#970 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever To Tell

I have heard of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, especially singer and pianist Karen O. She did a song I like from Where the Wild Things Are: Motion Picture Soundtrack: Original Songs by Karen O and the Kids. Their debut album Fever To Tell was mixed by Alan Moulder, who has worked with Depeche Mode, U2, […]

#969 The Thrills – So Much for the City

I have heard of the The Thrills, but I do not think I have heard their debut album So Much for the City until today. I cannot find out much about the band since they have been on hiatus since 2008. They were supposedly working on individual projects, but only drummer Ben Carrigan has released […]

#968 Kings of Leon – Youth & Young Manhood

Kings of Leon debut album Youth & Young Manhood was released in 2003. I had not heard of them until later in their career. I am excited to hear their earlier music. The band is a family venture composed of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill with their cousin Matthew Followill. The album was a […]

#967 Dizzee Rascal – Boy in da Corner

Dizzee Rascal is another artist in the long line of artists I have never heard of until today. Boy in da Corner was his debut album and it was the beginning of worldwide spread of the genre known as grime. Grime is a genre of electronic music that emerged in London in the early 2000s, […]

#966 The White Stripes – Elephant

The White Stripes fourth studio album Elephant is considered by many their best work to date. I felt their previous album on the list was okay, but I am not a big fan or even a little one. At the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004 they were nominated for a few awards and won for […]

#965 The Darkness – Permission to Land

Permission to Land is the debut album for British glam rock band The Darkness. It was a critical and chart selling success. I have never heard of them. In 2003, I was in Debrecen and I was not in touch with much music, except for some local bands. After listening to the whole album, I […]

#964 Calexico – Feast of Wire

Calexico‘s Feast of Wire is an album I have not heard much of until now. I know the band from their music with Iron & Wine. I just discovered they released another album together last year titled Years to Burn. I will have to give it a listen later. Anyway, this is Calexico’s fourth album. […]

#963 Amy Winehouse – Frank

Amy Winehouse was not an artist that I ever liked. I do not know much of her music, but I know more about her life. I know too much about her life. She was a mess. I do not understand why they let these drug addicts destroy themselves. Record companies are pure evil. Frank was […]

#962 Radiohead – Hail to the Thief

Radiohead‘s Hail to the Thief is their sixth studio album and their fifth album on the list of 1001 Albums… That is quite an achievement. The only album that is not listed is Pablo Honey, which is their debut album. Thom Yorke‘s lyrics are in response to the war on terror and the resurgence of […]

#961 The Hives – Your New Favourite Band

I am not sure why Your New Favourite Band from The Hives is in the list of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It appears to be a sort of collection of songs from their previous albums. The Swedish rock band has been around since 1989. My favourite songs are “Hate to Say […]