Albums I Have To Get Out Of The Way vol. 1

To even consider to be sharing music with others, there are a few albums that need to get out of the way before we start delving into great new things.

First
"In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel
Psych-folk 1998 Merge Records



Download In The Aeroplane Over The Sea


This is a legendary album that I think everyone should know, especially if one says they like inde/folk music. This album has touched on and influenced everything from Bright Eyes, to Beirut, to The Decemberists, even to Brand New. It's one of those albums that you love first listen and them more and more you listen, you understand it more and more and love it more everytime and never get tired of. Wonderful on all levels, especially lyrics.

For listeners of:
Beirut, Bright Eyes, The Decemberists, Barzin, Great Lake Swimmers, She & Him, Oh No! Oh My!, Of Montreal, Andrew Bird, Grizzly Bear, Joanna Newsom, and Indie/Folk

Second
"Loveless" by My Bloody Valentine
Shoegaze 1991 Creation Records



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Shoegaze was anthemed when this album came out, as Breathless is to the French New Wave, as The Bible is to Christians, as Bob Marley is to Reggae, Loveless is Shoegaze. Created by the ever meticulous Kevin Shields, also known for the soundtrack to Lost In Translation, Loveless is a hazy forray into and between all levels of sound, song, and the sonic world. Loveless was once described to me as "seeing The Beatles live through a broken piece of glass." Easily the deepest recording I've ever heard, everytime I listen to it I hear a new texture of sound.

For Listeners of:
Slowdive, Lush, A Place To Bury Strangers, Jesus And Mary Chain, Ride, Chapterhouse, Explosions In The Sky, Swervedriver, Jesu

Thrid
"The Glow Pt. 2" by The Microphones
Noise-Folk 2001 (reissued 2008) K Records



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This album was a big transitional album for me, as it bridged the gap between folk music, my old love, and noise and experimental music, my newer love. This album is the perfect balance and juxtaposition of several opposite themes, both thematically, compositionally, musically, and lyrical. Those themes being, Beauty/Noise, Self/Outer World, Structured/Chaos, Consonance/Dissonance. The way this album treads between these worlds is why I consider it to be among the best albums ever made.

For Listeners of:
Charalambides, satanstompingcaterpillars, Thuja, Six Organs Of Admittance, Thanksgiving, Mount Eerie, Castanets, Gowns