Friday 7 May 2010

2000-2009 Albums of the Year

2001:

Incubus - Morning View


Release Date: 23rd October, 2001
Label: Epic Records
Genre: Alternative Rock

Review to follow...

Track Listing:
1. Nice to Know You (4:43)
2. Circles (4:09)
3. Wish You Were Here (3:32)
4. Just a Phase (5:33)
5. 11am (4:16)
6. Blood on the Ground (4:36)
7. Mexico (4:22)
8. Warning (4:42)
9. Echo (3:36)
10. Have You Ever (3:16)
11. Are You In? (4:26)
12. Under My Umbrella (3:33)
13. Aqueous Transmission (7:46)


Honourable Mentions:
- 'Bleed American' by Jimmy Eat World
- 'Is This It' by The Strokes
- 'Toxicity' by System of a Down


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2002:

Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf


Release Date: 27th August, 2002
Label: Interscope Records
Genre: Hard Rock

Review to follow...

Track Listing:
1. Millionaire (3:12)
2. No One Knows (4:38)
3. First It Giveth (3:18)
4. A Song for the Dead (5:52)
5. The Sky is Fallin' (6:15)
6. Six Shooter (1:19)
7. Hangin' Tree (3:06)
8. Go with the Flow (3:09)
9. Gonna Leave You (2:50)
10. Do It Again (4:04)
11. God is in the Radio (6:04)
12. Another Love Song (3:16)
13. A Song for the Deaf (6:42)
14. Mosquito Song (5:37)


Honourable Mentions:
- 'The Music' by The Music
- 'Sticks and Stones' by New Found Glory
- 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots' by The Flaming Lips


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2003:

Streetlight Manifesto - Everything Goes Numb


Release Date: 26th August, 2003
Label: Victory Records
Genre: Ska Punk

Review to follow...

Track Listing:
1. Everything Went Numb (3:29)
2. That'll Be the Day (4:42)
3. Point/Counterpoint (5:27)
4. If and When We Rise Again (4:19)
5. A Better Place, A Better Time (6:28)
6. We Are the Few (4:56)
7. Failing, Flailing (5:28)
8. Here's to Life (4:41)
9. A Moment of Silence (5:13)
10. A Moment of Violence (2:00)
11. The Saddest Song (3:18)
12. The Big Sleep (5:02)


Honourable Mentions:
- 'Deja Entendu' by Brand New
- 'O' by Damien Rice
- 'Revolutions per Minute' by Rise Against


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2004:

Arcade Fire - Funeral


Release Date: 14th September, 2004
Label: Merge Records
Genre: Baroque Pop

Review to follow...

Track Listing:
1. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) (4:48)
2. Neighborhood #2 (Laika) (3:31)
3. Une annee sans lumiere (3:40)
4. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) (5:12)
5. Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles) (4:49)
6. Crown of Love (4:42)
7. Wake Up (5:35)
8. Haiti (4:07)
9. Rebellion (Lies) (5:10)
10. In the Backseat (6:20)


Honourable Mentions:
- 'The Futureheads' by The Futureheads
- 'Futures' by Jimmy Eat World
- 'Hot Fuss' by The Killers


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2005:

Bloc Party - Silent Alarm


Release Date: 2nd February, 2005
Label: Wichita Records
Genre: Indie Rock

Review to follow...

Track Listing:
1. Like Eating Glass (4:22)
2. Helicopter (3:40)
3. Positive Tension (3:55)
4. Banquet (3:21)
5. Blue Light (2:47)
6. She's Hearing Voices (3:29)
7. This Modern Love (4:25)
8. Pioneers (3:35)
9. Price of Gas (4:19)
10. So Here We Are (3:52)
11. Luno (3:57)
12. Plans (4:10)
13. Compliments (4:43)


Honourable Mentions:
- 'City of Evil' by Avenged Sevenfold
- 'Plans' by Death Cab for Cutie
- 'Mezmerize' by System of a Down


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2006:

Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me


Release Date: 20th November, 2006
Label: Interscope Records
Genre: Alternative Rock

Review to follow...

Track Listing:
1. Sowing Season (Yeah) (4:31)
2. Millstone (4:16)
3. Jesus (5:18)
4. Degausser (5:32)
5. Limousine (MS Rebridge) (7:42)
6. You Won't Know (5:42)
7. Welcome to Bangkok (3:05)
8. Not the Sun (3:09)
9. Luca (5:08)
10. Untitled (2:04)
11. The Archer's Bows Have Broken (4:14)
12. Handcuffs (4:10)


Honourable Mentions:
- 'Crisis' by Alexisonfire
- 'Decomposer' by The Matches
- 'The Sufferer and the Witness' by Rise Against


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2007:

Against Me! - New Wave


Release Date: 10th July, 2007
Label: Sire Records
Genre: Punk Rock

Review to follow...

Track Listing:
1. New Wave (3:29)
2. Up the Cuts (2:53)
3. Thrash Unreal (4:14)
4. White People for Peace (3:33)
5. Stop! (2:34)
6. Borne on the FM Waves of the Heart (4:10)
7. Piss and Vinegar (2:27)
8. Americans Abroad (2:17)
9. Animal (3:21)
10. The Ocean (4:39)


Honourable Mentions:
- 'Mirrored' by Battles
- 'Street Gospels' by Bedouin Soundclash
- 'Strictly Rude' by Big D and the Kids Table


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2008:

The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound


Release Date: 19th August, 2008
Label: SideOneDummy Records
Genre: Punk Rock

Review to follow...

Track Listing:
1. Great Expectations (3:05)
2. The '59 Sound (3:09)
3. Old White Lincoln (3:23)
4. High Lonesome (3:05)
5. Film Noir (3:29)
6. Miles Davis & the Cool (4:11)
7. The Patient Ferris Wheel (3:34)
8. Casanova, Baby! (2:57)
9. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (3:30)
10. Meet Me by the River's Edge (3:19)
11. Here's Looking at You, Kid (3:36)
12. The Backseat (4:14)


Honourable Mentions:
- 'Narrow Stairs' by Death Cab for Cutie
- 'Death Magnetic' by Metallica
- 'A Band in Hope' by The Matches


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2009:

Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing


Release Date: 21st April, 2009
Label: Favorite Gentleman Recordings
Genre: Alternative Rock

Review to follow...

Track Listing:
1. The Only One (2:39)
2. Shake It Out (5:11)
3. I've Got Friends (4:57)
4. Pride (5:47)
5. In My Teeth (4:42)
6. 100 Dollars (1:50)
7. I Can Feel a Hot One (4:19)
8. My Friend Marcus (3:41)
9. Tony the Tiger (3:09)
10. Everything to Nothing (5:37)
11. The River (11:33)


Honourable Mentions:
- 'Daisy' by Brand New
- 'Farm' by Dinosaur Jr.
- 'Backspacer' by Pearl Jam

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