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Maybe im holding fond memories of the Selectadisc lists which were always pretty spot on.

I want to check out the Leisure Society one, shame I STILL have no laptop/iPod :-( :-(

if there was a Spotify playlist of this.

Really, who are they trying to shit? It was the worst album I heard this year.
List - dismissed. Bye bye rough trade kudos.

Fever Ray is brilliant. That Bill Callahan Record is called Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle, btw. Decent list. A lot better than some we will see I'm sure.

Reasonable list. I would have Japandroids a lot higher than that - and can't see how The Horrors can be in anyone's top ten. Are they on Rough Trade?

Outstanding!

should be in top 50 of this year, truly amazing album
i know most people will disagree with me, but it was an album i enjoyed during all year, and still cant stop listening

some strong picks though.

From what I recall anyway. Or maybe I've just heard more of these this year?

There is some good stuff in it, but I'm disappointed by the lack of rock in there considering we've had very good records released by Part Chimp, Kong, Pissed Jeans, Obits, FOTL, Joe Gideon & The Shark, SunOOOOOO)))(?), Hunches, etc.

Seems to overlook a whole heap of great Scottish albums too...

Still, that's the thing about lists. Pointless and subjective. Just a bit more one dimensional on first glance than their usual ones it feels...?

Veckatimawhoodle should be #1, so there.

..amd where are The Antlers?

Rough Trade usually have a more surprising #1, this seems a bit of a safe choice. Good to see Ganglians in this list.

and everyone always moans that band x, y or z aren't in (well, The XX are)... BUT...

No Future Of The Left? Moderat? Flaming Lips?? Hmmmmmmm.

and those are amongst the most disappointing albums i've got this year (jarvis, animal collective, grizzly bear)

Is dead to me.

Times New Viking aren't making more end of year lists. it's a great album.

was under the impression that rough trade would do a decent list, but the majority of those are 7/10 albums, and have no bizness being there.

why do i always look at these :( THEY ARE NEVER AGREEABLE

and the best ten too :)

Good to see Riceboy Sleeps getting some kudos. Thought I was the only one.

..renders this list instantly irrelevant. The Leisure Society at no7?! Pipe 'n' slippers time, Nige!

of worriedaboutsatan, so this list is RUBBISH! ;)
hehe, seriously though, i don't really own any of that list, but seconded on Moderat- one of the best electronic albums of the past few years, for sure, so it's odd it wasn't there. and Ben Frost should be there too.

If we're having a comp. Had 10 of first 20 and then they got all obscure on my ass...Have tried hard to love Low Anthem but it constantly underwhelms. I'm still holding out for Blakroc. Think it will smash its way into Year lists. IMHO

you lot are !

anyhoo individual staff top tens will be published on saturday. Acorn was my mistake ! The whole point of it is that these are our fave releases of the year, the list is there to spark debate which it seems to be doing! If we all agreed the world of music would be a very boring place indeed.

considering they pretty muched signed the group on the back of it being so awesome; plus it would have been an excellent way of shamelessly promoting them for their sophomore release early next year.
Anyway, nice to see White Denim's Fits with a reasonably high placing, can't see many other publications including it unfortunately.

I feel the same when Boomkat do lists or reviews.

The xx & Grizzly Bear are alright but kind of boring, I like them but not loads. Same with Dirty Projectors really.

I really like Atlas Sound and Martyn on that list.

I absolutely love this list. Not everything in it, mind, but its got Atlas Sound and The Very Best in the top 20, and there won't be many other top twenties with both of those in, if any.

aside from the aforementioned omission of some brilliant rock albums (Kong in particular)it's not really a bad list apart from being more than a little obvious maybe.

YYY's have dired on us. I think its been a year of loads of solid records with very few amazing ones. Possibly because there a lot more debuts that have hinted at brilliance but not quite delivered on this album.

nobody seems that bothered about the HEALTH album any more, after the super-excitement that came around its release? That was this year, right?

:(

I find The XX's appeal utterly bewildering.

Girls are a little low for me, though.

correctamundo - would be in my top 10.

I like the look of this list because its got that variety that is like well good (not sure i'll ever be a music writing dude).

Top 10 are pretty mediocre (except Fuck Buttons). And Acorn was 2007!

I've heard a few though and I think Neko Case, Shitmat, Justin Townes Earle and Katatonia should probably be on there because I like them. Been more of a year for singles, rather than albums methinks.

I've tried repeatedly to get into the xx album, but - Crystalised aside - it doesn't do anything for me at all.

The Horrors - HAH! Embarressing. I severly doubt anyone will be listening to this next year, never mind in 10 years time.

'Sometimes I wish We Were an Eagle' should not be at 60, it should be at least 59 places higher... I'm not always a massive Smog fanboy, the last solo effort I didn't rate at all, but this year's 'Eagle' was immmense.

the xx – xx
the horrors – primary colours
yeah yeah yeahs - it's blitz!
phoenix - wolfgang amadeus phoenix
girls - album
alela diane - to be still
andrew bird - noble beast
big pink - a brief history of love
decemberists - the hazards of love
patrick watson - wooden arms

... and several more are on my wish list, which isn't as out of touch as I anticipated.