25.Black Francis – Bluefinger
Reviving the Pixies seemed to re-spark a hunger for Black Francis (aka Frank Black) so much so that he reverted to his previous moniker and dropped a blazing solo record that was the equal of his best work solo or otherwise. This is no Pixies self-imitation though – Black uses all the [...]
Category Archives: Reviews
Music: The Best Albums of the 00s 25- 1
Thursday, December 23, 1999
Music: The Best Albums of the 00s 50-26
Thursday, December 23, 1999
50. Girls – Album
Girls marvelous debut album is reminiscent of Pavement’s Slanted and Enchanted in how it transmutes standard indie sounds into something irresistibly their own through sheer talent and force of will.
49. Outkast – Stankonia
Outkast spent much of the decade bidding to be the new Prince, or at least Andre 3000 did. They nearly [...]
Music: Best Albums of the 00s 75-51
Thursday, December 23, 1999
75. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
Working with Flaming Lips producer Dave Fridmann initially tagged these Brooklyn dwellers with a junior vibe to the venerable Oklahoma City band. The slow-building success of this album and the audaciousness of the songs inside though proved that MGMT were doing their own thang – from the 80s pop sounds of [...]
Music: Best Albums of the 00s 100-76
Thursday, December 23, 1999
100. Regina Spektor – Begin To Hope
Regina Spektor continues to stride the fine line of what radio programmers call AAA (alternative for old folks) and quirky indie – ans she never did it finer than on this record which coupled poppy keyboard driven tunes with weird New York boho lifestyle observations.
99. Deerhunter – Microcastle
Deerhunter’s second [...]