Naught EP's

I haven't scoured my collection too intently, so this shouldn't be the final version of this list, but... a lot of impressive EP's have been released over the past ten years. Here's my reviews of some of the best.
Decemberists - the Tain (2004) One heck of a concept album for an EP. Broken down into 5 pieces, the Decemberists tackled Irish folklore in this eighteen and a half minute masterpiece. One of their first forays into straight up guitar-rock music. It's impressive and moody and amazing to see them perform in a live setting.
Bishop Allen - July (2006) 2006 was a crazy year for Bishop Allen. They gained their popularity because they set out to write and record a different EP each month of 2006. They completed the mission successfully, signed to Dead Oceans and became indie sweethearts. In the middle of their EP releasing year - July came out and blew me away. Sure it's just four simple pop songs, but the range is awesome. Fun, creative music done really well. This is what made me fall in love with Bishop Allen. The Broken String solidified it - and Grrr... caused the relationship to end abruptly (it's not very good).
Pinback - Offcell (2003) I didn't know about Three Mile Pilot when they were originally together, but when that band split two wonderful bands were started: the Black Heart Procession and Pinback. Both bands create dark nightmare-like indie rock. The Offcell EP is Pinback at their most experimental (or close to it).
Modest Mouse - Everywhere & His Nasty Parlour Tricks (2001)
Spoon - the Agony of Laffitte (2000) The two songs on this EP were written in response (from what I understand) to how Spoon's brief Major Label A&R guy (Ron Laffitte) treated them. He made a lot of promises and followed through on none of them. Released on Saddle Creek in 2000. Laffitte later approached Saddle Creek band The Faint - about signing to whatever major label he was working for at the time. The Faint responded by giving him a copy of this EP. Awesome.
Pedro the Lion - Winners Never Quit (2000) I don't really know if this is supposed to be regarded as an album or not, but I always called it an EP. It is 8 songs in a concept-album like story that finds Pedro the Lion at their heaviest moment (A Mind Of Her Own) and personal/saddest (or close to it, we know what a downer David Bazan can be) (Bad Things To Such Good People). It is a great LP/EP, whatever it is.
Iron & Wine - Woman King (2005) I love Iron & Wine on record. Live (especially with a band like Califone backing him) he turns into a Jam-centric hippy, which I don't like. Woman King is a great collection of Iron & Wine songs. If you are not yet familiar with his (Sam Beam) music, start here.
HOME IV (Bright Eyes/Britt Daniel) - split (2004) I love both Spoon and Bright Eyes. To listen to these four songs, you wouldn't know that these two gents don't play together all the time. Both of them wrote two songs and let the other complete them. All four of the songs are great and you can hear Conor and Britt adding their specific sounds to all of them. This is a wonderful EP. Thank you, Ben at Post Parlo Records!
TV on the Radio - Young Liars (2003) This is where obsessions start. An a capella cover of a Pixies song by four black dudes from Brooklyn? Weird. Lots of layers and harmonies and studio reverb to make the hipsters sway. This is the way it's done. A unique sound from a bunch of talented lunatics.
Les Savy Fav - Rome (written upside down) (2000)
Speaking of lunatics. Tim Harrington is the craziest front man for any band around right now. Seeing Les Savy Fav perform live you always end up wondering "Is this going to have a heart attack?" or "Is he gonna get all the way naked?" or "What the fuck is he doing?". I've seen him drag a 12 foot A-frame ladder from backstage at the Metro and put it right in the audience, climb up it and sing. He also brought out a slip and slide and put it in the crowd at the Pitchfork fest... and slid on it. He's insane. This EP is a great showcase of that as well.
Beauty Pill - the Cigarette Girl From the Future (2001) Chad Clark and company are an anomaly. They sometimes make music, they sometimes don't. They sometimes go to the hospital for an enlarged heart and have to have a surgery which takes a long time to recover from. And most importantly - they create some of the greatest, most creative music that nobody has heard. I love everything Beauty Pill has released. This EP is where it began. If you listen to it, I guarantee you will love it too.