Inevitably, once Thanksgiving rolls around and eccentric homeowners begin to put up their Christmas lights three weeks too early, debates over the best albums of the year start to creep into everyday conversation.
Everyone has their own opinions, but most of the time, I find that there is a general consensus over a few major releases. From what I can tell so far, those releases have included Animal Collective's, Merriweather Post Pavillion and Wilco's, Wilco the Album. Obviously, both of these albums were excellent, especially Merriweather, but I've talked with a decent amount of people who've struggled with whether or not to include them in their top albums based on their accessibility and mainstream popularity.
Last night, my friend Katie made the statement that perhaps a top album list should highlight releases that aren't already recognized as the best of the year, and I guess to some extent I agree, but I'm still on the fence.
So far here's what I'm thinking...
Vetiver- Tight Knit
Lotus Plaza- The Floodlight Collective
Neko Case- Middle Cyclone
The Clean- Mister Pop
Cotton Jones- Paranoid Cocoon
Fruit Bats- The Ruminant Band
Still Pondering the rest...
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