Recommend 5 albums for me from 2000 to now

Caveat

OK so apparently I need to embrace the 21st century according to Kold.

He's probably right.

I have a birthday coming up so what should I get? 5 only please.

My tastes: predominantly guitar related but dislike what I would call wimpy glossy stuff e.g. Coldplay, Snow Patrol etc. Doesn't mean I don't like mellow music though. Also dislike R&B, soul and rap - usually, but not always.

I probably have prog kind of covered.

Other than that, what I do like from this century: Muse, Arcade Fire, some Killers, some QOTSA, some Gomez, some system of a Down and ... er... Jack L?

Help!

FortuneChip

Most of the stuff I own is from 2000 onward so hopefully there's something here you'll like. If you like Arcade Fire, Muse etc, there should be something here to your liking, no guarantees though!!!

Efterklang - Magic Chairs
Sigur Ros - Takk
Pinback - Autumn Of The Seraphs
God Is An Astronaut - The End Of The Beginning (instrumental)
The Album Leaf - In A Safe Place

delbertgrady

Grandaddy: The Sophtware Slump (2000)
Phoenix: It's Never Been Like That (2006)
She & Him: Volume One (2008)
Sigur Ros: () (2002)
Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)

Spiritoftheseventies

Fleet Foxes- Fleet Foxes (2008))

old hippy

Mars Volta - De-loused in the Comatorium

BLK JKS - After the Robots

Kimi Djabate - Karam

Rokia Traore - Tchamantche

Sparks - Lil' Beethoven

delbertgrady

old hippy wrote: »

Sparks - Lil' Beethoven

Oh no. Where did the groove go?

rcaz

Radiohead - Kid A
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Autechre - Confield
Sparklehorse - Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain

lordgoat

Wilco -Yankee
Wilco - A ghost is born

techno-allah

I'll echo the sentiments of Mars Volta, Flaming Lips, Fleet Foxes and Sigur Rós (I think by what you've said you'd prefer Takk more but all their albums are great)

I'll add my two cents.

Oceansize - Effloresce : If you like your rock and like it loud and sprawling, you'll enjoy these guys.

Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca : If you enjoy Arcade Fire, I'm sure you will these guys.

Midlake - The Trials Of Van Occupanther

At The Drive-In - Relationship Of Command

The Cast Of Cheers - The Cast Of Cheers : Really good new Irish band. Best of all you can legally download their debut album for free here. http://thecastofcheers.bandcamp.com/

Consider that an early birthday present.

Mindkiller

Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antartica
The Go! Team - Thunder Lightning Strike
The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
Saltillo - Ganglion

Also, Nujabes - Metaphorical Music (You won't dislike this hip-hop)

old hippy

delbertgrady wrote: »

Oh no. Where did the groove go?

V. good. I did think twice about that recommendation but it's a grower. The live shows for it were superb - with FNM's Dean Menta in the band!

Caveat

Thanks all!

Some of these I have (e.g. Radiohead, Mars Volta, Flaming Lips, Midlake) but of the others, yeah I'm thinking Sigur Ros definitely - like what I've heard. A lot of Wilco about...hmmm.

Some investigation required for some others.

delbertgrady

old hippy wrote: »

V. good. I did think twice about that recommendation but it's a grower.

I thought it was a bit too weird to include myself, 'cos it is a grower, as you say. It could put newcomers off Sparks, and that'd be a tragedy.

Lcd Soundsystem - Lcd Soundsystem
Daft Punk - Alive 2007
Bon Iver - For Emma Forever
Nick Cave - Dig Lazurus Dig
Fleet Foxes - Ragged Wood

old hippy

delbertgrady wrote: »

I thought it was a bit too weird to include myself, 'cos it is a grower, as you say. It could put newcomers off Sparks, and that'd be a tragedy.

Good point. It is one of my fave albums of recent years, hence the inclusion

Caveat

Love Sparks! Well, vintage Sparks - had more or less disregarded their recent stuff but maybe I shouldn't have.

Another vote for Fleet Foxes then too.

What about Tool? I'm a bit worried about them. On paper I should like them. Often described as "the metal radiohead". Love Radiohead, like a bit of metal and proggy stuff - what can go wrong? Heard some of their stuff and didn't think it was anything special at all.

Maybe I've heard all the wrong stuff. Maybe they are a 'used to be good' band...? ?

teardrop

Try out any of these:


Husky Rescue - Ghost is not Real

The Knife - Silent Shout

Weezer - Pinkerton

Wolfmother - Wolfmother

Kruder & Dorfmeister - DJ Kicks

loveissucide

Pinkerton is '96

And
TV On The Radio-Dear Science
The National-Alligator
Wild Beasts-Two Dancers
St Vincent-Actor
The Hold Steady-Boys And Girls In America

teardrop

ooops - didnt see that.

agree also on Wild Beasts, Two Dancers is smashing

Caveat

Right, after the feedback and some research and consideration, I think I have it:

Sigur Ros: Takk
Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes
Oceansize: effloresce
Autechre: confield


Wilco...but which one?

loveissucide

Caveat wrote: »

Wilco...but which one?

As re: the 00's era
A Ghost Is Born>Yankee Hotel Foxtrot>Wilco>Sky Blue Sky

delbertgrady

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot>A Ghost Is Born>Sky Blue Sky>Wilco (The Album)

Just compromise and get Kicking Television, the live album.

lordgoat

I'd have ghost slightly above yankee too but i would never have gotten into wilco if it wasn't for yankee so...

I'll concur with the live album being worth it, but i'd still say get yankee first though...

techno-allah

Caveat wrote: »

Love Sparks! Well, vintage Sparks - had more or less disregarded their recent stuff but maybe I shouldn't have.

Another vote for Fleet Foxes then too.

What about Tool? I'm a bit worried about them. On paper I should like them. Often described as "the metal radiohead". Love Radiohead, like a bit of metal and proggy stuff - what can go wrong? Heard some of their stuff and didn't think it was anything special at all.

Maybe I've heard all the wrong stuff. Maybe they are a 'used to be good' band...? ?

I'd say if you're going for Tool just get any of their albums and give it a full listen. They're hard to dip in and out of if you're not familiar with their stuff. Aenema, Lateralus or 10,000 Days would be worth a punt.

lordgoat

Also any of The National's albums - Boxer or Alligator to start with i suppose.

Creamy Goodness

Adebisi shank - this is an album by a band called adebisi shank (one o the best Irish bands around).

Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise.

Biffy Clyro - the vertigo of bliss (all the instruments were recorded in one day but if you listen to the album you wouldn't know it).

Bon Ivor - for Emma.

LCD Soundsystem - Self titled.

techno-allah

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

Adebisi shank - this is an album by a band called adebisi shank (one o the best Irish bands around).

Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise.

Biffy Clyro - the vertigo of bliss (all the instruments were recorded in one day but if you listen to the album you wouldn't know it).

Bon Ivor - for Emma.

LCD Soundsystem - Self titled.

I'd highly endorse all of these albums too. Haven't listened to The Vertigo Of Bliss in years, absolute smasher of an album.

JerryHandbag

Just get anything by these 5 bands and your sorted

Interpol
Editors
The National
Sigur Ros
Bloc Party

TalkingCats

Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective
All Hour Cymbals - Yeasayer
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
LP - Discovery
Into the Wild - Eddie Vedder

Dudess

I second TV On The Radio and Dirty Projectors - New York seems to be where it's at these last few years.

I'd also recommend Bat For Lashes - very beautiful, haunting sound.

JohnButler

John Butler Trio - all albums

Xavier Rudd - All Albums

Newton Faulkner- Hand Built By Robots

The Waifs - Up all Night

Ash Grunwald - Fish Out Of Water