Top 20 of the Year

I had this great idea to count down my top twenty albums of the year. I did the first two, then sucuumed to final papers/exams, touring Washington DC, and holiday festivities. Sorry!

Here is my list. Tell me your thoughts. (That's an order, if you didn't notice).

Top 20 Albums of the Year:

1. Stars “Set Yourself on Fire”
2. Rogue Wave “Descended Like Vultures”
3. Sufjan Stevens “Illinois”
4. Tapes ‘N Tapes “The Loon”
5. Nada Surf “The Weight Is A Gift”
6. The Decemberists "Picaresque"
7. John Vanderslice “Pixel Revolt”
8. John Doe “Forever Hasn’t Happened Yet”
9. Brendan Benson "The Alternative To Love"
10. Tom Vek “We Have Sound”
11. The Happy Bullets "The Vice and Virtue Ministry"
12. Andrew Bird "…& The Mysterious Production of Eggs"
13. Minus The Bear “Menos El Oso”
14. The Joggers "With a Cape and a Cane"
15. Eisley "Room Noises"
16. The 88 "Over and Over"
17. Wolf Parade "Apologies to the Queen Mary"
18. World Leader Pretend “Punches”
19. The Go! Team “Thunder, Lightning, Strike”
20. Elkland "Golden"


Honorable Mention:

Coldplay "X&Y”
Billy Corgan "The Future Embrace"
The Magic Numbers “The Magic Numbers”
The New Pornographers “Twin Cinema”
The Perishers “Let There Be Morning”
Johnathan Rice 'Trouble is Real"
Robbers On High Street “Tree City”
Spoon “Gimme Fiction”
Super Furry Animals “Love Kraft”