Is there something wrong with me? More best of 2009 music lists
I’m reading through all the Best of 2009 lists on Lala.com; the lists are compiled by publications and websites like Spin, Paste, PopMatters, etc. And I haven’t heard of more than half of these bands. And something tells me that if I were to listen to all these albums, most of them would be the mansy-pansy easy listening shit that calls itself indie rock nowadays. Somebody correct me if I’m wrong.
The one diamond in the rough I found that I seem to have missed in 2009 is Crack the Skye, by Mastodon. Three cheers once again for metal bands from Georgia. After hearing a couple minutes of the first track, I was sold. I downloaded the whole album, and so far it’s pretty great. I can usually tell by sampling a fraction of an album whether or not I’m going to like it. Some people would call this jumping to conclusions. I say, I know what I like, and I know when I hear it.
Is the problem with me? Is it my ADHD need for extreme stimulation that causes me to have a hard time appreciating low-fi tunes by Grizzly Bear or Morse code loops arranged into hippie-dippy trips by Animal Collective? I couldn’t care less about music like that. I’ll take classical music or opera–both of which I love–over Tegan and Sara any day of the week. I want to hear passion in my music. Bring on the aggression.
