Pick-O-BAGeL

Best Music of 2004

2004 Top Ten (or so) Lists

ALBUMS

  1. AC Newman-The Slow Wonder
  2. The Arcade Fire-Funeral
  3. Modest Mouse-Good News
  4. Eagles of Death Metal-Peace Love Death Metal
  5. Rilo Kiley-More Adventurous
  6. TV on the Radio-Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes
  7. The Walkmen-Bows And Arrows
  8. Interpol-Antics
  9. The Veils-The Runaway Found
  10. Magnetic Fields-i

SONGS

  1. "Staring at the Sun" -TV on The Radio
  2. "The Body Breaks"-Devendra Banhart
  3. “Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)”-The Arcade Fire
  4. "The Rat"-The Walkmen
  5. "Music When The Lights Go Out"-The Libertines
  6. "Float On"-Modest Mouse
  7. "Come Over"-Cathy Davey
  8. "More Heat Than Light"-The Veils
  9. "Softcore War"-hollAnd
  10. "Tits On The Radio"-Scissor Sisters

   

SHOWS

  1. The Pixies @ Davis 4/29/04
  2. TV on The Radio @ Bottom of the Hill 4/28/04
  3. Finn Andrews (Veils) @ Cafe du Nord 8/1/04
  4. The Wrens @ Bottom of the Hill 2/28/04
  5. The Arcade Fire/ Heavenly States @ Bottom of the Hill 12/8/04
  6. PJ Harvey @ GAMH 8/19/04
  7. Metric/ Mellowdrone @ Slim's 1/30/04
  8. Death Cab For Cutie @ The Fillmore 5/4/04
  9. Eagles of Death Metal @ Cafe du Nord 10/10/04
  10. Chris Difford & Glen Tilbrook (Squeeze) @ Borders Books, London 11/18/04

BAY AREA SONGS

  1. “I Love The Valley Oh!”-Xiu Xiu
  2. “Set 4 Sail”-Elephone
  3. “Milk Man”-Deerhoof
  4. “a5”-The Otherside
  5. “Catch A Breeze”-Chris & Mollie
  6. “King Epiphany”-The Heavenly States
  7. “Goodbye”-Send For Help
  8. “The Dinner Party”-The Red Thread
  9. “Appearances”-Citizens Here And Abroad
  10. “Elements Of Withdrawl”-Ex-Boyfriends

Honorable Mention

“Like You Know”-Film School

“Daughters Of History”-Morning Spy

“Pale Horse”-John Vanderslice

“Untitled”-Society Of Rockets