The feeling of awkwardness, which tells us not to talk about things, presents
Now we enter the top four albums... but not quite!
The recap:
04 \ Muse - The Resistance
Classic (Get it?!) Songs: Exogenesis tracks
Song Representing Title: Uprising
Favorite Song of the Moment: Undisclosed Desires
This would have been my favorite album of the whole year if I had heard it earlier. This is such an incredible album and already so much has been said by everyone else. I personally adored the Exogenesis tracks and the overall different direction they seemed to be heading towards. I honestly still think they sound like the Muse I came to love, especially with Uprising and Undisclosed Desires. Oh man, I seriously love Undisclosed Desires. Not to mention, this album will ALWAYS remind me of last semester which was pretty darn amazing and it is quite sad to realize that it cannot be repeated. Long drives should always have Muse! Also, they went on tour with U2 this year... now who would expect that to be a horrible concert? You cannot go wrong there, at all.
03 \ Fol Chen - Part I: "John Shade, Your Fortune's Made"
Sweetest Song: Cable TV (this takes the spot of Lykke Li's Little Bit for the year)
Song Representing Title: Please, John, You're Killing Me
Favorite Song of the Moment: The Idiot
This would have been higher if I actually gave it a chance sooner. I absolutely loved Cable TV (way too poppy for the album but still fits in with the rest of the material) and Wedding Cake (good way to get into the percussion use in the album) was pretty good yet I always put off the album. Then one day, I heard Red Skies Over Garden City (The Ballad Of Donna Donna) on my iPod and I immediately thought of Nine Inch Nails and Wildbirds & Peacedrums. I wondered who this was since I knew it was neither, since NIN would not do this and I had no W&P, and it turned out to be Fol Chen. This is what I get for downloading albums and taking forever to listen to them, even though they had an EP called "Fol Chen Make the Orange Sound"!
After the song was over, I listened to the whole rest of the album and there was not a single bad song! The Longer U Wait has been remixed and changed for their new remix EP but the original from the album is tons better, in my opinion. There are songs with female vocals, intense build-ups and variations, strong drums, and an amazing odd feeling while still being poppy and not something that can get boring. Even Winter, That's All starts off with this eerie sound of what I can imagine pollution in a very populated city, and even then I ended up thinking of Nine Inch Nails with softer vocals and more of a mainstream feel. I highly would recommend buying this album, if not at least checking it out. It's well worth this spot.
02 \ Tegan and Sara - Sainthood
Almost Unexpected Song: Arrow
Song Representing Title: On Directing
Favorite Song of the Moment: Alligator
Ever since The Con, I've been anticipating new material. They definitely delivered, near my birthday too!
Sainthood comes from a Leonard Cohen song, Came So Far For Beauty: "I practiced all my sainthood / I gave to one and all / But the rumours of my virtue / They moved her not at all." As it's said, "Sainthood is about obsession with romantic ideals. In the service of relationships we practice being perfect. We practice our sainthood in the hope that we will be rewarded with adoration. As we are driven to become anything for someone else, we sometimes become martyrs for our cause. Love, like faith, can never be held in an individual's hands."
I could definitely relate to the idea presented, since the more exposure you have, the more you realize what you gave up in the last relationship, and it's so weird how much you're willing to give up for someone. Some do that with faith and others do that with love, but regardless it makes no sense seeing it's usually done without realization. Oh well. I refused to focus on just emotions this year so I was afraid to listen to this album too much but man are they on the point as always. Over the years they've had so many songs I could relate to but I can only handle pure emotional relation and honesty so much, since once I start listening to a few T&S songs, I can't help but listen to more...
Before I wrap it up in a couple of hours to a couple of days,
I would like to say thank you so much to the people who have continuously responded to my thread and in general even to those who have checked it out. I appreciate the support and, while I've tried my best to return the favor, please know that I read every one of the comments and you guys are pretty darn awesome! Thanks again for looking at my list as I pretty much continued to tweak it each update. Thanks!