Michael Keefe’s list:
01 Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend (XL)
02 Duffy – Rockferry (Mercury)
03 Marillion – Happiness Is The Road (Intakt)
04 R.E.M. – Accelerate (Warner Bros.)
05 Brian Wilson – That Lucky Old Sun (Capitol)
06 Sparks – Exotic Creatures Of The Deep (Lil’ Beethoven)
07 Martha Wainwright – I Know You’re Married, But I’ve Got Feelings Too (Shock)
08 David Byrne and Brian Eno – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (self)
09 Lykke Li – Youth Novels (LL)
10 James – Hey Ma (Mercury)
JBJ’s list:
01 Kelley Stoltz – Circular Sounds (Sub Pop)
02 Cat Power – Jukebox (Matador)
03 Kaki King – Dreaming Of Revenge (Velour)
04 Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguar)
05 Deerhoof – Offend Maggie (Kill Rock Stars)
06 Kathleen Edwards – Asking For Flowers (Zoe)
07 TV On The Radio – Dear Science (Interscope / 4AD)
08 Rachel Taylor Brown – Half Hours With The Lower Creatures (Cutthroat Pop)
09 R.E.M. – Accelerate (Warner Bros)
10 Breeders – Mountain Battles (4AD)
Here’s how the show went down:
HOUR ONE:
The Breeders – German Studies – Mountain Battles (4AD)
James – Waterfall – Hey Ma (Mercury)
R.E.M. – Houston – Accelerate (Warner Bros)
Lykke Li – I’m Good, I’m Gone – Youth Novels (LL)
Rachel Taylor Brown – Stagg Field – Half Hours With The Lower Creatures (Cutthroat Pop)
David Byrne And Brian Eno – Home – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (self)
TV On The Radio – Dancing Choose – Dear Science (Interscope/4AD)
Martha Wainwright – You Cheated Me – I Know You’re Married, But I’ve Got Feelings Too (Shock)
Kathleen Edwards – Asking For Flowers – Asking For Flowers (Zoe)
Sparks – Let The Monkey Drive – Exotic Creatures Of The Deep (Li’l Beethoven)
Deerhoof – My Purple Past – Offend Maggie (Kill Rock Stars)
HOUR TWO:
Brian Wilson – Good Kind Of Love – That Lucky Old Sun (Capitol)
Bon Iver – Flume – For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguar)
R.E.M. – Living Well Is The Best Revenge – Accelerate (Warner Bros)
Kaki King – Life Being What It Is – Dreaming Of Revenge (Velour)
Marillion – Whatever Is Wrong With You – Happiness Is The Road (Intakt)
Cat Power – Ramblin’ Woman – Jukebox (Matador)
Duffy – Delayed Devotion – Rockferry (Mercury)
Kelley Stoltz – Tintinnabulation – Circular Sounds (Sub Pop)
Vampire Weekend – A-Punk – Vampire Weekend (XL)
at this point, we still had about 35 minutes left, so Michael and I decided to play some of our favorite songs of the year.
Sons & Daughters – This Gift – This Gift (Domino)
HOME STRETCH:
Death Cab For Cutie – I Will Possess Your Heart – Narrow Stairs (Atlantic)
Robyn Hitchcock – High On Yourself – Shadow Cat (Sartorial)
Wire – One Of Us – Object 47 (Pink Flag)
Kristin Hersh – Cathedral Heat – 10-4 All Box Set (Throwing Music)
Lyrics Born – I Like It, I Love It – Everywhere At Once (Epitaph)