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  • Mixes By Year: 2004 Most Recommended Albums

    Posted on September 3, 2013 9:48 am by bdog Comment

    2004 – When I look back on the last decade and check out which years placed the most numbers of times on my top 100 albums of the 00’s list, I find that 2004 placed by far the least amount of times. Though it is probably one of the weaker years of the decade it still remains pivotal. Two of the most important artists of the new millennium dropped their debut albums in ’04, Kanye West with “College Dropout” and Arcade Fire with “Funeral”. ’04 was also the year Facebook started and the Apple iTunes store really took off (at least in my house), where picking and choosing individual tracks rather than full albums became de rigueur again. There were both positive and negative impacts as a result. Music fans began to focus even more on immediate gratification. Albums and songs were no longer allowed as much time to become “growers”, therefore many great bands and albums went lost in the shuffle. However, because music became so easy to sample, more people heard music than ever before and stopped being confined so much to one or two genres. A person liking indie rock, metal, dance pop, folk music & punk became the norm and that is a great thing.

    The early oughts fascination with garage-rock began to wane and “dancepunk” grew in its wake. Though not many of the best albums of ’04 would fall in this category, indie groups like Futureheads, Phoenix and especially Franz Ferdinand were playing a much more danceable variety of rock music. Franz’s self-titled debut was one of the year’s better albums and their signature song “Take Me Out” actually became a runaway hit, even crossing over to the pop charts. Even less likely, northwest group Modest Mouse scored a pop hit of their own with “Float On”. Their ’04 album “Good News For People Who Love Bad News” was by far their best selling album and one of their better ones as well. NYC hype band Interpol released their second album. Though very solid it didn’t quite reach the heights of their first and signaled that the group might be running out of gas a bit. Elsewhere in NYC, the Walkmen released “Bows + Arrows” featuring their signature song as well “The Rat”. TV On the Radio’s debut full length “Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes” came out to much critical love, kick-starting one of the best and most interesting careers going on in modern rock music. Underground Williamsburg band Les Savy Fav, who really pioneered dance punk in the late 90’s, released their compilation of 7 inch record called “Inches”. It featured 6 new songs from ’04 and is one of the best albums of the year. NYC’s hip LCD Soundsystem wouldn’t debut their first full album until the following year, but their single “Yeah!” was one of the defining singles of the dance underground and helped further bridge the gap between indi-rock/dance punk and club music.

    The Norwegian artist Annie released her debut “Anniemal” and though it didn’t garner tons of sales, it became a huge favorite amongst indie fans and became a huge marker, as her music was pure Euro-pop, rather than the IDM or techno that had been championed by indie fans for some time. It had more in common with Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears or Rachel Stevens than Underworld, Aphex Twin and Autechre. Pop music had some additional crossovers in ’04 as well. Gwen Stefan’s debut solo album “Love Angel Music Baby” was a huge selling pop album with a number of radio hits- “Holla back Girl” & “What Are You Waiting For” were two of the best ones. In R&B new artist Ciara had a trip of great singles “Oh”, “Goodies”, & “1,2 Step”. Christina Milian’s “Dip It Love”, Nina Sky’s “Move Ya Body”, and Usher’s “Yeah!” were some other great R&C club smashes from ’04.

    The year in rap, despite Kanye’s great aforementioned “College Dropout”, was mostly about great singles rather than great full lengths, though Ghostface Killah dropped the very decent “Pretty Toney Album” and Cam’ron’s “Purple Haze” was a cult smash and helped further Harlem’s Dipset crew phenomenon. Also Los Angeles rapper Madvillain released his greatest album “Madvillain”, one of the great hip hop albums of the decade and one of the toughest to classify. Great rap singles of ’04 include “Jadakiss “Why”, Juvenile “Slow Motion”, T.I.’s “Bring Em Out”, Cee-Lo “I’ll Be Around”, Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot”, Fabolous “Breathe”, Twista “Slow Jamz” & J-Kwon “Tipsy”. Nearly all of those tracks came off of comparably weak albums.

    U.K. rap was becoming a bigger deal as well. White English rapper The Streets released the follow-up to his great debut “A Grand Don’t Come For Free”, which was a concept album built around his every day real life experiences and finding and losing both money, friends & a girl. Though the important U.K. grime compilation “Run the Road” wouldn’t drop until the winter of ’05 many of the best artists on it released great stuff in ’04 including grime’s biggest star Dizzee Rascal with his 2nd album “Showtime”, Kano’s debut “Home Sweet Home” & the teenage Lady Sovereign with her “Vertically Challenged EP”. Though not a U.K. rapper, ’04 also saw M.I.A. release her “Piracy Funds Terrorism” album with the DJ Diplo. It would create a huge underground buzz and set the tone for her commercial album debut in ’05.

    Most of the biggest and best rock albums of ’04 were in the indie-rock vein but there were a few exceptions. Former pop punkers Green Day release their huge rock opera “American Idiot”, which captured the tone to the head up of the presidential ’04 election quite well. “Idiot” had quite a long shelf life and was one of the bigger mainstream rock records of the decade and three or four tracks still receive tons of airplay on rock radio. The biggest band in the world U2 released “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” and while it wasn’t one of their better albums it was their last good one thus far and made a big splash among mainstream listeners as well. The third huge commercial rock record was “Hot Fuss” by the Killers, which has more than a handful of great radio jams. Back in ’04 they were marketed as a dance-punk group. Despite their excellent debut, the group became increasingly disappointing as the decade wore on and I still find “Hot Fuss” their only worthwhile release.

    Some other worthwhile mentions are the Hold Steady’s debut “Almost Killed Me”, the Fiery Furnaces excellent indie-prog opus “Blueberry Boat”, the great metal group Mastodon’s “Leviathon”, which put them on the map outside the insular metal community, the Drive-By Truckers underrated “Dirty South” album and the surprisingly inspired collaboration between White Stripe Jack White and country legend Loretta Lynn “Van Lear Rose”. Also ’04 was the year that Brian Wilson finally released “Smile”- the most famous unreleased album of all-time. Sure it was a solo album with a different backing group than the Beach Boys, but it came out surprisingly great.

    Another scene worthy of mention, which came to fruition in ’04 was the freak-folk movement, which became one of the more influential sub genres on the indie scene in the 00’s. It was a throwback to the quiet folk music of the mid-late 60’s mixed with that same era’s psychedelic-rock. It mirrored much of that sixties music in both tone and values. Some of the biggest artists of that genre released some great albums in ’04 including “Rejoicing In the Hands” by Devendra Banhart, “Milk-Eyed Mender” by Joanna Newsom, “Sung Tongs” by Animal Collective and “Our Endless Numbered Days” by Iron & Wine.

    ARCADE FIRE- FUNERAL

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    Buy Funeral – Arcade Fire
    Buy Funeral Amazon

     

     

     

     

    FUTUREHEADS- FUTUREHEADS
    FUTUREHEADS_FUTUREHEADS

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy The Futureheads – The Futureheads
    Buy The Futureheads Amazon

     

     

     

     

    MODEST MOUSE- GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE BAD NEWS
    Modest Mouse_good News for People Who Like Bad News

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy Good News for People Who Love Bad News – Modest Mouse
    Buy Good News For People Who Love Bad News [Explicit]Amazon

     

     

     

    THE STREETS- A GRAND DON’T COME FOR FREE
    THE STREETS_A GRAND DON'T COME FOR FREE

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy A Grand Don’t Come for Free (Bonus Track Version) – The Streets
    Buy A Grand Don’t Come For FreeAmazon

     

     

     

     

    MADVILLAIN- MADVILLAINY
    Madvillain_Madvillainy

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy Madvillainy – Madvillain
    Buy Madvillainy [Explicit] Amazon

     

     

     

     

     

    OF MONTREAL- SATANIC PANIC IN THE ATTIC
    OF MONTREAL_SANTANIC PANIC IN THE ATTIC

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy Satanic Panic In the Attic – of Montreal
    Buy Satanic Panic In The AtticAmazon

     

     

     

     

    TV ON THE RADIO- DESPERATE YOUTH, BLOOD THIRSTY BABES
    TV ON THE RADIO_DESPERATE YOUTH, BLOOD THIRSTY BABES

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes – TV On the Radio
    Buy Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty BabesAmazon

     

     

     

     

     

    ANNIE- ANNIEMAL
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    Buy Anniemal – Annie
    Buy Anniemal – US Version Amazon
     

     

     

    MASTODON- LEVIATHON
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    Buy Leviathan – Mastodon
    Buy Leviathan Amazon

     

     

     

     

     

    KANYE WEST- COLLEGE DROPOUT
    KANYE WEST_COLLEGE DROPOUT

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy The College Dropout – Kanye West
    Buy The College Dropout (Explicit)Amazon

     

     

     

     

     

    MISSION OF BURMA- ONOFFON
    MISSION OF BURMA_ONOFFON

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy ONoffON – Mission of Burma
    Buy ONoffON Amazon

     

     

     

     

     

    INTERPOL- ANTICS
    INTERPOL_ANTICS

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy Antics – Interpol
    Buy Antics Amazon

     

     

     

     

    DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS- THE DIRTY SOUTH
    DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS_THE DIRTY SOUTH

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy The Dirty South – Drive-By Truckers
    Buy The Dirty South Amazon

     

     

     

     

    THE WALKMEN- BOWS + ARROWS
    THE WALKMEN_BOWS + ARROWS

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy Bows + Arrows – The Walkmen
    Buy Bows + Arrows (DMD Album)Amazon

     

     

     

     

    SONIC YOUTH- SONIC NURSE
    SONIC YOUTH_SONIC NURSE

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy Sonic Nurse – Sonic Youth
    Buy Sonic Nurse Amazon

     

     

     

     

    DEVENDRA BANHART- REJOICING IN THE HANDS
    DEVENDRA BANHART_REJOICING IN THE HANDS

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy Rejoicing In the Hands – Devendra Banhart
    Buy Rejoicing In the Hands Amazon

     

     

     

    JOANNA NEWSOM- MILK-EYED MENDER
    JOANNA NEWSOM_MILK-EYED MENDER

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy The Milk-Eyed Mender – Joanna Newsom
    Buy The Milk-Eyed Mender Amazon

     

     

     

    FRANZ FERDINAND- FRANZ FERDINAND
    Franz Ferdinand_Franz Ferdinand

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
    Buy Franz Ferdinand Amazon

     

     

     

    THE BLACK KEYS- RUBBER FACTORY
    THE BLACK KEYS_RUBBER FACTORY

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy Rubber Factory – The Black Keys
    Buy Rubber Factory Amazon

     

     

     

     

    IRON & WINE- OUR ENDLESS, NUMBERED DAYS
    IRON & WINE_OUR ENDLESS NUMBERED DAYS

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy Our Endless Numbered Days – Iron & Wine
    Buy Our Endless Numbered DaysAmazon

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ** BONUS COMP LES SAVY FAV- INCHES **6 SONGS ON COMP WERE NEW 2004 RELEASES
    LES SAVY FAV_INCHES

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Buy Inches – Les Savy Fav
    Buy Inches Amazon


    This entry was posted in 2004 Mixes by Year

  • Mixes By Year: Best of 2004 Volume 1

    Posted on September 3, 2013 9:41 am by bdog Comment

    Best of 2004 Volume 1 (5/14/05)

    1.  Modest Mouse- The World at Large

    Buy The World At Large – Good News for People Who Love Bad News
    Buy The World At Large Amazon

    2.  Franz Ferdinand- Take Me Out

    Buy Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand (Special Edition Version)
    Buy Take Me Out Amazon

    3.  Interpol- Evil

    Buy Evil – Antics
    Buy Evil Amazon

    4.  Drive-By Truckers- Where the Devil Don’t Stay

    Buy Where the Devil Don’t Stay – The Dirty South
    Buy Where The Devil Don’t Stay Amazon

    5.  The Walkmen- Little House of Savages

    Buy Little House of Savages – Bows + Arrows
    Buy Little House Of Savages Amazon

    6.  Phoenix- Everything is Everything

    Buy Everything Is Everything – Alphabetical
    Buy Everything Is Everything Amazon

    7.  M.I.A.- Galang (Single Version)

    Buy Galang – Arular
    Buy Galang [Explicit] Amazon

    8.  Annie- Chewing Gum

    Buy Chewing Gum (Vocal Mix) – Anniemal
    Buy Chewing Gum (Vocal mix) Amazon

    9.  Lady Sovereign- Cha Ching (Cheque 1, 2 Remix)

    Buy Ch Ching (Cheque 1-2 Remix) – Vertically Challenged
    *Track not available via Amazon

    10.  Dizzee Rascal- Stand Up Tall

    Buy Stand Up Tall – Showtime
    Buy Stand Up Tall Amazon

    11.  TV On the Radio- Staring At the Sun

    Buy Staring At the Sun – Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
    Buy Staring at the Sun Amazon

    12.  Madvillain (Featuring Lord Quas)- America’s Most Blunted

    Buy America’s Most Blunted – Madvillainy
    Buy America’s Most Blunted [Explicit] Amazon

    13.  Scissor Sisters- Take Your Mama

    Buy Take Your Mama – Scissor Sisters (Bonus Track)
    Buy Take Your Mama Amazon

    14.  Les Savy Fav- The Sweat Descends

    Buy The Sweat Descends – Inches
    Buy The Sweat Descends Amazon

    15.  The Black Keys- 10am Automatic

    Buy 10. A.M. Automatic – Rubber Factory
    Buy 10 A.M. Automatic Amazon

    16.  Morrissey- The First of the Gang to Die

    Buy The First of the Gang to Die – You Are the Quarry
    Buy First of The Gang to Die Amazon

    17.  Arcade Fire- Rebellion (Lies)

    Buy Rebellion (Lies) – Funeral
    Buy Rebellion (Lies) Amazon

    18.  A.C. Newman- On the Table

    Buy On the Table – The Slow Wonder
    Buy On The Table Amazon

    19.  The Futureheads- Decent Days and Knights

    Buy Decent Days and Nights – The Futureheads
    Buy Decent Days And Nights Amazon

    20.  Kanye West- Through the Wire

    Buy Through the Wire – The College Dropout
    Buy Through The Wire (Album Version (Explicit)) Amazon


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  • Mixes By Year: Best of 2004 Volume 2

    Posted on September 3, 2013 9:41 am by bdog Comment

    Best of 2004 Volume 2 (5/15/05)

    1.  Arcade Fire- Neightborhood #1 (Tunnels)

    Buy Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) – Funeral
    Buy Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) Amazon

    2.  Modest Mouse- Float On

    Buy Float On – Float On – Single
    Buy Float On Amazon

    3.  Loretta Lynn (Feat. Jack White)- Portland, Ore

    Buy Portland, Oregon – Van Lear Rose
    Buy Portland Oregon Amazon

    4.  A.C. Newman- Drink to Me, Babe

    Buy Then Drink to Be Me, Babe – The Slow Wonder
    Buy Drink To Be Me, Babe, Then Amazon

    5.  Fiery Furnaces- Straight Street

    Buy Straight Street – Blueberry Boat
    Buy Straight Street Amazon

    6.  Ciara- 1, 2 Step

    Buy One, Two Step (feat. Missy Elliott) – Goodies
    Buy One, Two Step Amazon

    7.  The Streets- Fit But You Know It

    Buy Fit But You Know It – A Grand Don’t Come for Free
    Buy Fit But You Know It Amazon

    8.  LCD Soundsystem- Yeah (Crass Version)

    Buy Yeah (Crass Version) – LCD Soundsystem
    Buy Yeah (Crass Version) Amazon

    9.  Annie- My Heartbeat

    Buy Heartbeat – Heartbeat – Single
    Buy Heartbeat Amazon

    10.  Les Savy Fav- We’ll Make a Lover Out of You

    Buy We”ll Make a Lover of You – Inches
    Buy We’ll Make a Lover of You Amazon

    11.  Ted Leo & the Phamracists-Me & Mia

    Buy Me and Mia – Shake the Sheets
    Buy Me and Mia Amazon

    12.  Bjork- Triumph of a Heart

    Buy Triuimph of a Heart – Medulla
    Buy Triumph of a Heart (Album Version) Amazon

    13.  Madvillain- Accordion

    Buy Accordian – Madvillainy
    Buy Accordian [Explicit] Amazon

    14.  Riko & Target- Chosen One

    *Track not available via iTunes or Amazon

    15.  The Futureheads- First Day

    Buy First Day – The Futureheads
    Buy First Day Amazon

    16.  Franz Ferdinand- Jacqueline

    Buy Jacqueline – Franz Ferdinand (Special Edition Version)
    Buy Jacqueline Amazon

    17.  The Walkmen- The Rat

    Buy The Rat – Bows + Arrows
    Buy The Rat Amazon

    18.  The Hives- No Pun Intended

    Buy No Pun Intended – Tyrannosaurus Hives
    Buy No Pun Intended Amazon

    19.  Magnetic Fields- I Don’t Believe You

    Buy I Don’t Believe You – I
    Buy I Don’t Believe You Amazon

    20.  Brian Wilson- Surf’s Up

    BuySurf’s Up – Smile
    BuySurf’s Up Amazon


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  • Mixes By Year: Best of 2004 Volume 3

    Posted on September 3, 2013 9:41 am by bdog Comment

    Best of 2004 Volume 3 (12/3/05)

    1.  U2- Vertigo

    Buy Vertigo – How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
    Buy Vertigo Amazon

    2.  Les Savy Fav- Hold Onto Your Genre

    Buy Hold On to Your Genre – Inches
    Buy Hold On To Your Genre Amazon

    3.  Kanye West- All Falls Down

    Buy All Falls Down – Def Jam Recordings 25, Vol. 14 – Best of the Best
    Buy All Falls Down (Album Version (Explicit)) [feat. Syleena Johnson] Amazon

    4.  Ghostface Killah (Feat. Trife)- Biscuits

    Buy Biscuits (feat. Trife) – The Pretty Toney Album
    Buy Biscuits [Explicit] Amazon

    5.  Cee-Lo- I’ll Be Around

    Buy I’ll Be Around (Radio Mix) [feat. Timbaland] – Cee-Lo Green… Is the Soul Machine
    Buy I’ll Be Around (Radio Mix) Amazon

    6.  The Libertines- Music When the Lights Go Out

    Buy Music When the Lights Go Out – The Libertines
    Buy Music When The Lights Go Out Amazon

    7.  Sonic Youth- Pattern Recognition

    Buy Pattern Recognition – Sonic Nurse
    Buy Pattern Recognition Amazon

    8.  The Streets- Blinded By the Lights

    Buy Blinded By the Lights – A Grand Don’t Come for Free
    Buy Blinded By The Lights Amazon

    9.  Kano- P’s & Q’s

    Buy P’s and Q’s – Home Sweet Home
    Buy P’s and Q’s – album version Amazon

    10.  Secret Machines- Nowhere Again

    Buy Nowhere Again – Now Here Is Nowhere
    Buy Nowhere Again (Album Version) Amazon

    11.  Arcade Fire- Wake Up

    Buy Wake Up – Funeral
    Buy Wake Up Amazon

    12.  Modest Mouse- One Chance

    Buy One Chance – Good News for People Who Love Bad News
    Buy One Chance Amazon

    13.  Iron & Wine- Naked As We Came

    Buy Naked As We Came – Our Endless Numbered Days
    Buy Naked As We Came Amazon

    14.  Devendra Banhart- The Body Breaks

    Buy The Body Breaks – Rejoicing In the Hands
    Buy The Body Breaks Amazon

    15.  The Black Keys- The Lengths

    Buy The Lengths – Rubber Factory
    Buy The Lengths Amazon

    16.  Drive-By Truckers- Puttin’ People On the Moon

    Buy Puttin’ People On the Moon – The Dirty South
    Buy Puttin’ People On The Moon Amazon

    17.  Mission Of Burma- The Enthusiast

    Buy The Enthusiast – ONoffON
    Buy The Enthusiast Amazon

    18.  Interpol- Slow Hands

    Buy Slow Hands – Slow Hands
    Buy Slow Hands Amazon

    19.  Franz Ferdinand- The Dark of the Matinee

    Buy The Dark of the Matinée – Franz Ferdinand (Special Edition Version)
    Buy The Dark Of The Matinée Amazon

    20.  Madvillain (Feat. Viktor Vaughn)- Fancy Clown

    Buy Fancy Clown – Madvillainy
    BuyFancy Clown [Explicit] Amazon


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  • Mixes By Year: Best of 2004 Volume 4

    Posted on September 3, 2013 9:40 am by bdog Comment

    Best of 2004 Volume 4 (12/4/05)

    1.  Green Day- American Idiot

    Buy American Idiot – American Idiot
    Buy American Idiot [Explicit] Amazon

    2.  TV On the Radio- Bomb Yourself

    Buy Bomb Yourself – Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
    Buy Bomb Yourself Amazon

    3.  Arcade Fire- Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)

    Buy Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) – Funeral
    Buy Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) Amazon

    4.  Sonic Youth- Peace Attack

    Buy Peace Attack – Sonic Nurse
    Buy Peace Attack Amazon

    5.  Eminem- Mosh

    Buy Mosh – Encore (Deluxe Version)
    Buy Mosh [Explicit] Amazon

    6.  Kanye West- We Don’t Care

    Buy We Don’t Care – The College Dropout
    Buy We Don’t Care (Album Version (Explicit)) Amazon

    7.  Dizzee Rascal- Dream

    Buy Dream – Showtime
    Buy Dream Amazon

    8.  Air- Cherry Blossom Girl

    Buy Cherry Blossom Girl (Radio Mix) – Cherry Blossom Girl – EP
    Buy Cherry Blossom Girl Amazon

    9.  Iron & Wine- Sunset Soon Forgotten

    Buy Sunset Soon Forgotten – Our Endless Numbered Days
    Buy Sunset Soon Forgotten Amazon

    10.  Modest Mouse- Ocean Breathes Salty

    Buy Ocean Breathes Salty – Good News for People Who Love Bad News
    Buy Ocean Breathes Salty Amazon

    11.  Morrissey- Irish Blood, English Heart

    Buy Irish Blood, English Heart – You Are the Quarry
    Buy Irish Blood, English Heart Amazon

    12.  PJ Harvey- The Life & Death of Mr. Bad Mouth

    Buy The Life and Death of Mr. Badmouth – Uh Huh Her (U.S. Version)
    Buy The Life And Death Of Mr. Badmouth [Explicit] Amazon

    13.  Nellie McKay- David

    Buy David – Get Away from Me
    Buy David Amazon

    14.  Fiery Furnaces- Spaniolated

    Buy Spaniolated – Blueberry Boat
    Buy Spaniolated Amazon

    15.  The Killers- Mr. Brightside

    Buy Mr. Brightside – Hot Fuss
    Buy Mr. Brightside (Album Version) Amazon

    16.  Interpol- C’Mere

    Buy C’mere – Antics
    Buy C’mere Amazon

    17.  The Libertines- The Ha Ha Wall

    Buy The Ha Ha Wall – The Libertines
    Buy The Ha Ha Wall Amazon

    18.  The Hives- A Little More for Little You

    Buy A Little More for Little You – Tyrannosaurus Hives
    Buy A Little More For Little You Amazon

    19.  Ghostface Killah (Feat. Jadakiss)- Run

    Buy Run (feat. Jadakiss) – The Pretty Toney Album
    Buy Run [Explicit]  Amazon

    20.  Devendra Banhart- This Beard Is for Siobhan

    Buy This Beard Is for Siobhán – Rejoicing In the Hands
    Buy This Beard Is For Siobhan Amazon

    21.  Loretta Lynn- Miss Being Mrs.

    Buy Miss Being Mrs. – Van Lear Rose
    Buy Miss Being Mrs. Amazon


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  • Mixes By Year: Best of 2004 Volume 5

    Posted on September 3, 2013 9:40 am by bdog Comment

    Best of 2004 Volume 5 (4/17/09)

    1.  Les Savy Fav- Meet Me in the Dollar Bin

    Buy Meet Me In the Dollar Bin – Inches
    Buy Meet Me In The Dollar Bin Amazon

    2.  Franz Ferdinand- Darts of Pleasure

    Buy Darts of Pleasure – Franz Ferdinand (Special Edition Version)
    Buy Darts Of Pleasure Amazon

    3.  The Futureheads- Hounds of Love

    Buy Hounds of Love (New Mix) – The Futureheads
    Buy Hounds of Love (new mix) Amazon

    4.  T.I.- Bring Em Out

    Buy Bring Em Out – Urban Legend
    Buy Bring Em Out (Explicit Album Version) [Explicit] Amazon

    5.  Snoop Dogg & Pharrell- Drop It Likes It’s Hot

    Buy Drop it like it’s hot (feat. Pharell Williams) – The Dog In Me
    Buy Drop It Like It’s Hot (Album Version (Explicit)) [feat. Pharrell Williams] Amazon

    6.  Christina Milian- Dip It Low

    Buy Dip It Low – It’s About Time
    Buy Dip It Low Amazon

    7.  Annie- Greatest Hit

    Buy Greatest Hit – Anniemal
    Buy Greatest Hit Amazon

    8.  Feist- Inside and Out

    Buy Inside and Out – Let It Die
    Buy Inside And Out (Album Version) Amazon

    9.  The Concretes- You Can’t Hurry Love

    Buy You Can’t Hurry Love – The Concretes
    Buy You Can’t Hurry Love Amazon

    10.  Of Montreal- Disconnect the Dots

    Buy Dis-connect the Dots (LP Version) – Satanic Panic In the Attic
    Buy Disconnect The Dots (LP Version) Amazon

    11.  Belle & Sebastian- Your Cover’s Blown

    Buy Your Cover’s Blown – Books – EP
    Buy Your Cover’s Blown Amazon

    12.  Interpol- Narc

    Buy Narc – Antics
    Buy Narc Amazon

    13.  Johnny Boy- You Are the Generation Who Bought the Most Shoes and You GEt What You Deserve

    Buy You Are The Generaion That Bought More Shoes – Johnny Boy
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    14.  Sufjan Stevens- All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands

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    15.  Iron & Wine- Passing Afternoon

    Buy Passing Afternoon – Our Endless Numbered Days
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    16.  Animal Collective- Leaf House

    Buy Leaf House – Sung Tongs
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    17.  Jens Lekman- A Sweet Summer’s Night on Hammer Hill

    Buy A Sweet Summernight On Hammer Hill – You Are the Light – EP
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    18.  Drive-By Truckers- Lookout Mountain

    Buy Lookout Mountain – The Dirty South
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    19.  Arcade Fire- Crown of Love

    Buy Crown of Love – Funeral
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    20.  Kanye West- Jesus Walks

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  • Mixes By Year: Best of 2004 Volume 6

    Posted on September 3, 2013 9:40 am by bdog Comment

    Best of 2004 Volume 6 (4/18/09)

    1.  Mission Of Burma- The Set-Up

    Buy The Set Up – ONoffON
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    2.  The Hold Steady- The Swish

    Buy The Swish – Almost Killed Me
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    3.  Ghostface Killah- Beat the Clock

    Buy Beat the Clock – The Pretty Toney Album
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    4.  The Von Bondies- C’mon C’mon

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    5.  Fabolous- Breathe

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    6.  Kanye West- Spaceship

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    7.  McLusky- She Will Only Bring You Happiness

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    8.  TV On the Radio- Poppy

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    9.  Wilco- Handshake Drugs

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    10.  Modest Mouse- The Good Times Are Killing Me

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    11.  The Ponys- Let’s Kill Ourselves

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    12.  Fiery Furnaces- Tropical-Iceland (EP Version)

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    13.  Arcade Fire- Neighborhood #3 (Laika)

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    14.  Joanna Newsom- The Sprout & the Bean

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    15.  Jens Lekman- You Are the Light (By Which I Travel Into This & That)

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    16.  Kylie Minogue- I Believe In You

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    17.  Estelle- 1980

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    18.  The Streets- Dry Your Eyes

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    19.  Madvillain- Rhinestone Cowboy

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  • Mixes By Year: Best of 2004 Volume 7

    Posted on September 3, 2013 9:40 am by bdog Comment

    Best of 2004 Volume 7 (8/17/13)

    1.  Twista (Feat. Kanye West & Jay-Z)- Slow Jamz

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    2.  Ciara (Feat. Ludacris)- Oh!

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    3.  M.I.A.- MIA

    *Track not available via iTunes or Amazon

    4.  Usher (Feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris)- Yeah!

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    5.  J-Kwon- Tipsy

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    6.  Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds- Get Ready For Love

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    7.  Franz Ferdinand- Michael

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    8.  Of Montreal- Spike the Senses

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    9.  Stereolab- Vonal Declusion

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    10.  The Knife- Heartbeats

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    11.  Air- Run

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    12.  Alan Braxe & Fred Falke- Rubicon

    *Track not available via iTunes or Amazon

    13.  Madvillain- Figaro

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    14.  The Walkmen- Thinking Of a Dream I Had

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    15.  The Futureheads- Carnival Kids

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    16.  The Black Keys- Till I Get My Way

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    17.  Mastodon- Iron Tusk

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    18.  Joanna Newsom- The Book of Right-On

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    19.  Devendra Banhart- A Sight to Behold

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    20.  Elliott Smith- A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity to be Free

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  • Mixes By Year: Best of 2004 Volume 8

    Posted on September 3, 2013 9:39 am by bdog Comment

    Best of 2004 Volume 8 (8/17/13)

    1.  Mastodon- Blood and Thunder

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    2.  Mission Of Burma- Wounded World

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    3.  The Hold Steady- Hostile, Mass.

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    4.  Sonic Youth- Unmade Bed

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    5.  The Libertines- What Became of the Likely Lads

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    6.  The Sun- My Girlfriend’s Best Friend

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    7.  Rilo Kiley- Portions for Foxes

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    8.  Annie- Anniemal

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    9.  Gwen Stefani- Holla Back Girl

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    10.  Rachel Stevens- Some Girls

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    11.  Jason Forrest- 10 Amazing Years

    *Track not available via iTunes or Amazon

    12.  Juvenile- Slow Motion

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    13.  Cam’ron (Feat. Kanye West)- Down and Out

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    14.  Jadakiss- Why

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    15.  Kanye West (Feat. Mos Def, Freeway & Harlem Boys Choir)- Two Words

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    16.  Madvillain (Feat. Wildchild)- Hardcore Hustle

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    17.  Iron & Wine- Fever Dream

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    18.  Wilco- Wishful Thinking

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    19.  Feist- Mushaboom

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    20.  Joanna Newsom- Peach, Plum, Pear

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