Pitchfork Media's "Top 50 Albums of 2004"
"Riding in on a wave of hi-gloss dance music, glitch-heavy electro/acoustic hybrids, and disco-fueled punk noir, 2004 peered back past the Moroder era for inspiration, which it discovered in the foundations of primitive American folk music, vintage soul, dancehall reggae, and, of course, Smile.
But the oddities were as intriguing as the trends: a powerfully emotive (and classically indie) conceptual rock epic, a brilliantly twisted 78-minute prog-pop masterpiece, an action-powered primetime TV throwback, and a modern psych-rock classic performed entirely in Swedish.
What’s more: It only seems to be getting better. As albums and tracks become increasingly accessible via MP3, and the web continues to invent more outlets for exposure to the best of them, we may all have to resign ourselves to the distinct possibility of there being more great music than time to take it all in."
Also see: <a href="http://www.listsofbests.com/list/1948/">Pitchfork’s Top 50 Albums of 2005</a>
and <a href="http://www.listsofbests.com/list/21135/">Pitchfork’s Top 50 Albums of 2006</a>
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