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do you stinky english look at Pitchfork much? It's a music review website based in the US, and easily, very very easily, is the most influential source of "opinion" on new music we have. I don't think a single band here in the States becomes popular without getting some kind of praise on that site.
It's both good, and bad. Good because if you want to sit down and get a few new albums it's relative easy to see whats new out there, then read a pretty well written review, and then hear the album for free. It's bad, because if it's not on pitchfork, or if it got less than a 6.0, you aren't going to find it.
I have a friend, you may have heard of, named gregg gillis, who goes under the name Girltalk. Pitchfork built his career. He was playing our house parties, buming around town. The minute pitchfork reviews his first album, he completely blew up. Another friend of mine, has a band called White Williams, and the same thing is happening.
ANYWAY they have a list of the top 200 albums from this decade, as far as they are concerned. here's the first twenty:
http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/
i don't know what I think the best album of the past decade is. It's hard to know until you actually get a few years beyond. I could easily roll out some 90's bands. Regardless, bands and albums that stand out for me are....
Spiritualized - Live at Royal Albert /// Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in Space (1997, i know)
Underworld - hmmm.... not sure. I'd have to go look. Love underworld though.
Luomo - Convivial
Arctic Monkeys - first album whatever the fuck it's called that it's not. love it.
Radiohead - Kid A, even though i hate to admit it's quite a unique thing.
Spoon - God i love spoon. Kill the Moonlight and Ga Ga Ga Ga..... i mean any spoon album really. LOVE spoon.
it's totally impossible to do. this list is paltry. Except for Ladies and Gentlemen, even i think it looks like shit i'm just liking at the moment.