Everybody has a "Best of the decade" list now...

I've lost count of how many times in the last week I've heard (through various media outlets) about a "Best Of" list or "Top 100" list, and I suppose it's standard operating procedure for a near-monumental event like ten years passing by. So, since music is one of my favorite pastimes, I've decided to throw in my two cents in this category. And I could have easily made this ten times longer and included more genres or sub-genres, but I'll keep it short and sweet by relegating it to what I wound up listening to the most...

TOP 10 INDIE RELEASES OF THE DECADE
(...just as an fyi, the term "Indie", to me, refers more to the spirit / originality / individuality of the artist, than being on a particular label)

Band of Horses, “Everything All the Time” (2006)
The Wedding Present – “Take Fountain” (2005)
My Morning Jacket, “Z” (2005)
Iron and Wine, “Our Endless Numbered Days” (2004)
Okkervil River, “Black Sheep Boy” (2005)
Interpol, “Turn on the Bright Lights” (2002)
Sun Kil Moon, “Ghosts of the Great Highway (2003)
Bon Iver, “For Emma, Forever Ago” (2007)
Sigur Rós, “Ágaetis Byrjun” (2000)
Yo La Tengo, “And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out” (2000)

TOP 10 ELECTRONIC RELEASES OF THE DECADE

Karsh Kale, “Broken English” (2006)
M83, “Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts” (2003)
Thievery Corporation, Richest Man in Babylon” (2002)
LCD Soundsystem, “Sound of Silver” (2007)
Boards of Canada, “The Campfire Headphase” (2005)
DJ Cheb I Sabbah, “La Kahena” (2005)
Bonobo, “Dial M For Monkey” (2003)
Mandalay, “Solace” (2001)
Ulrich Schnauss, “A Strangely Isolated Place” (2003)
dZihan & Kamien, “Freaks & Icons” (2000)

TOP 10 OF EVERYTHING ELSE I LOVE

Old 97’s, “Alive And Wired” (2005)
MGMT, “Oracular Spectacular” (2008)
Sanctus Real, “Say It Loud” (2002)
My Morning Jacket, “It Still Moves” (2003)
Carter Albrecht, “Jesus Is Alive …And Living In London” (2009)
Robert Earl Keen, “Gravitational Forces” (2001)
BR549, “This Is BR549” (2001)
Rogue Wave, “Descended Like Vultures” (2005)
Killswitch Engage, “Alive Or Just Breathing” (2002)
Danny Balis, “Too Much Living” (2009)

Me & My Horse

Me & my horse don't see eye to eye
I want to canter and he wants to fly
He likes his PC and I like my Mac
I spent my last check to upgrade his tack

Me & my horse, we ain't gettin' along
He spends too much time playing mahjong
Frequently found in a bourbon-lined trough
I take him home early so he can sleep it off

Me & my horse aren't on the same page
He don't like me workin' for the minimum wage
I get dirty looks when I'm spittin' out my chew
He hates my Benny Goodman & Stoney LaRue

Me & my horse, we're not exactly friends
We always ignore what the other recommends
More than just stubborn, it's the way we are
He plays harmonica and I play guitar

Me & my horse may choose to disagree
But out on the range is where we need to be
The end of the day, with a coupla cold brews
We're never hesitant to voice our views

Me & my horse will never seperate
Wouldn't be good for our mental state
Too much history for a total disconnect
An unspoken man and equine respect