favourite music 2004

dear friends,

thought i would share with you my list, since i have read many of yours...

in no particular order, my fave records of the year were:

• the arcade fire, funeral
• rilo kiley, more adventerous
• modest mouse, good news for people who like bad news
• devendra banhart, nino roja
• the hank collective, how to prosper in the coming bad years
• pete elkas, party of one
• stars, set yourself on fire
• futureheads, self-titled
• le tigre, this island
• the streets, a grand don't come for free

and my favourite songs (discovered, if not created, this year) were:

• annie, me plus one
• ac newman, miracle drug
• hayden, home by saturday
• the decemberists, red right ankle
• lasse lindh, the stuff
• frausdots, soft light
• styrofoam, couches in allies (f. ben gibbard)
• magneta lane, constant lover
• iron and wine, such great heights
• the futureheads, hounds of love

back to the never-ending essay,

cam