Aids' Top 100: Current Favourite Albums
It's been a while since I've been active here, and after posting my first
review in nearly six months, I thought it'd be ~fitting~ to post a list of
my current favourite 100 albums. I've made a restriction of one entry
per artist, otherwise there would honestly be like ten bands on this list.
Albums that would have been included without this restriction are noted
at the end of each description. The descriptions were constructed from
the first thing(s) that popped into my head upon thinking about the
album, whether it be a distinct memory, a feeling, or something else.
Enjoy? |
| 100 |  | Blink-182
Enema Of The State
high-school cafeteria, my first crush, bunkbeds |
| 100 | | Blink-182
Enema Of The State
high-school cafeteria, my first crush, bunkbeds |
| 99 |  | The Smashing Pumpkins
Siamese Dream
the best moment of my rock-band career: 5 stars on this song on expert level
drums, november first pumpkin-smashing outings |
| 99 | | The Smashing Pumpkins
Siamese Dream
the best moment of my rock-band career: 5 stars on this song on expert level
drums, november first pumpkin-smashing outings |
| 98 |  | Des Ark
Don't Rock the Boat, Sink the Fucker
Orca whales playing off the coast of the Gulf Islands as my ferry neared Victoria |
| 98 | | Des Ark
Don't Rock the Boat, Sink the Fucker
Orca whales playing off the coast of the Gulf Islands as my ferry neared Victoria |
| 97 |  | Shugo Tokumaru
Night Piece
that hole-in-the-wall record store by my old place near Main St., interesting
conversations with memorable strangers |
| 97 | | Shugo Tokumaru
Night Piece
that hole-in-the-wall record store by my old place near Main St., interesting
conversations with memorable strangers |
| 96 |  | Oceansize
Effloresce
trying all afternoon to ollie onto a small ledge in the parking lot of a church near the
house I grew up in, finally succeeding |
| 96 | | Oceansize
Effloresce
trying all afternoon to ollie onto a small ledge in the parking lot of a church near the
house I grew up in, finally succeeding |
| 95 |  | Kishi Bashi
151a
newly-flowering cherry blossoms lining a nondescript residential street in East
Vancouver as the winter chill in the air is replaced by the warmth of spring, elation |
| 95 | | Kishi Bashi
151a
newly-flowering cherry blossoms lining a nondescript residential street in East
Vancouver as the winter chill in the air is replaced by the warmth of spring, elation |
| 94 |  | Sigur Ros
( )
having a private personal bowl at the top of the gully in Nanaimo, being lulled to
sleep and then violently awakened |
| 94 | | Sigur Ros
( )
having a private personal bowl at the top of the gully in Nanaimo, being lulled to
sleep and then violently awakened |
| 93 |  | The Rural Alberta Advantage
Departing
heartbreak, anger, reflection, acceptance |
| 93 | | The Rural Alberta Advantage
Departing
heartbreak, anger, reflection, acceptance |
| 92 |  | Say Anything
...Is a Real Boy
walking along the beaches of Muizenber, rediscovering my love for pop-punk as a
22 year old |
| 92 | | Say Anything
...Is a Real Boy
walking along the beaches of Muizenber, rediscovering my love for pop-punk as a
22 year old |
| 91 |  | More Than Life
Love Let Me Go
west-coast rain: unrelenting and bone-chilling |
| 91 | | More Than Life
Love Let Me Go
west-coast rain: unrelenting and bone-chilling |
| 90 |  | Red Nightfall
Red Nightfall
warm bass grooves walking me through the streets of downtown Cape Town as the
city warms up for rowdy weekend night |
| 90 | | Red Nightfall
Red Nightfall
warm bass grooves walking me through the streets of downtown Cape Town as the
city warms up for rowdy weekend night |
| 89 |  | BNJMN
Black Square
an outdoor rain-bucket shower (enjoyed with a portable speakin) and looking out
over the White Nile heated to the perfect temperature thanks to the black colour of
the bucket/piping and the hot Ugandan sun |
| 89 | | BNJMN
Black Square
an outdoor rain-bucket shower (enjoyed with a portable speakin) and looking out
over the White Nile heated to the perfect temperature thanks to the black colour of
the bucket/piping and the hot Ugandan sun |
| 88 |  | This Heat
Deceit
isolation, paranoia, uncertainty |
| 88 | | This Heat
Deceit
isolation, paranoia, uncertainty |
| 87 |  | The Middle East
The Recordings of the Middle East
sneaking in a quick afternoon nap near the Yeti Stage at The Gorge Amphitheatre
and accidentally discovering some of the most beautiful music ever recorded |
| 87 | | The Middle East
The Recordings of the Middle East
sneaking in a quick afternoon nap near the Yeti Stage at The Gorge Amphitheatre
and accidentally discovering some of the most beautiful music ever recorded |
| 86 |  | Kerouac
Cold and Distant, Not Loving
snowboarding for the first time with my new helmet (headphones installed in the ear
pieces) and listening to nothing but hardcore all day causing me to attempt things I
probably shouldn't have, shredding the gnar hard brah |
| 86 | | Kerouac
Cold and Distant, Not Loving
snowboarding for the first time with my new helmet (headphones installed in the ear
pieces) and listening to nothing but hardcore all day causing me to attempt things I
probably shouldn't have, shredding the gnar hard brah |
| 85 |  | Protest The Hero
Kezia
trying not to sign along on to She Who Mars The Skin Of Gods my way from class
to class at Buchanan on UBC's campus, succeeding until the end |
| 85 | | Protest The Hero
Kezia
trying not to sign along on to She Who Mars The Skin Of Gods my way from class
to class at Buchanan on UBC's campus, succeeding until the end |
| 84 |  | Clubroot
III - MMXII
my kitschy hostel in East Berlin, meeting new people, wandering the graffiti-covered
streets and enjoying the occasional hookah |
| 84 | | Clubroot
III - MMXII
my kitschy hostel in East Berlin, meeting new people, wandering the graffiti-covered
streets and enjoying the occasional hookah |
| 83 |  | The Flaming Lips
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
visiting Berlin three years prior, the amazing one-room apartment we rented for our
three days there (in West Berlin), oversleeping during a nap and missing our pub
crawl (the placement of these two albums/memories beside one another on the list
was a co-incidence, kinda neat though!) |
| 83 | | The Flaming Lips
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
visiting Berlin three years prior, the amazing one-room apartment we rented for our
three days there (in West Berlin), oversleeping during a nap and missing our pub
crawl (the placement of these two albums/memories beside one another on the list
was a co-incidence, kinda neat though!) |
| 82 |  | Modest Mouse
The Moon & Antarctica
intending to get some sleep in the car on the hour-and-a-half long ferry from
Vancouver to Nanaimo, listening to Modest Mouse instead |
| 82 | | Modest Mouse
The Moon & Antarctica
intending to get some sleep in the car on the hour-and-a-half long ferry from
Vancouver to Nanaimo, listening to Modest Mouse instead |
| 81 |  | Boards of Canada
Geogaddi
darkness, heightened senses |
| 81 | | Boards of Canada
Geogaddi
darkness, heightened senses |
| 80 |  | mewithoutYou
Brother, Sister
power lines framing a drab landscape in a suburb south of Nanaimo |
| 80 | | mewithoutYou
Brother, Sister
power lines framing a drab landscape in a suburb south of Nanaimo |
| 79 |  | Phish
A Picture of Nectar
gardening, a floormate of mine during the second year of dorm living at University |
| 79 | | Phish
A Picture of Nectar
gardening, a floormate of mine during the second year of dorm living at University |
| 78 |  | David Gilmour
On An Island
lying on the grass of my parent's backyard and gazing upwards at the clear summer
sky |
| 78 | | David Gilmour
On An Island
lying on the grass of my parent's backyard and gazing upwards at the clear summer
sky |
| 77 |  | The Decemberists
The Crane Wife
an entire day spent exploring a typically gorgeous Mediterranean island just south
of Athens on an ATV |
| 77 | | The Decemberists
The Crane Wife
an entire day spent exploring a typically gorgeous Mediterranean island just south
of Athens on an ATV |
| 76 |  | Hey Rosetta!
Seeds
enjoying a cold beer while watching the sun set over the Nile River north of Jinja
with new friends |
| 76 | | Hey Rosetta!
Seeds
enjoying a cold beer while watching the sun set over the Nile River north of Jinja
with new friends |
| 75 |  | Menomena
Friend and Foe
one of my first wasted afternoons spent going further and further down the rabbit
hole on youtube and accidentally discovering what would become one of my
favourite bands, time well spent?? |
| 75 | | Menomena
Friend and Foe
one of my first wasted afternoons spent going further and further down the rabbit
hole on youtube and accidentally discovering what would become one of my
favourite bands, time well spent?? |
| 74 |  | Deerhunter
Halcyon Digest
thinking a band was overrated, listening to the advice of many trusted sources who
told me to catch their show, being awestruck, rushing over to the merch tent to
buy this record, becoming a life-long fan |
| 74 | | Deerhunter
Halcyon Digest
thinking a band was overrated, listening to the advice of many trusted sources who
told me to catch their show, being awestruck, rushing over to the merch tent to
buy this record, becoming a life-long fan |
| 73 |  | Frightened Rabbit
The Midnight Organ Fight
remembering how to be social, almost jamming at am "open mic" club in Muizenberg
but bailing because the guys before us were talented jazz musicians and we had
prepared a set of covers by Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, etc. |
| 73 | | Frightened Rabbit
The Midnight Organ Fight
remembering how to be social, almost jamming at am "open mic" club in Muizenberg
but bailing because the guys before us were talented jazz musicians and we had
prepared a set of covers by Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, etc. |
| 72 |  | Shotmaker / Maximillian Colby
Split
living on the internet, not interacting with humans face to face, at least I was
discovering good music though!! |
| 72 | | Shotmaker / Maximillian Colby
Split
living on the internet, not interacting with humans face to face, at least I was
discovering good music though!! |
| 71 |  | The Antlers
Burst Apart
bursting apart |
| 71 | | The Antlers
Burst Apart
bursting apart |
| 70 |  | Arcade Fire
The Suburbs
that one summer in Nanaimo that would have been awful, introspective, and boring
if I hadn't met one of my best friends and spent it instead getting scuba-certified,
kayaking, and generally just having a great time, the occasional advantages of life
in a small town |
| 70 | | Arcade Fire
The Suburbs
that one summer in Nanaimo that would have been awful, introspective, and boring
if I hadn't met one of my best friends and spent it instead getting scuba-certified,
kayaking, and generally just having a great time, the occasional advantages of life
in a small town |
| 69 |  | The Thermals
The Body, The Blood, The Machine
accidentally running into an old high-school friend for the first time in at least a few
years during The Thermal's set at Sasquatch 2011 |
| 69 | | The Thermals
The Body, The Blood, The Machine
accidentally running into an old high-school friend for the first time in at least a few
years during The Thermal's set at Sasquatch 2011 |
| 68 |  | Massive Attack
Mezzanine
the barren vastness and otherworldly beauty of the Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia,
exchanging music recommendations with 30somethings from
Switzerland/France/Sweden in French/Spanish (no English - way to go me,
amiryte??) |
| 68 | | Massive Attack
Mezzanine
the barren vastness and otherworldly beauty of the Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia,
exchanging music recommendations with 30somethings from
Switzerland/France/Sweden in French/Spanish (no English - way to go me,
amiryte??) |
| 67 |  | Low
I Could Live In Hope
living in hope for far too long |
| 67 | | Low
I Could Live In Hope
living in hope for far too long |
| 66 |  | The Cinematic Orchestra
Ma Fleur
indescribably beauty, understanding the universe and all of its mysteries for split
seconds at a time |
| 66 | | The Cinematic Orchestra
Ma Fleur
indescribably beauty, understanding the universe and all of its mysteries for split
seconds at a time |
| 65 |  | Pianos Become the Teeth
The Lack Long After
having lunch at a shopping mall in Nairobi and listening to screamo for some reason |
| 65 | | Pianos Become the Teeth
The Lack Long After
having lunch at a shopping mall in Nairobi and listening to screamo for some reason |
| 64 |  | Lorde
Pure Heroine
being made fun of for liking Lorde an unreasonable amount, being made fun of for
putting Lorde on a list of all-time favourite albums |
| 64 | | Lorde
Pure Heroine
being made fun of for liking Lorde an unreasonable amount, being made fun of for
putting Lorde on a list of all-time favourite albums |
| 63 | | Animal Collective
Animal Collective
hot-boxing my dad's Mazda Protoge in the parking lot next to the (since
demolished) skating rink in downtown Nanaimo, the beginning of summer, the middle
of winter |
| 63 | | Animal Collective
Animal Collective
hot-boxing my dad's Mazda Protoge in the parking lot next to the (since
demolished) skating rink in downtown Nanaimo, the beginning of summer, the middle
of winter |
| 62 |  | Killer Mike
R.A.P. Music
live music as my substitute for church |
| 62 | | Killer Mike
R.A.P. Music
live music as my substitute for church |
| 61 |  | Waxahatchee
Cerulean Salt
listening to literally nothing but for a month straight |
| 61 | | Waxahatchee
Cerulean Salt
listening to literally nothing but for a month straight |
| 60 |  | Refused
The Shape Of Punk To Come
the turn-off from the highway heading north out of Nanaimo towards Coombs, a re-
assessment of what I expect from live shows |
| 60 | | Refused
The Shape Of Punk To Come
the turn-off from the highway heading north out of Nanaimo towards Coombs, a re-
assessment of what I expect from live shows |
| 59 |  | Basia Bulat
Heart Of My Own
buying hey CD in Quebec City and listening to it on the drive to Montreal, grinning
from ear to ear |
| 59 | | Basia Bulat
Heart Of My Own
buying hey CD in Quebec City and listening to it on the drive to Montreal, grinning
from ear to ear |
| 58 |  | Okkervil River
Don't Fall In Love With Everyone You See
a hotel room in New West, working up the courage to apply for jobs, internet
friendships |
| 58 | | Okkervil River
Don't Fall In Love With Everyone You See
a hotel room in New West, working up the courage to apply for jobs, internet
friendships |
| 57 |  | City of Caterpillar
City of Caterpillar
the parking lot of Home Depot in northern Nanaimo, learning to mix paint, not
getting very many hours : ( |
| 57 | | City of Caterpillar
City of Caterpillar
the parking lot of Home Depot in northern Nanaimo, learning to mix paint, not
getting very many hours : ( |
| 56 |  | Mew
Frengers
a love drive from Nakuru to Naivasha after an emotionally draining day, daydreaming |
| 56 | | Mew
Frengers
a love drive from Nakuru to Naivasha after an emotionally draining day, daydreaming |
| 55 |  | Boris
Boris At Last - Feedbacker
losing myself in noise |
| 55 | | Boris
Boris At Last - Feedbacker
losing myself in noise |
| 54 |  | TV on the Radio
Dear Science
the Northfield turnoff from the new island highway heading south into Nanaimo, The
Colbert Report |
| 54 | | TV on the Radio
Dear Science
the Northfield turnoff from the new island highway heading south into Nanaimo, The
Colbert Report |
| 53 |  | Kashiwa Daisuke
Program Music I
wandering mindlessly through some urban sprawl at the outskirts of Calgary, getting
caught in a hailstorm |
| 53 | | Kashiwa Daisuke
Program Music I
wandering mindlessly through some urban sprawl at the outskirts of Calgary, getting
caught in a hailstorm |
| 52 |  | Thrice
Vheissu
writing guitar riffs on my friend's new telecaster, playing Super Mario Strikers
afterwards |
| 52 | | Thrice
Vheissu
writing guitar riffs on my friend's new telecaster, playing Super Mario Strikers
afterwards |
| 51 |  | Aesop Rock
Labor Days
trying to live life with no regrets, people telling me that I am white |
| 51 | | Aesop Rock
Labor Days
trying to live life with no regrets, people telling me that I am white |
| 50 |  | Coldplay
Viva la Vida
my ex's summer university residence at Fairview, being in love |
| 50 | | Coldplay
Viva la Vida
my ex's summer university residence at Fairview, being in love |
| 49 |  | Frank Turner
Love, Ire & Song
arriving in Nairobi at the beginning an unplanned 8-month long backpacking trip,
losing myself in this album during my isolation |
| 49 | | Frank Turner
Love, Ire & Song
arriving in Nairobi at the beginning an unplanned 8-month long backpacking trip,
losing myself in this album during my isolation |
| 48 |  | Souls of Mischief
93 'til Infinity
downtown Victoria in the summertime |
| 48 | | Souls of Mischief
93 'til Infinity
downtown Victoria in the summertime |
| 47 |  | Eluvium
Static Nocturne
being chased through a UBC parking structure by a security guard and having the
most gorgeous white noise as a soundtrack [Copia would have made the list as well
without my one-per-artist restriction.] |
| 47 | | Eluvium
Static Nocturne
being chased through a UBC parking structure by a security guard and having the
most gorgeous white noise as a soundtrack [Copia would have made the list as well
without my one-per-artist restriction.] |
| 46 |  | Death Cab For Cutie
Transatlanticism
Woodgrove Mall, getting given a custom mix tape in grade 9, lingering awkwardness |
| 46 | | Death Cab For Cutie
Transatlanticism
Woodgrove Mall, getting given a custom mix tape in grade 9, lingering awkwardness |
| 45 |  | Danny Brown
Old
listening to rap in the shower while getting ready for a night of partying, continuing
to listen to rap all night long [I almost picked XXX instead, but either way, both are
worthy of my top-100 list.] |
| 45 | | Danny Brown
Old
listening to rap in the shower while getting ready for a night of partying, continuing
to listen to rap all night long [I almost picked XXX instead, but either way, both are
worthy of my top-100 list.] |
| 44 |  | Led Zeppelin
Physical Graffiti
filling out the "favourite band" section of my grade-12 yearbook survey, the
seemingly endless summer parties that followed [IV, II as well] |
| 44 | | Led Zeppelin
Physical Graffiti
filling out the "favourite band" section of my grade-12 yearbook survey, the
seemingly endless summer parties that followed [IV, II as well] |
| 43 |  | Rise Against
Siren Song of the Counter Culture
George DUBYA Bush, my dad being a stereotypical old guy and not liking my
xXxpunkmusicxXx |
| 43 | | Rise Against
Siren Song of the Counter Culture
George DUBYA Bush, my dad being a stereotypical old guy and not liking my
xXxpunkmusicxXx |
| 42 |  | Thee Silver Mount Zion
Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything
those three blocks of back-alleys known as "the worm-hole" which I cut through on
my way up Commercial Drive, remembering what it's like to have new music floor me |
| 42 | | Thee Silver Mount Zion
Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything
those three blocks of back-alleys known as "the worm-hole" which I cut through on
my way up Commercial Drive, remembering what it's like to have new music floor me |
| 41 |  | Kanye West
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
working at my dad's law firm by day, answering the question "Can we get much
higher?" by night |
| 41 | | Kanye West
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
working at my dad's law firm by day, answering the question "Can we get much
higher?" by night |
| 40 |  | El-P
Cancer 4 Cure |
| 40 | | El-P
Cancer 4 Cure
that first week of my seasonal job in southwestern England, learning to cope with
Cornwall's schizophrenic "summer" weather, having a fresh start to a new world yet
already wanting to go home [I'll Sleep When You're Dead] |
| 39 |  | Band
Album |
| 39 |  | The Veils
Nux Vomica
Main St./Science World skytrain station, anti-pipeline rallies |
| 38 | | Band
Album |
| 38 |  | Dan Mangan
Nice, Nice, Very Nice
late night walks through southern Saanich with my best friend [Oh Fortune] |
| 37 | | Band
Album |
| 37 |  | OutKast
ATLiens
ALWAYS cleaning my kitchen to a purely OutKast soundtrack, feeling so fresh and
so clean [Aquemini, Stankonia] |
| 36 | | Band
Album |
| 36 |  | Hop Along
Get Disowned
holing myself up in my hotel room in Dar es Salaam as backpacking through Africa
was beginning to wear on me, arriving in Kigali and getting a second wind
[Freshman Year] |
| 35 | | Band
Album |
| 35 |  | Trophy Scars
Never Born, Never Dead
spending eight hours cleaning parrot shit from a massive concrete floor,
hating/loving my job [this placement stands for Darkness, Oh Hell and Never Born,
Never Dead, which I treat as one full album sort of and together form my favourite
Trophy Scars album. This new one is pretty super great though just a heads up.] |
| 34 | | Band
Album |
| 34 |  | Off Minor
The Heat Death of the Universe
waiting to buy weed in the parking lot across the street from the cyber city mini-
golf course |
| 33 | | Band
Album |
| 33 |  | Minus The Bear
Planet Of Ice
exploring Cox Bay in Tofino at night with my snazzy new headphones while high as
a kite, starting into the dark abyss of the Pacific Ocean meeting the night sky,
tripping fucking balls |
| 32 | | Band
Album |
| 32 |  | Manchester Orchestra
Mean Everything To Nothing
delivering pizzas and actually really enjoying it [I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child,
Simple Math, NOT COPE THOUGH :( ] |
| 31 | | Band
Album |
| 31 |  | Bob Dylan
Blood On The Tracks
walking my dog through Linley Valley Park, the first snowfall of the year
camouflaging the wooden walkway |
| 30 | | Band
Album |
| 30 |  | Alexisonfire
Watch Out!
high school acting class, being mad I didn't go to Warped Tour [Alexisonfire,
probably Crisis as well would have made the cut] |
| 29 | | Band
Album |
| 29 |  | Queens of the Stone Age
Songs For The Deaf
racing against a dozen others for one of two (cold) showers after our daily
volleyball game in the middle of the jungle on San Cristobal Island (the Eastern most
of the Galapagos Islands) |
| 28 | | Band
Album |
| 28 |  | Elliott Smith
Either/Or
a Chinese restaurant's parking lot in Harewood, blocking other people out [Figure 8] |
| 27 | | Band
Album |
| 27 |  | Streetlight Manifesto
Everything Goes Numb
trying to teach a class of Kenya orphans how to play their broken acoustic guitars
and desperately wishing we had some horns instead |
| 26 | | Band
Album |
| 26 |  | Brian Eno
Ambient 1: Music For Airports
bombing Uplands/Departure Bay Road on my longboard, long layovers in foreign
airports (yes, seriously) [Another Green World] |
| 25 | | Band
Album |
| 25 |  | The National
Boxer
the sun setting on the breathtaking Gorge Amphitheatre, feeling like the only person
in an audience of 25,000+ [High Violet, Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers, Alligator, and
possibly Trouble Will Fine Me] |
| 24 | | Band
Album |
| 24 |  | Red Hot Chili Peppers
Californication
that long-abandoned former A & B sound in downtown Nanaimo, unwrapping a
Fender Stratocaster one Christmas, driving up-island to soccer games with my dad
on weekends, so, so many things |
| 23 | | Band
Album |
| 23 |  | La Dispute
Somewhere at the Bottom of the River...
getting over someone |
| 22 | | Band
Album |
| 22 |  | Stars Of The Lid
And Their Refinement Of The Decline
the two-hour siesta between lunch and the last bit of daily conservation work on
San Cristobal Island, lying in the most perfect imaginable hammock and drifting in
and out of sleep to the view of the green canopy meeting the clear blue Pacific off
towards the horizon, one of the best months of my life [The Tired Sounds Of...] |
| 21 | | Band
Album |
| 21 |  | Japandroids
Celebration Rock
arriving in Amsterdam on a warm spring day after eight months of comparative
"roughing it" in Africa, feeling alive, that night I was already in bed but said 'fuck it'
and got up to drink with you instead [It was a shame not to include Post-Nothing,
but this one gets a slight edge. Either way, both would have been top 30.] |
| 20 | | Band
Album |
| 20 |  | The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Axis: Bold as Love
conversations about classic rock with an inspiring man named Hume at my late-
Uncle's former care home west of Victoria [Electric Ladyland] |
| 19 | | Band
Album |
| 19 |  | Bon Iver
For Emma, Forever Ago
exploring Galway in western Ireland with someone I loved, breaking up |
| 18 | | Band
Album |
| 18 |  | Sunny Day Real Estate
Diary
that record where West Hastings turns to East, invigorating conversations with
homeless people in Vancouver downtown east side |
| 17 | | Band
Album |
| 17 |  | Neutral Milk Hotel
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
a picnic in Dalkey, feeling scared and alone in a hostel in Quito but proverbially
~getting~ this album for the first time, rediscovering my love for a painfully tainted
album with a group of amazing friends |
| 16 | | Band
Album |
| 16 |  | King Crimson
In the Court of the Crimson King
trying to find a place to catch a few hours of sleep in the Lima airport away from
the luggage-stealing Peruvian kids [Red] |
| 15 | | Band
Album |
| 15 |  | Brand New
The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
driving to Burger King at lunch in high school because my oldest friend had finally
secured his driver's license, feeling like a fucking legend [Daisy, mayyyyybe Deja
Entendu] |
| 14 | | Band
Album |
| 14 |  | Gospel
The Moon Is a Dead World
wishing I had continued to speak to that cute girl and listening to music alone all
night instead |
| 13 | | Band
Album |
| 13 |  | Leftfield
Leftism
smoking weed with my Scottish friend's AWESOME aunt as she let us place at her
place in Dorset during my somewhat touristy drive from Cornwall to London |
| 12 | | Band
Album |
| 12 |  | Jaga Jazzist
What We Must
walking barefoot north on Granville St. towards Marpole after getting way too
drunk, a bus ride from Banos to Quito during which the driver refused to stop and
let me pee, holding it in |
| 11 | | Band
Album |
| 11 |  | The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Time Out
testing out my dad's new speakers, drinking Corona on his deck |
| 10 | | Band
Album |
| 10 |  | Autechre
Tri Repetae++
mowing lawns, communicating with robots, feeling like I've taken drugs when I have
not taken drugs |
| 9 | | Band
Album |
| 9 |  | Regina Spektor
Songs
an evangelical wedding in Dublin, trying to fall asleep in the back of my ex's cousin's
car on the drive from Dublin to Schull [Far] |
| 8 | | Band
Album |
| 8 |  | The Weakerthans
Reconstruction Site
watching awful TV re-runs with my mum, falling asleep on the long drive home,
being Canadian [Left and Leaving, Reunion Tour] |
| 7 | | Band
Album |
| 7 |  | The Beatles
Abbey Road
probably the most interesting person I have ever met - a Cambodian man named Ku
who washed dishes with me in the cafeteria of my university residence and told me
heartbreaking stories of his the sudden death of his entire family during his studies
abroad in Australia, the multiple Safeway bags full of second-hand CDs (mainly
Oasis) which he gifted to me because I was a "rock star!! those ladies love you,
hey? they love you- you rock star!" (the glory days) [Sgt. Peppers, Let it Be,
Revolver, maybe one or two others] |
| 6 | | Band
Album |
| 6 |  | The Mountain Goats
The Coroner's Gambit
driving way too quickly from Nanaimo to Coombs and back, catching a few extra
minutes of sleep in a highway-exit gas-station, finally deciding to leave my
suffocating hometown and travel for a year [The Mountain Goats would have
dominated this list: All Hail West Texas, We Shall All Be Healed, Tallahassee, The
Sunset Tree, Transcendental Youth, Nothing For Juice, Transmissions To Horace,
and probably two or three more would have all made the top 100] |
| 5 | | Band
Album |
| 5 |  | Burial
Kindred
the unbeatable views of Cape Town from the top of Table Mountain, exhilaration
[Untrue] |
| 4 | | Band
Album |
| 4 |  | Radiohead
Kid A
a quick nap on the top of Bray Head after a nice summer hike, the feeling of
floating down the Liffey, lucid dreaming |
| 3 | | Band
Album |
| 3 |  | Laura Stevenson
Wheel
longboarding down Main St. at 3 AM without a single soul in sight [Sit Resist] |
| 2 | | Band
Album |
| 2 |  | Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here
locking myself in my bedroom to learn songs on guitar all day, being glued to my
boombox after smoking my first joint, the kitchen of my former best friend's house
filled with toga-clad teenagers, the view from the top of the Mirconia forest on San
Cristobal Island, wild horses |
| 1 | | Band
Album |
| 1 |  | Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas...
long drives on Nanaimo Lakes Road in my Honda Civic, "that creepy-ass tree",
escaping from the thousands of irritating tourists at Machu Picchu to somehow find
an isolated patch of grass from which to absorb the surreal view, quiet
contentment |
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