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1. The National - High Violet
2. The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt / Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird EP
3. Beach House - Teen Dream
4. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
5. Janelle Monáe - The Archandroid
6. The Van Jets - Cat Fit Fury!
7. General Fiasco - Buildings
8. Jónsi - Go
9. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
10. The Black Box Revelation - Silver Threats
11. Vampire Weekend - Contra
12. Supersilent - 10
13. Shad - TSOL
14. Arcade Fire - The…

The National – High Violet

http://p.playme.com/cspv/69-01-15-40-00-MetaPreview-Cover-JPEG256x256/the-national/high-violet.jpg?ts=1276050333

I know a lot of people will disagree with it, but for me The National takes the cake this year. I understand a lot of people's complaints though, it does feel a lot different than the highly acclaimed Boxer or the fan favourite Alligator. The National always had a pretty grand sound to them, but it only comes out in full on this album and that can be a bit overkill for some people. But who cares about that, let's talk about the album already.

High Violet opens with the heavy, demoish Terrible Love…

5. The Beatles - For No One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv2s09cME6c

Paul McCartney IS THE MAN.

Your day breaks
Your mind aches
You find that all her words of kindness linger on when
She no longer needs you

She wakes up
She makes up
She takes her time and doesn't feel she has to hurry
She no longer needs you

And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years

You want her
You need her
And yet you don't believe her when she says her love is…

10. Nirvana - In Bloom

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xazh_nirvana-in-bloom
(lousy youtube and their 'this video is not available in your country', drives me nuts really)

This has to be my most listened song ever. I play it every time I play guitar and it's my top track on last.fm so that has to count for something I guess! Still it's 'only' 10th, imagine all the songs that still have to come!

Anyway, the video is pretty funny so enjoy.

This is pretty much an anthem, while it's meant to be an anti-anthem… Ironic isn't it?

Let's get to those lyrics!

Sell the kids…

Bla bla bla crappy writeups bla

14. Interpol - Evil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_OcR0fbf6g

The song starts with one of the catchiest bass riffs I have ever heard. Really simple, but oh so sweet. I love songs with bass riffs like that.

Rosemary, Heaven restores you in life
You're coming with me
Through the aging, the fearing, the strife

It's the smiling on the package
It's the faces in the sand
It's the thought that moves you upwards
Embracing me with two hands

Right will take you places
Yeah maybe to the beach
When your friends they do come crying
Tell them now…

blabla copypaste

19. The National - Mr. November

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzhNdCxhK28

A sweet guitar riff as an intro for one of the best closers of one of the greatest albums I have heard in my short life.

This is nothing like it was in my room
In my best clothes
Trying to think of you
This is nothing like it was in my room
In my best clothes

Matt Berninger with his ever so clever lyrics. I love the way he sings this.

After a few verses with sweet guitar arpeggios and Berninger singing in a very subtle voice the song starts…

This is a copy-paste of write-ups I am doing at gamefaqs.

Enjoy.

25. Nine Inch Nails - Hurt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjwgYvzQWS4

This is truly a marvelous song. Let's start this list by saying that I love 25-3 as much (two songs have a very special place in my heart..), so much that any day this song could be at any other place, but for now it's at 25.

Anyway, most of you will know the Johnny Cash cover instead of the original. But I prefer this one (though the Johnny Cash vid and song almost brought me to tears too), especially after…

Morrissey - Years of Refusal

English assignment… 250 words was the standard, got a bit out of hand.

After three years of waiting, legend Steven Patrick Morrissey (Primarily known by his family name) has put out another record. Years of Refusal is his tenth solo album and his fourteenth studio album, the other four being released with the legendary band The Smiths, before he went solo.

The album starts with the marvelous 'Something is Squeezing My Skull', a song nearing to punk rock with a pretty heavy riff for a song by Morrissey. Morrissey sings “I'm doing very well, I…

As you all already know, 2008 was a pretty mediocre year for music, but there are some albums that are pretty brilliant in my eyes. (ears whatever)

10. Moving Mountains - Foreword

http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s1356246.jpg

I have listened to this like four times (yeah as I said, pretty mediocre year) so I still have to check it out decently but it is pretty nice. Once I look into it more, I'll edit a larger write-up (maybe).

9. God Is An Astronaut - God is an Astronaut

(can't find a decent pic WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUU-)

A pretty good album from a great band.…

I don't know the band that was supporting and they didn't say their names but it was okay. I remember they said being Australian and coming all the way from Sidney (just to support a relatively known band, I like that), cool I guess. Anyway after a half hour they stopped playing and after a break Tom Barman and his crew came on stage. They picked up their stuff and started one hell of a show. When She Comes Down was a good opener and it set the mood for tonight with its smooth verses (Su..icide… Suicide soul!) and loud…