It's the Supersound

Mark Dodd’s is not only an awesome dude but also knows a shitload about music. Really cool music as well. I first met him at the end of 2008 when Electrorash had been running for about 15 months or something. At the time I was working on a niche music ad network and Mark was (and still is) kicking it at Aussie indie distributor Inertia. Mark rattled off a bunch of awesome music, I pretended to know half of them, most of them are featured in this list.

Over to Mark:

“This is my 100 favourite tracks of the year, with approximately half clicking through to authorised free downloads, most courtesy of RCRDLBL. I have arranged them in ascending order as a means of “building anticipation”. I don’t want to ruin the ending, but *SPOILERS* it’s Animal Collective *SPOILERS*.

The Flaming Lips aren’t in there because I haven’t yet heard the album.

Brand New aren’t in there because I’m a grown-ass man and don’t listen to “tweemo”.

Enjoy.

100. Fan Death – Reunited [The Pharmacy Recording Co, USA]
99. OTOUTO – Sushi [Two Bright Lakes, Australia]
98. The Mantles – I Don’t Lie [Siltbreeze, USA]
97. Bridezilla – Beaches [Inertia Recordings, Australia]
96. Woods – Rain On [Woodsist, USA]
95. Ducktails – Beach Point Pleasant [Not Not Fun, USA]
94. GATEKEEPER – Optimus Maximus [Self-Released, USA]
93. Urthboy – Shruggin [Elefant Traks, Australia]
92. The Bowerbirds – Northern Lights [Dead Oceans, USA]
91. Royce Da 5′9″ – Shake This [One, USA]
90. Major Lazer – Keep It Goin’ Louder [Downtown, USA]
89. Kid Sister – Daydreamin’ [Downtown, USA]
88. Miike Snow – Animal [Downtown, USA/Sweden]
87. White Rabbits – Percussion Gun [TBD, USA]
86. Deastro – Toxic Avengers [Ghostly International, USA]
85. Cass McCombs – You Saved My Life [Domino, USA]
84. Wild Beasts – All The Kings Men [Domino, UK]
83. El Perro Del Mar – Change Of Heart [Licking Fingers, Sweden]
82. Talons – Redheads [Rice Is Nice, Australia]
81. Useless Children – Give Up [Exo, Australia]
80. The Middle East – Blood [Spunk, Australia]
79. Best Coast – Sun Was High (So Was I) [Art Fag, USA]
78. Phoenix – Lisztomania [V2, France]
77. Au Revoire Simone – Shadows [Moshi Moshi, USA]
76. Odawas – Swan Song For The Humpback Angler [Jagjaguwar, USA]
75. Jay-Z – D.O.A [Roc-Nation, USA]
74. Neon Indian – Deadbeat Summer [Lefse, USA]
73. Telepathe – So Fine [IAMSOUND, USA]
72. Antony & The Johnsons – Aeon [Secretly Canadian, UK]
71. Junior Boys – Bits & Pieces [Domino, USA]
70. DOOM – That’s That [Lex, USA]
69. Justin Townes Earle – Midnight At The Movies [Bloodshot, USA]
68. Desire – Mirroir Mirroir [Italians Do It Better, USA]
67. Camera Obscura – French Navy [4AD, USA]
66. Eminem – DÈj‡ Vu [Aftermath, USA]
65. Seekae – Wool (feat. Ivan Vinzintin) [Rice Is Nice, Australia]
64. Atlas Sound – Walkabout (feat. Noah Lennox) [4AD, USA]
63. Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks [Warp, USA]
62. The Soft Pack – Bright Side [Pod, USA]
61. The Horrors – Who Can Say [XL, UK]
60. The XX – Islands [XL, UK]
59. Animal Collective – Summertime Clothes [Domino, USA]
58. Harlem Shakes – Strictly Game [Gigantic, USA]
57. Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions (feat. Beth Ditto) [Witchita, UK]
56. Vivian Girls – When I’m Gone [In The Red, USA]
55. Fever Ray – If I Had A Heart [Mute, Sweden]
54. The Big Pink – Velvet [XL, UK]
53. Memory Tapes – Plain Material [Pod, USA]
52. Dum Dum Girls – Catholicked [Captured Tracks, USA]
51. The Emergency – Prisoner Of Love [Exo, Australia]
50. Krikor & The Dead Hillbillies – God Will Break It All [Tigersushi, France]
49. Surfer Blood – Swim [Kanine, USA]
48. Sunset Rubdown – Silver Moons [Jagjaguwar, Canada]
47. Raekwon – House Of Flying Daggers (feat. Ghostface, Inspectah Deck & Method Man) [Ice H20, USA]
46. Casiotone For The Painfully Alone – Killers [Tomlab, USA]
45. Fuck Buttons – Flight Of The Feathered Serpent [ATP, UK]
44. HEALTH – Die Slow [Lovepump United, USA]
43. Animal Collective – What Would I Want Sky? [Domino, USA]
42. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Little Shadow [Modular, USA]
41. Nite Jewel – Weak For Me [Human Ear, USA]
40. We Were Promised Jetpacks – Quiet Little Voices [Pod, UK]
39. Seekae – Void [Rice Is Nice, Australia]
38. Wavves – No Hope Kids [Fat Possum, USA]
37. Washed Out – Feel It All Around [Mexican Summer, USA]
36. The XX – Crystalized [XL, UK]
35. Bone Awl – You’re Late [Nuclear War, USA]
34. Twin Sister – Ginger [Self-Released, USA]
33. Justin Townes Earle – What I Mean To You [Bloodshot, USA]
32. The Smith Westerns – Be My Girl [Hozac, USA]
31. Dirty Projectors – Cannibal Resource [Domino, USA]
30. Fuck Buttons – Olympians [ATP, UK]
29. Wolves In The Throne Room – Wanderer Above The Sea Of Fog [Southern Lord, USA]
28. The Drums – Let’s Go Surfing [Popfrenzy, USA]
27. Graffiti Island – Demonic Cat [Fin Du Monde, UK]
26. Vivian Girls – Can’t Get Over You [In The Red, USA]
25. The Whitest Boy Alive – 1517 [Pod, Germany]
24. Telekinesis – Coast Of Carolina [Merge, USA]
23. Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Young Adult Friction [Slumberland, USA]
22. Girls – Lust For Life [Pod, USA]
21. Matt & Kim – Daylight [Popfrenzy, USA]
20. Neko Case – People Got A Lotta Nerve [Anti-, USA]
19. Crocodiles – I Wanna Kill [Fat Possum, USA]
18. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero [Modular, USA]
17. Nite Jewel – Artificial Intelligence [Human Ear, USA]
16. Grizzly Bear – While You Wait For The Others [Warp, USA]
15. The Antlers – Bear [Frenchkiss, USA]
14. Animal Collective – My Girls [Domino, USA]
13. Bon Iver – Blood Bank [Jagjaguwar, USA]
12. Dirty Projectors – Stillness Is The Move [Domino, USA]
11. Best Coast – When I’m With You [Art Fag, USA]
10. Phoenix – 1901 [V2, France]
09. Bat For Lashes – Daniel [Astrelweks, UK]
08. Raekwon – New Wu (feat. Ghostface & Method Man) [Ice H20, USA]
07. Girls – Hellhole Ratrace [Pod, USA]
06. Jay-Z – Run This Town (feat. Kanye West & Rihanna) [Roc-Nation, USA]
05. Eat Skull – Stick To The Formula [Siltbreeze, USA]
04. Japandroids – Young Hearts Spark Fire [Unfamiliar, Canada]
03. Wavves – So Bored [Fat Possum, USA]
02. Memory Tapes – Bicycle [Pod, USA]
01. Animal Collective – In The Flowers [Domino, USA]

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