Top 5 - Matt Carlin
1) Pavement, Terror Twilight (Matador). Take away the super distorto guitars and cut and paste aesthetic and you still got great tunes. And this is their finest batch ever, says I.
2) Fantomas, Fantomas (Ipecac). Mike Patton's death metal fantasy band with the former drummer from Slayer!!! No lyrics, one minute songs, hot stuff.
3) Flaming Lips, The Soft Bulletin (Warner). Fine pop music in the Pet Soundsian tradition, with some of the best drum sounds around.
4) Handsome Boy Modeling School So How's Your Girl (Tommy Boy). A hip-hop album you can listen to from start to finish without getting bored. Truly a revelation.
5) Nine Inch Nails, The Fragile (Interscope). Call me crazy, but that Trent Reznor has gotten funky. Still scary. But funky too. Bonus!
