I’ve gone and done it again. As I always do, I’ve revised my list of best albums of last year. Neko and The Von Bondies have flipped places, and discs by The Hidden Cameras, Magneta Lane and Green Day pushed The Division Of Laura Lee, Jolie Holland and Mark Lanegan out of the top ten.
- The Arcade Fire – Funeral
- The Walkmen – Bows And Arrows
- A.C. Newman – The Slow Wonder
- The Von Bondies – Pawn Shoppe Heart
- Neko Case – The Tigers Have Spoken
- The Hidden Cameras – Mississauga Goddam
- Magneta Lane – The Constant Lover
- Ted Leo – Shake The Streets
- Loretta Lynn – Van Lear Rose
- Green Day – American Idiot
Honorable mentions: Division Of Laura Lee – Das Not Compute, Explosions In The Sky – Friday Night Lights Soundtrack, Jimmy Eat World – Futures, Jolie Holland – Escondida, Kasabian – Kasabian, Mark Lanegan – Bubblegum, Thee Silver Mountain Reveries – Pretty Little Lightning Paw
And no, I still haven’t changed my mind about The Fiery Furnaces‘ Blueberry Boat or PJ Harvey‘s Uh Huh Her.
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