Everybody’s doing it, why not me
Best of my 2004
(records I played the most, no rationale involved)
* Declan O’Rourke – Since Kyabram
* U2 – How to dismantle an atomic bomb
* The Killers – Hot Fuss
* Robi Draco Rosa – Mad Love
Best of 2004
(records I should play more)
* Nick Cave – Abattoir Blues/Lyre of Orpheus
* Morrissey – You are the quarry
* 90 day men – Panda Park
* Nancy Sinatra – Nancy Sinatra
* Leonard Cohen – Dear Heather
* The Dears – No Cities Left
* Ben Christophers – Spaces in Between
* Tim Booth – Bone
* Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sisters
* Interpol – Antics
Best re-release / compilation
* Japan – back catalogue
* Kylie Minogue – Ultimate Kylie
* Virgin Prunes – back catalogue
Disappointments
(records I wanted to play, but didn’t live up to expectation)
* George Michael – Patience
* Marianne Faithful – Before the poison
I don’t get it
(records other people recommended)
* Arcade Fire – Funeral
Eclipsed
(records that didn’t survive the hype)
* Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
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