Scene SC Top 11 of The Decade
Here are our top 11 favorite albums of the last 10 years. They differ from all of the other lists you’ve probably seen. I guess we’re not as indie as they are.
#11 The Everybodyfields-Nothing Is Okay
It was hard choosing which one of The Everybodyfields albums to go in the top ten. On one hand my favorite song is off Plague of Dreams, on the other Nothing is Okay is heart breakingly amazing. You have the love it or you don’t voice of Sam Quinn along with the everybody loves it voice of Jill Andrews. An amazing combination that climaxed with this album.
#10 Dashboard Confessional-The Place You Have Come To Feat The Most
#9 Anberlin-Cities
This is the best Anberlin record. Stephen Christian hit his prime lyrically on this album and it was more developed and put together than Never Take Friendship Personal. Every song has a purpose and his band mates hit the prime of their musical ability. The highlights from their latest and most recognized album were ideas stolen from their previous two records.
# 8 The Juliana Theory-Emotion is Dead
This album came out in 2000 and really opening a lot of doors for me. Compared to some of the stuff that I was listening to, this album paved the way for the next 6 years of Tooth and Nail bands that I was and still am obsessed with.
#7 Jack's Mannequin-The Glass Passenger
Jack’s Mannequin started out as Andrew McMahon’s side project to Something Corporate, but right before the release of his first album he was diagnosed with Leukemia. This album is about his fight to recover and the questions you encounter when you are confronted by death.
# 6 Jimmy Eat World-Bleed American
I never saw Jimmy Eat World hitting the mainstream like this did, but I never complained about it. I was much more comfortable driving around with my buddies blasting “Bleed American.” “Hear You Me” and “A Praise Chorus” are two anthems of my high school years.
#5 Death Cab for Cutie-Plans
When I listen to this album I realize that it couldn’t be any more perfect. Ben Gibbard hits his prime with lyrics so descriptive you can see the end of summer in Washington and “I Will Follow You Into The Dark” is one of their most touching songs. I’m not sure DCFC will ever write a better song than “What Sarah Said.”
#4 Pedro The Lion-Control
This album took me into my freshman year of college and I wanted to be as rebellious as Dave Bazan’s lyrics in this album. Stick it to big business, stick to being superficial, this album has line after line that you wish you wrote.
#3 Copeland-Beneath The Medicine Tree
This is the only Copeland album that I feel like Aaron Marsh had something worthwhile to say and write about. He isn’t try to “Freak” me out, but instead makes me try to understand what he is feeling. He does a beautiful job on it especially with “Paula Sparks” and “Testing The Strong Ones.”
#2 Whiskeytown-Pneumonia
This album was released in 2001 and is simply better than any of Ryan Adams other albums in the 2000-2010 era. Heartbreaker has some amazing songs, but other songs seriously lack. Gold is a better album than Heartbreaker, but Heartbreaker’s best songs are simply better. Pneumonia is great song after great song.
#1 The Postal Service-Give Up
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This is the whitest whitebread list you could choose. The lack of diversity of types of music suggests that the author has never left the walls of a Starbucks or his own bedroom.In over 10 years, with hundreds of thousands of talented people making music, the only ones who cut muster in this list are marginal indie bands?
Give me a break.
This entire blog lacks in diversity. I swear it seems like it is run by a middle class white boy from Blue Ridge, SC. It’s almost like he just started this blog to promote All Get Out and Austin Crane.
Merry Christmas Dean! I am giving you a break.
These People be Tryin to Fade you David!
Keep yo pimp hand stronng
Dave Grohl played on that track, not Hawkins.
On another note, it is nice to see a different top list as compared to what I and every pitchfork follower would probably pick.
Happy ho. lidays.
You’re right about Grohl playin those drums. Good call with that. That’s amazing he pretty much recorded the first two albums by himself.
Stay warm Tyler, I know that house is cold.
It would be really interesting to map the way that this decade has pruned and prepped bread and butter rock listeners for electronic music. i think at first, technology and expertise wasn’t available to make it universally palatable. i think another significant track in this transition was that Madonna track, Time Goes By.
that house is fucking cold.
I would say that’s a pretty good list. BTMT was my favorite Copeland album. I would also like to add that PS’s “Give Up” will probably always be in my top album lists. (Though I like Iron & Wine’s cover of Such Great Heights better than the original.)
The Bellrays – Grand Fury
Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Lucero – That Much Further West
Cee-Lo – Cee-Lo Green is the Soul Machine
Drive-By Truckers – The Dirty South
Madvillian – Madvilliany
The Hold Steady – Separation Sunday
Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere
Bettye Lavette – The Scene of the Crime
King Khan and His Shrines – What Is?!
Wale – Mixtape About Nothing
yours are good too