Ok! I'm allowed to make updates to my top 10 albums of 2004 list until the 31st. At which point the list will be considered finalized. Why do I bring this up? The Secret Machines. This stuff is good! Here's what I have to say about them.

• Now Here Is Nowhere by The Secret Machines. I missed this one on Pitchfork, but managed to catch it on MTV2 of all places. Now Here is a stellar bit of rock music. There's definitely a Led Zeppelin influence here. Pounding percussion, indie vocals, and instrumentation that just sounds... huge. An amazing record.

So, this knocks that Modest Mouse album off the list. That was the one pick that I really wasn't sure about, and Now Here Is Nowhere is just so amazing, I feel much more comfortable putting it on the list.

See the original post with the new update here.