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The Drowned in Sound Canon
Now that we've gone through the relevant decades I would like to see if its possible to establish what the canon is for the general consensus of DiS. It will obviously be impossible for everyone to agree on all of these, but given the overwhelming support for certain records I would like to compile a list that is generally considered the most important/revered for "our" demographic. I didn't go further than the late 70s because I don't feel 60s records really represent us/entering The Beatles/Stones/Dylan would be a bit moot, but if you would like to suggest any records to be added then post them here and if they get enough this^'s then they can enter. Similarly, if you believe a record in this list to be unrepresentative of this community's taste then you can suggest them for unelection here and again if they are this^'s enough then they will be erased!
Radiohead - OK Computer/Kid A/In Rainbows
My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything/Loveless
Pixies - Surfa Rosa/Doolittle
Nirvana - Nevermind/In Utero
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea
Weezer - Blue/Pinkerton
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures/Closer
The National - Alligator/Boxer
Godspeed! - F# A# oo/Lift Yr Skinny Wrists.
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Sufjan Stevens - Illnoise
The Avalanches - Since I Left You
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
Joanna Newsom - Ys
At the Drive-in - Relationship of Command
The Strokes - Is This It?
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
The Knife - Silent Shout
Burial - Untrue
Portishead - Third
Fugazi - Repeater
Wu Tang Clan - 36 Chambers
Slint - Spiderland
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Boards of Canada - Music has a right to Children
Nas - Illmatic
The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
R.E.M - Automatic for the People
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
Elliott Smith - XO
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
Yo La Tengo - I can hear the Heart Beating as One
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
The Cure - Disintegration
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Talking Heads - Remain in the Light
Television - Marquee Moon
David Bowie - Hunky Dory/Low
The Clash - London Calling