THE MELVINS - CHICKEN SWITCH: This album may have been long awaited and my expectations may have been high considering it was coming from my favorite band, but I thought this album was pretty much a mess.Its been a decent year for music so I thought I would share a list containing my top albums of the year.
Will I still post this Of course This is, after all, a blog - and as such I will post some self-indulgent, bloggy things every now and again. In no particular order. BIG BUSINESS - MIND THE DRIFT: It seems Big Business keeps getting better and better. After hearing their tour EP it was obvious that this album would rule, and it really does. It has a hell of a backbone and is super heavy in a pounding, intricate, catchy kind of way. PISSED JEANS - KING OF JEANS: Speaking of getting better and better. This album is really dirty, angry, sarcastic and comedic in a dark sense. Im starting to see Pissed Jeans as sort of this generations version of The Jesus Lizard (big shoes to fill, I know) as they have the same I-dont-give-a-fuck attitude with their performance and music yet seem to kill it every time. SHRINEBUILDER - SHRINEBUILDER: This album didnt exactly live up to my expectations, but my expectations were at a pretty unrealistic level as soon as I saw the lineup for this group. That being said it was still definitely one of my favorite albums of the year. To compare it to the members other acts (how could I not) they all brought their own style to the table and its an interesting mash up - it has Winos signature vocal style, Oms psychedelic, middle eastern riffage and it all gets pulled together with the heavy backbone of Neurosis and Melvins. OM - GOD IS GOOD: So Oms lineup changed and madness ensued. Luckily this album didnt disappoint and, while diverting from their old sound, it still drips with psychedelia and that metaphysical, spiritual feeling that Om is great for. THEM CROOKED VULTURES - THEM CROOKED VULTURES: It just wouldnt be a year in music without a release or 2.or 3.or 5. Josh Homme, and between this and Shrinebuilder it was a pretty awesome year for supergroups. This album is sleazy and seductive in the way that only Josh Homme can make it and its really intricate and solid. Its also pretty accessible to fans of many genres because who doesnt enjoy some well done, catchy rock n roll 6. VALIS - DARK MATTER: This album is everything you would expect from VALIS. It has perfectly sabbath-influenced riffs, spacey atmosphere and mind bending psychedelia. VALIS has always been one of the best stoner rock bands in my mind because they arent trying to fit into a specific genre with their sound, theyre just extremely good at what they do and are a mindfuck to listen to without being stoned. EAGLE TWIN - THE UNKINDNESS OF CROWS: I actually reviewed this album on this site really recently, but I stand by that its one of my favorite albums of the year. Its also probably the most crushingly heavy album on this list. SONS OF OTIS - EXILED: Speaking of mindfucks of albums, this one blew me away. ![]() This album has an apocalyptic feeling and is almost hypnotizing. SOULSAVERS - BROKEN: My rampant obsession with Mark Lanegan is no secret by now, and he really has yet to release something that I dont enjoy. Hes probably my favorite vocalist as he just has that signature desolate, bluesy swing to his voice thats so haunting and mesmerizing. In true Lanegan style, this album has some star studded collaborations like the one with Ggibby Hayes of the Butthole Surfers for Death Bells, and my personal favorite of the album which is a collaboration with Mike Patton called Unbalanced Pieces. And no top album list would be complete without the biggest let-down.
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