slow-dog.bestof2000

Standard disclaimers apply: blah blah, not as good as last year, blah blah, still good stuff I haven't heard yet, blah blah, this list will be different in two months, blah blah.

So with that stirring endorsement, here it is:

10. All Hands on the Bad One :: Sleater-Kinney (kill rock stars)

Not nearly so good as last year's The Hot Rock, but good enough this year.

9. Gizmodgery :: Self (spongebath)

A whole album done with toy instruments? This gimmick album surprised me with its ability to not become trite and cute.

8. Quality Control :: Jurassic 5 (interscope)

We like rap!

7. Building Nothing Out of Something :: Modest Mouse (up)

B-sides thrown together to create an album? Still a lot better than a lot of stuff put out this year.

6. Save the Radio :: Promenade (self-released)

Cincinnati local band does good.

5. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennae to Heaven! :: Godspeed You Black Emperor (kranky)

Epic, or something. It'll take me 'till 2002 to digest this one.

4. The Moon & Antarctica :: Modest Mouse (epic)

Gasp! You can't put two albums from one band in a top ten list! Oh yeah, watch me.

3. Number Seven Uptown :: Swearing at Motorists (secretly canadian)

There were almost two albums by these guys on the list, but since there aren't, I'll point out that these guys have a song on 2000's other release where the primary background noise is an air-raid siren.....and it's melodic. Dayton's lo-fi heritage lives on in this one.

2. Kid A :: Radiohead (capitol)

The anticipation was so high, this one was bound to fail. It didn't.

1. Believo :: Enon (see thru broadcasting)

Weird and electronic and wonderful.