs but three before the release of the album, I still appreciate listening to it a whole lot.

At first, I thought as a whole, Battle For The Sun was pretty cringe-worthy. But then it started growing on me. I started liking a couple of songs, and then suddenly I liked the whole album. I had not been a fan of Placebo before, so this was the album which made me start liking their music. I still think it’s their weakest album to date, but it’s worth mentioning here, since it’s the album that introduced me to their lovely music.

Kent is probably Sweden’s biggest rock band. Their new Röd came as a pleasant surprise, because I have never been a big fan of them. Almost all songs on that album are very good, and I am looking forward to seeing them live in February.

My guilty pleasure of the year must be The Boy Who Knew Too Much. I do love it to bits though, even though it’s slightly embarrassing to admit it. I am seeing Mika live in March, and I bought the ticket to the show before I had even heard his new record. But it was all I had hoped for it to be; sweet, happy, dancy and a bit silly. Mika never fails to satisfy me.

Other albums released in 2009 that are worth mentioning:
These Four Walls
Lungs
Spring Ricco
Friendly Fires
Years of Refusal
Kings & Queens


2009 has also been a good year for me when it comes to discovering older music.

Of course I knew Joy Division before 2009, it’s pretty hard not to when everyone is acting like they were gods. I had seen Control, and had had Love Will Tear Us Apart on my iPod for years (I discovered it while watching Donnie Darko a couple of years back). I had never given them much thought before 2009, I thought they were pretty decent but nothing special. Then I went into a record store in Stockholm and found Joy Division’s Greatest Hits on sale. I thought why not and bought it. I am so glad I did, because they’re now one of my favorite bands. The first song I fell for on Greatest Hits was Disorder, and repeated that songs for hours one day at school. Then I fell in love with Atmosphere and Transmission. I am considering buying Closer and Unknown Pleasures next year, because I am yearning for more songs by them.

I had had Plans on my computer for years, but had not really listened to it before 2009. When I had decided that Plans was awesome, I downloaded all Death Cab’s CDs, and needless to say, I wasn’t disappointed.

I’ve discovered so many new bands and artists this year, and it’s impossible for me to write them all down here, but just to mention a few other new additions to my music library; there are The Reindeer Section, Elliott Smith, Belle and Sebastian, The Kooks, The Postal Service and The Shins

As for 2010, there aren’t many released announced yet. And therefore, there isn’t much I’m looking forward to when it comes to new music. Some records I’m looking forward to are the new releases by Eels, Frightened Rabbit, Friendly Fires and MGMT.

Whatever you call this decade, here's how I've been spending my time during it.


20.Logos by Atlas Sound



The solo project of the Deerhunter lead singer - a band I also love. Mostly acoustic here, he's got a pretty good grasp of the nostalgic element of shoegaze and left me wanting more. One of the best of 2009.

19.Vespertine by Björk



Pretty gorgeous, honestly, prefer Homogenic but her singing just gets better and sharper with age.

18.The Gulag Orkestar by Beirut


It's completely ambitious for someone who's about 12 years old and irritating that the end product is so good.

17.Give Up by The Postal Service



Combines the lyrical prowess of Death Cab for Cutie and sends it in to outer space.

16.Is This It by The Strokes



Perfect melodies in bite-sized indie.

15.Elephant by The White Stripes



Pretty direct stuff, some of this stuff sounds as fresh as when it was released.

14.Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes



Who doesn’t love harmonies?

13.Soviet Kitsch by Regina Spektor



My favourite album of hers – inventive and accessible.

12.Origin Of Symmetry by Muse



As creative as Muse will ever be. I didn’t listen to initially because To be honest, I was jealous of the amount of pedals Matt Bellamy owned.

11.Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie


I’m usually not attracted to lyrics but I was drawn in by the textures from the perfect production.


10.( ) by Sigur Rós



Sigur Rós are the only band who could get away with having an untitled album without coming off as pretentious. Bleak and hopeful in equal pleasure.

9.Boxer by The National



He’s got a lovely voice and the percussion is great and look, Sufjan Stevens is playing piano!

8.Because of the Times by Kings of Leon



This album marks a new direction that probably resulted in them becoming the coolest band at the moment.

7.Saturdays = Youth by M83



Blending shoegaze and electronic music together. You couldn’t create a better combination for me.

6.In Rainbows by Radiohead



Proves that Radiohead are still capable of producing amazing albums even after an ostensible hiatus.

5.For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver



The story behind this album is probably the compelling factor in this being on the list. It still is lovely to hear every winter time – I love this album

4.Ágætis byrjun by Sigur Rós



Not technically from this decade, Ágætis byrjun is one of the most original sounding band I had heard for ages.

3.Funeral by Arcade Fire



Fantastically innovative.

2.Kid A by Radiohead



Radiohead stunned everyone by turning their back on the style of music popularised by The Bends and OK Computer in favour of more electronic stuff. They did a pretty good job of it too.

1.Illinois by Sufjan Stevens



I’m sceptical that Sufjan Stevens can recreate the magic of this for his next album. Arguably the most ambitious, undoubtedly one of the longest and absolutely my favourite album of the decade. Sufjan Stevens manages to mix the playfulness of a school orchestra and the depth of a Steve Reich composition. It has quiet personal moments and vast choruses in a way that is both dynamic and engaging.

I know he's a terrorist and all, but isn't it a bit racist to keep referring to him as "Niger Ian"?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8434805.stm


AnthraxDeathABBAToolRight Said FredSoundgardenAlice in ChainsFaith No MorePeeping TomLady GaGaPuscifierNine Inch NailsPearl JamMad SeasonTemple of the DogEaglesCreedence Clearwater RevivalA Perfect CircleHelmetFrank ZappaMachine HeadLamb of GodRadioheadThe BeatlesMuseNirvanaScreaming TreesChris CornellMotörheadMegadethMetallicaPanteramc chrisFamily GuyLiving ColourGodsmackDisturbedKings of LeonRage Against the MachineSusan BoyleMastodonGojiraNapalm DeathFive Finger Death Punch

2009 - Born Ruffians – Red Yellow & Blue
2008 - Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
2007 - Sigur Rós – Agaetis Byrjun
2006 - Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News
2005 - The Arcade Fire – Funeral
2005 - Test Icicles - For Screening Purposes Only
2004 - Feist – Let It Die
2004 - Karate - Pockets
2004 - Phoenix - Alphabetical
2003 - The Postal Service – Give Up
2003 - Radiohead – Amnesiac
2003 - The Rapture – Echoes
2003 - The Mars Volta – De-Loused in the Comatorium
2002 - The Notwist – Neon Golden
2002 - Archive – You All Look The Same To Me
2002 - Interpol – Turn on the Bright Lights
2001 - Kings of Convenience - Quiet Is The New Loud
2000 - At the Drive-In – Relationship Of Command
2000 - Coldplay – Parachutes
2000 - Radiohead - Kid A

now everything makes sense...

So this is my attempt at making a list of my 100 favorite albums of the past decade. You know the drill. Hopefully the albums here can make up for the predictability of the list...

You can find the full list (with 50 more albums, an explanation of the list and will hopefully include mini-reviews soon): here


1. Agalloch- The Mantle
2. maudlin of the Well- Leaving Your Body Map
3. Steve Roach- Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces
4. Boards of Canada- Geogaddi
5. Drudkh- Autumn Aurora
6. Stars of the Lid- The Tired Sounds Of
7. Godspeed You! Black Emperor- Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!
8. Wolves in the Throne Room- Two Hunters
9. Isis- Oceanic
10. Aphex Twin- Drukqs

11. Weakling- Dead as Dreams
12. dälek- Absence
13. Warning- Watching From a Distance
14. Cannibal Ox- The Cold Vein
15. Sigur Rós- ( )
16. Stendeck- Faces
17. Eluvium- Copia
18. Have a Nice Life- Deathconsciousness
19. Natural Snow Buildings- The Dance of the Moon and the Sun
20. Agalloch- Ashes Against the Grain
21. Steve Roach- New Life Dreaming
22. Jóhann Jóhannsson- Fordlândia
23. Enslaved- Below the Lights
24. Jesu- Silver
25. Isis- Panopticon

26. Lykathea Aflame- Elvenefris
27. Tool- Lateralus
28. Boards of Canada- In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
29. Björk- Vespertine
30. Opeth- Blackwater Park
31. Negură Bunget- Om
32. Radiohead- Kid A
33. Gas- Pop
34. Arcturus- The Sham Mirrors
35. My Dying Bride- The Dreadful Hours
36. Ulrich Schnauss- Far Away Trains Passing By
37. Boris- Flood
38. Autechre- Confield
39. Dolorian- Voidwards
40. Animal Collective- Merriweather Post Pavilion
41. Sun Kil Moon- April
42. Aesop Rock- Labor Days
43. Lunar Aurora- Andacht
44. Esoteric- Subconscious Dissolution Into the Continuum
45. Drudkh- Blood in Our Wells
46. Bohren & der Club of Gore- Sunset Mission
47. Carbon Based Lifeforms- Hydroponic Garden
48. Darkspace- Dark Space II
49. Primordial- To the Nameless Dead
50. Blonde Redhead- 23

51. The Ruins of Beverast- Foulest Semen of a Sheltered Elite
52. Genelec & Memphis Reigns- Scorpion Circles
53. Gorguts- From Wisdom to Hate
54. Opeth- Deliverance
55. Boris- Pink
56. Ocean- Here Where Nothing Grows
57. CunninLynguists- A Piece of Strange
58. Skepticism- Farmakon
59. Pan Sonic- Kesto
60. J-Live- All of the Above
61. Deathspell Omega- Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
62. The December Sound- The December Sound
63. ColdWorld- Melancholie²
64. Gridlock- Formless
65. Belong- October Language
66. Reverend Bizarre- III: So Long Suckers
67. Emperor- Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise
68. Walknut- Graveforests and Their Shadows
69. Wintersun- Wintersun
70. Discordance Axis- The Inalienable Dreamless
71. Nadja- Radiance of Shadows
72. Sweet Trip- Velocity : Design : Comfort
73. Vindensång- Terminus: Rebirth in Eight Parts...
74. 柏 大輔- Program Music I
75. Blut aus Nord- MoRT
76. Nile- In Their Darkened Shrines
77. Devin Townsend- Terria
78. The Flaming Lips- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
79. Lurker of Chalice- Lurker of Chalice
80. Squarepusher- Ultravisitor
81. !T.O.O.H.!- Řád a Trest
82. Enslaved- Isa
83. Absu- Tara
84. múm- Finally We Are No One
85. Tenhi- Maaäet
86. Velvet Cacoon- Genevieve
87. Gojira- From Mars to Sirius
88. Sigh- Imaginary Sonicscape
89. Tim Hecker- Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again
90. A Silver Mt. Zion- He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms...
91. Six Organs of Admittance- Dark Noontide
92. Immolation- Close to a World Below
93. Reflection Eternal- Train of Thought
94. Alcest- Souvenirs d'un autre monde
95. maudlin of the Well- Part the Second
96. Ulver- Perdition City
97. M83- Saturdays = Youth
98. Shining- III - Angst - Självdestruktivitetens Emissarie
99. Deerhunter- Microcastle / Weird Era Continued
100. The Knife- Silent Shout

Albums that I listened to after making this list that could have made the cut (since I'm too lazy to revise the list right now):
The Flashbulb- Soundtrack to a Vacant Life