Curious to know what folks have been rating this year.
I'm sure noise is a friend can provide us with his 25 favourite credit card shaped 3" CDrs of the year
For the first time this year, I've bought most of my music in digital rather than physical formats. Almost all of the physical formats I've bought have been special editions (boxsets for example) or vinyl+download packages or merch desk purchases at shows.
I'm sure there's something obvious missing here. In no particular order:
Field Music 'Field Music (Measure)'
Dum Dum Girls 'I Will Be'
I Like Trains 'He Who Saw The Deep'
Evan Caminiti 'West Winds'
Phantom Band 'The Wants'
Ratatosk 'C'est La Vie Tragique'
Errors 'Come Down With Me'
Alasdair Roberts 'Too Long In This Condition'
Erland & The Carnival 's/t'
Serafina Steer 'Change Is Good, Change Is Good'
Envy 'Recitation'
Ass 'Salt Marsh'
Mogwai 'Special Moves'
Jack Rose 'Luck In The Valley'
Thee Oh Sees 'Warm Slime'
EPs of the year:
Remember Remember 'RR Scorpii'
Hannah Peel 'Rebox'
Recent purchases which may well make the list - Tyvek, Maserati
I need to buy the Third Eye Foundation album still.
Chemikal Underground's Arab Strap boxset was a truly wonderful thing.
And finally, a mention for Threelobed's Jack Rose tribute/benefit album 'Honest Strings'. Six hours of music for $15, and an amazing list of contributors:
www.fina-music.com/catalog/index.html?id=104712