Rick Sieber

TOP 10 ALBUMS

(Favorite track in parentheses)

1. Microcastle – Deerhunter (“Nothing Ever Happened”)
2. Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (“Albert Goes West”)
3. New Amerykah, Part One: 4^th World War – Erykah Badu (“Me”)
4. Real Emotional Trash – Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks (“Gardenia”)
5. The Week That Was – The Week That Was (“The Good Life”)
6. Dear Science – TV on the Radio (“Golden Age”)
7. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend (“A-Punk”)
8. Accelerate – REM (“Horse To Water”)
9. Oracular Spectacular – MGMT (“Time to Pretend”)
10. The Evangelist – Robert Forster (“Let Your Light In, Babe”)

Bubbling Under:

• In Ear Park – Department of Eagles (“Herring Bone”)
• The Seldom-Seen Kid – Elbow (“One Day Like This”)
• Electric Arguments – The Fireman (“Dance ‘Til We’re High)
• Take Me to the Sea – Jaguar Love (“Georgia”)

10 CHOICE CUTS

(Excellent tracks from unlisted albums)

1. “Kim & Jessie” – M83
2. “Livin’ Your Life “ – T.I. [Featuring Rhianna]
3. “Far Away” – Cut Copy
4. “Happiness” – Goldfrapp
5. “Lights Out” – Santogold
6. “Keep Your Water” – School of Language
7. “Red Moon” – The Walkmen
8. “Fools” - Dodos
9. “You’re Asking Me” – Ray Davies
10. “Athene” – Hercules & Love Affair

BEST BASSLINES: “The Cell” – Erykah Badu (Bass: Stephen “Thunder Cat” Bruner); “Man-Sized Wreath” – REM (Bass: Mike Mills)

WORST ALBUM TITLE: Exit Strategy of the Soul – Ron Sexsmith