my favorite 50 albums of 2004
well, finally, it's the end of the year - the time for everyone to compile their lists of their favorite albums from the past 12 months. so here are my 50 favorite albums of 2004, short and sweet. click on the artist to go to their website, click on the album to check it out at insound and maybe purchase it.
1. feist: let it die
2. the arcade fire: funeral
3. midlake: bamnan & slivercork
4. sufjan stevens: seven swans
5. adem: homesongs
6. the dead texan: the dead texan
7. fennesz: venice
8. the walkmen: bows & arrows
9. iron & wine: our endless numbered days
10. dolorean: violence in the snowy fields
11. brian wilson: smile
12. stars: set yourself on fire
13. interpol: antics
14. the go! team: thunder, lightning, strike
15. black moth super rainbow: start a people
16. air: talkie walkie
17. pan american: quiet city
18. annie: anniemal
19. devendra banhart: rejoicing in the hands
20. khonnor: handwriting
21. phoenix: alphabetical
22. kings of convenience: riot on an empty street
23. the album leaf: in a safe place
24. wilco: a ghost is born
25. rilo kiley: more adventurous
26. havergal: elettricita
27. namelessnumberheadman: your voice repeating
28. modest mouse: good news for people who love bad news
29. camera obscura: underachievers please try harder
30. tim hecker: mirages
31. the good life: album of the year
32. n. lannon: chemical friends
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33. j. tillman: i will return
34. joanna newsom: milk-eyed mender
35. auburn lull: cast from the platform
36. beta band: heroes to zeros
37. pedro the lion: achilles heel
38. john vanderslice: cellar door
39. unbunny: snow tires
40. ratatat: ratatat
41. junior boys: last exit
42. matt pond pa: emblems
43. morrissey: you are the quarry
44. the killers: hot fuss
45. styrofoam: nothing's lost
46. the autumns: the autumns
47. julian fane: special forces
48. dios: dios
49. dykehouse: midrange
50. philip jeck: 7
1. feist: let it die
2. the arcade fire: funeral
3. midlake: bamnan & slivercork
4. sufjan stevens: seven swans
5. adem: homesongs
6. the dead texan: the dead texan
7. fennesz: venice
8. the walkmen: bows & arrows
9. iron & wine: our endless numbered days
10. dolorean: violence in the snowy fields
11. brian wilson: smile
12. stars: set yourself on fire
13. interpol: antics
14. the go! team: thunder, lightning, strike
15. black moth super rainbow: start a people
16. air: talkie walkie
17. pan american: quiet city
18. annie: anniemal
19. devendra banhart: rejoicing in the hands
20. khonnor: handwriting
21. phoenix: alphabetical
22. kings of convenience: riot on an empty street
23. the album leaf: in a safe place
24. wilco: a ghost is born
25. rilo kiley: more adventurous
26. havergal: elettricita
27. namelessnumberheadman: your voice repeating
28. modest mouse: good news for people who love bad news
29. camera obscura: underachievers please try harder
30. tim hecker: mirages
31. the good life: album of the year
32. n. lannon: chemical friends
33. j. tillman: i will return
34. joanna newsom: milk-eyed mender
35. auburn lull: cast from the platform
36. beta band: heroes to zeros
37. pedro the lion: achilles heel
38. john vanderslice: cellar door
39. unbunny: snow tires
40. ratatat: ratatat
41. junior boys: last exit
42. matt pond pa: emblems
43. morrissey: you are the quarry
44. the killers: hot fuss
45. styrofoam: nothing's lost
46. the autumns: the autumns
47. julian fane: special forces
48. dios: dios
49. dykehouse: midrange
50. philip jeck: 7
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