In my early thirties I made a list of albums that had been my favourites. After adding one every year, at some point I rearranged it to be this rough and running chronology of musical companions.
ALBUMS I'VE LIVED BY
- 51. Mon Rovia - Bloodlines
- 50. Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood
- 49. Gorillaz - Cracker Island
- 48. Lil Yachty - Let's Start Here
- 47. Metric - Formentara
- 46. The Strokes - The New Abnormal
- 45. Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud
- 44. The National - I Am Easy to Find
- 43. Michael Kiwanuka - Love and Hate
- 42. War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
- 41. Dawes - All Your Favorite Bands
- 40. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
- 39. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
- 38. Beach House - Bloom
- 37. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie and Lowell
- 36. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
- 35. Arcade Fire - Funeral
- 34. The National - Boxer
- 33. The Walkmen - You & Me
- 32. Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That
- 31. Bob Dylan - Modern Times
- 30. Sigur Ros - Agaetis Bryjin
- 29. Sufjan Stevens - Come on Feel the Illinoise
- 28. Phoenix - Alphabetical
- 27. Patrick Watson - Close to Paradise
- 26. Sloan - One Chord to Another
- 25. Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
- 24. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind
- 23. Ryan Adams - Love is Hell
- 22. Radiohead - OK Computer
- 21. Matthew Wilkinson - Sinners
- 20. Joel Plaskett Emergency - Down at the Khyber
- 19. The Tragically Hip - Phantom Power
- 18. Coldplay - Parachutes
- 17. Joel Plaskett - In Need of Medical Attention
- 16. Counting Crows - Recovering the Satellites
- 15. The Tragically Hip - Fully Completely
- 14. Switchfoot - Learning to Breathe
- 13. Five Iron Frenzy - Our Newest Album Ever
- 12. U2 - Boy
- 11. The Choir - Free Flying Soul
- 10. Sixpence None the Richer - This Beautiful Mess
- 9. U2 - Zooropa
- 8. The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
- 7. Michael Knott - Life of David
- 6. Damien Jurado - Waters Ave S.
- 5. The 77s - Sticks and Stones
- 4. Tom Petty - Wildflowers
- 3. Neil Young - Sleeps With Angels
- 2. The Tragically Hip - Up to Here
- 1. U2 - Achtung Baby