Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Dave's Faves 2004

Great Ass: Hits
I know this goes beyond a top five, but I promise to only do this once a year.

22 reasons why I love new music. Why 22? Well, if I take my favorite tracks from 22 particular albums released in 2004, a spectacular 80-minute CD can be made, encompassing my musical tastes for the year. And the winners are (in alphabetical order):

Joseph Arthur "In Ohio" from Our Shadows Will Remain
Black Keys "The Lengths" from Rubber Factory
Richard Buckner "Rafters" from Dents & Shells
Eugene Edwards "My Favorite Revolution" from My Favorite Revolution
The Elected "7 September 2003" from Me First
Amy Farris "Pretty Dresses" from Anyway
John Frusciante "Time Goes Back" from Shadows Collide With People
The Helio Sequence "S.O.S." from Love & Distance
Peter Himmelman "Racing Off To Nowhere" from Unstoppable Forces
The Holmes Brothers "Run Myself Out Of Town" from Simple Truths
Iron + Wine "Radio War" from Our Endless Numbered Days
Mark Knopfler "5:15 A.M." from Shangri La
Mary Lou Lord "Baby Blue" from Baby Blue
Los Lobos "Matter Of Time" from The Ride
Loretta Lynn "Portland, Oregon" from Van Lear Rose
Morrissey "First Of The Gang To Die" from You Are The Quarry
The Mountain Goats "Palmcorder Yajna" from We Shall All Be Healed
Willie Nelson "It Always Will Be" from It Always Will Be
A.C. Newman "Miracle Drug" from Slow Wonder
The Pink Mountaintops "Leslie" from The Pink Mountaintops
Ron Sexsmith "Hard Bargain" from Retriever
The Two Dollar Pistols "Too Bad That You're Gone" from Hands Up!

Don't be shy, folks. Let's see your year-end lists!

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