John Darnielle called Silk Degrees one of the top 5 albums ever and my list has never felt more validated
Wasn't entirely sure where to put this but figured some people in here would enjoy it. I've been on a huge Carole King kick and hadn't heard of the trio she was in with Charles Larkey and Danny Kortchmar, The City. Really tasteful arrangements throughout
The man responsible for most of the music/arrangement on "The Boys of Summer" is always a selling point. Haha
Heard this for the first time in February for MWE. “Snow Queen” and “Now That Everything’s Been Said” have such a specific mood, like strolling through a bustling cityscape. Their group is named well.
1. Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica 2. Nico - Desertshore 3. Nick Drake - Pink Moon/ Made To Love Magic 4. Adrianne Lenker - abysskiss 5. Elliott - False Cathedrals 6. The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace Is There 7. Modest Mouse - This Is A Long Drive... 8. Sun Kil Moon - Tiny Cities / Ghosts of the Great Highway / Admiral Fell Promises 9. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea 10. Big Thief - Capacity / UFOF 11. Weatherbox - Flies In All Directions 12. Silverstein - Discovering the Waterfront 13. Fireworks - Oh, Common Life 14. Cursive - Domestica 15. Unwound - Fake Train 16. Saetia - A Retrospective 17. Cap'n Jazz - Anaphabetapolothology 18. Radiohead - The Bends 19. Joni Mitchell - Blue 20. Bright Eyes - Fevers and Mirrors 21. Des Ark - Don't Rock the Boat, Sink the Fucker 22. Captain, We're Sinking - The Future Is Cancelled 23. Katie Dey - Flood Network 24. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Lenses Alien / Why There Are Mountains 25. American Pleasure Club - I blew on a dandelion & the whole world disappeared 26. Young Jesus - The Whole Thing Is Just There 27. TWIABP... - Whenever, If Ever 28. Tomber Lever - Furniture Pedagogue 29. Desaparecidos - Read Music/Speak Spanish 30. Pinback - Blue Screen Life 31. Brand New - Science Fiction / Deja Entendu 32. David Maxim Micic - Who Bit the Moon 33. Paramore - Brand New Eyes 34. Yellowcard - Lights and Sounds 35. The Sidekicks - Awkward Breeds 36. Brian Eno - Apollo 37. Little Big League - These Are Good People. 38. Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump 39. Carissa's Wierd - Songs About Leaving 40. The Arteries - Dead Sea 41. Sunny Day Real Estate - LP2 42. John Denver - Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits 43. The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree 44. The Menzingers - On the Impossible Past 45. The Early November - For All Of This 46. Between the Buried and Me - Colors 47. Scale the Summit - Bloom 48. Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life 49. The Wrens - The Meadowlands 50. Arcade Fire - Funeral if you listen to one record from this check out Furniture Pedagogue, I'm still sad it never got its due in the scene
to be totally honest, after the election I totally forgot about this. I'll try to work on it this week maybe.
I've had a look at totalling up the albums based on the 50 points 1st place, 1 point for 50th rule. This is how it turned out. Top 200 Albums 1 Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run 2 The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace is There 3 The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound 4 Jack's Mannequin - Everything In Transit 5 Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion 6 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 7 Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 8 Jimmy Eat World - Clarity 9 Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory 10 Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism 11 Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea 12 Bon Iver - 22, A Million 13 Jimmy Eat World - Futures 14 Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly 15 Bon Iver - Bon Iver 16 The Menzingers - On the Impossible Past 17 Taylor Swift - Red 18 Thrice - Vheissu 19 The National - Trouble Will Find Me 20 My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge 21 Radiohead - In Rainbows 22 Frank Ocean - Blonde 23 The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 24 My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade 25 Kanye West - Yeezus 26 Blink 182 - Blink 182 27 Nas - Illmatic 28 Death Cab For Cutie - Plans 29 Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning 30 Prince - Purple Rain 31 Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle 32 Radiohead - OK Computer 33 Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica 34 The Beatles - Abbey Road 35 Radiohead - Kid A 36 Counting Crows - August and Everything After 37 The Format - Dog Problems 38 Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher 39 Say Anthing - Is a Real Boy 40 Weezer - Pinkerton 41 Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends 42 Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps 43 Weezer - Blue Album 44 mewtihoutYou - Brother, Sister 45 Thursday - Full Collapse 46 The 1975 - I like it when you sleep 47 Cursive - The Ugly Organ 48 Lorde - Melodrama 49 Joni Mitchell - Blue 50 The Wonder Years - Suburbia, I’ve Given You All and Now I’m Nothing 51 Dangerous Summer - Reach for the Sun 52 Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights 53 Tegan and Sara - The Con 54 Paramore - After Laughter 55 Elliott Smith - Either/Or 56 Jason Isbell - Southeastern 57 CLASH - London Calling 58 Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing 59 Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American 60 Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town 61 The Hotelier - Goodness 62 Defrtones - White Pony 63 Nick Drake - Pink Moon 64 Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu Tang 65 Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell 66 The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships 67 The National - High Violet 68 Blink 182 - Enema Of The State 69 Jeff Rosenstock - Worry 70 Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come 71 Madvillain - Madvillainy 72 Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 73 The Strokes - Is This It 74 Coheed & Cambria - In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 75 The Menzingers - After The Party 76 Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory 77 Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile 78 Nirvana - In Utero 79 Nirvana - Nevermind 80 Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road 81 Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind 82 Saves the Day - Stay What You Are 83 Thursday - War All the Time 84 Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city 85 Pixies - Doolitle 86 Silverstein - Discovering the Waterfront 87 David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust 88 Green Day - American Idiot 89 Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight 90 The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site 91 Arcade Fire - Funeral 92 Japandroids - Celebration Rock 93 moving mountains - pneuma 94 Underoath - Define the Great Line 95 Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour 96 Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 97 Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues 98 Kate Bush - Hounds of Love 99 Alice in Chains - Dirt 100 Converge - Jane Doe 101 Spanish Love Songs - Brave Faces Everyone 102 At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command 103 The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang 104 Titus Andronicus - The Monitor 105 Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City 106 Beyonce - Lemonade 107 Michael Jackson - Thriller 108 AFI - Sing the Sorrow 109 Outkast - Aquemini 110 American Football - American Football 111 Butch Walker - Letters 112 The Cure - Disintegration 113 Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago 114 Kanye West - The College Dropout 115 Nina Simone - Nina Simone Sings the Blues 116 Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream 117 Paul Simon - Graceland 118 Prince - Sign O’ The Times 119 Dangerous Summer - War Paint 120 Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West 121 Sufjan Stevens - Age of Adz 122 Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill 123 The Postal Service - Give Up 124 The Smiths - The Queen is Dead 125 Damien Rice - O 126 Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory 127 Circa Survive - On Letting Go 128 Fall Out Boy - Take This To Your Grave 129 BROCKHAMPTON - Iridescence 130 Taylor Swift - 1989 131 The Killers - Hot Fuss 132 Kanye West - Late Registration 133 Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math 134 Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die 135 The Replacements - Tim 136 Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks 137 No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom 138 Patti Smith - Horses 139 The Wonder Years - The Greatest Generation 140 Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile To The Surface 141 Big Thief - Capacity 142 The Wallflowers - Bringing Down the Horse 143 Taking Back Sunday - Where You Want To Be 144 Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy 145 Cartel - Chroma 146 Every Time I Die - Hot Damn! 147 Bruce Springsteen - The River 148 Rise Against - Siren Song of the Counter Culture 149 The Weakerthans - Left and Leaving 150 Elliott - False Cathedrals 151 Jeff Buckley - Grace 152 Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light 153 Thrice - Beggars 154 Bomb the Music Industry! - Vacation 155 Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog 156 New Found Glory - Sticks and Stones 157 The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America 158 The Beatles - Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 159 Frank Turner - Love, Ire & Song 160 Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine 161 The Horrible Crowes - Elsie 162 As Tall As Lions - As Tall As Lions 163 Copeland - Eat, Sleep, Repeat 164 Fall Out Boy - Folie a Deux 165 Joyce Manor - Joyce Manor 166 U2 - The Joshua Tree 167 Spanish Love Songs - Schmaltz 168 Bright Eyes - Fevers & Mirrors 169 Hop Along - Painted Shut 170 Bright Eyes - Lifted or the Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground 171 Foxing - Nearer My God 172 System of a Down - Toxicity 173 The Beatles - Rubber Soul 174 John Mayer - Continuum 175 Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not 176 Averi - Drawn to Revolving Doors 177 The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Harmlessness 178 Glassjaw - Worship & Tribute 179 The Beatles - Revolver 180 Tom Petty - Wildflowers 181 Drake - Take Care 182 fun - Some Nights 183 Billy Joel - The Stranger 184 Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers 185 The National - Sleep Well Beast 186 Armor For Sleep - What To Do When You Are Dead 187 Saosin - Saosin 188 John Coltrane - A Love Supreme 189 Beyonce - Beyonce 190 The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow 191 The Wrens - The Meadowlands 192 Camp Cope - Camp Cope 193 Motion City Soundtrack - Even If It Kills Me 194 My Bloody Valentine - Loveless 195 Power Trip - Nightmare Logic 196 Van Morrison - Moondance 197 Soundgarden - Superunknown 198 The Front Bottoms - Back On Top 199 The Weeknd - House of Balloons 200 DJ Shadow - Endtroducing..... In terms of artist totals, the ranking was Top 200 Artists 1 Jimmy Eat World 2 Bruce Springsteen 3 Kanye West 4 Bon Iver 5 Radiohead 6 The Hotelier 7 Death Cab For Cutie 8 My Chemical Romance 9 The National 10 Blink 182 11 Jack's Mannequin 12 Kendrick Lamar 13 Fleetwood Mac 14 Motion City Soundtrack 15 The Gaslight Anthem 16 Taylor Swift 17 The Beatles 18 Weezer 19 Thrice 20 Thursday 21 Phoebe Bridgers 22 Julien Baker 23 Sufjan Stevens 24 Modest Mouse 25 Manchester Orchestra 26 Neutral Milk Hotel 27 Bright Eyes 28 Paramore 29 Prince 30 Nirvana 31 The Wonder Years 32 mewtihoutYou 33 Taking Back Sunday 34 The Menzingers 35 Carly Rae Jepsen 36 Frank Ocean 37 Bob Dylan 38 Fall Out Boy 39 Cursive 40 David Bowie 41 The Dangerous Summer 42 Green Day 43 Counting Crows 44 The Beach Boys 45 The Weakerthans 46 The Format 47 Beyonce 48 Against Me! 49 Nas 50 The Gaslight Anthem 51 Nine Inch Nails 52 REM 53 New Found Glory 54 Butch Walker 55 Nina Simone 56 Tegan and Sara 57 Lorde 58 Frightened Rabbit 59 Bjork 60 Elliott Smith 61 Jason Isbell 62 Tom Waits 63 Nick Drake 64 Joni Mitchell 65 Arcade Fire 66 Coheed & Cambria 67 Every Time I Die 68 Saves the Day 69 Circa Survive 70 Say Anything 71 Wilco 72 Paul Simon 73 American Football 74 Charli XCX 75 Deftones 76 Outkast 77 The Smiths 78 Hop Along 79 Arctic Monkeys 80 Led Zeppelin 81 The Strokes 82 Silverstein 83 Linkin Park 84 Kate Bush 85 Converge 86 AFI 87 Tyler, the Creator 88 Wu-Tang Clan 89 Billy Joel 90 The Menzingers 91 Jeff Rosenstock 92 Kacey Musgraves 93 The Killers 94 The Cure 95 Big Thief 96 Carly Rae Jepsen 97 Refused 98 Joyce Manor 99 Vampire Weekend 100 Moving Mountains 101 Underoath 102 Damien Rice 103 Explosions In The Sky 104 Earl Sweatshirt 105 U2 106 John Coltrane 107 Neil Young 108 Copeland 109 Alice in Chains 110 Pink Floyd 111 Lucinda Williams 112 Tom Petty 113 The 1975 114 Weatherbox 115 Third Eye Blind 116 Pixies 117 The Clash 118 Black Sabbath 119 fun 120 The Hold Steady 121 Spanish Love Songs 122 Deafheaven 123 Japandroids 124 Daft Punk 125 Sigur Ros 126 The Front Bottoms 127 Van Morrison 128 Michael Jackson 129 At the Drive-In 130 Titus Andronicus 131 As Tall As Lions 132 Drake 133 Oasis 134 Smashing Pumpkins 135 Sonic Youth 136 Vince Staples 137 Brand New 138 Touche Amore 139 Alanis Morissette 140 Foxing 141 Sam Cooke 142 BROCKHAMPTON 143 Aretha Franklin 144 Title Fight 145 Fiona Apple 146 John Mayer 147 Say Anything 148 St Vincent 149 No Doubt 150 Soundgarden 151 System of a Down 152 Turnover 153 The Rolling Stones 154 Chad Perrone 155 Rage Against the Machine 156 The Wonder Years 157 Father John Misty 158 Peter Gabriel 159 Between the Buried & Me 160 Lauryn Hill 161 Muse 162 The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die 163 Bomb the Music Industry! 164 Gorillaz 165 Pianos Become the Teeth 166 DJ Shadow 167 Rise Against 168 Patti Smith 169 The Wallflowers 170 Cymbals Eat Guitars 171 Cartel 172 Steely Dan 173 Avenged Sevenfold 174 Erykah Badu 175 ISIS 176 Elliott 177 Jeff Buckley 178 The Notorious B.I.G 179 Laura Stevenson 180 Pearl Jam 181 Armor For Sleep 182 The Horrible Crowes 183 Minus the Bear 184 Anberlin 185 Young Thug 186 Dave Matthews Band 187 Lady Gaga 188 Godspeed You! Black Emperor 189 New Order 190 Averi 191 Curtis Mayfield 192 Mitski 193 Spanish Love Songs 194 The Replacements 195 Glassjaw 196 Madvillain 197 Alex G 198 Alkaline Trio 199 Owen 200 Portishead