Posted November 25, 200915 yr a MEDICATED.decade - - Here they are. This list has been crafted over the past few months. Yayz. It'll get more detailed as it goes along yahz? Linked under each album is my favorite song off the album. I suggest you check everything out because there is lots of great music on tihs list. <3 Yay. And something for everyone as well. 100. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/40/Girl_Talk_Night_Ripper.JPG/200px-Girl_Talk_Night_Ripper.JPG Girl Talk Night Ripper 2006 Illegal Art 99. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0a/TheNational-Boxer.jpg/200px-TheNational-Boxer.jpg The National Boxer 2007 Beggars Banquet 98. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/This_Is_It_and_I_Am_It_album_cover.jpg/200px-This_Is_It_and_I_Am_It_album_cover.jpg Marnie Stern This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That 2008 Kill Rock Stars 97. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d8/The_Dresden_Dolls_-_The_Dresden_Dolls.jpg/200px-The_Dresden_Dolls_-_The_Dresden_Dolls.jpg The Dresden Dolls The Dresden Dolls 2003 Roadrunner Records 96. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c5/WC_cover.jpg/200px-WC_cover.jpg PJ Harvey White Chalk 2007 Island When Under Ether Variety hereee. Piano based (Dresden Dolls, PJ Harvey, whose White Chalk is criminally underrated) to Girl Talk, a mashup artist. The Nine Inch Nails sample in 'Ask About Me' is literally ORGASMIC. Check it out. The National's album is obviously quite good as well. <3 Very solemn and contemplative.
November 25, 200915 yr Author 95. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/06/Brandy_afrodisiac.jpg/200px-Brandy_afrodisiac.jpg Brandy Afrodisiac 2004 Atlantic Afrodisiac 94. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Katebushaerial.jpg/200px-Katebushaerial.jpg Kate Bush Aerial 2005 EMI How to be Invisible 93. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e5/Lungs_FatM.jpg/200px-Lungs_FatM.jpg Florence and the Machine Lungs 2009 Island Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) 92. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Ruby-Blue.jpg/200px-Ruby-Blue.jpg Róisín Murphy Ruby Blue 2005 Echo Ramalama (Bang Bang) 91. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/06/WildBeasts-TwoDancers.jpg/200px-WildBeasts-TwoDancers.jpg Wild Beasts Two Dancers 2009 Domino Lawlz going through this fairly fast as I want to get this done before I return to Uni on Monday. Bit of an overload of female r&b / pop / indie here, but all good stuff. Afrodisiac, the song, pretty much put that album in the Top 100, though Afrodisiac is filled with incredibly solid R&B tracks and amazingly smooth production. Wild Beast's artful take on rebellious youth / racy issues presents an incredible juxtaposition resulting in an absolutely beautiful record ("This is a booty call / My boot, my boot up your asshole / This is a Freudian slip / My slipper, my slipper in your bits"). Florence and the Machine's Lungs is easily one of the best mainstream releases of 2009. Patchy in places, but amazingly producer and written overall. Kate Bush's return to music produced an incredibly strong album, especially considering her previous release, The Red Shoes, was only average (especially for Bush).
November 25, 200915 yr Author 90. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/66/Show_your_bones.jpg/200px-Show_your_bones.jpg Yeah Yeah Yeahs Show Your Bones 2006 Interscope Gold Lion 89. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/29/Patrick_wolf-Lycanthropy.jpg/200px-Patrick_wolf-Lycanthropy.jpg Patrick Wolf Lycanthropy 2003 Tomlab 88. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/83/Gggbrihanna.jpg/200px-Gggbrihanna.jpg Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad 2007 Def Jam Disturbia 87. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0b/OutKast_-_Stankonia.JPG/200px-OutKast_-_Stankonia.JPG OutKast Stankonia 2000 LaFace/Arista I'll Call Before I Come 86. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ce/Basement_Jaxx_-_Rooty_-_CD_album_cover.jpg/200px-Basement_Jaxx_-_Rooty_-_CD_album_cover.jpg Basement Jaxx Romeo 2001 XL These are all fairly known acts so I don't have too much to say. All quite good albums. The video for Romeo is incredible, WATCH IT NOW. Easily one of the singles of decade. Rihanna dissapoints me now. :( But the solidness of GGGB places it in the list. Don't Stop the Music + Umbrella + Disturbia are all decade defining songs.
November 25, 200915 yr Author 85. http://www.fina-music.com/assets/covers/104009.jpg Grouper Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill 2008 Type Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping 84. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/04/Spidermanoftherings.jpg/200px-Spidermanoftherings.jpg Dan Deacon Spiderman of the Rings 2007 Carpark Snake Mistakes 83. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/61/Bat_for_lashes_two_suns.jpg/200px-Bat_for_lashes_two_suns.jpg Bat for Lashes Two Suns 2009 Parlophone Daniel 82. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/67/Songs_III-_Bird_on_the_Water.jpg/200px-Songs_III-_Bird_on_the_Water.jpg Marissa Nadler Songs III: Bird on the Water 2007 Peacefrog 81. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/93/Hot_Chip_-_The_Warning.jpg/200px-Hot_Chip_-_The_Warning.jpg Hot Chip The Warning 2006 EMI Boys From School Some more unknown stuff here. Anyone into folk / absolutely gorgeous and sad music should check out the Grouper and Marissa Nadler songs I posted. Those albums are breathtaking. Simple, dark, and moody. Hot Chip and Dan Deacon bring the crazyyyy.
November 25, 200915 yr Author 80. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/33/Loudenupnowcover.jpg/200px-Loudenupnowcover.jpg !!! Louden Up Now 2004 Touch and Go 79. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Decemberists_TheCraneWife.jpg/200px-Decemberists_TheCraneWife.jpg The Decemberists The Crane Wife 2006 Capitol The Perfect Crime #2 78. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/07/Metropolis_Suite_I_of_IV-_The_Chase_album_cover.JPG/200px-Metropolis_Suite_I_of_IV-_The_Chase_album_cover.JPG Janelle Monáe Metropolis Suite I of IV: The Chase 2007 Bad Boy Many Moons 77. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5c/The_Kills_-_No_Wow.jpeg/200px-The_Kills_-_No_Wow.jpeg The Kills No Wow 2005 Domino 76. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/aa/MMGoodNews5075.jpg/200px-MMGoodNews5075.jpg Modest Mouse Good News for People Who Love Bad News 2004 Epic Lovely little set of indie here. Janelle's 'Suite' only has 7 tracks, yet its made the list, which goes to show just how effing STRONG they are. She's one to watch. I cannot wait for her further output. !!! are funky as hell. The Kills have always been one of my favorite acts as well; they're amaizng live. No Wow is bluesy and wonderful. Modest Mouse may have moved to a major label, but they still put out some great music. Decemberists are nerdywonderful.
November 25, 200915 yr Author 75. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/67/InGhostColours.jpg/200px-InGhostColours.jpg Cut Copy In Ghost Colours 2008 Modular Hearts on Fire 74. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/24/Thexx-xx.jpg/200px-Thexx-xx.jpg The xx xx 2009 Young Turks 73. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/07/Michigan-stevens.jpg/200px-Michigan-stevens.jpg Sufjan Stevens Michigan 2003 Asthmatic Kitty Romulus 72. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c8/LeFilCamille.jpg/200px-LeFilCamille.jpg Camille Le Fil 2005 Virgin Au Port 71. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/TheKnifeDeepCuts.jpg/200px-TheKnifeDeepCuts.jpg The Knife Deep Cuts 2003 Rabid The final post for today; I'll try and post 30 tomorrow as well. And then I'll post more indepth reviews for the Top 40. Camille's become a bit of a phenomenon on here thanks to BJSC (:(), but her best work is easily Le Fil, a whole album based on the concept of one note (which runs throughout the entire album). Beautiful. Cut Copy make amazing, summery music that is perfect to dance to as well, whereas The xx are exactly the opposite, music to chill and and be emotion to. Both hipster as f*** though, ah well, still amazing. Sufjan is my lover. <3 And The Knife are obviously amazing. Deep Cuts features the track Heartbeats, which most people on here know via Jose Gonzales, though the original is miles better. The album is incredible though, and worth checking out for those who have not et done so.
November 25, 200915 yr Cut Copy :heart: Hearts On Fire :heart: also I like Brandy's and Rihanna's album. :)
November 25, 200915 yr 100. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/40/Girl_Talk_Night_Ripper.JPG/200px-Girl_Talk_Night_Ripper.JPG Girl Talk Night Ripper 2006 Illegal Art 99. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4f/The_Knife_-_The_Knife_Album.jpg/200px-The_Knife_-_The_Knife_Album.jpg The Knife The Knife 2001 Rabid Records Kino 89. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/29/Patrick_wolf-Lycanthropy.jpg/200px-Patrick_wolf-Lycanthropy.jpg Patrick Wolf Lycanthropy 2003 Tomlab 81. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/93/Hot_Chip_-_The_Warning.jpg/200px-Hot_Chip_-_The_Warning.jpg Hot Chip The Warning 2006 EMI Boys From School 75. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/67/InGhostColours.jpg/200px-InGhostColours.jpg Cut Copy In Ghost Colours 2008 Modular Hearts on Fire 71. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/TheKnifeDeepCuts.jpg/200px-TheKnifeDeepCuts.jpg The Knife Deep Cuts 2003 Rabid Lycanthorpy :wub:
November 25, 200915 yr Patrick :wub: Janelle :wub: Camille :wub: Florence :wub: Brandy :wub: Rihanna <3
November 25, 200915 yr A lot of these are things I've wanted to like, but haven't been able to. :( 'Le Fil', 'Show Your Bones', 'Good News...', 'The Warning', 'Aerial'..... There's nothing I dislike though, I just can't like it either. My favourites so far are Cut Copy, The Knife and Bat for Lashes! :D
November 25, 200915 yr Author Thanks for the comments everyone. :wub: Lycanthropy is greatttt Chris. <3 Surprised someone else here likes Girl Talk. :o I'm surprised at some of the ones you don't like Rabbit. :o Show Your Bones is fabuloussss. Hot Chip as well. Glad you do like some though. 70. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/70/Graduation_(album).jpg/200px-Graduation_(album).jpg Kanye West Graduation 2007 Roc-A-Fella The Glory 69. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/47/Herculesandloveaffairalbumcover.jpeg/200px-Herculesandloveaffairalbumcover.jpeg Hercules and Love Affair Hercules and Love Affair 2008 DFA 68. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ed/Battlesmirrored.png/200px-Battlesmirrored.png Battles Mirrored 2007 Warp 67. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3e/Chutes_Too_Narrow.PNG/200px-Chutes_Too_Narrow.PNG The Shins Chutes Too Narrow 2003 Sub Pop Pink Bullets 66. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Mia-kala.jpg/200px-Mia-kala.jpg M.I.A. Kala 2007 XL 20 Dollar Another set of more popular indie here. Of course, everyone knows M.I.A. now that Paper Planes blew up. The album its on, Kala, is fabulous though. An intense listening experience. Battles are a crazy intense listening as well. Hercules and Love Affair make disco cool again. Kanye West is wonderful. <3 Don't care what anyone says. The Glory is amazeeee. The Shins are simplistically wonderful as well.
November 25, 200915 yr Author 65. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/43/Dear_science_album_cover.jpg/200px-Dear_science_album_cover.jpg TV on the Radio Dear Science, 2008 Interscope Dancing Choose 64. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Foodliquor.jpg/200px-Foodliquor.jpg Lupe Fiasco Lupe Fiasco's Food and Liquor 2006 1st & 15th American Terrorist 63. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/63/Justicecross.jpg/200px-Justicecross.jpg Justice † 2007 Ed Banger 62. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bf/Seven_Swans_album_cover_-_Sufjan_Stevens.jpg/200px-Seven_Swans_album_cover_-_Sufjan_Stevens.jpg Sufjan Stevens Seven Swans 2004 Asthmatic Kitty 61. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cf/PhoenixWolfgang.jpg/200px-PhoenixWolfgang.jpg Phoenix Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 2009 V2 Lisztomania TV on the Radio's latest, Dear Science, makes the list at 65th. An incredibly strong album that doesn't have a single bad track on it. Things get intense with Lupe Fiasco's political debut, and Justice's electronic-as-f*** debut that has practically defined the dance genre for the past few years. Things get a bit more delicate with Sufjan's religious release, Seven Swans, and Phoenix's perfection of the indie pop genre. If Wolfgang doesn't make you happy, you are heartless.
November 25, 200915 yr I've never really liked Yeah Yeah Yeahs at all until 'It's Blitz!'. Only 'Gold Lion' and 'Maps', the obvious ones really. That's a better 10! Battles, Shins, M.I.A, TV on the Radio, Phoenix! :wub: Sufjan's pre 'Illinois' material has been on my to download list for too long now... :(
November 25, 200915 yr could never get into the Justice album, it all sounded very samey to me, apart from the wonderful D.A.N.C.E. which obviously heavily inspired M.A.G.I.C. by The Sound of Arrows :wub: Good Girl Gone Bad is a classic, took me ages to finally appreciate it fully though so I'm hoping Rated R will be a similar grower
November 25, 200915 yr Author :o You MUST check out his older stuff. It's really wonderful. Especially Seven Swans. If you like the song I linked to, you'll like the album. Cross is fantastic. :( Albeit a little samey, it's a f***ing raveeeee. It's amaze when you have a bunch of friends together + some sort of influence and you just go crazy. Rihanna is good thoughzz. 60. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/Hissingfauna.jpg/200px-Hissingfauna.jpg Of Montreal Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? 2007 Polyvinyl We Were Born the Mutants Again With Leafling 59. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bd/Sleater-Kinney-One_Beat_(album_cover).jpg/200px-Sleater-Kinney-One_Beat_(album_cover).jpg Sleater-Kinney One Beat 2002 Kill Rock Stars 58. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Thunder,_Lightning,_Strike.jpg/200px-Thunder,_Lightning,_Strike.jpg The Go! Team Thunder, Lightning, Strike 2004 Columbia 57. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/69/DirtyProjectors-BitteOrca.jpg/200px-DirtyProjectors-BitteOrca.jpg Dirty Projectors Bitte Orca 2009 Domino 56. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/Sungtongs.jpg/200px-Sungtongs.jpg Animal Collective Sung Tongs 2004 Fat Cat Of Montreal's Hissing Fauna is a fabulously crazy record, and fairly well known on here I believe. If you're into and have yet to hear it, it's absolutely worth a listen. For those into rock moreso than indie, Sleater-Kinney are a MUST. They're effing rock n' roll at its finest. They're written off as riot grrl as two of the members are lesbian, but they are far, far more than that. The Go! Team, Dirty Projectors, and Animal Collective are all fairly indie standards, though all great. The Go! Team are delightfully crazy cheerleader inspired music, whereas Dirty Projectors are a mix of soulful vocals and bizarre backing. Animal Collective's Sung Tongs is much more minimalistic compared to what they're producing now, but equally as wonderful. It was actually recorded with just two members of the band, Avey Tare and Panda Bear.
November 25, 200915 yr This chart is the definition of music of quality and distinction. Fabulous stuff. When I have time, I will check out some of these acts that I have not heard bar the odd track or three by them.
November 25, 200915 yr I like these to varying degrees: Florence and the Machine - Lungs Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad Hot Chip - The Warning The Decemberists - The Crane Wife Janelle Monáe - Metropolis Suite I of IV: The Chase The Kills - No Wow Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours The xx - xx Kanye West - Graduation Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair Battles - Mirrored M.I.A. - Kala TV on the Radio - Dear Science Justice - † Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike Marvellous chart. Need to listen to more Sufjan ^_^
November 25, 200915 yr Author :o High praise Rich. Thank you so much. Glad you like my list so much thus far. Same for you Ashford. And yesss, you do. :wub: He's fabulous beyond words. I don't understand how one man can make so much great music. 55. http://store.acousticsounds.com/images/medium/AGOO_9251__16071__01152009113703-3105.jpg M83 Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts 2003 Gooom 54. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/26/The_Magic_Position_cover.jpg/200px-The_Magic_Position_cover.jpg Patrick Wolf The Magic Position 2007 Loog 53. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/11/X_cover.jpg/200px-X_cover.jpg Glass Candy B/E/A/T/B/O/X 2007 Italians Do It Better 52. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5a/Rjd2_Deadringer_Cover.jpg/200px-Rjd2_Deadringer_Cover.jpg RJD2 Deadringer 2002 Definitive Jux 51. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/The_White_Stripes_-_White_Blood_Cells.jpg/200px-The_White_Stripes_-_White_Blood_Cells.jpg The White Stripes White Blood Cells 2001 V2 M83's Dead Cities is a phenomenal album, one that you can get completely lost in. Synth heavy and wonderful. America is the definite standout imo. Patrick Wolf's The Magic Position, his first major label release, shows a much happier and orchestral side to the singer/songwriter, a nice change to the more earthy Patrick we were used to. Glass Candy's B/E/A/T/B/O/X pretty much defines the IDIB sound, and has inspired a wave of lo-fi disco since (Nite Jewel, Desire, etc.) But it's all welcome. RJD2's Deadringer was a stunning debut album, with hip hop production that completely changed the underground rap scene in the early 21st century. It's all absolutely stunning and worth a listen. The White Stripes are classic, of course, and their breakout album is full of catchy guitar hooks and bluesy arrangements. It's fabulous. I'm not as huge of a fan as I once was, but I can still definitely appreciate this album, as well as one other that's still to come. I also just realized I left The National out of the list. :( I replaced it with The Knife's self titled album, as that's about where I'd put it ultimately.
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