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Good news for people who love good music. This past year saw a glut of new music from old favorites and new stars. Following are the CDs that kept our critics’ heads ringing nonstop. Important: This article was last updated on December 28, 2004. Please call ahead to confirm hours, prices, dates and other information.
Jake Cline, managing editor 1. Good News for People Who Love Bad News by Modest Mouse (Sony) 2. A Ghost Is Born by Wilco (Nonesuch) 3. The Dirty South by Drive-by Truckers (New West) 4. Two Way Monologue by Sondre Lerche (Astralwerks) 5. Kiss of Death by Jadakiss (Ruff Ryders/Interscope) 6. Get Away From Me by Nellie McKay (Sony) 7. Cee-lo Green ... Is the Soul Machine by Cee-lo Green (Arista) 8. The College Dropout by Kanye West (Roc-A-Fella) 9. Shake the Sheets by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (Lookout) 10. Uh Huh Her by PJ Harvey (Island) Dan Sweeney, associate editor and music columnist 1. A Ghost Is Born by Wilco (Nonesuch) 2. London Calling: 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition by The Clash (Sony) 3. The Tipping Point by The Roots (Geffen) 4. Undermind by Phish (Elektra) 5. Antics by Interpol (Matador) 6. Our Endless Numbered Days by Iron and Wine (Sub Pop) 7. Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand (Sony/Domino) 8. The Revolution Starts Now by Steve Earle (Artemis) 9. American Idiot by Green Day (Warner Bros.) 10. True Love by Toots and the Maytals (V2/BMG) Larry Getlen, contributing writer 1. Get Away From Me by Nellie McKay (Sony) 2. When It Falls by Zero 7 (Elektra) 3. Tyrannosaurus Hives by The Hives (Interscope) 4. Feelin' Kinda Patton by Patton Oswalt (United Musicians) 5. On My Way by Ben Kweller (ATO) 6. You Are Being Videotaped by Your Enemies Friends (Lookout) 7. Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes by TV on the Radio (Touch and Go) 8. A Grand Don't Come for Free by The Streets (Vice/Atlantic) 9. Now Here Is Nowhere by Secret Machines (Warner Bros.) 10. Contraband by Velvet Revolver (RCA) T. Marie, contributing writer 1. Antics by Interpol (Matador) 2. Van Lear Rose by Loretta Lynn (Interscope) 3. Bows and Arrows by The Walkmen (Record Collection) 4. Medúlla by Björk (Elektra) 5. Kiss and Tell by Sahara Hotnights (RCA) 6. Who Killed … The Zutons? by The Zutons (Sony) 7. Genius Loves Company by Ray Charles (Concord) 8. Garden State: Music From the Motion Picture by various artists (Sony) 9. Tyrannosaurus Hives by The Hives (Interscope) 10. This Island by Le Tigre (Universal) Kiran Aditham, contributing writer 1. The Greater Wrong of the Right by Skinny Puppy (Hunter) 2. Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Anti) 3. The Cure by The Cure (Geffen) 4. Cast of Thousands by Elbow (V2/BMG) 5. Funeral by The Arcade Fire (Merge) 6. A Grand Don't Come for Free by The Streets (Vice/Atlantic) 7. Last Exit by Junior Boys (Domino) 8. Hopes and Fears by Keane (Interscope) 9. Never, Never, Land by UNKLE (Global Underground) 10. Again by Colder (Output) |
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