After the news of a final (tear) Bright Eyes album, I've listened to the electronic piece of his magnum opus a fair bit. Plus I'm making the best albums of the decade list, it made it FWIW. Most played tracks: "Light Pollution", "Easy/Lucky/Free", and (of course) "I Believe in Symmetry"
2. "The '59 Sound" by The Gaslight Anthem
Haven't listened to them in a while, once again feeling it though. Did I mention this was the best album of last year? Most played tracks: THE WHOLE FUCKING THING!!!
3. "Red of Tooth and Claw" by Murder By Death
Seeing them with Gaslight next month. Most played tracks: "52 Ford", "Coming Home", and "Rumbrave"
4. "I Get Wet" by Andrew WK
I was feeling a little down, and this is my pick me up album. With all that talk of party how can I be anything but totally pumped? Most played tracks: "Party Hard", "I Get Wet", and "Ready to Die"
5. "Fasciinatiion" by The Faint
Remember that whole faint phase I was talking about? Well I'm still in it. Their most recent, most produced album this time. Another classic dance-punk album, then again when you create a genre I guess everything you do is classic. Most played: "The Geeks Were Right" (duh), "A Battle Hymn For Children", and "Fulcrum and Lever"
6. "X Marks Destination" by The Whip
Easily the best dance-punk album this year, on par with anything the faint has done. "Trash" may also just be the best song ever. SERIOUSLY DOWNLOAD IT!!! And this one makes a great "mood walking" disc to pump you up. Most played: "TRASH", "TRASH", "TRASH!!!!", "Muzzle #1", and "Divebomb"
7. "Money Money 2020" by The Network (aka Green Day)
The masters to this got stolen and they made "American Idiot" instead, but released this anyway. It's not great, due to a lack of production in their solo effort, they are far better musicians than producers. But you can hear glimpses of their sound/structure on American Idiot and more recently "21st Century Breakdown" Most playedtracks: "Love and Money", "Hammer of the Gods", and "Hungry Hungry Models" (just because I like the old synths and Billy Joe saying "walking like a tiger") All these are actually worthy of the Green Day name (along with a couple others)
8. "Open Your Eyes" by Goldfinger
This album seriously changed my life. It's great without knowing that too. A great pop-punk/punk rock album with lots of hooks. The lyric work is amazing, especially on "Spokesman":
What happened to integrity?
I don't see it on MTV
All I see is choreography
And I'll never be a dancer
What happened to puberty?
Bad skin and insecurity?
And who the fuck is Felicity?
Cuz I got problems of my own
Most played tracks: "Spokesman", "Radio", and "FTN (Fuck Ted Nugent)"
9. ""Walk This Way" by The White Tie Affair
Pop/Electronic/New Wave type album. The lyrics are full of puns and innuendo, which I also love. Most played tracks: "Take It Home", "Allow Me To Introduce Myself...Mr. Right", and "Candle (Sick and Tired)"
10. "3" by Nouvelle Vague
French bassa nova/reggae fusion band covering 80s punk rock and new wave. Interested? I thought so. Most played tracks: "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (originally Soft Cell), "God Save the Queen" (Sex Pistols), and "Master and Servant" (Depeche Mode)
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