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1. M.I.A. – kala
2. amy winehouse – back to black
3. the national -boxer
4. arcade fire – neon bible
5. lil wayne – da drought 3
6. justice – †
7. jay-z – american gangster
8. arctic monkies – favourite worst nightmare
9. common – finding forever
10. lcd soundsystem -sound of silver
11. wu tang clan – 8 diagrams
12. rilo kiley – under the blacklight
13. death proof soundtrack
14. manu chao – la radiolina
15. feist – the reminder
some thoughts while making up this list:
it really wasnt hard to compile. i normally dont listen to albums all the way through like i used to. i’m much more of a singles/album track person for the last few years. so i tend to gravitate toward the obvious choices.
the wu-tang album is incredible. it is off-putting and intriguing at once. there is more revealed with each listen. i wouldnt be surprised if a year from now i would put it in the top 5 of this list.
i dont listen to many albums by new rap artists. aside from Clipse or T.I.’s King, they just dont do it for me. they make great singles, and that is good enough for me. So it’s funny that a mixtape by Lil Wayne had me so engaged. that dude can spit about anything, and often he does.
Amy Winehouse’s album is the only album on this list people will listen to 20-30 years from now. I promise you.
I dont get why the Rilo Kiley album gets so much hate, like they sold out or something. they’ve never been that deep in the first place. they make great pop.
Kala has it all. MIA toped Arular seemingly with no effort, and so much energy. She ruled my year. Period.
