2. Coldplay: X&Y- I know they are overplayed, but when they first came out this year...I must admit I listened the hell out of them. Overall a good album.
3. The Cardigans: Super Extra Gravity- Ok, most of you probably don't listen to the Cardigans, but know who they are...oddly enough I really loved this album... I listen to many of the tracks often this year.
4. Garbage: Bleed Like Me- Another old favorite who put out another good album...granted not their best album, but this year it stood out in the top 10 for me.
5. Belle & Sebastian: Push Barman to Open Wounds- I've listened to almost every album this bands put out and I don't think i will ever tire of this band. This was more of a compilation of their work...still it had a lot of familiar favorites.
6. Ladytron: The Witching Hour- I really love this band...every album i've listened to has had a couple of real musical gems, the witching hour is no different.
7. Black Eyed Peas: Monkey Business- One of the few popular artists I really liked this year...although I got tired of them somewhat since they were practically everywhere and always playing.
8. Death Cab for Cutie: Plans- Soul meets body is just one of those songs that I played over and over this year.
9. The Doves: Some Cities- A good solid Album.
10. Of Montreal: Sunlandic Twins- Even though it just made my ten, it was a very good and poppy album...
Honorable Mentions:
Sigur Ros- Takk, The Decemberist- Picquresque, My Morning Jacket-Z, Fischerspooner- Odyssey ,The Gorillaz- Demon Days and the Bravery- The Bravery.
Granted I found a lot of bands that were released in 2004 that would have made my top 10, i figure i'd list the bands released this year that i loved , that way it'd be easier to choose and less confusing.
I'm listening to a lot of new stuff right now...unfortunately there are a lot of artists i've found this month with only one or two sonsgs i really like...i generally hate that... i like bands with a large selections of songs to like.
I guess if you look at what I listen to, a couple of popular artists... but not too many. And yeah...not too much rap there if any...there is no G...G...G..G-Unit,hehe.