Top 4

I love making lists. These are some of my definitive Top 4s.

Top 4 Albums

  1. Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie
  2. Turn on the Bright Lights by Interpol
  3. Bloom by Beach House
  4. Person Pitch by Panda Bear

I also have a ranked Top 20 and a Top 50 (in alphabetical order).

Top 4 German Albums

  1. Gefährliches Halbwissen by Eins Zwo
  2. Neon Golden by The Notwist
  3. Hinter All Diesen Fenstern by Tomte
  4. They Think They Are the Robocop Kraus by The Robocop Kraus

Top 4 Rap Albums

  1. Gefährliches Halbwissen by Eins Zwo
  2. Madvillainy by Madvillain
  3. Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown
  4. Alopecia by WHY?

Top 4 Songs

  1. Tomorrow Never Knows by The Beatles
  2. We Looked Like Giants by Death Cab for Cutie
  3. All I Need by Radiohead
  4. Vesuvius by Sufjan Stevens

Top 4 Films

  1. Heat by Michael Mann
  2. Jaws by Steven Spielberg
  3. The Empire Strikes Back by Irvin Kershner
  4. Army of Shadows by Jean-Pierre Melville

These are also the Four Favorite Films on my Letterboxd profile.

Top 4 Directors

Ranked by my personal filmography score:

  1. Dennis Villeneuve at 4.43 out of 5 stars
  2. Noah Baumbach at 4.07 out of 5 stars
  3. Christian Petzold at 3.93 out of 5 stars
  4. Christopher Nolan at 3.86 out of 5 stars

Top 4 Christmas Songs

  1. Just Like Christmas by Low
  2. Sleigh Ride by The Ronettes
  3. White Christmas by Bing Crosby
  4. Star of Wonder by Sufjan Stevens

Top 4 Holidays

  1. Canadian Rockies and Vancouver Island with Kate
  2. New York City with the Nizza boys
  3. Bergen and Tromsø with Kate
  4. California with the Colbestraße boys

Top 4 Film Cats

  1. Philip Marlowe’s cat in The Long Goodbye
  2. Jonesy in Alien
  3. Jiji in Kiki’s Delivery Service
  4. Frodo in A Quiet Place: Day One