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Posted in music on December 21, 2004

The CMJ Top 20 Albums of 2004

TV on the Radio beats Arcade Fire for album of the year, but Arcade Fire gets the cover photo.

1. TV On Radio - Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
2. Arcade Fire – Funeral
3. Mastodon - Leviathan
4. Mark Lanegan Band – Bubblegum
5. Joanna Newsom – The Milk-Eyed Mender
6. Nick Cave And Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus
7. Kanye West – The College Dropout
8. Liars - They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
9. Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
10. cLOUDDEAD - Ten
11. Ted Leo/Pharmacists - Shake The Sheets
12. PJ Harvey - Uh Huh Her
13. Eyvind Kang - Virginal Co Ordinates
14. Madvillain - Madvillainy
15. Animal Collective – Sung Tongs
16. Interpol - Antics
17. Adem - Homesongs
18. Blonde Redhead - Misery Is A Butterfly
19. Prince Po - The Slickness
20. Secret Machines - Secret Machines

A PDF version of the magazine cover and top 20 article HERE

Pitchfork's review of Mastodon : Leviathan

Pitchfork also posted their top 50 reissues of 2004.

Animal Collective is playing Bowery Ballroom in February.

Previously

Yes. More Best of 2004 Lists


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Posted on December 21, 2004 3:17 AM

Comments (4)

Look! Someone else likes Mark Lanegan!

Posted by Dave | December 21, 2004 10:31 AM

dont forget secret machines at #20!

Posted by peter | December 21, 2004 5:28 PM

I wonder how Mastodon made this list? I love this band but, they are the only Hard Core band on the list.

Posted by Nick | December 21, 2004 5:48 PM

oops. #20 added. thx peter.

Posted by brooklynvegan | December 21, 2004 9:44 PM

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