Everybody else is doing it, I just want to be popular

First, my top 5:Fuck Buttons - 'Tarot Sport' (It's epic, vast, beautiful, everything I could ever hope for from my favourite band and most anticipated thing of '09.)Animal Collective - 'Merriweather Post Pavilion' (If every indie blog you read claims this to be their best of '09 then they're doing their job, it's as amazing as everyone says it is. Everyone who doesn't include this is just trying to be cool and failing miserably.)Fever Ray - 'Fever Ray' (The combination of the dark, deep music with Karen's vocals emanate a genre once lost.)Lightning Bolt - 'Earthly Delights' (Part destructive noise, part colourful melody, everything Lightning Bolt does makes me smile.)Tyondai Braxton - 'Central Market' (This is (hopefully) what we'll be listening to far into the future. This sounds like it'd be the soundtrack to a Disney/Miyazaki bastard child.)And now the rest:Animal Collective - 'Fall Be Kind EP' (Yep, more Animal Collective, deal with it it's their year.)Metric - 'Fantasies' (Fun, poppy, easy to sing along to, what more could ask for from a band you've been waiting patiently for.)Karen O and the Kids - 'Where The Wild Things Are OST' (Gentle and precious, here's hoping she gets that Golden Globe.)Yo La Tengo - 'Popular Songs' (I name this "Makeout Album of '09", but in all seriousness it's fantastic.)The Horrors - 'Primary Colours' (A surprisingly dancey sophomore album from goth-rockers, who knew.)The Breeders - 'Fate To Fatal' (This hasn't gotten the credit it deserves.)The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 'It's Blitz' (I wasn't too pumped about the YYY's new style but I do love it enough to mention it (not to mention the bonus acoustic tracks are gems all on their own).)Dan Deacon - 'Bromst' (If you liked 'Wham City' on 'Spiderman of the Rings' then you'll love Bromst, never have I had so many images go through my head when listening to an album.)Matt and Kim - 'Grand' (The title says it all, it's exciting, loving, sweet, and a perfect summer soundtrack.)Atlas Sound - 'Logos' (Anybody who duets with Panda Bear gets a VIP pass to this list, but the rest of the album is delightful as well.)Deerhunter - 'Rainwater Cassette Exchange' (Yum.)Mum - 'Sing Along To Songs You Don't Know' (A more pop Mum, but a good Mum nonetheless.) Tickley Feather - 'Hors d'Oeuvres' (Yes, it's maybe TOO simple, but in an incredibly darling sort of way.)HEALTH - 'Get Color' (It's not as dramatic or daring as their first album, but Get Color is quite possibly the most badass thing to come out this year.)Depeche Mode - 'Sounds of the Universe' (Still fantastic after all this time.) Delorean - 'Ayrton Senna EP' (I would call this comfort-dance.)Sufjan Stevens - 'The BQE' (An orchestra never sounded so hip.)Charlotte Gainsbourg - 'IRM' (It's like '5:55' with an occasional spike of surprise. She still has one of the sweetest voices around.) 

Boris Mikhailov

R.I.P.

NEW GOLDFRAPP

"so…. we have been back in the studio writing the album after finishing the score for the film ‘nowhere boy’. its all been going great, Will and i will be probably be finished soon after christmas. we’re doing a photo shoot for the album art work this week which is exciting, so i’ve been busy preparing for that. also looking at who might direct the video for the first single. there will be a bit of redesign for the website too, soon i hope."

http://www.goldfrapp.com/blog/

This absolutely came out of nowhere, and I'm beyond happy. 'Seventh Tree' was divine and I can't wait to see what direction they'll go in (and ultimately make sweet, sweet love to) with this next album. 

Figures

Apparently Peter Murphy of Bauhaus is cameo-ing in the third Twilight movie.

Because: duh.

They ended with their opener

As anticipated, Fuck Buttons were downright transendiary last night. I was pumped to see the little cassette player (with a reminiscent sticker attached) knowing that they'd be pumping out a few Street Horrrsing tracks. Even the two openers Growing and These Are Powers were really pretty great. It was hard NOT to move, to NOT occasionally close your eyes and just swing around. I even got a little head-banging in when the apocalyptic buzz of 'Bright Tomorrow' kicked in. 

FB and Growing are playing again on the 27th at Market Hotel. I'm hoping to be there but if I can't then I'm beyond glad I made it last night, even when some forces (fuck you Ronkonkoma) were against me and my lovely evening companion.

If I recall correctly the set-list went something like:

Surf Solar

Colours Move

Rough Steez

Bright Tomorrow

Olympians

Phantom Limb

Space Mountain

Flight of the Feathered Serpent

And then an encore of Sweet Love For Planet Earth

Granted I could very well be making most of this up as I have a pretty awful memory, I am 90% sure that is the exact set-list, but I would get a second opinion.

Look! There I am! Right of heart-clenching girl.