31. A Place To Bury Strangers: 'Exploding Head' (Mute) � The New Yorkers describe themselves as �total sonic annihilation� and, quite frankly, that pretty much nails it. Their sophomore effort �Exploding Head� is one of the most immensely powerful, dynamic and dark albums of the year. You don�t have to be a massive fuzz fanatic or connoisseur of wanking guitar solos to appreciate A Place to Bury Strangers� cataclysmic walls of sound, relentlessly feverish energy, fusion of dissonant guitar riffs or superb song-writing. You just have to have a beating heart. Structure, melody, noise and emotion all melt into one big Rock�n�Roll mind-fuck leaving the listener stunned and feeling like they just woke from an opium-induced haze. �Exploding Head� might easily be the rawest post-punk, freak-out rock I have ever heard and that, dear readers, is a great thing. This album needs to be played loud and even if your neighbours hate you afterwards, trust me, it�s worth it. (Linda Aust)
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- Moderat, Memory Tapes and Vitalic?!! Great list for including those alone
- The Blueprint 3? That is one rubbish album. Shame that Jay Z hasn't made a good album for 8 years.
- Tune-Yards should have been on this list.
- Gotta be the best album list I've read so far!
- bunch of marginally talented hipster douches ruined this list.
YYY and Muse are the only ones worth buying.
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