Maybe it's just me, but this year's music has been rather lackluster. The album's that I expected to land in on "record of the year" material just haven't done it for me. Records like Radiohead's King of Limbs and TV On The Radio's Nine Types Of Light were good records, but didn't hit the media in the event in which I thought they may cause (granted this is all conjecture, so don't kill me). Furthermore, there have been a great deal of pretty enjoyable albums this year, but none that have connected with me on a level that makes me want to listen to them over and over and over again (like My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy did for me last year).
However, this past week or so has really brought some albums that I hope others besides myself could see being "record of the year" material. Specifically, Girl's Father, Son, Holy Ghost, Wilco's The Whole Love, and St. Vincent's Strange Mercy are all records that I expect to see great followings for. This I believe will happen because these are all bands that have come into their own on their most recent albums. Girls and St. Vincent have both put out two very solid releases in the past few years, but now have finally come into their own on Father, Son, Holy Ghost and Strange Mercy, respectively. They, like Wilco on their last few records, have been bands that are so very close to being at the top of their game and now have rightfully reached a brief plateau of brilliance.
Wilco -- "Dawned On Me"
Girls -- "Honey Bunny"
St. Vincent -- "Cruel"
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