Your top 5 albums of the year

[The Lemming Stomper]

In no particular order

Mine are...

John Grant...'Queen of Denmark'

Steve Mason...'Boys Outside'

Yazoo...'Reconnected Live'

Midlake...'The Courage of Others'

LCD Soundsystem...'This is Happening'

Been a great year

 

[Spider]

This has already been done but:

Beach House - Teen Dream
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
The National - High Violet
Caribou - Swim
Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest

 

[highway61]

must say i do like these lists as there is always a new album that i end up listening to as a result of checking out peoples choices.
Enjoyed
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
The National - High Violet

bought the Exile on Main Stret remastered edition a great album
The most recent Dylan Witmark demos
and most recently Christmas Cornucopia by annie lennox

will give LCD a listen next

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

The Promise by Bruce Springsteen is superb, one of his best albums IMHO.
It is recorded songs that were discarded for the Darkness album in 1978, when they were in conflict with his record company and onld doing live gigs.
Digitally remastered you can hear the youth and exuberance of a music legend and his band, just like being at a live gig in a local bar.

 

[Art Vs Science]

Hot Chip - One Life Stand
To My Boy - The Habitable Zone
Gossip - Music For Men

No more though.

 

[Icy Gull]

bought the Exile on Main Stret remastered edition a great album

Undoubtably in the top 5 of all time great albums imo

If you haven't read this book and you love the album, it's very definitely worth a read

Book Review – Exile On Main St.: Robert Greenfield's Look at A Season In Hell With the Rolling Stones

 

[Trufflehound]

Probably

Arcade Fire
The National
LCD Soundsystem
Hot Chip
Yeasayer

Probably.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
Hot Chip - One Life Stand
Four Tet - There is Love in You
Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me
LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening

 

[keaton]

Hot Chip: One Life Stand
Arcade Fire: The Suburbs
Steve Mason: Boys Outside

Listened to The National one the other day and it was really good

 

[New Carpet?]

Just put together my end-of-year list last night, and it was really tricky trying to narrow it down to a final 20. Just made me realise how much of a vintage year this one has been for music.

In the end, my top five were:

1. Caribou - Swim
2. Beach House - Teen Dream
3. The National - High Violet
4. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
5. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (II)

 

[Tubby Mondays]

Im obviously in a minority, but I couldnt get on with the Hot Chip album. Never mind.

What I did think was a belter, was the Dan Le Sac / Scroobious Pip album though.