The past decade has been good to us, beginning with the question that prelude's every decade: what music will define this decade? For me, the 2000s were absolutely the decade for indie rock! I'm not alone in this thought either. The genre exploded into mainstream consciousness over the course of the last 10 years, thanks in large part to the internet, iPods, and digital music in general. I probably consumed more music in a single year of this decade than I had in all my years prior to it!
But the list below isn't just a list of indie music. It is simply a list of my favorite albums, and the memories that each one of them bring to mind. I hope you find some enjoyment in my reflections on the greatest decade I've yet to live through, and I hope that this next 10 years is just as kind to us.
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Those of you keeping up with my Twitter feed (@
audiooverflow) should be aware that when I decided to compile my Top 50 Albums of the decade for Audio Overflow, I narrowed down the decades huge collection of great music to 118 album that I thought deserved to be nominated. Then came the difficult task...narrowing that list to 50. In the process, a lot of great albums that I though for sure would make it in the Top 50 got cut. But I love these albums! So in the interest of honoring properly, here are albums 70-51 in my best of the decade list. The honorable mentions, if you will.
#70. Of Montreal:
Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse (2001)
#69. System of a Down:
Toxicity (2001)
#68. Fiona Apple:
Extraordinary Machine (2005)
#67. A Perfect Circle:
Thirteenth Step (2003)
#66. LCD Soundsystem:
Sound of Silver (2007)
#65. Sufjan Stevens:
Seven Swans (2004)
#64. Fleet Foxes:
Fleet Foxes (2008)
#63. Midlake:
The Trials of Van Occupanther (2006)
#62. Tilly and the Wall:
Bottoms of Barrels (2006)
#61. Tegan and Sara:
The Con (2007)
#60. Rogue Wave:
Out of the Shadow (2003)
#59. My Morning Jacket:
Z (2005)
#58. The Flaming Lips:
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)
#57. My Brightest Diamond:
A Thousand Shark's Teeth (2008)
#56. Conor Oberst:
Conor Oberst (2008)
#55. The Shins:
Wincing the Night Away (2007)
#54. Rogue Wave:
Descended Like Vultures (2005)
#53. Mates of State:
Bring it Back (2006)
#52. Jaymay:
Autumn Fallin' (2008)
#51. Bright Eyes:
Cassadaga (2007)
Just a little something to hold you over until the full list, complete with photos and commentary, is posted sometime in the next week.
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Oh sure, everyone else was posting their "Best of the '00s" list months ago. Not me, though. I like to wait things out, let things settle, and meditate on all the wonderful music that the last decade hath wrought. How long does such an endeavor last? About 20 days apparantly, because I just finished compiling the Top 50 Albums of the Last Decade!
As a teaser to the reveal of the list (which should appear as soon as I write 50 paragraphs about said albums), I've included this modified version of the Top 10 to whet your appetite. Any guesses as to what these 10 albums may be (#5 should be easy to guess)? Include your guesses in the comments, and we'll see who gets what right when the final list is revealed soon.
Until then, peace out!
--Cale
# Artist Name: "Album Name" (Year Released)
1. ___ ______ _______: "____ __" (2003)
2. ______ _______: "________" (2005)
3. ___ _____: " ______ ___ ______" (2003)
4. ___ _______: "____ ______" (2002)
5. _________: "___ _" (2000)
6. __ ________: "_______ _____ __ ___ _____" (2004)
7. ___: "_________ _ _____" (2008)
8. _____ _____: "_____ __ ____" (2007)
9. ____: "__________" (2003)
10. ___ ____ _____: "_______ ___ ____" (2005)
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