Band of Horses...Plug Awards band of the year?!

Does anyone else think they're overproduced, melodramatic nonsense?

Anyway, here are the rest o' the winners:

Metal Album of the Year: The Melvins, (A) Senile Animal
Hip Hop Album: Spank Rock, Yoyoyoyoyo
American Album: Band of Horses, Everything All the Time
Punk Album of the Year: CSS, Cansei De Ser Sexy
Electronica/Dance Album of the Year: Thom Yorke, The Eraser
DJ Album: Girl Talk, Night Ripper
Avant Album of the Year: Xiu Xiu, The Air Force
Artist of the Year: J Dilla
Live Act of the Year: Broken Social Scene
Song of the Year: Band of Horses, "The Funeral"
Record Producer of the Year: J Dilla
Music Video of the Year: Wolf Parade, "I'll Believe in Anything"
Album Art: Hot Chip, The Warning
Record Label of the Year: Sub Pop
Live Music Venue of the Year: Bowery Ballroom
Music Festival of the Year: South by Southwest
Music Website of the Year: Pitchfork Media
Music Blog of the Year: Brooklyn Vegan
College/Non-Commercial Radio Station of the Year: KEXP, Seattle, Washington
Record Store of the Year: Amoeba Music
Best Music DVD of the Year: The Pixies, loudQUIETloud
Best Magazine of the Year: Paste
Zine of the Year: Wax Poetics
Speciality Show of the Year: Sirius Left of Center, Blog Radio
Podcast of the Year: WOXY.com Lounge Acts
Internet Radio Station of the Year: Woxy.com
Online Radio Station of the Year: KEXP
Online Record Store of the Year: Amazon.com

For once, a publication agrees with me.

That's strange.

count me among the ranks of those unimpressed by Band of Horses - a few decent songs but thats it

Everything All the Time was probably the album that I listened to the most in 2006. I think it is a very strong album start to finish. However, I haven't listed to it in months.

Overall, I think it deserves the accolades that have been heaped upon it. I think it throws a pretty big net…people with all sorts of preferences enjoy the album.

I was at the Plug Awards Saturday night. Overall, I thought it was a fun night with excellent performances by Tokyo Police Club, Silversun Pickups and Deerhoof (Stephen Malkmus was good, but I thought nothing special. El-P was also good, but seemed pissed the crowd was disinterested and walked off the stage after two songs). David Cross was funny and made the most of what was mostly a clusterfuck of an event. It seemed very disorganized, and in general the crowd didn't seem to care about anything that was going on.

how are silversun pickups live? did they play "lazy eye"?

i'm frustrated that their only show around here in the near future is with fucking SNOW PATROL

Punk Album of the Year: CSS, Cansei De Ser Sexy

Punk? Is that what kids are calling dance pop nowadays? Does that make Scissors Sisters hardcore?

I'm not impressed by any of the artists who won.

I'm not impressed by any of the artists who won.

Something tells me the feeling is mutual.

how are silversun pickups live? did they play "lazy eye"?

i'm frustrated that their only show around here in the near future is with fucking SNOW PATROL

I thought Silversun Pickups stole the show. It took me a few listens to really like their album, but it has since become one of my most listened to albums released last year. I was excited to see them, but didn't think they were going to sound as powerful and energetic as they did. I was thinking the same thing as they were playing… frustrated their only upcoming show is with Snow Patrol

I believe this was the setlist, but my memory is a little fuzzy:
Well Thought Out Twinkles
Melatonin
Little Loverâ??s So Polite
Lazy Eye
Rusted Wheel
Future Foe Scenarios

I know Lazy Eye was 4th. Deerhoof and Tokyo Police Club played 4 songs, El-P did 2 and walked off. David Cross rushed on stage and said "wait a minute that wasn't 4 songs." So when Silversun Pickups played Lazy Eye 4th, I figured that's what they were closing with. They may have intended to, but they played 2 more songs after that, I assume they got to play longer since El-P's set was cut short.

Awesome. I'm seeing Silversun Pickups on March 1 and I can't wait!