Toronto – Okay here is part 3.
O
Oasis – I don’t even know if they made an album worth talking about this decade, but the constant bickering and controversy has somehow made them relevant this decade. I don’t know how. They just have staying power but now I guess they are no longer together.
Other notable O’s – The Organ made one album and then decided to open a bar. Of Montreal continue to be weird and Outkast made people ’shake it like a polaroid’
P
Postal Service – Such Great Heights. That’s all you need to know to realize this “make one album and leave everyone on Earth wanting more” collaboration is one of the top albums of the decade.
Other notable P’s – Peter, Bjorn and John made whistling in songs cool. Primal Scream survive the end of Britpop to stay relevant and the Pipettes for a brief period of time, revived 60s girl pop.
Q
?, moving on
R
Radiohead – Ever the consistently productive band, Radiohead’s “pay what you can” scheme with In Rainbow may have paved the way for bands in the future to find a way to make money in the future.
Other notable R’s – The Rapture might have just started this whole indie rock dance craze, Radio Dept made the Labrador label relevant and Ryan Adams made about 200 albums.
S
The Strokes – Kicked off the decade with a bang. Just when rock n roll was getting lame, the Strokes came in and rescued it with a single 30 minute swoop. This is It is a brilliant album that just sounds too cool for school. Not only did they opened the doors for a bunch of bands to walk through, they probably influenced quite a bit fashion choices, for better or for worse.
Other Notable E’s Mike Skinner proves that Eminem is not the only white rapper out there with The Streets, Natalie Portman and Zach Braff make the Shins a household name and Sufjan Stevens started his journey to make a record about every state.
T
Tegan and Sarah – After the disastrous T.A.T.U pairing of the late 90s, Tegan and Sarah had a long way to go to lose the stigma attached to lesbian duo groups. With the release of The Con in the latter part of the decade, the two sisters definitely have shed the label of a gimmicky act. I don’t really know any other huge T’s.
Other notable T’s – The Thrills proved that Irish bands can also sound like California bands, Tokyo Police Club did something, TV On the Radio also did something and Thunderheist made one of the better wtf? videos of all time with Jerk It.
I wrote most of these before I left for vacation, and obviously did not finish.
So..here in short form, is the rest.
U
– Unicorns? Underworld? Usher? Not sure..
V
– Undoubtedly, Vampire Weekend rocked our world with their worldly Caribbean indie pop sounds. Voxtrot also brought back the Smiths fan in all of us.
W
– White Stripes! Awesome awesome video and one of a kind music, Jack White seems to do no wrong, even if I’m rarely excited about Raconteurs and the Dead Weather.
X
– The XX..late to the game, but theres no bands with this letter
Y
– Yeah Yeah Yeahs!
Z
– The Zutons brought us the song Valerie, which Mark Ronson remade with Amy Winehouse and that song turned into solid gold.
Well there you have it, an A to Z guide to the 00’s. Sorry for the short ending, but I’m on vacation now.
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