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A Retrospective Top 20: Best Albums Of 2004

A Retrospective Top 20: Best Albums Of 2004 What a decade it's been. 2004 was my first year in the so-called Real World ; jobs, car payments, instability everywhere. Things weren't all happy and seemingly upbeat like the mid 90s. After eight months in Seattle, I found myself unemployed and decided it was time for more education. I moved to the greater Portland area and began prep to enter a Masters in Business Administration program, taking night classes at WSU Vancouver and making a frequent trip out to Pullman, where I'd soon attend graduate school. The overall instability and open-your-eyes wake-up calls [...]
Artist:Arcade Fire
Title:Rebellion (Lies)
Link Text:Arcade Fire: Rebellion (Lies) [mp3]
File Name:091125-arcade_fire-rebellion-l ies.mp3
Year:2004
Artist:Destroyer
Title:It's Gonna Take An Airplane
Link Text:Destroyer: Its Gonna Take An Airplane [mp3]
File Name:091125-destroyer-its_gonna_tak e_an_airplane.mp3
Year:2004
Artist:Iron & Wine
Title:Naked As We Came
Link Text:Iron  Wine: Naked As We Came [mp3]
File Name:091125-iron_and_wine-naked_as_ we_came.mp3
Year:2004
Artist:Of Montreal
Title:Disconnect The Dots
Link Text:Of Montreal: Disconnect The Dots [mp3]
File Name:091125-of_montreal-disconnect_ the_dots.mp3
Artist:The Album Leaf
Title:On Your Way
Link Text:The Album Leaf: On Your Way [mp3]
File Name:091125-album_leaf-on_your_way. mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:The Robot Ate Me
Title:On Vacation (Pt.2)
Link Text:The Robot Ate Me: On Vacation (Pt. 2) [mp3]
File Name:091125-robot_ate_me-on_vacatio n.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:Tilly And The Wall
Title:Fell Down The Stairs
Link Text:Tilly  The Wall: Fell Down The Stairs [mp3]
File Name:091125-tilly_and_the_wall-fell _down_the_stairs.mp3
Year:2004
Artist:Xiu Xiu
Title:Clowne Towne
Link Text:Xiu Xiu: Clowne Towne [mp3]
File Name:091125-xiu_xiu-clowne_towne.mp 3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2004
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