My favorite albums of 2001

Well, I was a tad disappointed with 2001 as far as music goes.

But here's my list, such as it is.

Best releases of 2001:

David Mead: Mine and Yours

Veda Hille: Field Study

The Nines: Properties of Sound

P. Hux: Purgatory Falls

Electric Light Orchestra: Zoom

New Order: Get Ready

Judge Smith: Curly's Airships

Ed Alleyne-Johnson: Purple Electric Violin Concerto 2

Sam Phillips: Fan Dance

Anton Barbeau: The Golden Boot (Antology Vol. 2)

Mike Keneally: Wooden Smoke

Best Reissues in 2001:

Jethro Tull: Benefit

Sweet: Level Headed

New Musik: Warp

Various Artists: Nuggets II

and of course the XTC reissues.

And the forgettable but highly anticipated releases of 2001:

Suzanne Vega: Songs in Red and Gray

The Verve Pipe: Underneath

Geggy Tah: Into The Oh

Blake Babies: God Bless the Blake Babies

Radiohead: Amnesiac

They Might Be Giants: Mink Car

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