Below is the full list of albums we covered this December as our best of the year. If you missed any of these, feel free to just follow the links over, for a full review.Animal Noises' Best Albums of 2009
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Showing posts with label Girls. Show all posts
12.31.2009
Best Albums of 2009: A Recap
Below is the full list of albums we covered this December as our best of the year. If you missed any of these, feel free to just follow the links over, for a full review.
12.21.2009
Best of 2009: Debut Albums
For the remainder of the year (save holidays and weekends, of course), we'll be sharing some additional lists of our favorites in music from 2009. To start things off, our list today consists of our favorite debut albums from the year. All of these are the artists' first full-lengths-- so we're not counting mixtapes or EPs, nor are we considering those who have recorded under another name previously (just for you, the reader's information).8. jj n° 2, jj
[Previously on Animal Noises: Most Prolific Artists of the Decade: #1-10]
Best Albums of 2009: #10, Girls' Album
Rank: #10Album: Album
Artist: Girls
Label: True Panther Sounds
Girls' Christopher Owens story has been broadcast across the internet time and time again, so we'll just elect to leave it out when talking about his debut effort, Album. It's just that there's so much more to explaining how Album came to be what it is-- an engaging and honest endeavor the likes of which were rarely seen this year. Maybe that ends up being a result of Owens' past, and maybe not.
Hitting on a wide array of influences from The Beach Boys to Buddy Holly to Guns N' Roses, Girls leaves no ground untouched. One minute, it's a cascade of surf rock, and the next a 1950s doo-wop ballad. Even amidst the intoxicated-Brian Wilson aesthetic, it's Owens' stunningly honest and forthright delivery that grabs you in. From there, the catchy pop hooks and fearless approach are what keeps you coming back-- and that's what's most important. With Album, Owens has compiled a collection of his innermost thoughts and fears, and what follows is about as creative, witty and unashamed as you could ask out of a debut.
Best Track: "Lust for Life"
12.04.2009
Best Songs of 2009: #1-10
And we've finally reached the end. Chances are some of these were predictable, but there were probably a few that caught readers by surprise. Regardless, to us, these are the top 10 songs of 2009. Enjoy them all below, and be sure to check out all of the top tracks, albums and other end-of-year coverage we're putting up all month.9. "Lust For Life" -- Girls
8. "Beach Demon" -- Wavves
6. "Empire State of Mind (Feat. Alicia Keys)" -- Jay-Z
5. "Little Secrets" -- Passion Pit
4. "My Girls" -- Animal Collective
3. "Day 'n' Nite" -- Kid Cudi
2. "Two Weeks" -- Grizzly Bear
1. "Best I Ever Had" -- Drake
11.30.2009
Best Songs of 2009: #41-50
Yes, it's that time of the year again. Just as we did at the end of 2008, all of Animal Noises' coverage in December will be about the best music of the past year-- plus, we'll also be touching on best-of-decade material as well. Along with a day-by-day countdown of the top 30 albums of 2009 (which starts tomorrow, by the way), we'll be rolling out lists like this one, at 10 items per day. So stay tuned all December. It's going to get pretty busy around here.50. "Buddy" -- Iran
49. "Fangela" -- Here We Go Magic
48. "Silver Trembling Hands" -- The Flaming Lips
47. "Winter Games" -- Foreign Born
46. "I'm On a Boat (Feat. T-Pain)" -- The Lonely Island
45. "Laura" -- Girls
44. "Autumn Beds" -- Modest Mouse
43. "Soundtrack 2 My Life" -- Kid Cudi
41. "Lisztomania" -- Phoenix
10.29.2009
Weekly Top 10: "Ghost" Songs
In light of Halloween coming up this weekend, we decided to make our Weekly Top 10 reflect the holiday. Below is a collection of our favorite songs involving ghosts. You'll notice that the word "ghost" is contained in the title of all of them. So enjoy the tracks. Hopefully your Halloween is both a successful and safe one.
10.14.2009
John's Track of the Week: "Lust For Life"
Song: Lust For LifeArtist: Girls
Album: Album
Year: 2009
Girls' debut album, and "Lust For Life" have been out for awhile, but since I haven't been able to talk about either in this space yet, I figured this would be as good a time as any. Girls' singer Christopher Owens is about as sad a case as you'll find in music these days-- orphaned by a deadbeat dad and a crazy cult. Of course, he later ran away to San Francisco at 16, and by some movie script ending, is now one of the hottest acts in music, according to the web. Yet, after such a turbulent past, he never forgets his sense of humor in his songwriting.
"Lust For Life" begins as a mocking interlude into the dreams of an ex, and pretty much stays that way. It's not so much harsh, as it is a showcase of Owens' ability to exploit his past as fodder, without coming off as bitter. As mentioned, he's a humorous dude, and the entire album displays that, within its muffled walls. Girls has a simple formula for success on their debut-- use sarcastic emotion over some indie surf pop and lo-fi backgrounds, and let everything else work itself out. And it does. As we've seen with various acts this year, it's obvious they're from California, but that beach-y, West Coast sound has become quite an asset in 2009. Check it out below, and if you haven't gotten your hands on Album yet, I'd recommend it.
9.22.2009
Tuesday's Releases (9/22): Now Streaming
We're back for another week of releases, streaming for you up on Spinner. This week's another huge Tuesday for new albums, even though it seems that Spinner doesn't have some of the most notable ones (Monsters of Folk, Brand New, Why?, The Twilight Sad-- just off the top of my head). Regardless, they're up for you to check out before acquiring. Credit for the original idea, as always, goes out to LargeHeartedBoy.
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