Mac RANDALL
1. FIELD MUSIC (Memphis Industries)
2. The Raconteurs, BROKEN BOY SOLDIERS (V2)
3. Outkast, IDLEWILD (Arista)
4. Thom Yorke, THE ERASER (XL)
5. Ollabelle, RIVERSIDE BATTLE SONGS (Verve Forecast)
6. Tom Waits, ORPHANS: BRAWLERS, BAWLERS AND BASTARDS (Anti-)
7. Six Organs of Admittance, THE SUN AWAKENS (Drag City)
8. Neko Case, FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS THE FLOOD (Anti-)
9. Brand New, THE DEVIL AND GOD ARE RAGING INSIDE ME (Interscope)
10. Gnarls Barkley, ST. ELSEWHERE (Downtown)
Kurt B. REIGHLEY
1. The Pipettes, WE ARE THE PIPETTES (Memphis Industries)
2. Various, POP! JUSTICE: 100% SOLID POP MUSIC (Universal import)
3. Little Annie, SONGS FROM THE COALMINE CANARY (Durtro Jnana)
4. Sparks, HELLO YOUNG LOVERS (In The Red)
5. Goldfrapp, SUPERNATURE (Mute)
6. Nico Muhly, SPEAKS VOLUMES (Bedroom Community)
7. Gnarls Barkley, ST. ELSEWHERE (Downtown)
8. Scritti Politti, WHITE BREAD BLACK BEER (Rough Trade/Nonesuch)
9. Jeffrey Focault, GHOST REPEATER (Signature Sounds)
10. The Decemberists, THE CRANE WIFE (Capitol)
Theodore SIDELL
1. Seeing live shows out of town: Juiceboxxx @ Riverwest film and video, Milwaukee, WI . The kid that will bring it all together jumping off a rack of David Lynch movies shouting "positive and tough." Wham City tour @ Redrum, Provi, RI. Dan Deacon rules and this was the most intense musical experience of my life. (Also, Ponytail!) Lavender Diamond @ Joe's Pub, NYC. Becky Starks voice is so beautiful it was hard to believe it was coming out of a human.
2. The Blow, “PARENTHESES”
3. Clipse, HELL HATH NO FURY (Startrak). Most thuggish record ever to have a cover like a muffin cookbook.
4. Thermals, THE BODY THE BLOOD THE MACHINE (Sub Pop).
5. Special Diplo section. Even though the set he played at the Bonde/CSS (awesome show) was the same one I've heard on a bunch of mix tapes, he put together a couple of real bangers this year: Plastic Little’s “Now I Holler” (best
Czekaj
rip-off ever!) and MIA’s “XR2 Turbo.” (The lyrics are wack but that beat kills me every time.)
6. Planningtorock. The four songs I downloaded. (Just got this stuff last week but I can't stop listening, esp. the last 40 seconds of “I Wanna Bite Ya.”)
7. Ghostface, FISHSCALE (Def Jam)
8. El Perro Del Mar, YOU GOTTA GIVE TO GET (Memphis Industries)
9. The Pipettes, “PULL SHAPES”
10. Almost everything by Timbaland
Franklin SOULTS
1. Ghostface Killah, FISHSCALE (Def Jam)
2. The Hold Steady , BOYS AND GIRLS IN AMERICA (Vagrant)
3. Drive-By Truckers, A BLESSING AND A CURSE (New West)
4. Lady Sovereign, PUBLIC WARNING (Def Jam)
5. The Roots, GAME THEORY (Def Jam)
6. Arctic Monkeys, WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT’S WHAT I’M NOT (Domino)
7. Psalm One, THE DEATH OF THE FREQUENT FLYER (Rhymesayers Entertainment)
8. Bob Dylan, MODERN TIMES (Columbia)
9. Yo La Tengo, I AM NOT AFRAID OF YOU AND I WILL BEAT YOUR ASS (Matador)
10. Dr. Octagon, THE RETURN OF DR. OCTAGON (OCD International)
Will SPITZ
1. Joanna Newsom, YS (Drag City)
2. TV on the Radio, RETURN TO COOKIE MOUNTAIN (Interscope)
3. Thom Yorke, THE ERASER (XL)
4. Beck, THE INFORMATION (Interscope)
5. SERENA-MANEESH (Playlouder)
6. LCD Soundsystem, 45:33 (iTunes)
7. Spank Rock, YOYOYOYOYO (Big Dada)
8. Sonic Youth, RATHER RIPPED (Geffen)
9. HOORAY FOR EARTH (self-released)
10. Eagles of Death Metal, DEATH BY SEXY (Downtown)
Sharon STEEL
1. Phoenix, IT’S NEVER BEEN LIKE THAT (Astralwerks/Emd)
2. José González, VENEER (Mute)
3. TV on the Radio, RETURN TO COOKIE MOUNTAIN (Interscope)
4. Justin Timberlake, FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS (Jive)
5. The Elected, SUN, SUN, SUN (Sub Pop)
6. Jeremy Enigk, WORLD WAITS (Reincarnate)
7. Thom Yorke, THE ERASER (XL)
8. Band of Horses, EVERYTHING ALL OF THE TIME (Sub Pop)
9. As Tall As Lions, AS TALL AS LIONS (Triple Crown)
10. Grizzly Bear, YELLOW HOUSE (Warp)
Ryan STEWART
1. Clipse, HELL HATH NO FURY (Startrak)
2. Belle and Sebastian, THE LIFE PURSUIT (Matador)
3. Lupe Fiasco, FOOD AND LIQUOR (Atlantic)
4. Justin Timberlake, FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS (Jive)
5. Exploding Hearts, SHATTERED (Dirtnap)
6. Mission of Burma, THE OBLITERATI (Matador)
7. Yo La Tengo, I AM NOT AFRAID OF YOU, AND I WILL BEAT YOUR ASS (Matador)
8. Mastodon, BLOOD MOUNTAIN (Reprise)
9. The Hold Steady, BOYS AND GIRLS IN AMERICA (Vagrant)
10. The Roots, GAME THEORY (Def Jam)
Nick SYLVESTER
1. The Knife, SILENT SHOUT (Rabid)
2. Clipse, HELL HATH NO FURY (Startrak)
3. Grizzly Bear, YELLOW HOUSE (Warp)
4. Sonic Youth, RATHER RIPPED (Geffen)
5. Belong, OCTOBER LANGUAGE (Carpark)
6. Ghostface Killah, FISHSCALE (Def Jam)
7. LCD Soundsystem, 45:33 (iTunes)
8 (tie). Tim Hecker, HARMONY IN ULTRAVIOLET (Kranky)
8. (tie) DJ Drama & Lil Wayne, DEDICATION 2 (no label)
8. (tie) DJ Drama & Pharrell, IN MY MIND: THE PREQUEL (no label).
Simon W. VOZICK-LEVINSON
1.Beck, THE INFORMATION (Interscope)
2. Justin Timberlake, FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS (Jive/Zomba)
3. Scissor Sisters, TA-DAH (Universal)
4. Arctic Monkeys, WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT’S WHAT I’M NOT (Domino)
5. The Roots, GAME THEORY (Def Jam)
6. Thom Yorke, THE ERASER (XL)
7. Belle and Sebastian, THE LIFE PURSUIT (Matador)
8. The Fiery Furnaces, BITTER TEA (Fat Possum)
9. Sean Lennon, FRIENDLY FIRE (Capitol)
10. Wooden Wand and the Sky High Band, SECOND ATTENTION (Kill Rock Stars)
Mikael WOOD
1. Clipse, HELL HATH NO FURY (Jive)
2. TV on the Radio, RETURN TO COOKIE MOUNTAIN (Interscope)
3. Panic! At the Disco, A FEVER YOU CAN’T SWEAT OUT (Decaydance)
4. Joanna Newsom, YS (Drag City)
5. Scritti Politti, WHITE BREAD BLACK BEER (Nonesuch)
6. Bob Dylan, MODERN TIMES (Columbia)
7. My Chemical Romance, THE BLACK PARADE (Reprise)
8. Fergie, THE DUTCHESS (A&M)
9. Various, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK (Walt Disney)|
10. Sean Lennon, FRIENDLY FIRE (Capitol)