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hiss  ·  4325 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Favorite album from each year since you were born?

Doing this again because I am rather dissatisfied w/ the results of the other list. Including a Spotify playlist with most of the albums, though some don't exist on Spotify so I subbed/added in some other records.

http://open.spotify.com/user/hissnlissn/playlist/64X29IHYkUe...

1984 - R.E.M., "Reckoning" 1985 - The Fall, "This Nation's Saving Grace" 1986 - The Go-Betweens, "Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express" 1987 - The Wedding Present, "George Best" 1988 - My Bloody Valentine, "You Made Me Realize" 1989 - The Telescopes, "Taste" / 1990 - Sonic Youth, "Goo" 1991 - The Orb, "The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld" 1992 - Sleep, "Sleep's Holy Mountain" 1993 - Slowdive, "Souvlaki" 1994 - Low, "I Could Live In Hope" / Bark Psychosis, "Hex" 1995 - Mojave 3, "Ask Me Tomorrow" / Smashing Pumpkins, "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" 1996 - The Handsome Family, "Milk & Scissors" 1997 - Chemical Brothers, "Dig Your Own Hole" 1998 - Bedhead, "Transaction de Novo" 1999 - Stereolab, "Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night" 2000 - Party of Helicopters, "Mt. Forever" 2001 - Owls, "Owls" / Unwound, "Leaves Turn Inside You" / Jim O'Rourke, "Insignificance" 2002 - Interpol, "Turn On The Bright Lights" 2003 - The Exploding Hearts, "Guitar Romantic" 2004 - Moodymann, "Black Mahogani" 2005 - Broadcast, "Tender Buttons" 2006 - I:Cube, "Live at the Planetarium" 2007 - Deepchord Presents Echospace: "The Coldest Season" 2008 - Sun Araw, "Beach Head" / Woods, "At Rear House" 2009 - Moritz von Oswald Trio, "Vertical Ascent" / Juju & Jordash, "Juju & Jordash" 2010 - Caribou, "Swim" 2011 - Belong, "Common Era" / Nick Lowe, "The Old Magic" 2012 - ...





user-inactivated  ·  4325 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I can only personally vouch for like seven of those albums, but those seven at least are fantastic.

hiss  ·  4325 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Which seven?

I just put together a Spotify playlist for the list if you want to get familiar w/ some of the others.

http://open.spotify.com/user/hissnlissn/playlist/64X29IHYkUe...

user-inactivated  ·  4325 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Goo and Turn on the Bright Lights are two fantastic albums, also familiar with the MBV, the REM, Belong, Caribou, etc.