whew this was one of the weakest music years in a long time. Out of all the records I downloaded I only ended up buying 3 this year. The rest I generally kept a song or two and made a mix CD. It appears with the advent of mp3’s that the idea of a complete album is really going by the wayside in favor of strong singles. Or maybe bands are lazy or not as creative or maybe it was just a fluke year.
Here is my top 5:
1. Sigur Ros: Takk 
2. Boy Least Likely: Best Party Ever 
3. Decemberists: Picaresque 
4 (tie). Spoon: Gimme Fiction 
4 (tie). Broken Social Scene: Broken Social Scene 
Honorable mention: Sufjan Stevens-Come on feel the illinois, Bloc Party-Silent Alarm
[...] Wow I thought last year was not so hot, this year beats it out. Since 1991 i have bought at least 3 records from each year (with last year being the low point) and probably averaged close to 9 or so in most years. But this year I have yet to buy a single record. Although I am thinking I will end up getting what will be the #1 on my list. [...]
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