Top Trumps: Clinic (Winchester Cathedral), Noxagt (The Iron Point), Boredoms (Seadrum), Bark Psycosis (Codemane: Dustsucker)

Downers: McClusky, Brian Wilson (not a patch on the bootlegs), Tortoise (also the biggest 'live' letdown of the year - I walked out of the ATP set)

Braden wrote:Rock from the Past: Tusk reissue

is this the tusk from chicago, the guys in pelican? they're good! i'm sure there are other bands called tusk!

i bought maybe six new records this year (and liked three of them), but i will stick my neck out for the new fall record, their best since 1988 or so. also, the sightings album, already much acclaimed and ok'd on this board.

i wouldnt say mclusky was anywhere close to a downer,
infact id say its one of the years best records.

and silkworm's ittl be cool.
and bearclaw's find the sun
and rapeman's two nuns and a pack mule

I liked...

Animal Collective : Sung Tongs
Dungen : Ta Det Lungt
Dub Trio : Exploring the Dangers Of
Afro Baby Comp. : The Evolution of the Afro Sound in Nigeria
Black Dice : Creature Comforts
Junior Boys : Last Exit
Harmonia : Music von Harmonia(Reissue)
Lockgroove : Calm Right Down
The Ex : Turn
Isis : panopticon
Lali Puna : Faking the Books

off the top of my head....I enjoyed alot of good music this year. Considering what my life has been like...I'm thankful for every minute of it.
Good year for Musack!

Of all of the 2004 releases that I have picked up, these are the ten that have remained constant listens:

"The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country On The Click) by the Fall
"Gold" by the Fucking AM
"A Guess At The Riddle" by the David Grubbs
"Audit In Progress" by the Hot Snakes
"Panopticon" by the Isis
"Leviathan" by the Mastodon
"The End Is Near" by the New Year
"Things Are Strange" by the Panthers
"Customs" by the Joel RL Phelps & the Downer Trio
"Sonic Nurse" by the Sonic Youth

with honorable mention to 2004 releases by: TV on the Radio, Weird War,
Silkworm, Brian Wilson, Tortoise, and the Fiery Furnaces.

Mr. Chimp wrote: Weird War

I forgot about this record...man its really great

I haven't picked up a lot from 2004, but the best for me was probably Shannon Wright's new one, "Over the Sun." Some of the guitar sounds are so good on that record I could kiss them. Or eat them.

I had really high hopes for Pinback's "Summer in Abaddon", but it has been just okay overall.

MorphineCharley wrote:Albums of the Year:

Electrelane: The Power Out

Correct.

"Satanic Panic In The Attic" by Of Montreal also gets an Honorable Mention.

YO31 wrote:Bark Psycosis (Codemane: Dustsucker)

I don't know how I forgot this one. Good god, what a great record that is. I just got the 10" single for "The Black Meat" a week or two ago, and hope that Bark Psychosis continue to make music for some time to come.

Vaz - Dying to meet you