Your Best of 2004

Zach Cowie - publicist, Drag City Best Albums: -bill fay - from the bottom of an old grandfather clock (reissue) flawless. where did he come from?! even bill's out-takes and rarities are better than 98.9% of the recorded matter in this universe. -judee sill - heartfood and s/t (reissue) everyone should own both of these. definitely on my list of favorite albums of all time. light soundz/heavy lyricz. -joanna newsom - milk-eyed mender still speechless. -pg six - the well of memory didn't hit me as hard as 'parlor tricks...' but i've grown to really dig it. -sandy denny - a boxful of treasures (reissue) this is by far my box set of the year. amazing selection of tunes with awesome ultra-hobbit packaging. -anything animal collective related i love these guys. probably the most forward group of dudes currently jamming. -relatively clean rivers - s/t (reissue) killer mid-70's rural sounds from unsung hero phil pearlman. -r kelly - happy people/you saved me dan k got me completely addicted...i don't think i'll ever understand why, and i'm totally cool with that. -anything grateful dead related that was reissued/released this year my most listened to and loved band of 2004 is officially the grateful dead. i dare you to find anything radder than the 'dead jamming 'new speedway boogie' in the festival express dvd. back off haters. -comets on fire - field recordings from the sun more bong rattling sounds from my favorite group of dudes ever put in one room. Best Shows of 2004: -comets on fire -vs- wolf eyes in detroit (sorry wolf eyes) -ghost, six organs of admittance, and white magic in san francisco -bonnie/sweeney at that hookah bar in the house of (cham)paign -any of the shows featured in 2004's Festival Express DVD (i cheated a bit) -the 30+ vetiver, joanna newsom, and devendra banhart shows i saw this summer (i miss my family!) ---------------------------------------------- Miranda Lange - publicist, Touch & Go

-nick cave - the lyre of orpheus

-interpol - antics

-the veils - runaway found

-hot chip - coming on strong

-the fall - real new fall lp

-kanye west - the college dropout

-prince - musicology

-madvillain - madvillainy

-xiu xiu - fabulous muscles

-sufjan stevens - seven swans