84. Architecture In Helsinki "In Case We Die"
A spontaneous, poppy and at the same time kind of dark pop album. Architecture In Helsinki have an interesting sound, they're most comparable to i'd say Of Montreal but thats a very loose comparison since Of Montreal can be all over the map and even at their most similar, its not too similar. In Case We Die is a weird album, it can be so happy and melancholy at the same time.
Favorite Song: Do The Whirlwind
MySpace.com - Architecture in Helsinki - The Sphinx, EG - Melodramatic Popular Song / Ghettotech / Jungle - www.myspace.com/aihmusic
83. Laura "Radio Swan Is Down"
A very heavy album and very ambient. Laura manage to create songs that just flow and crash, the sound they create is consuming and oddly cold, they share more in common with post-rock bands like 65daysofstatic then Explosions in the Sky.
Favorite Song: I Hope
MySpace.com - laura - currently located in melbourne - Alternative / Rock / Experimental - www.myspace.com/lauranoise
82. Gregory And The Hawk "The Boats and Birds "EP"
This song always give me a high school girl with an acoustic guitar vibe on the acoustic tracks like, Boats & Birds and A Wish. Her voice sounds cute even while singing painfully direct lyrics like "I wish to feel smaller under your hands / Though you seem satisfied as you slip mine down your pants / And I'm thinking about how you care half as much for me / While you lift up my shirt after asking politely."
Favorite song: A Wish
MySpace.com - Gregory and the Hawk - New York - Indie / Acoustic / Pop - www.myspace.com/gregoryandthehawk
81. The Decemberists "Castways And Cutouts"
Pirate folk band the Decemberists (thats what genre they are as of now)'s debut is my favorite by them. They're pretty popular now, being sold at starbucks and stuff so I don't need to talk much about this I guess.
Favorite Song: Odalisque
MySpace.com - The Decemberists - PORTLAND, US - Folk Rock / Indie - www.myspace.com/thedecemberists