Alice Clark – Alice Clark
The Ex & Brass Unbound – Enormous Door
City Center – Redeemer
Congos – Heart of the Congos
Des Ark – Don’t Rock the Boat, Sink the Fucker
The Mountain Goats – The Sunset Tree
Savages – Silence Yourself
Sharon Van Etten – Tramp
Swearin’ – Swearin’
Zola Jesus – Conatus
Sorry haters if this took too long, but it took a lot of thinking to craft such a flawless list. Had to listen to 21 Mountain Goats albums to find the right one.
ReplyDeletePlease don't judge the fifth on the list by its title.
Thank you all.
Saw Sharon Van Etten open for Nick Cave earlier this year. Good times. Also, good call on the Congos. The 2 Bears, a Hot Chip side project (I remember how much you love Hot Chip), have an entire song devoted to them on their debut album.
ReplyDeleteJust spoke with Fred Thomas the other night and told him I thought the guitar work on City Center was the best he's done. Glad it's on your list!
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