There have been tons of albums out in months one through six that our DJs have released over the airwaves, some of which resulted in countless requests and songs that got stuck in our heads for days on end. It's hard to narrow them down, but a few of the WKNC music directors have made their picks for the top five albums of the year so far in their respective formats.
Local Music Director Adam Kincaid selected...
1. Bombadil: Tarpits & Canyonlands
2. Colossus: Drunk On Blood
3. The Love Language: The Love Language
4. Lonnie Walker: These Times Old Times
5. Embarrassing Fruits: Community/Exploitation
With honorable mentions for...
Americans in France: Pretzelvania
Hammer No More The Fingers: Looking For Bruce
Disagree with Adam's picks? Send him an email and let him know which albums you would have chosen.
Daytime Music Director Jenna St. Pierre selected...
1. Cotton Jones: Paranoid Cocoon
2. Dirty Projectors: Bitte Orca
3. Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavillion
4. Harlem Shakes: Technicolor Health
5. Screaming Females: Power Move
With honorable mentions for:
Akron/Family: Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
Phoenix: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Are there albums you think should have been on the list? Email Jenna to discuss.
Underground Music Director Damion Sledge chose...
Saigon and Statik Selektah: All in a Day's Work
If you have Underground albums to add to the list, email Damion.
Stay tuned for the next six months of albums on WKNC, and we'll see which ones come out on top in December!
This is tricky, isn't it? I'll chime in and say that the new Bowerbirds album is spectacular, and I'm also excited about BOA and Megafaun, which I'll probably have a chance to sit down and listen to this week. Some of the underdogs to me are the Joe Romeo & The Orange County Volunteers album as well as Gray Young. And let's not forget about Old Ceremony, Roman Candle, Dex Romweber Duo....
ReplyDeleteNationally, I have now listened to the Phoenix album about 10,000 times.
For the second half of the year I'm really looking forward to the Dead Weather album, Lost in the Trees's next album, the Luego album, Bellafea, The Moaners. Man, so many.
I guess listening to the Phoenix album would actually be "internationally"....
ReplyDeletejust some quick Americana input:
ReplyDeleteNeko Case - Middle Cyclone
William Elliott Whitmore - Animals In the Dark
Seth Walker - Leap Of Faith
pretzelvania roolz
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion... Regina Spektor's new album "Far" is uber nifty. Quirky little lady.
ReplyDeleteFav tracks: Blue Lips and Eet
Oh, god. and OF COURSE metric's "fantasies"
ReplyDeleteby far their best album.