So far all I can think off is:
Meet Me In St. Louis
DFA1979
Test Icicles
all 10/10 or 9/10 albums.
Wish Bloc party had done it:(
- Reviews: * The Verve at New York WaMu Theatre, Mon 28 Apr
- Reviews: * Mogwai at London Queen Elizabeth Hall, Mon 12 May
- Reviews: * Subtle - ExitingARM
- Features: * The Great Escape 2008: the DiS preview
- Reviews: * Pendulum - In Silico
- Reviews: * Tindersticks at London Royal Festival Hall, Sat 03 May
- Reviews: * Adam Green, Noah & The Whale at Manchester Club Academy (Cellar), Fri 11 Apr
- Reviews: * Effi Briest at London Camden Barfly, Tue 22 Apr
- Reviews: * Cut Copy at London King's Cross Scala, Wed 23 Apr
- Reviews: * Frightened Rabbit at London Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes, Thu 01 May
- Features: * Explosions In The Sky's guide to ATP
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- Reviews: * Late Of The Pier, The Displacements, A Place To Bury Strangers, Collapsing Cities at London Camden Barfly, Wed 07 May
- Reviews: * Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
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- * Black Lips @ London 100 Club, 15/05
- * The National @ Dublin Olympia, 15/05
- * Jens Lekman @ Glasgow Oran Mor, 15/05
- * the pAper chAse, Black Mountain, Vessels @ Leeds Cockpit, 15/05
- * The Raconteurs @ Liverpool Academy (Liverpool University), 15/05
- * Frightened Rabbit @ Dunfermline Carnegie Hall, 15/05
- * Caribou, Born Ruffians, Wildbirds & Peacedrums @ London King's Cross Scala, 15/05
- * The Twilight Sad, Frightened Rabbit, Dirty Summer @ Dunfermline Carnegie Hall, 15/05
- * Glass Candy, Mike Simonetti @ Manchester Star & Garter, 15/05
- * Nasty Fest IX @ Leeds The Faversham, 17/05
- * Example, Bloodgroup, Christopher D. Ashley @ Brighton Pressure Point, 17/05
- * Semifinalists, Bunny Rabbit, Telepathe @ London Barden's Boudoir, 18/05
- * Animal Collective, Atlas Sound @ Dublin Tripod, 19/05
- * Xiu Xiu @ London ULU, 19/05
- * Telepathe @ London ULU, 19/05
texas is the reason
tHe sEx PIsT0Ls
:D
Lift to Experience
^this
is what I though when I read the title
Amen...
to that. Wish they'd done their reunion shows around the world, and not just in NYC :(
DFA1979 released 2 albums
Technically 3, but one was a remix album.
American Football x a billion
Owls x alot but not quite a billion
totally forgot American Football.
how schoolboy of me.
What were the two DFA ones? You're not counting Heads Up! are you?
I was yeah
I see its now listed as an EP on Wikipedia. That never used to be the case!
Someone's gonna inevitably say
"I wish Bloc Party had released a great album".
I'd like that someone to be me.
Lift to Experience
Life Without Buildings
Life Without Buildings
seconded
Colour of Fire
Fickle Public
colour of fire's album
was shit.
WRONG.
young marble giants.
los campesinos? a bit pre-emptive, perhaps. they're hardly being subtle about it though.
life without buildings, yes.
Sex Pistols
They didn't split...
^^
Young Marble Giants - greatest ever record by a band who released only one album.
Been listening to it now consistently for 28 years. I think that says a lot.
ZWAN
well i liked it :(
Me too!
Mary Star of the Sea is a fantastic summer soundtrack. Solidarity, my friend. Our time will come.
dfa 1979????
you gotta be kidding if you think they ever released anything 9 or 10/10
too right
it was at least an 11/10 album
*69/10
WAYHEY!!!!!
^This
Rival School
United By Fate
I could be embaressingly wrong
but havent they got a new one out soon?
or are they touring again or something?
That would
happify me greatly. I know some sort of master tapes for a second album did end up on the internet a while back but I'm not counting it.
Well
they did 'half release' a 2nd album!
Rodan
Clor
yes, Clor
You beat me to it.
this^
^absolutley this
Clor were the first band that came to mind.
^ Good Stuff
.
LIFT TO EXPERIENCE
God I wish I'd seen them. And that they'd written loads more of excellent records.
And that I was a little bit taller. And a 'baller. But that's not strictly relevant.
The Fall
fail.
of a joke.
;)
QUICKSAND
.
life without buildings
defs.
Lift to experience, yes!
Josh t pearson's solo stuff isn't as mighty.
Nothing is as mighty.
Met him at the Dirty 3 ATP. I hugged him, told him I loved his beard, and then had a moment of paranoia and said: "You are Josh Pearson, aren't you?"
He said "No, I'm his Dad", which I thought was the funniest thing I'd ever heard. In retrospect, it wasn't.
Later in the evening he remembered me. Yay.
I like...
DNA - A Taste Of DNA
Indian Summer - Science 1994
The Unit Ama - Self Titled
Polaris - Polaris
Bullet Union - Ruins Domino
The Copperpot Journals - Pilots
I know I'm missing something vital off of this list though, but hey who cares.. Quicksand did actually release 2 records by the way.
I also thought..
that this page would be filled with faraquet fans stomping down the view from this tower.
copperpot journals
did three albums.
and that indian summer album might not even count because it's technically a singles compilation.
well..
I was under the impression they did 2 eps and plotting was another ep, or mini album so to speak, thats what it said when they released it at least.
Polaris did in fact have an album released into obscurity but none the less still an album, so that probably doesnt count so much.
No-one said anything about singles compilation not counting!
which quicksand album
manic compression or slip?
ah
i guess slip. didnt realise there were 2. this is orgasmic news
^ pretty sure
I own two Quicksand albums.
Slip and Manic Compression
My Bloody Valentine?
Loveless is a shitload better than isn't anything.
I know they got back together, but that's not the point
Wrong on both readings of the title
The Cooper Temple Clause
...in my mind.
don't unnerstan
"bands that release one great album then split"
MBV released some EPs, one good album, then one great album, then no more albums, then split.
?
and, indeed,
Neutral Milk Hotel
unless the band in question is only allowed to release one album in their whole career, that was also great.
22-20's without doubt
^ released two albums
that's what i was getting at
is the band only allowed to release one album in total? or just split up after making their great album? tis not clear.
Well
all the examples in the first post brought out just one album.
I guess
but i wasn't sure
I can't be arsed
thinking about bands from years gone by but The Chalets spring to mind as a recent band whose untimely demise left us all with one great album to cherish forever!!
Jar
Crew
Well the same album twice.
i'll
second that!
Ghosts and vodka
Bullet Union
Oxes
Young widows? not too sure on that one
Pitchfork
oxes
have 2 albums and a few EPs. all are excellent
plus, they're still together.
I think. I hope!
yeah
i haven't heard any news to the contrary
that ghosts and vodka
album was good....i remember now....where did i put it?
The Manics!! Yeah.
:D
They failed on 3 counts...
WIVES
hmmm
they're not a band
they held all their albums in captivity
they'll be AROUND FOREVA
Desaparecidos??
1 album, then splitsy
they might be back
they were the best thing Conor did, but i think Denver Dailey's first statistics album is on par.
Hell yes
ummm
the La's and Seahorses always spring to mind when this topic rears its heed.
now its overhead
did they bring out anything other than fall back open?
cos id like to hear it
Yes
They have another album. I think it's self titled but i'm not certain as I downloaded it.
aw,
unicorns!
Kid Commando
Will be the only one to think that but...
Crashland !
Nope, I was with you on this.
The Exploding Hearts
But they split in a very different way.... :(
Tapes 'n Tapes
Like if they split up right now and destroy all the copies of the new one. You can maybe tell that I'm thinking I shouldn't have bought tickets to their upcoming Manchester gig and instead go and seen Tokyo Police Club the same night.
Test Icicles
although I always thought that if they hadn't split and made another album, I would have hated it. I guess it makes their 1 album more special, in a way.....
Next time you see me I'll be dancing on PEEEEEEGGGGGSSSSSSS!!!
The Organ
R.I.P. :-(
Submarine
Wade
Scarce
Liquorice
I second
Scarce. Deadsexy was exactly that.
i second this!
such a shame they split, grab that gun was ace!
Rites Of Spring
Embrace
THE POSTAL SERVICE
fo' sho'
THAT
is a good call
and i would also say LWB, LTE and YMG like everyone else here. good god i'm dull.
.
minor threat? only one album proper.
unless you count the complete discography cd?
The Bureau
.. and also Dexys, arguably, since there were only 2 members in common between the first and second album.
The Monks - Black Monk Time
I think I got one that fits the original criteria of the thread
Rapeman - 2 Nuns and a Pack Mule
im warming up now
I can only think of
DFA 1979 and Test Icicles, but at least their split gave me Dev and Ilove Lightspeed Champion so I forgive them for splitting
I can only thing of Jeff Buckley as another, does death count?
Slits
Cut
no, they had a second album
Return Of The Giant Slits.
Difficult Second Alnum syndrome but worth a listen.
tiger...
i liked their album anyway. definitely dogs die in hot cars (as is being praised in a thread elsewhere).
Test Icicles
Awesome album. Shame Lightspeed Champion is so bland.
Have ddihc split then?
That was a great album.
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http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/3144146
thank you!!