i hate the sound of guitars

1. Transistor Transistor
   Perhaps Obama’s campaign of hope and change is to blame, perhaps not. But fior whatever reason the harsh intersection of thrash/metal/hardcore isn’t speaking to me now as much as it has in the past few years. Transistor Transistor is an exception. Their new one, Ruined Lives, is aces with me. It’s also less monolithic than many examples of the genre. There are quiet bits that make the loud bits even louder, and some honest-to-goodness melodies buried in the roar.
2. Thou
   Again, the Belgian indie/electropop Thou, not the American metal one.
3. Yourodenameis:milo
4. Stardarts
5. Beauty Pill
6. Echo & the Bunnymen
7. Throwing Muses
8. The Smithereens
9. Tie: The Delgados, Giant Sand, Graham Parker, Ponytail, XTC, Warren Zevon

305 artists, 474 tracks.