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MUST HAVE ALBUMS OF 2004 (in no particular order)
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Ambulance LTDAmbulance LTD by Ambulance LTD
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $0.14
Great new band drawing from a pallet of lots of great influences!
FlaxenFlaxen
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $9.33
Keeping the shoegazer torch burning!
Supergrass Is 10: Best of 94-04Supergrass Is 10: Best of 94-04 by Supergrass
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $1.44
Great compilation! 2 new tracks...Bullet is awesome!
Forget YourselfForget Yourself by The Church
Buy used from: $3.20
The Church just seem to get better as the years go by...deserve better recognition.
Fiction ManFiction Man by Robert Pollard
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $6.28
Nothing short of amazing! Bob also gets better with age as far as I'm concerned!
Half Smiles of the DecomposedHalf Smiles of the Decomposed by Guided by Voices
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.60
This album also continues to push the envelope...prog lives!
SMiLESMiLE by Brian Wilson
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $3.54
In a perfect world, we would have had the original Smile released 37 years ago...but Mike Love f***ed that up! But who could have done this album then, let alone now?! Possibly the best of 2004!
Heroes to ZerosHeroes to Zeros by The Beta Band
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $1.73
Final album from a band obviously influenced by Brian Wilson.
AnticsAntics by Interpol
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $4.47
Another lush recording from our favorite retro rockers!
The CureThe Cure by The Cure
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $0.01
Not a bad album considering they were supposed to have broken up after 2000's Bloodflowers! Check out the Trilogy DVD!
Travis: The SinglesTravis: The Singles
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.07
Great collection of singles from a great Britpop band!
This Is Music: The Singles 92-98This Is Music: The Singles 92-98 by The Verve
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $2.43
Classic Verve with 2 new tracks!
SolarizedSolarized
Buy used from: $0.01
Mr. Stone Rose does it again. Tasty beats and catchy riffs.
Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A RetrospectiveTepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Buy used from: $9.99
A great introduction to this little known treasure.
RendezvousRendezvous by Luna
Buy used from: $13.68
Sadly the last album by Dean and the gang. Maybe this means Galaxie 500 will reunite!
A Lifetime of Temporary Relief: 10 Years of B-Sides & RaritiesA Lifetime of Temporary Relief: 10 Years of B-Sides & Rarities by Low
Buy used from: $29.07
Loads of great stuff from the best "low" key band around!
MedúllaMedúlla by Björk
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $2.25
Bjork just gets weider and more interesting for me with each release...especially when listened to in surround!
I Am the Portuguese BluesI Am the Portuguese Blues by Starflyer 59
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $0.72
SF59 continue to evolve with each and every album!
On!Air!Library!On!Air!Library! by On!Air!Library!
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $0.98
Interesting new band that mixes many interesting elements to create a sound of its own!
Life of the PartyLife of the Party by Longwave
Buy used from: $0.75
Downside UpDownside Up by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Buy new: $58.98 / Used from: $37.30
Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities, 1978-2001Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities, 1978-2001 by The Cure
Buy new: $34.47 / Used from: $18.94