tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31639476927330747932024-02-19T01:26:08.734-07:00Rantings Of A Music JunkieA music blogTheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-11447993381082414512024-01-07T11:16:00.000-07:002024-01-07T11:16:43.126-07:00Best of 2023<p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAVCdw6fWKIJI2Qh480wxRvhBPSf1kzs0uKu08WIZ_KYi7TclItZUeMoJoxqSz0g4PDLFxQNfaJ2mlK_UnS37RLQeK-JSi7yZJ7NP23MlpuYclTQIan7pG1Z0sFqM3BhXJMUlDrDWXQ-FYjhDNHEwAzKlajx44ultRRuZPKSPdfDdgBMpWx8xd3ECcAvE/s1000/dreamer-main.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAVCdw6fWKIJI2Qh480wxRvhBPSf1kzs0uKu08WIZ_KYi7TclItZUeMoJoxqSz0g4PDLFxQNfaJ2mlK_UnS37RLQeK-JSi7yZJ7NP23MlpuYclTQIan7pG1Z0sFqM3BhXJMUlDrDWXQ-FYjhDNHEwAzKlajx44ultRRuZPKSPdfDdgBMpWx8xd3ECcAvE/s320/dreamer-main.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5MkmixQu07PMfR2Z70SWhFsZBBvhMgzBKm8swc7oB2ku5h4g9aLr15LWB-fmf82QSupa2z2IPY8YYWuS0OQ8VxjclLOMVoHQblUuw1lwJlaEDqKmUBKnEktEoaaF-LIH06QChx3ZHyFscXn7RThIyLilubVvriEoB-9pN_84JfT9XE_dT3Orx72ZQkbt/s696/bdrmm-i-dont-know-artwork-696x696.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="696" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5MkmixQu07PMfR2Z70SWhFsZBBvhMgzBKm8swc7oB2ku5h4g9aLr15LWB-fmf82QSupa2z2IPY8YYWuS0OQ8VxjclLOMVoHQblUuw1lwJlaEDqKmUBKnEktEoaaF-LIH06QChx3ZHyFscXn7RThIyLilubVvriEoB-9pN_84JfT9XE_dT3Orx72ZQkbt/s320/bdrmm-i-dont-know-artwork-696x696.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyh3A3ZqK5zTs7wxSL81AlmcHlaAqUoEjojgSuaWGpARJ6yOhVXoTDLri1CqBdhdlH4Ekyo0Co1jFDwqsLTMsa5hxyji_8ivHmptoxAkRaCpY1GvnkT_C-FCozhBAS_0y34-t2gBhJODbl2UaBqFc6vn5zZ60L_PMk0esvedo1UljpTORdPhdaz-xGtU0i/s1536/BLUR_BOD-1536x1536.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyh3A3ZqK5zTs7wxSL81AlmcHlaAqUoEjojgSuaWGpARJ6yOhVXoTDLri1CqBdhdlH4Ekyo0Co1jFDwqsLTMsa5hxyji_8ivHmptoxAkRaCpY1GvnkT_C-FCozhBAS_0y34-t2gBhJODbl2UaBqFc6vn5zZ60L_PMk0esvedo1UljpTORdPhdaz-xGtU0i/s320/BLUR_BOD-1536x1536.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><b>Top Albums of 2023:</b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b>1. Nabihah Iqbal - Dreamer</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>2. Bdrmm - I Don't Know</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>3. Blur - The Ballad of Darren</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>4. </b><b>Slowdive - Everything Is Alive</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>5. </b><b>Coyle Girelli - Museum Day</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>6. </b><b>Foo Fighters - But Here We Are</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>7. </b><b>The Hives - The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>8. </b><b>The Veils - ...And Out Of The Void Came Love </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>9. </b><b>Lana Del Ray - Did You Know There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>10. Zoon - Bekka Ma'iingan</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">11<b>. </b>Teleman - Good Time/Hard Time</div><div style="text-align: left;">12. The Coral - Sea of Mirrors/Holy Joe</div><div style="text-align: left;">13. DMA's - How Many Dreams?</div><div style="text-align: left;">14. Cathedral Bells - Everything At Once</div><div style="text-align: left;">15. Stephen Sanchez - Angel Face</div><div style="text-align: left;">16. Soft Kill - Metta World Peace</div><div style="text-align: left;">17. Alberta Cross - Sinking Ships</div><div style="text-align: left;">18. Metric - Formenta II</div><div style="text-align: left;">19. Tom Meighan - The Reckoning</div><div style="text-align: left;">20. Arlo Parks - My Soft Machine</div><div style="text-align: left;">21. CVC - Get Real</div><div style="text-align: left;">22. Type Two Error - Caught On The Raw</div><div style="text-align: left;">23. Daiistar - Good Time</div><div style="text-align: left;">24. Mother Tongues - Love In A Vicious Way</div><div style="text-align: left;">25. Sigur Rós - ÁTTA</div><div style="text-align: left;">26. Sparklehorse - Bird Machine</div><div style="text-align: left;">27. Daniel Land - Out Of Season</div><div style="text-align: left;">28. Temples - Exotico</div><div style="text-align: left;">29. Reverend and The Makers - Heatwave In The Cold North</div><div style="text-align: left;">30 .The National - First Two Pages Of Frankenstein//Laugh Track</div><div style="text-align: left;">31. Night Beats - Rajan</div><div style="text-align: left;">32. Cloth - Secret Measures</div><div style="text-align: left;">33. Cherry Glazer - I Don't Want You Anymore</div><div style="text-align: left;">34. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - V</div><div style="text-align: left;">35. Bombay Bicycle Club - My Big Day</div><p>Honourable Mentions:</p><div style="text-align: left;">Idle Garden - S/T</div><div style="text-align: left;">Free The Cynics - Bloodlines</div><div style="text-align: left;">Beach House - Become</div><div style="text-align: left;">Geese - 3D Country</div><div style="text-align: left;">Leila Moss - Internal Working Model</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Drums - Jonny</div><div style="text-align: left;">Secret Machines - The Moth, The Lizard, And The Secret Machines</div><div style="text-align: left;">Black Pumas - Chronicles Of A Diamond</div><div style="text-align: left;">Raised By Swans - Raised By Swans Is The Name Of A Man, Volume 2: Run With The Silent Wildfires</div><div style="text-align: left;">Metallica - 72 Seasons</div><div style="text-align: left;">DJ Shadow - Action Adventure</div><div style="text-align: left;">Royal Blood - Back To The Water Below</div><div style="text-align: left;">Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy</div><div style="text-align: left;">King Krule - Space Heavy</div><div style="text-align: left;">Grian Chatten - Chaos For The Fly</div><div style="text-align: left;">cruush - Wishful Thinker</div><div style="text-align: left;">M83 - Fantasy</div><div style="text-align: left;">Caroline Polacheck - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You</div><div style="text-align: left;">Belle and Sebastian - Late Developers</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Kills - God Games</div><div style="text-align: left;">HMLTD - The Worm</div><div style="text-align: left;">The KVB - Artefacts</div><div style="text-align: left;">Senses - Little Pictures Without Sound</div><div style="text-align: left;">Crosses - Goodnight, God Bless, I Love You, Delete.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Teenage Wrist - Still Love</div><div style="text-align: left;">Gorillaz - Cracker Island</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ron Gallo - Foreground Music</div><div style="text-align: left;">Blonde Redhead - Sit Down For Dinner</div><div style="text-align: left;">Helicon - God Intentions</div><div style="text-align: left;">slowthai - Ugly</div><div style="text-align: left;">Queens of the Stone Age - In Times New Roman</div><div style="text-align: left;">Trampolene - Rules Of Love & War</div><div style="text-align: left;">Mac Demarco - Five Easy Hot Dogs</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Chemical Brothers - For That Beautiful Feeling</div><div style="text-align: left;">Panopticon - The Rime Of Memory</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Clientele - I Am Not There Anymore</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Brian Jonestown Massacre - The Future Is Your Past</div><div style="text-align: left;">Girl Ray - Prestige</div><div style="text-align: left;">Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Council Skies</div><div style="text-align: left;">Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem</div><div style="text-align: left;">Be Your Own Pet - Mommy</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Murder Capital - Gigi's Recovery</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Tubs - Dead Meat</div><div style="text-align: left;">Billy Woods & Kenny Segal - Maps</div><div style="text-align: left;">Dirty Honey - Can't Find The Brakes</div><div style="text-align: left;">Strange Ranger - Pure Music</div><div style="text-align: left;">Nation Of Language - Strange Disciple</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ladytron - Time's Arrow</div><div style="text-align: left;">Golf Alpha Bravo - Surf The Coffin (Bury Me With My Gat)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Deary - S/T</div><div style="text-align: left;">whenyoung - Paragon Songs</div><div style="text-align: left;">SZA - SOS</div><div style="text-align: left;">Fever Ray - Radical Romantics</div><div style="text-align: left;">Algiers - Shook</div><div style="text-align: left;">PJ Harvey - I Inside The Old Year Dying</div><div style="text-align: left;">Spector - Here Come The Early Nights</div><div style="text-align: left;">Youth Lagoon - Heaven Is A Junkyard</div><div style="text-align: left;">Dark Horses - While We Were Sleeping</div><div style="text-align: left;">superviolet - Infinite Spring</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kurt Vile - Back To Moon Beach</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tribes - Rabbit Head</div><div style="text-align: left;">Motorama - Sleep, And I Will Sing</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds</div><div style="text-align: left;">Truth Club - Running From The Chase</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bar Italia - Tracey Denim/The Twits</div><div style="text-align: left;">Goat - Medicine</div><div style="text-align: left;">Palehound - Eye On The Bat</div><div style="text-align: left;">Storm Franklin - Loneliness In The Modern World</div><div style="text-align: left;">Daughter - Stereo Mind Game</div><div style="text-align: left;">Icecoldbishop - Generational Curse</div><div style="text-align: left;">Blondshell - S/T</div><div style="text-align: left;">Home Front - Games Of Power (La Vida Es Un Mus Discos)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bloc Party - The High Life E.P.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Mandy, Indiana - I've Seen The Way</div><div style="text-align: left;">Wilco - Cousin</div><div style="text-align: left;">St . Paul & The Broken Bones - Angels In Science Fiction</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ratboys - The Window</div><div style="text-align: left;">Drop Nineteens - Hard Light</div><div style="text-align: left;">Nourished By Time - Erotic Probiotic 2</div><div style="text-align: left;">Cold War Kids - S/T</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Waeve - S/T</div><div style="text-align: left;">Steve Mason - Brothers & Sisters</div><div style="text-align: left;">André 3000 - New Blue Sun</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kelela - Raven</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ghost Of Vroom - Ghost Of Vroom 3</div><div style="text-align: left;">Skinny Pelembe - Hardly The Same Snake</div><div style="text-align: left;">Depeche Mode - Memento Mori</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sun Kill Moon - Quiet Beach House Nights</div><div style="text-align: left;">Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World</div><div style="text-align: left;">Film School - Field</div><div style="text-align: left;">Oliver Tree - Alone In A Crowd</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sweeping Promises - Good Living Is Coming For You</div><div style="text-align: left;">Parannoul - After The Magic</div><div style="text-align: left;">William Tyler & The Impossible Truth - Secret Stratosphere</div><div style="text-align: left;">Drab Majesty - An Object In Motion</div><div style="text-align: left;">shame - Food For Worms</div><div style="text-align: left;">Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation</div><div style="text-align: left;">Hotline TNT - Cartwheel</div><div style="text-align: left;">Feist - Multitudes</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sundara Karma - Better Luck Next Time</div><div style="text-align: left;">Wild Nothing - Hold</div><div style="text-align: left;">Laurel Halo - Atlas</div><div style="text-align: left;">Miles Kane - One Man Band</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bully - Lucky For You</div><div style="text-align: left;">Fidlar - That's Life </div><div style="text-align: left;">southpacific - Radar Road</div><div style="text-align: left;">Vinyl Williams - Aeterna</div><div style="text-align: left;">L'Rain - I Killed Your Dog</div><div style="text-align: left;">Purelink - Signs</div><div style="text-align: left;">Blue Lake - Sun Arcs</div><div style="text-align: left;">Slow Pulp - Yard</div><div style="text-align: left;">JPEGMAFIA X Danny Brown - Scaring The Hoes</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ghost Woman - Hindsight Is 50/50</div><div style="text-align: left;">Liv.e - Girl In The Half Pearl</div><div style="text-align: left;">Squid - O Monolith</div><div style="text-align: left;">Nothing But Thieves - Dead Club City</div><div style="text-align: left;">Lonnie Holley - Oh Me Oh My</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sextile - Push</div><div style="text-align: left;">Lol Tolhurst, Budgie, Jacknife Lee - Los Angeles</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Hold Steady - The Price Of Progress</div><div style="text-align: left;">Frankie and The Witch Fingers - Data Doom</div><div style="text-align: left;">Julian Winding, Peter Peter, Cliff Martinez - Copenhagen Cowboy Soundtrack</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kevin Drew - Aging</div><div style="text-align: left;">Olivia Rodriguez - Guts</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Nude Party - Ride On</div><div style="text-align: left;">Romy - Mid Air</div><div style="text-align: left;">James Blake - Playing Robots Into Heaven</div>TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-64363225446370891412022-12-31T11:58:00.002-07:002023-01-02T11:32:45.906-07:00Best Of 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Smile - A Light For Gathering Attention</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>2. Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><b>3. Suede - Autofiction</b></div><div><b>4. Beach House - Once, Twice, Melody</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>5. Coyle Girelli - Funland</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>6. Hatchie - Giving The World Away</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>7. Editors - EBM</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>8. Warpaint - Radiate Like Us</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>9. Liam Gallagher - C'mon You Know</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>10. The Haunted Youth - Dawn Of The Freak</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">11. Ryan Adams - Chris/FM</div><div style="text-align: left;">12. The Arctic Monkeys - The Car </div><div style="text-align: left;">13 Deserta - Every Moment, Everything You Need</div><div style="text-align: left;">14. White Lies - As I Try Not To Fall Apart</div><div style="text-align: left;">15. Crows - Beware Believers</div><div style="text-align: left;">16. Pete Yorn - Hawaii</div><div style="text-align: left;">17. Kula Shaker - 1st Congressional Church Of Eternal Love And Free Hugs</div><div style="text-align: left;">18. Kid Kapichi - Here's What You Could Of Won</div><div style="text-align: left;">19. Interpol - The Other Side Of Make-Believe</div><div style="text-align: left;">20. Muse - Will Of The People</div><div style="text-align: left;">21. Soft Kill - Canary Yellow</div><div style="text-align: left;">22. Cloth - Low Sun E.P.</div><div style="text-align: left;">23. Sunflower Bean - Headful Of Sugar</div><div style="text-align: left;">24. Kevin Morby - This Is A Photograph</div><div style="text-align: left;">25. Spoon - Lucifer On The Sofa</div><div style="text-align: left;">26. Arcade Fire - We</div><div style="text-align: left;">27. Angel Olsen - Big Time</div><div style="text-align: left;">28. Ethel Cain - Preacher's Daughter</div><div style="text-align: left;">29. Bobby Oroza - Get On The Otherside</div><div style="text-align: left;">30. Just Mustard - Heart Under</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Honourable Mentions:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Coyle Girelli - Stripped</div><div style="text-align: left;">Placebo - Never Let Me Go<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Horsegirl - Versions Of Modern Performance</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ryan Adams - Romeo and Juliet</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sasami - Squeeze</div><div style="text-align: left;">Yard Act - The Overload</div><div style="text-align: left;">Monophonics - Sage Motel</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Black Angels - Wilderness Of Mirrors</div><div style="text-align: left;">Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited Love</div><div style="text-align: left;">Metric - Formentera </div><div style="text-align: left;">Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers</div><div style="text-align: left;">Metronomy - Small World</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ryan Adams - Deceiver</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Laurels - Homecoming</div><div style="text-align: left;">No Sun - In The Interim</div><div style="text-align: left;">Miles Kane - Change The Show</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Wombats - Fix Yourself, Not The World</div><div style="text-align: left;">Zoon - Big Pharma</div><div style="text-align: left;">Santigold - Spirituals</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Chats - Get Fucked</div><div style="text-align: left;">Red Hot Chili Peppers - Return Of The Dream Canteen</div><div style="text-align: left;">Death Cab For Cutie - Asphalt Meadow</div><div style="text-align: left;">Foals - Life Is Yours</div><div style="text-align: left;">Built To Spill - When The Wind Forgets Your Name</div><div style="text-align: left;">Jockstrap - I Love You, Jennifer B</div><div style="text-align: left;">Little Simz - No Thank You</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Big Pink - The Love That's Ours</div><div style="text-align: left;">Cloakroom - Dissolution Wave</div><div style="text-align: left;">Oliver Tree - Cowboy Tears</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bush - The Art Of Survival</div><div style="text-align: left;">Danger Mouse, Black Thought - Cheat Codes</div><div style="text-align: left;">Widowspeak - The Jacket</div><div style="text-align: left;">Golf Alpha Bravo - Heaven On Earth</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ryan Adams - Nebraska</div><div style="text-align: left;">Courting - Guitar Music</div><div style="text-align: left;">Hippo Campus - LP3</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ghost - IMPERA</div><div style="text-align: left;">Cold Showers - Strength In Numbers </div><div style="text-align: left;">Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fla</div><div style="text-align: left;">Zola Jesus - ARKHON</div><div style="text-align: left;">Alt-J - The Dream</div><div style="text-align: left;">Hot Chip - Freatout/Release</div><div style="text-align: left;">Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool It Down</div><div style="text-align: left;">Alvvays - Blue Rev</div><div style="text-align: left;">SZA - SOS</div><div style="text-align: left;">Weezer - SZNZ: Fall</div><div style="text-align: left;">Crack Cloud - Tough Baby</div><div style="text-align: left;">Wilco - Cruel Country</div><div style="text-align: left;">Stereophonics - Oochya!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Taken By Trees - Another Year</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kurt Vile - (watch my moves)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ryan Adams - Blood On The Tracks</div><div style="text-align: left;">Pixies - Doggerel</div><div style="text-align: left;">Toro Y Moi - MAHAL</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sun's Signature - Sun's Signature</div><div style="text-align: left;">Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain, I Believe In You</div><div style="text-align: left;">1990s - Nude Restaurant</div><div style="text-align: left;">Stars - From Capelton Hill</div><div style="text-align: left;">Earl Sweatshirt - SICK!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tallies - Patina</div><div style="text-align: left;">A Place To Bury Strangers - See Through You</div><div style="text-align: left;">Working Men's Club - Fear Fear</div><div style="text-align: left;">Blood Red Shoes - Ghosts On Tape</div><div style="text-align: left;">Swim Deep - Familiarise Yourself With The Nearest Exit</div><div style="text-align: left;">Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Bones And All</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Orielles - Tableau</div><div style="text-align: left;">Khruangbin & Leon Bridges - Texas Moon</div><div style="text-align: left;">Greet Death - New Low</div><div style="text-align: left;">Blossoms - Ribbons Around The Bomb</div><div style="text-align: left;">Zoon - A Sterling Murmuration E.P.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ghost Woman - Ghost Woman</div><div style="text-align: left;">Eels - Extreme Witchcraft</div><div style="text-align: left;">Unkle - Ronin II</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tom Meighan - Put Your Foot Down</div><div style="text-align: left;">Orlando Weeks - Hop Up</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bloc Party - Alpha Games</div><div style="text-align: left;">Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Empire Of Light</div><div style="text-align: left;">Enumclaw - Save The Baby</div><div style="text-align: left;">Blushings - Possessions</div><div style="text-align: left;">King Buffalo - Regenerator</div><div style="text-align: left;">Winter - What Kind Of Blue Are You?</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Black Lips - Apocalypse Love </div><div style="text-align: left;">Pink Mountaintops - Peacock Pools</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bob Moses - The Silence In Between</div><div style="text-align: left;">Lee Fields - Sentimental Fool</div><div style="text-align: left;">Gentle Sinners - The Actions Cannot Be Undone</div><div style="text-align: left;">Vinyl Williams - Cosmopolis</div><div style="text-align: left;">Florence And The Machine - Dance Fever</div><div style="text-align: left;">Wand - Spiders In The Rain</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kongos - Interference</div><div style="text-align: left;">Breanna Barbara - Nothin' But Time</div><div style="text-align: left;">Two Door Cinema Club - Keep On Smiling</div><div style="text-align: left;">Phoenix - Alpha Zulu</div><div style="text-align: left;">Automaic - Excess</div><div style="text-align: left;">Wallows - Tell Me That It's Over</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ty Segall - Hello, Hi</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bartees Strange - Farm To Table</div><div style="text-align: left;">White Hills - The Revenge Of Heads On Fire</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bjork - Fossora</div><div style="text-align: left;">Gently Tender - Take Hold Of Your Promise!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Weyes Blood - And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow</div><div style="text-align: left;">Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Snuts - Burn The Empire</div><div style="text-align: left;">Fantastic Negrito - White Jesus Black Problems</div><div style="text-align: left;">SAULT - 11</div><div style="text-align: left;">SAULT - UNTITLED (GOD)</div><div style="text-align: left;">SAULT - Today & Tomorrow</div><div style="text-align: left;">SAULT - Earth</div><div style="text-align: left;">SAULT - AIIR</div><div style="text-align: left;">Weird Nightmare - Weird Nightmare</div><div style="text-align: left;">Collective Soul - Vibrating</div><div style="text-align: left;">Scalping - Void</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tears For Fears - The Tipping Point</div><div style="text-align: left;">Lushings - Lushings</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Fire Doesn't Grow On Trees</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sorry - Anywhere But Here</div><div style="text-align: left;">Porridge Radio - Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky</div><div style="text-align: left;">Weezer - SZNZ: Summer</div><div style="text-align: left;">Aldous Harding - Warm Chris</div><div style="text-align: left;">Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler - For All Our Days That Tear Our Heart</div><div style="text-align: left;">Silversun Pickups - Physical Thrills</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sharon Van Etten - We've Been Going About This All Wrong</div><div style="text-align: left;">Crosses - Permanent Radiant</div><div style="text-align: left;">black midi - Hellire</div><div style="text-align: left;">Special Interest - Endure</div><div style="text-align: left;">Jack White - Fear Of The Dawn</div><div style="text-align: left;">Preoccupations - Arrangements</div><div style="text-align: left;">Weezer - SZNZ: Winter</div><div style="text-align: left;">Spector - Now Or Whenever</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bambara - Love On My Mind</div><div style="text-align: left;">Newdad - Banshee</div><div style="text-align: left;">And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - XI: Bleed Here Now</div><div style="text-align: left;">Belle And Sebastian - A Bit Of Previous</div><div style="text-align: left;">Weezer - SZNZ: Spring</div><div style="text-align: left;">Jack White - Entering Heaven Alive</div><div style="text-align: left;">Mark Peters - Red Sunset Dreams</div><div style="text-align: left;">St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Alien Coast</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Black Keys - Dropout Boogie</div><div style="text-align: left;">Marcus King - Young Blood</div><div style="text-align: left;">El Ten Eleven - New Year's Eve</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sea Power - Everything Was Forever</div><div style="text-align: left;">Marsden & Richardson - Marsden & Richardson</div><div style="text-align: left;">Johnny Marr - Fever Dreams 1-4</div><div style="text-align: left;">Methyl Ethyl - Are You Haunted?</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ruth Radelet - The Other Side</div><div style="text-align: left;">Broken Bells - Into The Blue</div><div style="text-align: left;">Melody's Echo Chamber - Emotional Eternal</div><div style="text-align: left;">Stabbing Westward - Chasing Ghosts</div><a id="NOjixgyCi3"></a>TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-91310181380944619322022-01-03T02:21:00.000-07:002022-01-03T11:01:30.511-07:00Best Of 2021<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b> </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6IKFiK5HUVFCAonru0Aj_T2R5XpZcFY1SsGBhq3_BobWvbbRhmKs43N-HUGkdNS6xcQ_MXN_ITrKXIoBOgURNeTVNmEPGBvKjgqnKjVjKuL2mN2sk4YIEJZnGJUNEMyFmEpgDhG3S44PFakHrXVzlF80sfogQ9a6WHarLS_8UB9fUrVriDGPGWvcynQ=s600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6IKFiK5HUVFCAonru0Aj_T2R5XpZcFY1SsGBhq3_BobWvbbRhmKs43N-HUGkdNS6xcQ_MXN_ITrKXIoBOgURNeTVNmEPGBvKjgqnKjVjKuL2mN2sk4YIEJZnGJUNEMyFmEpgDhG3S44PFakHrXVzlF80sfogQ9a6WHarLS_8UB9fUrVriDGPGWvcynQ=s320" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwqoHCWf2mdQmoQTXRQN2dZH02geTzgOQr8RRCH3wmgPVrFvyhP5zepl4EqCuWkpUnp3GbqK20_ytn3hOC4uG-Qgoj1m2eYI1A0s8FwC235vVh3GADkq3Ft5m_oLha2D-56e4IfaLV2dTnYQuDOTT2kqm5ACni-QKNWLaMwptVAYxipF5RgESvcQ1DSQ=s700" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwqoHCWf2mdQmoQTXRQN2dZH02geTzgOQr8RRCH3wmgPVrFvyhP5zepl4EqCuWkpUnp3GbqK20_ytn3hOC4uG-Qgoj1m2eYI1A0s8FwC235vVh3GADkq3Ft5m_oLha2D-56e4IfaLV2dTnYQuDOTT2kqm5ACni-QKNWLaMwptVAYxipF5RgESvcQ1DSQ=s700" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjikFQSnukBu7CzrgSLmXVL2fxru3DB5SZXeDdI-ydWWrLSRBKGPJ6DCqDAWQm8bqfwRn6uwaLbqoLnBBEWhALfxlhUCteuUqC-_fC3eoFtZuMex-LA2cASbhIn5rygSQo_7cKLFq33XRpIFrtK0ZLkzBaWJ51nvJngYI_Ji4_RKCxZu-sCtK2sZwjQJw=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjikFQSnukBu7CzrgSLmXVL2fxru3DB5SZXeDdI-ydWWrLSRBKGPJ6DCqDAWQm8bqfwRn6uwaLbqoLnBBEWhALfxlhUCteuUqC-_fC3eoFtZuMex-LA2cASbhIn5rygSQo_7cKLFq33XRpIFrtK0ZLkzBaWJ51nvJngYI_Ji4_RKCxZu-sCtK2sZwjQJw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwqoHCWf2mdQmoQTXRQN2dZH02geTzgOQr8RRCH3wmgPVrFvyhP5zepl4EqCuWkpUnp3GbqK20_ytn3hOC4uG-Qgoj1m2eYI1A0s8FwC235vVh3GADkq3Ft5m_oLha2D-56e4IfaLV2dTnYQuDOTT2kqm5ACni-QKNWLaMwptVAYxipF5RgESvcQ1DSQ=s320" width="320" /></b></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Top Albums:</span></b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Mogwai - As The Love Continues</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Small Black - Cheap Dreams</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. New Candys - Vyvyd</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. The Coral - Coral Island</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend</span></b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. The Killers - Pressure Machine</span></b></div><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">7. Shannon and The Clams - Year of the Spider</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">8. </span></b><b>Men I Trust - Untourable Album</b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">9. Gruff Rhys - Seeking New Gods</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">10. Glasvegas - Godspeed</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">11. </span></b><b>Arab Strap - As Days Get Dark</b></p><p><b>12. </b><b>Iceage - Seek Shelter</b></p><p><b>13. </b><b>Foo Fighters - Medicine At Midnight</b></p><p><b>14. </b><b>Maximo Park - Nature Always Wins</b></p><p><b>15. </b><b>The Fratellis - Half Drunk Under A Full Moon</b></p><p><b>16. </b><b>Night Beats - Outlaw R&B</b></p><p><b>17. </b><b>Black Pistol Fire - Look Alive</b></p><p><b>18. </b><b>Lana Del Ray - Chemtrails Over The Country Club</b></p><p><b>19. </b><b>The Snuts - W.L.</b></p><p><b>20. </b><b>Geese - Projector</b></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Honourable mentions:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p>Godspeed You Black Emperor - G d's Pee At States End!</p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shame - Drunk Tank Pink</span></p><p>Blankenberge - Everything</p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Horrors - Lout</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thrice - Horizons/East</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Low - Hey What</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ryan Adams - Big Colors</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Leon Brideges - Gold-Diggers Sound</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Still Corners - The Last Exit</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Horrors - Against The Blade</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Tragically Hip - Saskadelphia</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Black Honey - Written & Directed</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Garbage - No Gods No Masters</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Twin Shadow - S/T</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Besnard Lakes - ...Are The Last Of The Great Thunderstorm Warnings</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Notwist - Vertigo Days</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">St. Vincent - Daddy's Home</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Billie Eillish - Happier Than Ever</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">A Place To Bury Strangers - Hologram</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Hold Steady - Open Door Policy</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lana Del Ray - Blue Bannisters</span></p><p>Pond - 9</p><p>Jonsi - Obsidian </p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Weezer - OK Human</span></p><p>The Flying Colours - Fantasy Country</p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - L.W.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ron Gallo - Peacemeal</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Clinic - Fantasy Island</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Curtis Harding - If Words Were Flowers</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Blue Stones - Hidden Gems</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">La Femme - Paradigmes</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Durand Jones & The Indications - Private Space</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Teenage Fanclub - Endless Arcade</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Black Midi - Cavalcade</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Django Django - Glowing In The Dark</span></p><p>The Underground Youth - The Falling</p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The KLF - Come Down Dawn</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Flaming Sideburns - Silver Flames</span></p><p>The War On Drugs - I Don't Want To Live Here Anymore</p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hand Habits - Dirt</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Black Keys - Delta Kream</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fruit Bats - Siamese Dream</span></p><p>Vampire Weekend - 4042</p><p>John Carpenter - Lost Themes: Alive After Death</p><p>Tindersticks - Distractions</p><p>Death From Above 1979 - Is 4 Lovers</p><p>Kele - The Waves Pt. 1</p><p>Hand Habits - Fun House</p><p>Royal Blood - Typhoons</p><p>Film School - We Weren't Here</p><p>Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Carnage</p><p>Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be An Introvert</p><p>Deap Vally - Digital Dream</p><p>Johnny Marr - Fever Dream Pt. 1 & 2</p><p>We Were Promised Jetpacks - Enjoy The View</p><p>Elbow - Flying Dream 1</p><p>Real Estate - Half A Human</p><p>Sault - Nine</p><p>Flying Lotus - Yasuke</p><p>Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising The Roof</p><p>Weezer - Van Weezer</p><p>Car Seat Headrest - MADLO: Influences</p><p>Kings Of Leon - When You See Yourself</p><p>Psychedlic Porn Crumpets - Shyga: The Sunlight Mound</p><p>Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - New Fragility</p><div style="text-align: left;">Middle Kids - Today We're The Greatest</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Inhaler - It Won't Always Be Like This</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Parcels - Day/Night</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Biffy Clyro - The Myth Of The Happily Ever After</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Squid - Bright Green Fields</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">DMA's - I Love You Unconditionally, Sure Am Going To Miss You</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Julia Stone - Sixty Summers</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lucid Express - S/T</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Unkle - Ronin I</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cathedral Bells - Ether</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kings Of Convenience - Peace Or Love</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Teleman - Sweet Morning E.P.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Du Blonde - Homecoming</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Greta Van Fleet - The Battle At Garden's Gate</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Parquet Courts - Sympathy For Life</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bobby Gillespie & Jehnny Beth - Utopian Ashes</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kaleo - Surface Sounds</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dinosaur Jr. - Sweep It Into Space</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Beachy Head - S/T</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Motorama - Before The Road</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Girl In Red - If I Could Make It Go Quiet</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rag N' Bone Man - Life By Misadventure</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Deafheaven - Infinite Granite</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard - Butterfly 3000</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Darkside - Spiral</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The KVB - Unity</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Teenage Wrist - Earth Is A Black Hole</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Vaccines - Back In Love City</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Angus & Julia Stone - Life Is Strange</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Piroshka - Love Drips And Gathers</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wolfmother - Rock Out</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Diangonal - S/T</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Modest Mouse - The Golden Casket</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Deap Vally - Marriage</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tyler, The Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Clairo - Sling</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Silk Sonic - An Evening With Silk Sonic</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kacey Musgraves - Star-Crossed</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kid Kapichi - This Time Next Year</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ty Segall - Harmonizer</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Desperate Journalists - Maximum Sorrow!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Angel Olsen - Aisles</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tropical Fuck Storm - Deep States</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chvrches - Screen Violence</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Possum - Lunar Gardens</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tricky - Lonely Guest</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Big Red Machines - How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Suuns - The Witness</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Neov - Picture Of A Good Life</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Damon Albarn - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tashaki Miyaki - Castaway</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Manic Street Preachers - The Ultra Vivid Lament</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">White Flowers - Day By Day</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sneaker Pimps - Squaring The Circle</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mono - Pilgrimage Of The Soul</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sunstinger - Beyond The Frame</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Vanishing Twin - Ookii Gekko </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jarvis Cocker - 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<b>1. Humanist - Humanist </b><div><b>2. Tame Impala - The Slow Rush </b></div><div><b>3. DMA's - The Glow </b></div><div><b>4. Doves - The Universal Want </b></div><div><b>5. Tom Sanders - Only Magic </b></div><div><b>6. The Killers - Imploding The Mirage </b></div><div><b>7. Nothing - The Great Dismal</b></div><div><b>8. Everything Everything - RE-ANIMATOR </b></div><div><b>9. The Smashing Pumpkins - Cyr </b></div><div><b>10. Marilyn Manson - We Are Chaos</b> </div><div>11. Deftones - Ohms </div><div>12. Pearl Jam - Gigaton </div><div>13. Jarv Is - Beyond The Pale </div><div>14. Future Islands - As Long As You Are </div><div>15. Molchat Doma - Monument </div><div>16. Matt Berninger - Serpentine Prison </div><div>17. The Strokes - The New Abnormal </div><div>18. Morrissey - I Am Not A Dog On A Chain </div><div>19. Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts VI:Locusts/Ghosts V:Together </div><div>20. Free The Cynics - Diogenes </div><div><br /></div><div> Honourable Mentions: </div><div><br /></div><div>Secret Machines - Awake In The Brain Chamber</div><div> Muzz - Muzz</div><div>Algiers - There Is No Year</div><div> Eels - Earth To Dora </div><div>Jónsi - Shiver </div><div>The Nude Party - Midnight Manor</div><div>Thundercat - It Is What It Is </div><div>Denimachine - Denimachine </div><div>Metz - Vending </div><div>Shopping - All Or Nothing </div><div>Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways</div><div>EOB - Earth </div><div>Soft Kill - Dead Kids R.I.P. City </div><div>Puscifer - Existential Reckoning </div><div>Andy Bell - The View From Halfway Down</div><div>Oliver Tree - Ugly Is Beautiful</div><div>Run the Jewels - RTJ4 </div><div>The Flaming Lips - American Head </div><div>Angel Olsen - Whole New Mess </div><div>Greg Dulli - Random Desire</div><div>Cub Sport - Live Nirvava </div><div>Bush - The Kingdom</div><div>The Cribs - Night Network</div><div>Sonic Boom - All Things Being Equal</div><div>Gorillaz - Song Machine: Season One - Strange Timez </div><div>Khruangbin - Mordechai </div><div>Moses Sumney - Grae</div><div>Tricky - Fal To Pieces </div><div>Fontaines D.C. - A Hero's Death </div><div>And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - X:The Godless Void And Other Stories </div><div>The Chats High Risk Behaviour </div><div>Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You </div><div>Protomartyr - Ultimate Success Today </div><div>Bambara - I Stray</div><div>Crown Lands - Wayward Flyers Vol. 1</div><div>King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - K.G. </div><div>Bombay Bicycle Club - Everything Else Has Gone Wrong </div><div>The Courteneers - More.Again.Forever </div><div>Pottery - Welcome to Bobby's Motel</div><div>Myrkur - Folkesange</div><div>The Legends - The Legends</div><div>Travis - 10 Songs </div><div>Jeff Tweedy - Love Is The King </div><div>Hum - Inlet</div><div>The Jaded Hearts Club - You've Always Been Here</div><div>Deserta - Black Aura, My Sun</div><div>Zoongideewin - Bleached Waves</div><div>Osees - Protean Threat </div><div>Cabbage - Amanita Pantherina</div><div>Jehnny Beth - To Love Is to Live </div><div>Green Day - Father Of All Motherfuckers </div><div>King Krule - Man Alive </div><div>Glass Animals - Dreamland </div><div>Tim Burgess - I Love The New Sky </div><div>Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters </div><div>Mystery Jets - A Billion Heartbeats </div><div>Wolf Parade - Thin Mind
Cults - Host </div><div>The Naked and Famous - Recover </div><div>Childish Gambino - 3.15.20</div><div>L.A. Witch - Play With Fire</div><div>Porridge Radio - Every Bad </div><div>Cut Copy - Freeze, Melt </div><div>The Wytches - Three Mile Ditch</div><div>White Denim - World as a Waiting Room </div><div>Nada Surf - Never Not Together </div><div>Caribou - Suddenly</div><div>Young Knives - Barbarians</div><div>The Struts - Strange Days </div><div>Fleet Foxes - Shore </div><div>The Streets - None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive </div><div>Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Sideways To New Italy </div><div>Austra - Hirudin</div><div>White Hills - Splintered Metal Sky</div><div>Paul Weller - On Sunset </div><div>The Network - Money Money 2020 Pt II We Told Ya So </div><div>Real Estate - The Main Thing </div><div>The Psychedelic Furs - Made Of Rain </div><div>Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Blue Moon Rising </div><div>Phantogram - Ceremony </div><div>My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall II</div>TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-15232870388889464882019-12-31T13:00:00.000-07:002020-01-02T07:55:15.942-07:00Best of 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLSepv-q4jl8umt_40X9_uXtL017aoZIWkRjVQJYi0NQt4h5CyIIkJAbL3MIABFu2BGlH-BzEv8mThLkxOqiksTVG0pf98c3Zl2Li5qN0oicbrEFOftGvIJalVO6ZoS01HGMhOe1dAe5P/s1600/anima_ThomYorke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLSepv-q4jl8umt_40X9_uXtL017aoZIWkRjVQJYi0NQt4h5CyIIkJAbL3MIABFu2BGlH-BzEv8mThLkxOqiksTVG0pf98c3Zl2Li5qN0oicbrEFOftGvIJalVO6ZoS01HGMhOe1dAe5P/s320/anima_ThomYorke.jpg" width="320" height="320" data-original-width="320" data-original-height="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7yrXcsEWKKc_zByBJl_12Mk-g_bmXI2T7zLg67I5NS3WHeCRg5PGfXr2Y6R9ujEJMZmcSkJx7q-h10KHeMJmkgNx8jpBPLHdEF82v4q3rYBXXr8KpiLVAmjtCFIf7EfNwZGIKFBdxZ_J/s1600/white-lies-five.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7yrXcsEWKKc_zByBJl_12Mk-g_bmXI2T7zLg67I5NS3WHeCRg5PGfXr2Y6R9ujEJMZmcSkJx7q-h10KHeMJmkgNx8jpBPLHdEF82v4q3rYBXXr8KpiLVAmjtCFIf7EfNwZGIKFBdxZ_J/s320/white-lies-five.jpg" width="320" height="320" data-original-width="1500" data-original-height="1500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHyK50bdJXV5Q9jGPrIAW9OKTPoXCXzn0YTAfYNzqrW9Etvoyl-skNj0O_jAPRh6EFTDNUxy4Iz4PRTJV9qsEs7V6HUJTvCs8c9rqR78S47N7nMmLBytqZMct4ZesM4qV6oot4FW4OyeP/s1600/156615-emerald-classics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHyK50bdJXV5Q9jGPrIAW9OKTPoXCXzn0YTAfYNzqrW9Etvoyl-skNj0O_jAPRh6EFTDNUxy4Iz4PRTJV9qsEs7V6HUJTvCs8c9rqR78S47N7nMmLBytqZMct4ZesM4qV6oot4FW4OyeP/s320/156615-emerald-classics.jpg" width="320" height="320" data-original-width="690" data-original-height="690" /></a></div><br />
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<b>Top Albums Of 2019<br />
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1. Thom Yorke - Anima<br />
2. White Lies - Five<br />
3. Swim Deep - Emerald Classics<br />
4. Lana Del Ray - Norman Fucking Rockwell<br />
5. Gary Clark Jr. - This Land<br />
6. Black Pumas - S/T<br />
7. Karen O and Danger Mouse - Lux Prima<br />
8. Liam Gallagher - Why Me? Why Not.<br />
9. Tool - Fear Inoculum<br />
10. Finn Andrews - One Piece At A Time</b><br />
11. Reignwolf - Hear Me Out<br />
12. King Nun - Mass<br />
13. Brittany Howard - Jamie<br />
14. Vampire Weekend - Father Of The Bride<br />
15. FKA Twigs - Magdalene<br />
16. Coldplay - Everyday Life<br />
17. The National - I Am Easy To Find<br />
18. Bat For Lashes - Lost Girls<br />
19. Chromatics - Closer To Grey<br />
20. DIIV - Deceiver<br />
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Honourable Mentions:<br />
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*indicates some lesser known artists that might have slipped under the radar that deserve some extra attention</b><br />
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Kongos - 1929 Pt. 1<br />
Billie Eillish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?<br />
Interpol - A Fine Mess<br />
Sunflower Bean - King Of The Dudes<br />
Beck - Hyperspace<br />
The Drums - Brutalism<br />
Tamaryn - Dreaming In The Dark<br />
<b>Fat White Family - Serfs Up!*</b><br />
Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow<br />
Toro Y Moi - Outer Peace<br />
Morrissey - California Son<br />
<b>Lost Under Heaven - Love Hates What You Become*</b><br />
The Hold Steady - Thrashing Thru The Passion<br />
William Patrick Corgan - Cotillions<br />
<b>Blood Red Shoes - Get Tragic*</b><br />
Piroshka - Brickbat<br />
Two Door Cinema Club - False Alarm<br />
black midi - schlagenheim<br />
Hot Chip - A Bathtub Full Of Ecstasy<br />
Refused - War Music<br />
Silversun Pickups - Widow's Weeds<br />
M83 - DSVII<br />
Yak - Pursuit Of Momentary Happiness<br />
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Watchmen Vol. 1<br />
Jenny Lewis - On The Line<br />
DJ Shadow - Our Pathetic Age<br />
<b>Hatchie - Keepsake*</b><br />
Tim Presley's White Fence - I Have To Feed Larry's Hawk<br />
Angel Olsen - All Mirrors<br />
Stormzy - Heavy Is The Head<br />
<b>The Mystery Lights - Too Much Tension!*</b><br />
Mark Lanegan - Somebody's Knocking<br />
The Cranberries - In The End<br />
Temples - Hot Motion<br />
Mac Demarco - Here Comes The Cowboy<br />
Feet - What's Inside Is More Than Just Ham<br />
Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars<br />
The Raconteurs - Help Us Stranger<br />
Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Pt. 1<br />
Friendly Fires - Inflorescent<br />
Mono - Nowhere Now Here<br />
Cub Sport - S/T<br />
The Soft Cavalry - S/T<br />
Ian Brown - Ripples<br />
Richard Hawley - Further<br />
Keane - Cause and Effect<br />
Black Mountain - Destroyer<br />
The Futureheads - Powers<br />
Earl Sweatshirt - Feet Of Clay<br />
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Watchmen Vol. 2<br />
Cigarettes After Sex - Cry<br />
Metronomy - Metronomy Forever<br />
Big Thief - U.F.O.F.<br />
LCD Soundsystem - Electric Lady Sessions<br />
Foals - Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Pt. 2<br />
Weezer - S/T (Teal)<br />
<b>Barns Courtney - 404*</b><br />
Kevin Morby - Oh My God<br />
Sam Fender - Hypersonic Missiles<br />
<b>Catfish and The Bottlemen - The Balance*</b><br />
Band Of Skulls - Love Is All You Love<br />
Anderson .Paak - Ventura<br />
<b>Methyl Ethyl - Triage*</b><br />
The Flaming Lips - King's Mouth<br />
Lizzo - Cuz I Love You<br />
The Dandy Warhols - Why You So Crazy?<br />
Better Oblivion Community Center - S/T<br />
Ladytron - S/T<br />
Belle and Sebastian - Days of the Bagnold Summer<br />
Flying Lotus - Flamagra<br />
<b>Drahla - Useless Coordinates*</b><br />
Kaiser Chiefs - Duck<br />
Elbow - Giants Of All Sizes<br />
TOY - Songs Of Consumption<br />
The Chemical Brothers - No Geography<br />
<b>Automatic - Signal*</b><br />
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Watchmen Vol. 3<br />
Weezer - S/T (Black)<br />
Tyler, The Creator - Igor<br />
Bon Iver - I,I<br />
On The Bones - S/T<br />
Free Nationals - S/T<br />
Pond - Tasmania<br />
<b>Sudan Archives - Athena*</b><br />
Wilco - Ode to Joy<br />
The Tea Party - Black River E.P.<br />
Leonard Cohen - Thanks For The Dance<br />
The Twilight Sad - It Won/T Be Like This All the Time<br />
Peter Doherty - Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres<br />
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Fishing For Fishes<br />
Longwave - If We Ever Live Forever<br />
Caroline Polachek - Pang<br />
Moon Duo - Stars Are The Light<br />
Whitney - Forever Turned Around<br />
Mini Mansions - Guy Walks Into A Bar...<br />
<b>Tropical Fuck Storm - Braindrops*</b><br />
<b>Kit Sebastian - Mantra Moderne*<br />
Froth - Duress*</b><br />
The S.L.P. - THE S.L.P.<br />
<b>Lorelle Meets The Obsolete - De Facto*<br />
The Murder Capital - When I Have Fears*</b><br />
Allah-Las - LAHS<br />
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - The Brian Jonestown Massacre<br />
Tiny Ruins - Olympic Girls<br />
<b>Sasami - S/T*</b><br />
Big Thief - Two<br />
Kaytranada - BUBBA<br />
Ride - This Is Not A Safe Place<br />
<b>Vanishing Twin - The Age Of Immunology*</b><br />
Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising<br />
<b>75 Dollar Bill - I Was Real*</b><br />
slowthai - Nothing Great About Britain<br />
The Black Keys - Lets Rock<br />
TOY - Happy in the Hollow<br />
Yeasayer - Erotic Reruns<br />
Dope Lemon - Big Smooth Cat<br />
Oh Sees - Face Stabber<br />
Cayucas - Real Life<br />
Swervedriver - Future Ruins<br />
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Infest The Rat's Nest<br />
Stereophonics - Kind<br />
Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka<br />
The Comet Is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery<br />
Deerhunter - Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?<br />
The Desert Sessions - Volumes 11 & 12<br />
<b>Lower Dens - The Competition*</b><br />
Mercury Rev – Bobby Gentry’s The Delta Suite Revisited<br />
Cherry Glazer - Stuffed and ReadyTheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-81005194225814070922018-12-28T19:02:00.001-07:002018-12-30T09:50:18.341-07:00Top Albums Of 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA3gRXH7uJ-JVFYmmCL_A23sx3tCzDMRkJt8XWtzqyLdxpwSktoEU9FwPGFiEeM3Bnv5Ony2bbifSLgMTE_DvMMkhQcr2h47sTkytrKzzdlYi4gTS-wQpnIZCzPJkSGFbZDBQUCcIoFBh/s1600/220px-Arctic_Monkeys_%25E2%2580%2593_Tranquility_Base_Hotel_%2526_Casino.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA3gRXH7uJ-JVFYmmCL_A23sx3tCzDMRkJt8XWtzqyLdxpwSktoEU9FwPGFiEeM3Bnv5Ony2bbifSLgMTE_DvMMkhQcr2h47sTkytrKzzdlYi4gTS-wQpnIZCzPJkSGFbZDBQUCcIoFBh/s320/220px-Arctic_Monkeys_%25E2%2580%2593_Tranquility_Base_Hotel_%2526_Casino.png" width="320" height="320" data-original-width="220" data-original-height="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHb9Tz7yYizAVjaOvNHT5hfeEtu4xmCH55GykP23pHZbk8BE9jtZbTSqyGGwQftnf4rZq1CKKHcltOWgIYXGCBb6ZRcxgErDXTgWwt60_un6yfHn6AlnKywML2g7pauBYrG2TiWwcA9eW/s1600/220px-Bad_Witch_%25282018%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHb9Tz7yYizAVjaOvNHT5hfeEtu4xmCH55GykP23pHZbk8BE9jtZbTSqyGGwQftnf4rZq1CKKHcltOWgIYXGCBb6ZRcxgErDXTgWwt60_un6yfHn6AlnKywML2g7pauBYrG2TiWwcA9eW/s320/220px-Bad_Witch_%25282018%2529.jpg" width="320" height="320" data-original-width="220" data-original-height="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVZD8HPy0_T4Xa2znwIObgYdttJM9n3gBnUxfRX9rEjEOcoi0GerD-1Icws9QSfuday8F5EPLCw3qe-mrvA1z4IzYQChROW_SM-sLgmn9TRvIkaKEoI5JmitcOvg-NRvnHhU6QZ4ZVWvo/s1600/105330.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVZD8HPy0_T4Xa2znwIObgYdttJM9n3gBnUxfRX9rEjEOcoi0GerD-1Icws9QSfuday8F5EPLCw3qe-mrvA1z4IzYQChROW_SM-sLgmn9TRvIkaKEoI5JmitcOvg-NRvnHhU6QZ4ZVWvo/s320/105330.jpeg" width="320" height="320" data-original-width="540" data-original-height="540" /></a></div><b>1. Arctic Monkeys - Tranquillity Base Hotel and Casino<br />
2. Nine Inch Nails - Bad Witch<br />
3. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Wrong Creatures<br />
4. DMA'S - For Now<br />
5. Mastersystem - Dance Music<br />
6. Coyle Girelli - Love Kills<br />
7. Suede - The Blue Hour<br />
8. Leon Bridges - Good Thing<br />
9. Teleman - Family Of Aliens<br />
10. Parcels - S/T</b><br />
11. 77:78 - Jellies<br />
12. Interpol - Marauder<br />
13. Editors - Violence<br />
14. Preoccupations - New Material<br />
15. Snow Patrol - Wilderness<br />
16. Beach House - 7<br />
17. Spiritualized - And Then Nothing Hurt<br />
18. The Coral - Move Through The Dawn<br />
19. Muse - Simulation Theory<br />
20. The Daysleepers - Creation<br />
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Honourable Mentions:<br />
<br />
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Sex & Food<br />
Low - Double Negative<br />
Mazzy Star - Still EP<br />
Bass Drum Of Death - Just Business<br />
Desert Mountain Tribe - Om Parvat Mystery<br />
The Vryll Society - Course Of The Satellites<br />
Sunflower Bean - Twentytwo In Blue<br />
Devotchka - This Night Falls Forever<br />
The Presets - Hi Viz<br />
Twin Shadow - Caer<br />
Richard Ashcroft - Natural Rebel<br />
The Breeders - All Nerve<br />
Yo La Tengo - There's A Riot Going On<br />
Jack White - Boarding House Reach<br />
Blossoms - Cool Like You<br />
The Vaccines - Combat Sports<br />
Belle & Sebastian - How To Solve Our Human Problems<br />
Hinds - I Don't Run<br />
Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs<br />
Frankie Cosmos - Vessels<br />
Razorlight - Olympus Sleeping<br />
Rat Boy - Civil Disorder<br />
Amen Dunes - Freedom<br />
Bob Moses - Battle Lines<br />
Devon Welsh - Dream Songs<br />
Public Access T.V. - Street Safari<br />
David Byrne - American Utopia<br />
No Joy/Sonic Boom - S/T E.P.<br />
The Prodigy - No Tourists<br />
Motorama - Many Nights<br />
Blood Orange - Negro Swan<br />
Shame - Songs Of Praise<br />
Birth Of Joy - Hyper Focus<br />
Ride - Tomorrows Shore<br />
Hippo Campus - Bambi<br />
Mark Lanegan and Duke Garwood - Mescalito<br />
Colin Stetson - Hereditary Soundtrack<br />
Franz Ferdinand - Always Ascending<br />
Porcelain Raft - Chimera<br />
Metric - Art Of Doubt<br />
Iceage - Beyondless<br />
Midlife - Phase<br />
Big Red Machine - S/T<br />
Melody's Echo Chamber - Bon Voyage<br />
The Internet - Hive Mind<br />
Gorillaz - The Now Now<br />
Mogwai - Kin Soundtrack<br />
The Smashing Pumpkins - Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.<br />
Ty Segall - Freedom's Goblin<br />
Cabbage - Nihilistic Glamour Shots<br />
Shannon And The Clams - Onion<br />
Mount Eerie - Now Only<br />
The Orielles - Silver Dollar Moment<br />
Charles Bradley - Black Velvet<br />
Mark Peters - Innerland<br />
Beak> - >>><br />
MGMT - The Dark Age<br />
The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Merrie Land<br />
Kendrick Lamar - Black Panther The Album<br />
Art Brut - Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!<br />
Two Door Cinema Club - Four Words To Stand On<br />
Thom Yorke - Suspiria Soundtrack<br />
Sloan - 12<br />
Florence and The Machine - High As Hope<br />
The Wombats - Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life<br />
The Voidz - Virtue<br />
The Vines - In Miracle Land<br />
Eels - The Deconstruction<br />
Mumford & Sons - Delta<br />
Thrice - Palms<br />
The Soft Moon - Criminal<br />
The Longcut - Arrows<br />
Johnny Marr- Call The Comet<br />
Oh Sees - Smote Reverser<br />
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - IC-01 Hanoi<br />
The Decemberists - I'll Be Your Girl<br />
Still Corners - Slow Air<br />
Twin Peaks - Sweet '17 Singles<br />
Manic Street Preachers - Resistance Is Futile<br />
A Perfect Circle - Eat The Elephant<br />
Mien - S/T<br />
The Boxer Rebellion - Ghost Alive<br />
Anderson .Paak - Oxnard<br />
The KVB - Only Now Forever<br />
Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe - S/T<br />
Greta Van Fleet - Anthem Of The Peaceful Army<br />
Spector - Ex-Directory<br />
Eminem - Kamikaze<br />
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs<br />
Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour<br />
Film School - Bright To Death<br />
Dirty Projectors - Lamp Lit Prose<br />
Ty Segall - Fudge Sandwich<br />
The Nude Party - S/T<br />
Leila Moss - Your Name Is Safe In My Mouth<br />
Young Fathers - Cocoa Sugar<br />
Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert - Ghost Stories For Christmas<br />
Ex:Re - Ex:Re<br />
Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel <br />
Cold Cave - You & Me & Infinity<br />
Drinks - Hippo Lite<br />
Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy<br />
Mammoth Grove - Slow Burn<br />
Miles Kane - Coup de Grâce<br />
Warm - Warm Pt. 2<br />
Jeff Tweedy - Warm<br />
Pinkshinyultrablast - Miserable Miracles<br />
Dorothy - 28 Days In The Valley<br />
Windhand - Eternal Return<br />
All Hands On Jane - Animal Worship<br />
Tropical Fuck Storm - A Laughing Death In Meatspace<br />
Ty Segall & White Fence - Joy<br />
The Fratellis - In Your Own Sweet Time<br />
Parquet Courts - Wide Awaaaaake!<br />
Chvrches - Love Is Dead<br />
We Were Promised Jetpacks - The More I Sleep, The Less I Dream<br />
Dr. Octagon - Moosebumps: An Exploration In Modern Day Horripilation<br />
Cowboy Junkies - All That Reckoning<br />
Boygenius - S/T<br />
Khruangbin- Con Todo El Mundo<br />
Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth<br />
Legend Of The Seagullmen - S/T<br />
A Place To Bury Strangers - Unpinned<br />
Nothing - Dance On The Blacktop<br />
Wild Nothing - Indigo<br />
Flowshine - Gets Me Going<br />
Peace - Kindness Is The New Rock And Roll<br />
Shadowparty - S/T<br />
Suuns - Felt<br />
Death Cab For Cutie - Thank You For Today<br />
White Denim - Performance<br />
Jon Hopkins - Singularity<br />
Girls Names - Stains On Silence<br />
Kurt Vile - Bottle It In<br />
Gruff Rhys - Babelsberg<br />
Soft Kill - Savior<br />
Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson - Apart<br />
Go-Kart Mozart - On The Hot Dog Streets<br />
Wand - Perfume<br />
Hookworms - Microshift<br />
Albert Hammond Jr. - Francis Trouble<br />
Dead Meadow - The Nothing They Need<br />
Django Django - Marble Skies<br />
Camp Cope - How To Socialise & Make FriendsTheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-13106687326088086092017-12-31T14:50:00.000-07:002018-01-01T21:02:56.524-07:00Top Albums Of 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWTj6wrFZXc4QBs8vfZ1YhFmiTGXFKFxDsJMNBdpW4h8Ksnh6-8k0xEEJmqGlVzMms38KpC5skq_dhun3GeuNpdeXV9AvFvZRp8epeyWTk70F694tG2-vIE_hf3Dlh8_agu7dHK8yhTzY/s1600/Everything_Now_Arcade_Fire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWTj6wrFZXc4QBs8vfZ1YhFmiTGXFKFxDsJMNBdpW4h8Ksnh6-8k0xEEJmqGlVzMms38KpC5skq_dhun3GeuNpdeXV9AvFvZRp8epeyWTk70F694tG2-vIE_hf3Dlh8_agu7dHK8yhTzY/s320/Everything_Now_Arcade_Fire.jpg" width="320" height="320" data-original-width="220" data-original-height="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTg0LzgRP1emN3zBOIimxv8k_wADuQdaTPuRnSchaMVPvEhmsAt5V_TPviVfeZqubw-zQYvsO4T1avc5VdOvkU7OlwBen4eynw1L4ARKRkBtqIEQnYiopnJXkyi-uyM5WxkCVTARaYkkR_/s1600/mistermellow_washedout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTg0LzgRP1emN3zBOIimxv8k_wADuQdaTPuRnSchaMVPvEhmsAt5V_TPviVfeZqubw-zQYvsO4T1avc5VdOvkU7OlwBen4eynw1L4ARKRkBtqIEQnYiopnJXkyi-uyM5WxkCVTARaYkkR_/s320/mistermellow_washedout.jpg" width="320" height="320" data-original-width="600" data-original-height="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9otSUSw4Ag7hR-qRr0PBn8QMh47W6QWnqWHGdmsUyg2mjsNNr_LRLfYDTEhawZk3goKqRf1Yatp5LMUofQpEvg4fper9diEUzwjpr1T4a_8AL4patmUv9-ShKDkUIORhwUZlthg4IA_n/s1600/R-10206225-1497236112-1252.jpeg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9otSUSw4Ag7hR-qRr0PBn8QMh47W6QWnqWHGdmsUyg2mjsNNr_LRLfYDTEhawZk3goKqRf1Yatp5LMUofQpEvg4fper9diEUzwjpr1T4a_8AL4patmUv9-ShKDkUIORhwUZlthg4IA_n/s320/R-10206225-1497236112-1252.jpeg.jpg" width="317" height="320" data-original-width="600" data-original-height="606" /></a></div><br />
Top 20 of 2017<br />
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1. Arcade Fire - Everything Now<br />
2. Washed Out - Mister Mellow<br />
3. Slowdive - S/T<br />
4. Childhood - Universal High<br />
5. The Horrors - V<br />
6. Nine Inch Nails - ADD VIOLENCE<br />
7. Kasabian - For Crying Out Loud<br />
8. LCD Soundsystem - American Dream<br />
9. Roger Waters - Is This The Life We Really Want?<br />
10. Ryan Adams - The Prisoner<br />
11. Liam Gallagher - As You Were<br />
12. Death Of Lovers - The Acrobat<br />
13. Morrissey - Low In High School<br />
14. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN<br />
15. King Krule - The Ooz<br />
16. Algiers - The Underside Of Power<br />
17. Grandaddy - Last Place<br />
18. Spoon - Hot Thoughts<br />
19. The Killers - Wonderful Wonderful<br />
20. Starsailor - All This Life<br />
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Honourable Mentions:<br />
<br />
Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold<br />
Wolf Alice - Visions Of A Life<br />
Beck - Colors<br />
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Who Built The Moon?<br />
Ratboy - SCUM<br />
Angel Olsen - Phases<br />
Mogwai - Every Country's Sun<br />
Mr Jukes - God First<br />
U2 - Songs Of Experience<br />
William Patrick Corgan - Ogilala<br />
Bjork - Utopia<br />
Future Islands - The Far Field<br />
Cigarettes After Sex - S/T<br />
St. Vincent - Masseducation<br />
Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself<br />
Stereophonics - Scream Above The Sound<br />
Mark Lanegan Band - Gargoyles<br />
British Sea Power - Let The Dancers Inherit The Party<br />
Queens Of The Stone Age - Villains<br />
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice<br />
Timber Timbre - Sincerely, Future Pollution<br />
Fever Ray - Plunge<br />
Weezer - Pacific Daydream<br />
Stars - There Is No Love in Fluorescent Light<br />
Portugal. The Man - Woodstock<br />
The Cribs - 24-7 Rock Star Shit<br />
Foster The People - Sacred Hearts Club<br />
The Raveonettes - 2016 Atomized<br />
Beach House - B-Sides and Rarities<br />
Feist - Pleasure<br />
Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life<br />
Unkle - The Road Pt. 1<br />
Brand New - Science Fiction<br />
The Afghan Whigs - In Spades <br />
Temples - Volcano<br />
Incubus - 8<br />
Coldplay - Kaleidoscope<br />
Bush - Black and White Rainbows<br />
At The Drive-In - in•ter a•li•a<br />
Various Artists - Baby Driver Soundtrack<br />
Real Estate - In Mind<br />
Broken Social Scene - Hug Of Thunder<br />
Lorde - Melodrama<br />
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Polygondwanaland<br />
Greta Van Fleet - Black Smoke Rising<br />
Free The Cynics - Post-Iconica<br />
BNQT - Volume 1<br />
Mew - Visuals<br />
Alt-J - Relaxer<br />
Gorillaz - Humanz<br />
The Cranberries - Something Else<br />
Circa Waves - Different Creatures<br />
Fleet Foxes - Crack-up<br />
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Murder Of The Universe<br />
Royal Blood - How Did We Get So Dark?<br />
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Damage and Joy<br />
The National - Sleep Well Beast<br />
Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked At Me<br />
Ride - Weather Diaries<br />
The Charlatans - Different Days<br />
The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding<br />
Depeche Mode - Spirit<br />
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Luciferian Towers<br />
The Drums - Abysmal Thoughts<br />
The Clientele - Music for the Age of Miracles<br />
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Flying Microtonal Banana<br />
Wolf Parade - Cry Cry Cry<br />
The xx - I See You<br />
Alice Glass - S/T<br />
Zola Jesus - Okovi<br />
The Orwells - Terrible Human Beings<br />
Sundara Karma - Youth Is Only Ever Fun In Restrospect<br />
David Bowie - No Plan<br />
Tori Amos - Native Invaders<br />
Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins<br />
The Flaming Lips - Oczy Mlody<br />
Oh Sees - Orc<br />
Resistance Radio:The Man In The High Castle Album<br />
Austra - Future Politics<br />
Pond - The Weather<br />
Thundercat - Drunk<br />
Ty Segall - S/T<br />
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Sketches of Brunswick East<br />
!!! (Chk Chk Chk) - Shake The Shudder<br />
Cold War kids - L.A. Divine<br />
The Shins - Heartworms<br />
Cut Copy - Haiku from Zero<br />
Elbow - Little Fictions<br />
Mac Demarco - This Old Dog<br />
Surfer Blood - Snowdonia<br />
Hippo Campus - Landmark<br />
Rag "N' Bone Man - Human<br />
Sun Kil Moon - Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood<br />
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Gumboot SoupTheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-29713575828893641672016-12-31T19:33:00.001-07:002017-01-01T00:10:43.005-07:00Best Albums of 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGh7XtyI_8RTjZ4rmL17N5YRtsqMIsuV0tUkisSNdedkNgkXjrqKHJ68CYmQDFoSEURKdtfo5r8Mzw68Bz9KFcy2Cvy1_AqBG1ajsMePXJh48MyGtSBQVBNDLvPA-RTvynscLGxummqnOo/s1600/e3c43867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGh7XtyI_8RTjZ4rmL17N5YRtsqMIsuV0tUkisSNdedkNgkXjrqKHJ68CYmQDFoSEURKdtfo5r8Mzw68Bz9KFcy2Cvy1_AqBG1ajsMePXJh48MyGtSBQVBNDLvPA-RTvynscLGxummqnOo/s320/e3c43867.jpg" width="320" height="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIleU2KDxwxpeYp3CyByuUjrG46SarM0W6_H7PbRXnDtRClEWvTSUZmFldViaTG3GMoljM8qWhiUsQXEFaK_uSRr-0NW-7mMs3Ip4WI-8DbmdwphhPqDm8V-wqDt5dOCyXd6lzfUPOW-Hd/s1600/TheVeils_TotalDepravity_3600px+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIleU2KDxwxpeYp3CyByuUjrG46SarM0W6_H7PbRXnDtRClEWvTSUZmFldViaTG3GMoljM8qWhiUsQXEFaK_uSRr-0NW-7mMs3Ip4WI-8DbmdwphhPqDm8V-wqDt5dOCyXd6lzfUPOW-Hd/s320/TheVeils_TotalDepravity_3600px+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" height="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZEH0zd0LY5dIS73GMJXJIuMg5wCLrnKPM5FQXR2zqnFwzuqG0Du0QKyprTs_m7BYoQKkd9SIEvBDCYbenUMBDrX0np0ZyZHvAvI40KqOcB82skzPmdZbBrSfd0DN01RpEAQIiz_X3mvw/s1600/Nine-Inch-Nails-New-Album-Cover-2016-billboard-1240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZEH0zd0LY5dIS73GMJXJIuMg5wCLrnKPM5FQXR2zqnFwzuqG0Du0QKyprTs_m7BYoQKkd9SIEvBDCYbenUMBDrX0np0ZyZHvAvI40KqOcB82skzPmdZbBrSfd0DN01RpEAQIiz_X3mvw/s320/Nine-Inch-Nails-New-Album-Cover-2016-billboard-1240.jpg" width="318" height="320" /></a></div><b><br />
1. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool<br />
2. The Veils - Total Depravity<br />
3. Nine Inch Nails - Not The Actual Events<br />
4. Suede - Night Thoughts<br />
5. Jagwar Ma - Every Now And Then<br />
6. Savages - Adore Life<br />
7. The Last Shadow Puppets - Everything You've Come To Expect<br />
8. Kula Shaker - K 2.0<br />
9. LUH (Lost Under Heaven) - Spiritual Songs For Lovers To Sing<br />
10. Autolux - Pussy's Dead<br />
11. Kings Of Leon - Walls<br />
12. Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway<br />
13. David Bowie - Blackstar<br />
14. Desert Mountain Tribe - Either That Or The Moon<br />
15. Ramin Djawadi - Westworld Soundtrack<br />
16. Angel Olsen - My Woman<br />
18. Night Beats - Who Sold My Generation<br />
19. Massive Attack - Ritual Spirit<br />
20. Wild Nothing - Life Of Pause<br />
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Honourable Mentions:<br />
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Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Stranger Things Soundtrack<br />
Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker<br />
Richard Ashcroft - These People<br />
Charles Bradley - Changes<br />
Starwalker - Starwalker<br />
The Avalanches - Wildflower<br />
DIIV - Is The Is Are<br />
The Early Years - II<br />
Blossoms - Blossoms<br />
Phantogram - Three<br />
Dead Pretty - Dead Pretty EP<br />
Band Of Skulls - By Default<br />
Anderson Paak - Malibu<br />
The Besnard Lakes - A Coliseum Complex Museum<br />
Deftones - Gore<br />
The Tragically Hip - Man Machine Poem<br />
Sunflower Bean - Human Ceremony<br />
Pete Doherty - Hamburg Demonstrations<br />
High Highs - Cascades<br />
The Rolling Stones - Blue & Lonesome<br />
Nicolas Jaar - Sirens<br />
Chairlift - Moth<br />
No Sinner - Old Habits Die Hard<br />
Wild Beasts - Boy King<br />
Glass Animals - How To Be A Human Being<br />
Conrad Keeley - Original Machines<br />
Parquet Courts - Human Performance<br />
The Strokes - Future Present Past EP<br />
Green Day - Revolution Radio<br />
Mystery Jets - Curve Of The Earth<br />
SULK - No Illusions<br />
The Kills - Ash & Ice<br />
Soft Hair - Soft Hair<br />
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Until The Hunter<br />
Tricky - Skilled Mechanics<br />
Preoccupations - Preoccupations<br />
Cat's Eyes - Treasure House<br />
Banks & Steelz - Anything But Words<br />
Paper Route - Real Emotion<br />
Two Door Cinema Club - Gameshow<br />
White Lies - Friends<br />
Hinds - Leave Me Alone<br />
Film School - June<br />
Public Access T.V. - Never Enough<br />
Thrice - To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere<br />
Empire Of The Sun - Two Vines<br />
Ty Segall - Emotional Mugger<br />
Mark Kozalek - Mark Kozalek Sings Favorites<br />
Slim Hawley - ...As You Were, Taciturn<br />
Slim Hawley - Palpitation Station<br />
Slim Hawley - All The Other Love Songs<br />
Drive-By Truckers - American Band<br />
Kongos - Egomaniac<br />
Psychic Ills - Inner Journey Out<br />
Bloc Party - Hymns<br />
Moving Units - Damage With Care<br />
Fat White Family - Songs For Our Mothers<br />
School Of Seven Bells - SVIIB<br />
Blue Rodeo - 1000 Arms<br />
Catfish and The Bottlemen - The Ride<br />
The Laurels - Sonicology<br />
Garbage - Strange Little Birds<br />
Kendrick Lamar - untitled unmastered.<br />
DMA's - Hills End<br />
Wolfmother - Victorious<br />
Black Pistol Fire - Don't Wake The Riot<br />
Eagulls - Ullages<br />
The KVB - Of Desire<br />
The Temper Trap - Thick As Thieves<br />
BadBadNotGood - IV<br />
The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It<br />
The Duke Spirit - KIN<br />
Minor Victories - Minor Victories<br />
Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression<br />
Car Seat Headrest - Teens Of Denial<br />
DJ Shadow - The Mountain Will Fall<br />
Metallica - Hardwired...to Self-Destruct<br />
Primal Scream - Chaosmosis<br />
Kaytranada - 99.9%<br />
Drowners - On Desire<br />
Metronomy - Summer 08<br />
Daughter - Not To Disappear<br />
The Coral - Distance InBetween<br />
Violent Femmes - We Can Do Anything<br />
Mogwai - Atomic<br />
Black Mountain - IV<br />
Yuck - Stranger Things<br />
Deap Vally - Femejism<br />
Weezer - Weezer (White Album)<br />
M83 - Junk<br />
Frightened Rabbit - Painting Of A Panic Attack<br />
Lush - Blind Spot<br />
Nothing - Tired Of Tomorrow<br />
Viola Beach - Viola Beach<br />
The Dandy Warhols - Distortland<br />
Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!<br />
J Doll - Songs In The Key Of Repeat<br />
Yak - Alas Salvation<br />
Cub Sport - This Is Our Vice<br />
PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project<br />
Sunns - Hold/Still<br />
A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here...Thank You 4 Your Service<br />
Kaiser Chiefs - Stay Together<br />
The Boxer Rebellion - Ocean By Ocean<br />
Teenage Fanclub - Here<br />
Avenged Sevenfold - The Stage<br />
James Blake - The Colour In Anything<br />
Kent - Då Som Nu För Alltid<br />
Explosions In The Sky - The Wilderness<br />
TOY - Clear Shot<br />
Crocodiles - Dreamless<br />
Jamie N Commons - Jamie N Commons EP<br />
Merchandise - A Corpse Wired For Sound<br />
Blood Orange - Freetown Sound<br />
Bon Iver - 22, A Million<br />
CRX - New Skin<br />
Warpaint - Heads Up<br />
Tom Chaplin - The Wave<br />
Wintersleep - The Great Detachment<br />
</b>TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-72741625015216262942016-01-01T19:03:00.000-07:002016-01-02T07:15:37.076-07:00Best Albums of 2015<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wyD7kqwfpeCVEVEZXvtk7Lwc1nCigPgJGp8uWVdDvEmGU-UWqrRBoDKjhRFFIuxKN1malXIQzrZfdLLEHJ8gdQmEJsR_Fu_c1ixdPfiCNSVCKG-eKGa5L9wdCFpUYXYWgimbazm-izsM/s1600/500x500.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wyD7kqwfpeCVEVEZXvtk7Lwc1nCigPgJGp8uWVdDvEmGU-UWqrRBoDKjhRFFIuxKN1malXIQzrZfdLLEHJ8gdQmEJsR_Fu_c1ixdPfiCNSVCKG-eKGa5L9wdCFpUYXYWgimbazm-izsM/s320/500x500.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90LtDkeWuqDdoZciZoTZUqXRLATS_lFsAC7KTL5N1HkmBw-vsJIoOdfkjKSYlg94Nk6kS-h3AoKg2omdq4cSxepEf3Xy4xqFFPWNOs-uTIBsa1mz5uuVhNfhr7AFnkjllc9Ja-Po-YHT-/s1600/ba4b63db.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90LtDkeWuqDdoZciZoTZUqXRLATS_lFsAC7KTL5N1HkmBw-vsJIoOdfkjKSYlg94Nk6kS-h3AoKg2omdq4cSxepEf3Xy4xqFFPWNOs-uTIBsa1mz5uuVhNfhr7AFnkjllc9Ja-Po-YHT-/s320/ba4b63db.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDT6C-kIr83Krp3oWPK-FRQOdxz9Uk6icMfhlZ09V1F_OyO-XiIbjK1OEZb1ROLMmDKwIT3X6ki8Y96-C199KPOofcjwumX9MOZsdDjsZuC9Ooa8b3jaJNQ-8ToOyVBni-nM8VIs1_c66y/s1600/new-order-music-complete-album-stream.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDT6C-kIr83Krp3oWPK-FRQOdxz9Uk6icMfhlZ09V1F_OyO-XiIbjK1OEZb1ROLMmDKwIT3X6ki8Y96-C199KPOofcjwumX9MOZsdDjsZuC9Ooa8b3jaJNQ-8ToOyVBni-nM8VIs1_c66y/s320/new-order-music-complete-album-stream.jpg" /></a></b><br />
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<br />
Top 10 of 2015 by Chris C.<br />
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<b><b>1. Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color<br />
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Alabama Shakes could have gone the same route on their second album but decided to make a statement and release the best album of the year. Listening to "Boys & Girls" would not prepare you for the depth and soul of "Sound & Color". Perfection!<br />
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2. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi-Love<br />
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra released their 3rd album and completely changed their sound from complicated indie rock into a funk/soul juggernaut. With quite the story behind the album's title and source of the songs, read up on the what went into making the record and you'll appreciate it even more:<br />
<br />
<a href="
http://pitchfork.com/features/profiles/9646-love-is-strange-the-multitudes-of-unknown-mortal-orchestras-ruban-nielson"><br />
http://pitchfork.com/features/profiles/9646-love-is-strange-the-multitudes-of-unknown-mortal-orchestras-ruban-nielson</a><br />
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3. New Order - Music Complete<br />
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New Order surprised everyone with an album that hearkened back to their roots as one of the purveyors of dance music. Probably their best since "Get Ready".<br />
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4. Foals - What Went Down<br />
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Foals unleashed a monster in "What Went Down". Loved the intensity of the self titled single to the masterpiece of "A Knife In The Ocean".<br />
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5. Leon Bridges - Coming Home<br />
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Leon Bridges might be the hidden gem in the bunch but he is starting to get the recognition he deserves and rightfully so. Sounding like he's straight out of the Motown era and not missing a beat. If you're looking for a record that everyone one will love then this is it.<br />
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6. Twin Shadow - Eclipse<br />
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A hell of a follow up to "Forget" and would have launched him further had he not been in a near fatal crash. Gives the R&B rubbish on the charts a run for it's money with well crafted, giant love songs.<br />
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7. The Vaccines - English Graffiti<br />
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A stab at the rock n' roll stadium crown that Arctic Monkeys carry so well. A huge statement from The Vaccines that they are ready to play bigger shows with a much bigger sound.<br />
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8. Editors - In Dream<br />
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Have always like Editors and tend to listen to all of their music but with this album they stepped it up. They've always released consistently great songs but singles "No Harm" and "Marching Orders" rank among their best.<br />
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9. Cold Showers - Matter Of Choice<br />
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Loved their debut album and this record expands on their 80's inspired, synth sound. Doesn't sound dated despite their influences and is a solid sophomore release. <br />
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10. Tame Impala - Currents</b><br />
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Tame Impala constantly evolve as a band and have never sounded like they're treading the same waters on any album. With "Currents" they've gone from psychedelic troubadours to funky Bee Gees sounding funk machines. Kevin Parker continues to prove he's one of the more interesting musicians to come along in the last while.<br />
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<br />
<b>And here are the guest contributors lists:<br />
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<b>Top 10 of 2015 (Contributed by Anil R.)<br />
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1. D'Angelo & The Vanguard - Black Messiah<br />
2. Dam-Funk - Invite The Light<br />
3. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly <br />
4. METZ - II<br />
5. Wand - Golem<br />
6. Kamasi Washington - The Epic<br />
7. Panda Bear - Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper<br />
8. Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color<br />
9. Gaz Coombes - Matador<br />
10. Tobias Jesso Jr. - Goon</b><br />
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Top 10 of 2015 (Contributed by Keith S.)<br />
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1. Northern Beauties - Self titled<br />
2. Free the Cynics - Showtunes from the Basement<br />
3. Dead Pretty - Death Row single<br />
4. Dead Emperor - Self titled<br />
5. Mammoth Grove - Sun Catcher<br />
6. Twin River - Should The Light Go Out<br />
7. Alexa Borden - Dynamite single<br />
8. Sobcek - Your Eyes Don't Lie (Featuring Tamara Kaboutchek) <br />
9. Walking With A Stranger - Escondido<br />
10. Ghost Loft <br />
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Top 10 of 2015 (Contributed by Hef)<br />
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1) Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly<br />
2) New Order - Music Complete<br />
3) Marilyn Manson - Pale Emperor<br />
4) Graveyard - Innocence & Decadence <br />
5) Butch Walker - Afraid of Ghosts<br />
6) Refused - Freedom<br />
7) Beach House - Thank your Lucky Stars<br />
8) The Vaccines - English Graffiti<br />
9) Disasterpeace - It Follows (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)<br />
10) Viet Cong - S/T<br />
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Top Album of 2015 (Contributed by Paige W.)<br />
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Meloria - Ghost<br />
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Top Albums of 2015 (Contributed by Rich P.)<br />
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Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly<br />
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Brilliant lyricist, phonetically perfect rapper too, brilliant production, he makes everything sound so easy, even with his mad helium voice<br />
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The Libertines – Anthems of Doomed Youth<br />
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Probably my favourite band ever behind The Beatles. Glad they didn’t disappoint, good to see some of the v old ones finally see some light too. You’re my Waterloo is heartbreaking. <br />
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Bill Ryder-Jones - West Kirby County Primary<br />
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Underrated gem from The Coral guitarist. Beautiful.<br />
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Miley Cyrus – ‘Miley Cyrus And Her Dead Petz’<br />
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Absolutely fucking mental. I love her and y’all can go fuck yourself<br />
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Florence And The Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful<br />
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Consistently great songs, always. <br />
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Young Fathers – 'White Men Are Black Men Too'<br />
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Not just because they’re from my home town. These guys work their ass off and it shows. Hip-Hop, pop funk, all blended perfectly<br />
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Father John Misty – ‘I Love You, Honeybear’<br />
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So sweet and surprisingly dark and his voice grabs me right away, can’t wait to see what he comes up with next. <br />
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Kurt Vile – 'B’lieve I’m Goin’ Down…'<br />
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This guy is a fucking genius. He’s fucking nuggets too, love him. <br />
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Chvrches – 'Every Open Eye'<br />
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Her voice is perfect, again not a Scottish thing, I just think they tread that line between synth-pop and indie really well<br />
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Free the Cynics – Showtunes from the Basement<br />
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Pretty much exclusively because of how Goddamn sexy the singer is.<br />
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Robot Workers<br />
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I still think you gotta see these guys live to really feel the full effect of just how much is going on, one of those bands where every single person in the band is ridiculously good at what they do. <br />
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Solid Brown - Our Rich Heritage<br />
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Never seen a band like them, mad vision and pushing boundariews in everything they do. <br />
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Dead Emperor – Dead Emperor<br />
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Brilliant psych, reminds me a lot of The Coral, though none of them have even heard of The Coral. Monday is one of the singles of the year.<br />
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Flowshine - Soak Me Like A Wave<br />
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Top Albums of 2015 (Contributed by Arron C.)<br />
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1. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear<br />
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2. Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats - Self Titled<br />
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3. Houndmouth- Little Neon Limelight <br />
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4. The Wooden Sky- Lets Be Ready <br />
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5. Alabama Shakes- Sound & Color<br />
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Top Albums (Contributed by Kirstin J.)<br />
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Holy Wave - Relax<br />
Ty Segall - Melted<br />
Allah-Las - Allah-Las<br />
Crystal Stilts - Alight Of Night<br />
Froth - Patterns<br />
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II<br />
Rolling Stones- England's Newest Hit makers <br />
Dead Ghosts - Love And Death And All The Rest<br />
Holy Mount - We Fell From The Sky <br />
Cass McCombs- Big Wheel And Others<br />
Mystic Braves- Mystic Braves<br />
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Top Albums (Contributed by Jay H.)<br />
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Blur - Magic Whip<br />
Spoon - Gimme Fiction<br />
Royal Headache - High<br />
Screaming Females - Rose Mountain<br />
Twerps - Range Anxiety<br />
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi-Love<br />
Swim Deep - Mothers<br />
Lee Fields and The Expressions - Emma Jean Instrumentals<br />
Foals- What Went Down<br />
The Grounders- Grounder<br />
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And I'm adding two tracks:<br />
<br />
This one goes out to my Calgary boys and it's The Dandy Warhols- Primary (from "Perfect As Cats: A Tribute To The Cure")<br />
And this one by a group called Money <a href="http://youtu.be/OecJg2lav34">http://youtu.be/OecJg2lav34</a><br />
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Top Albums of 2015 (Contributed by John D.)<br />
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1. Kendrick Lemar - To Pimp a Butterfly<br />
2. Tame Impala - Currents<br />
3. Jamie xx - In Colour<br />
4. Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color<br />
5. Future - DS2<br />
6. Beach House - Depression Cherry<br />
7. The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness<br />
8. The Dead Weather - Dodge & Burn<br />
9. Sleater Kinney - No Cities to Love<br />
10. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear<br />
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Top Albums of 2015 (Contributed by Rob W.)<br />
<br />
First off, I'm not a good writer (I can't spell or have any real grasp on grammar. Second I'm not a music critic. Third I didn't buy a lot of new albums this year and finally I like talking a lot so some of these reviews you may not enjoy. Some of these albums you may not have heard of and some of these artists may be completely foreign but I hope that some of what I write may inspire you to check out these albums. So here are my top albums of the year:<br />
<br />
Lets Start with Honourable Mentions:<br />
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-We Are the City - Above Club<br />
<br />
Anyone familiar with this band knows that they like to take risks and experiment. They are more focused on their art than singles. There are parts of this album that almost feels like they push that idea further than they should, pushing us to the edge and it seems that the band is barely holding everything together and just as we feel like it's about to completely fall apart the band takes a step back from that edge and allow us to breathe before plunging us right back.<br />
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It's not a record that will capture you right away but it's one that I find myself going back to over and over trying to figure out why. It's like my Ike Turner. It keeps on doing bad things to me but I just keep going back.<br />
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-Brand New - Leaked Demos 2006<br />
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Like the title suggests it was originally leaked in 2006, but it wasn't officially released by the band until this December. I won't get into all the reasoning and backstory of the album. Brand New is one of my favourite bands but I couldn't justify putting an album released last decade on my best of 2015 list. That being said I'm giving it honourable mention because it's really good.<br />
<br />
If you are a Brand New fan you would have heard this album years ago and if you aren't a Brand New fan nothing I say will convince you to check them out. <br />
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Disappointments<br />
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-Refused - Freedom<br />
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Let me start off by saying that I love Refused. Let that sink in as I say I hated this album so much. It has a few (very few) bright spots and a lot of average moments. It's like watching golf on TV eventually you'll see something good but you'll most likely be bored before you do.<br />
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They sound like a band that is trying way too hard to sound like Refused. This was by far the biggest let down I have had in a long time. This is like the Phantom Menace of Refused albums, from the outside it looks better but once you're inside it's nothing but Jar Jar Binks with a tiny bit of Darth Maul.<br />
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Albums of the year in no order:<br />
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-Side Saddle - Young Professional (ep)<br />
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A pleasant discovery of mine this year. It reminds me of Milo Greene's self titled album in ways. A little country, a little folk and a little roots an album that due to its short length begs for repeated listens. With each listen you discover something new that'll bring a smile to your face.<br />
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A soundtrack for late night drives in the country with someone special. A great record that won't disappoint fans of this genre. The band is able to take a music style that has been around for ages and make it sound fresh and new.<br />
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-Flowshine - Soak Me Like a Wave (ep)<br />
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The second best EP I heard all year by far. The problem with some bands with good musicians is that sometimes they let their ego get in the way of making good music. They figure that people would rather listen to this sweet (insert instrument here) solo than anything else. Flowshine is a band with fantastic musicians that know when to scale back the theatrics and solos for the good of a song. There are moments where you get to hear members of the band shine but they are more of a passenger in the song instead of the driver.<br />
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With this EP they are able to take us on a ride through different feelings and styles while remaining true to who they are and what is left is an album that shows a band capable of bending genres and taking us places we never have been before. <br />
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-I've Taken a Lover - I Wish Teenagers Weren't So Tough (ep)<br />
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This band has always been about being unconventional. Their last album was an experimental concept noise rock album that was recorded live off the floor in two days dripped in reverb and noise. So naturally they follow it up with this record. A "pop" record or as close as these guys could get to that genre. <br />
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Released on Valentines Day this record shows a growth in musicianship and songwriting. A band that always seemed burdened by trying to write concept albums put out a record where the only concept was to have songs with verses and choruses in them. They took all their noise soaked bridges and progressive songwriting and pushed them neatly into a dark corner and we were left with simple songs about love and adventure and being young.<br />
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-Sorority Noise - Joy, Departed<br />
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I love and hate the term Emo. When I think of Emo I think of Sunny Day Real Estate, Cursive, Mineral, Braid and The Promise Ring not the cheap copy from early 2000 with the black hair and eyeliner. So when I say that this is one of the better emo records that I've heard in a long time I'm comparing it to the bands that I listed above and not the MTV version.<br />
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It checks off all the boxes I look for in a good emo record. It's sad but in a brokenhearted way not in a "my parents don't understand me" way. The band that made this record obviously grew up listening to some of my favourite bands and have made a real good modern day version of those classic emo records. It doesn't come across like a rip off though it still manages to sound like a band that can stand on it's own but that isn't afraid to pay homage to those that came before.<br />
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-Windmills - Measures<br />
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To be honest I've known this guy for about five years but I couldn't think of putting out a best of list without including his newest album. First things first he is a solo artist that uses loops, samples and his guitar to recreate his sound live. He has a great voice and is capable of writing great lyrics. On this record he stepped up the production quality and spent more time crafting his songs. <br />
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Most of these are love songs but not in the traditional sense but a love of travel, family and of course women. Expect to hear something that isn't quite like anything you've heard before.<br />
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-le albatross - h.o.s.f.<br />
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I wrote this one and if I'm being quite honest this is the only way it was getting on anyone's best of list. Not because it's bad, no it's great, but the length and the recording quality turn most people off. <br />
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Some of my best lyrics and music I've put out and one of the better stories I have told but my voice is almost as bad as the recording. You won't like it but I do and this is my list so it's on it.<br />
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-Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell<br />
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It's a great record. It's a folk record that has been stripped down to just the bare necessities. It's a real sad record with a story he wanted to tell. Maybe that's why he went for the minimal approach with this record to remove any distractions from the listener.<br />
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Most of the record is just Sufjan and his guitar only adding other flourishes in certain places but they are done in a way that you almost don't notice them. They add just enough to remind you that you are listening to more than just a man and a guitar but a master songwriter who has spent years perfecting the art of surprising us with each new album and style even if he's just going back to his roots.<br />
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-Braids - Deep In the Iris<br />
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With Deep In the Iris I avoided it for awhile because of all the praise it was getting. I find that when albums get a lot of hype I am usually disappointed with them, on the other hand if I read a few bad reviews it can turn me off completely. <br />
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I finally got around to giving the album a listen to at the beginning and was blown away by it. In my opinion it's Braids finest album to date. A band that seems to be at the peak of their creativity. The songs are different and interesting but are catchy enough to keep the casual listeners interest. It sounds like something you've never heard before but at the same time something about it is familiar and comfortable.<br />
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-Reuben And The Dark - Funeral Sky (Deluxe)<br />
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I get mad at Reuben some times. First off he is incredibly handsome. Second he sings like an angel. He writes great songs and is very friendly and easy to talk to so it's also very hard to stay mad at him.<br />
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This album came out last year but the deluxe edition was released this year. It comes with a few alternate versions of songs which are almost as good as the ones used for the original release. With 17 song you definitely get the most bang for your buck with this release. Every song has a highlight and it doesn't feel as long as it should. You may find yourself surprised at how fast and easy of a listen it is.<br />
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-Dustin Kensrue - Carry the Fire<br />
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It's hard for me to put in word how good this record is. My first run through there were countless time where I had to stop the record and go back and listen to a certain part again because it was so good. <br />
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Parts of it remind me of his debut solo record but this record is so much more. It's has more of a rock vibe to it but not too heavy. There a parts that could appear on a folk record and there are parts that could even be played at a wedding yet no song sounds out of place but the songs compliment each other and show Dustin's rage as a songwriter.<br />
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Top Albums of 2015 (Contributed by Curt V.)<br />
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1. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly<br />
2. Blur - The Magic Whip<br />
3. Beach House - Thank Your Lucky Stars<br />
4. Twin Shadow - Eclipse<br />
5. New Order - Music Complete<br />
6. Brandon Flowers - The Desired Effect<br />
7. Viet Cong - Viet Cong<br />
8. Editors - In Dream<br />
9. Libertines - Anthems For Doomed Youth<br />
10. Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color<br />
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Song of the year : King Kunta - Kendrick Lamar<br />
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Show of the year : Morrissey with special guest Blondie - Madison Square Garden - New York, June 27, 2015<br />
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Top 10 of 2015 (Contributed by Franco M.)<br />
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1) Thee Oh Sees - Mutilator Defeated At Last <br />
2) Yonatan Gat - Director<br />
3) Blind Shake and Swami John Reis- Modern Surf Classics<br />
4) Godspeed You Black Emperor - Asunder. . .<br />
5) Viet Cong - S/T<br />
6) James McMurtry - Complicated Game<br />
7) Kamasi Washington - The Epic<br />
8) Metz - Metz II<br />
9) Girl Band - Holding Hands With Jamie <br />
10) Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color<br />
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Top 10 of 2015 (Contributed by John M.)<br />
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1. Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly<br />
2. Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color<br />
3. Songhoy Blues – Music in Exile<br />
4. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi-Love<br />
5. Protomartyr – the Agent Intellect<br />
6. Royal Headache – High<br />
7. New Order – Music Complete<br />
8. Hiatus Kaiyote – Choose Your Weapon<br />
9. John Andrews & the Yawns – Bit by the Fang<br />
10. Tame Impala - Currents <br />
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Top Albums of 2015 (Contributed by Steve B.)<br />
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1. Blur - Magic Whip (Record of the year)<br />
2. Beach House - Depression Cherry <br />
3. Beach House - Thank Your Lucky Stars<br />
4. New Order - Music Complete<br />
5. Tame Impala - Currents<br />
6. The Libertines - Anthems for a Doomed Youth<br />
7. Bjork - Vulnicura<br />
8. Metz - Metz II<br />
9. Refused - Freedom<br />
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Show of the year: Jesus and Mary Chain, Vogue Theatre<br />
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Honourable Mentions:<br />
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The Maccabees - Marks To Prove It<br />
Brandon Flowers - The Desired Effect<br />
Gary Clark Jr. - The Story Of Sonny Boy Slim<br />
Alberta Cross - S/T<br />
Vince Staples - Summertime ‘06 Blackout Lights - Blaster<br />
Belle and Sebastian - Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance <br />
Mark Ronson - Uptown Special<br />
Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool<br />
Bjork - Vulnicura<br />
Pond - Man It Feels Like Space Again<br />
Silversun Pickups - Better Nature<br />
Metric - Pagans In Vegas<br />
Peace - Happy People<br />
Mercury Rev - The Light In You<br />
Carl Barat and The Jackals - Let It Reign<br />
A Place to Bury Strangers - Transfixiation<br />
The Black Ryder - The Door Behind the Door<br />
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Chasing Yesterday<br />
Squarepusher - Damogen Furies<br />
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers - Angels & Ghosts<br />
Sleater-Kinney - No Cities To Love<br />
Stereophonics - Keep The Village Alive<br />
Paul Weller - Saturn's Pattern<br />
Hardcore Superstar - HCSS<br />
John Carpenter - Lost Themes<br />
Matthew Good - Chaotic Neutral<br />
FFS - FFS<br />
Big Grams - S/T<br />
Wilco - Star Wars<br />
The Go! Team - The Scene Between<br />
Drake - If You're Reading This, It's Too Late<br />
Deerhunter - Fading Frontier<br />
Puscifer - Money Shot<br />
Foo Fighters - Saint Cecilia<br />
Eagles of Death Metal - Zipper Down<br />
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I sit and Think, Sometimes I Just Sit<br />
Dr. Dre - Compton<br />
Lee Harvey Osmond - Beautiful Scars<br />
Battles - La Di Da Di<br />
The Cribs - For All My Sisters<br />
Coldplay - A Head Full of Dreams <br />
The Prodigy - The Day Is My Enemy<br />
Death Cab For Cutie - Kintsugi<br />
Lower Dens - Escape From Evil<br />
David Gilmour - Rattle That Lock<br />
Mew - +-<br />
Mumford & Sons - Wilder Mind<br />
My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall<br />
Hot Chip - Why Make Sense?<br />
Sun Kil Moon - Universal Themes<br />
Muse - Drones<br />
The Chemical Brothers - Born In The Echoes<br />
Mac Demarco - Another One<br />
FKA Twigs - M3LL155X<br />
The Fratellis - Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied<br />
Low - Ones and SixesTheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-75567341562717059132014-12-31T19:11:00.000-07:002015-01-02T17:11:49.102-07:00Best Albums of 2014<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgZg8Ltt8eHUApEeu-pv-psZoizAPCbkNtyY8_VdlnuU3GpLBYTujapeGDT1XFffMFgVulJ7IAGL3dKVGP6i7fyb_Ngr_o0920By0GfY88jwRNii6gLuKgmck8J4SMZYIoNbuZC4lypRy/s1600/261e8685.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgZg8Ltt8eHUApEeu-pv-psZoizAPCbkNtyY8_VdlnuU3GpLBYTujapeGDT1XFffMFgVulJ7IAGL3dKVGP6i7fyb_Ngr_o0920By0GfY88jwRNii6gLuKgmck8J4SMZYIoNbuZC4lypRy/s320/261e8685.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJ3u_OBrgrq_LfR2d8RQCio9UyMGEzlFWIzW-SCOSSeqwWIWIKqrCPlQ6LQeCmse-aeNGIuZjYAKwfPvqrQMa2biUWO76oo6jHbDXJxYOwiTqG-Rn8BO-wDrXV3JYlxOHajW0QI1oUIEF/s1600/interpol-el-pintor.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJ3u_OBrgrq_LfR2d8RQCio9UyMGEzlFWIzW-SCOSSeqwWIWIKqrCPlQ6LQeCmse-aeNGIuZjYAKwfPvqrQMa2biUWO76oo6jHbDXJxYOwiTqG-Rn8BO-wDrXV3JYlxOHajW0QI1oUIEF/s320/interpol-el-pintor.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjw5GDbmN_PUvVUPyFfibKM_zqYk7JIRL-vuKDuKYJN9Q3g2Cdcae3SeTg9cwJYyeeS8pLtFgvUvUX-dTSbPccM0EoivQD2siw0d9lFLj4ftdAsyTG7xt73b7iPQmsoJ4YvbbjGBZYJm6F/s1600/Temples_-_Sun_Structures_1384790510_crop_550x550.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjw5GDbmN_PUvVUPyFfibKM_zqYk7JIRL-vuKDuKYJN9Q3g2Cdcae3SeTg9cwJYyeeS8pLtFgvUvUX-dTSbPccM0EoivQD2siw0d9lFLj4ftdAsyTG7xt73b7iPQmsoJ4YvbbjGBZYJm6F/s320/Temples_-_Sun_Structures_1384790510_crop_550x550.jpg" /></a><br />
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<b>Wow what a year for great music yet again. Some albums came out of nowhere while some returning bands released some of their best work. TV On The Radio's last few albums have been great but haven't been as solid as "Return To Cookie Mountain". After the death of bassist Gerard Smith early this year from cancer. After the tragedy it must have been hard to carry on but the band sound reinvigorated and "Seeds" is definitive proof that their best work is not behind them but still to come. Interpol released some excellent albums since the departure of bassist Carlos D but with "El Pintor" it sounds like they have left the past behind and forged a new path with Paul Banks taking over bass duties on the recording. <br />
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Probably the best debut album in quite some time comes from Temples in the form of "Sun Structures". A blistering slice of psychedelic rock with smatterings of The Beatles, Kula Shaker and many more thrown into the mix, these guys will be ones to watch for the next while. Recorded in their bedroom, the album sounds as accomplished as any studio album and just as assured. If they aren't on your radar yet then they definitely should be. The Horrors continued to evolve into the band that they teased us with on "Primary Colours". Not the band everyone expected when "Strange House" was released in 2007. Fully embracing their dark roots and continuing to experiment with their sound, they will only get better from here. <br />
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Kasabian released probably their most divisive album to date in "48:13". Well some felt that they strayed to far from their humble guitar beginnings, others loved the twists and turns that each track brought. They have always been a guitar band with electronic elements and I think this album proves how well they've adapted their sound to be their own. The Raveonettes released one of their most personal records with the death of Sune Wagner's father contributing to a large part of the album material. Listen to "Summer Ends" and tell me it doesn't stir up some emotions. Love The Raveonettes for continuing to surprise us, album after album, with exciting and emotionally beautiful records.<br />
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Angel Olsen came almost out of nowhere for me and instantly placed herself firmly on the year end list. Wish I had heard of her sooner but glad I found out before too late. The 27 year old released a record that is lyrically and musically one of the best efforts of the last decade. Her voice moves effortlessly from rock growl to melodic songstress without missing a beat. Definitely a highlight album of the year that people need to check out. The Orwells brought back the intensity of the early days of The Strokes and some punk rock attitude to release a solid sophmore album. Their live performance on Letterman is what caught my eye and I am sure they are just starting to find their stride.<br />
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Well yet again another year begins and so much amazing new music floods my ears. I can't wait to see what 2015 brings with releases from Radiohead, Tool and many others to look forward to. As always continuing sharing the music you love and let others in on the music you love. Till next year...</b><br />
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<b>1. TV On The Radio - Seeds<br />
2. Interpol - El Pintor<br />
3. Temples - Sun Structures<br />
4. The Horrors - Luminous<br />
5. Kasabian - 48:13<br />
6. The Raveonettes - Pe'ahi<br />
7. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness<br />
8. The Orwells - Disgraceland<br />
9. Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow<br />
10. Dum Dum Girls - Too True</b><br />
11. Jack White - Lazaretto<br />
12. The Smashing Pumpkins - Monuments To An Elegy<br />
13. Beck - Morning Phase<br />
14. Ryan Adams - S/T<br />
15. Morrissey - World Peace Is None Of Your Business<br />
16. Alt-J - This Is All Yours<br />
17. Nothing - Guilty Of Everything<br />
18. Johnny Aries - Unbloomed<br />
19. Eagulls - Eagulls<br />
20. Thom Yorke - Tomorrow's Modern Boxes<br />
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Honourable mentions included below (after concerts). Don't stop here...<br />
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<b>Top 3 concerts of the year:</b><br />
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<b>1. Slowdive at Le National in Montreal<br />
2. Massive Attack at The Greek Theatre in L.A.<br />
3. Temples at The Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver</b><br />
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<b>More exceptional shows:</b><br />
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Arcade Fire at The Saddledome<br />
The Horrors at The Mayan Theatre<br />
Beach House at The Republik<br />
The National at Prospect Park<br />
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist at Flames Central<br />
Kasabian at The Vogue Theatre<br />
Jack White at X-Fest<br />
Arctic Monkeys at X-Fest<br />
Johnny Marr at The Republik<br />
Ryan Adams at Southern Alberta Jubilee<br />
Broken Bells at Jack Singer Concert Hall<br />
Gruff Rhys at The Palomino<br />
Gord Downie and The Sadies at Wildhorse Saloon<br />
Dead Meadow at Electric Owl<br />
Dum Dum Girls at The Biltmore<br />
Kings Of Leon at The Saddledome<br />
Black Sabbath at The Saddledome<br />
Kool Keith at Dickens Pub<br />
Band Of Skulls at Commonwealth Bar<br />
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<b>Honourable Mentions:</b><br />
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<b>*(Local/Canadian music)</b><br />
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Spoon - They Want My Soul<br />
The Drums - Encyclopedia<br />
Mode Moderne - Occult Delight<br />
Nine Inch Nails - Seed Eight EP<br />
Royal Blood - S/T<br />
Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots<br />
The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream<br />
Johnny Marr - Playland<br />
Death From Above 1979 - The Physical World*<br />
Merchandise - After The End<br />
Let's Wrestle - S/T<br />
Kent - Tigerdrottningen<br />
Julian Casablancas + The Voidz - Tyranny<br />
FKA Twigs - LP1<br />
Wolfmother - New Crown<br />
Mr. Little Jeans - Pocketknife<br />
The Wytches - Annabel Dream Reader<br />
Nine Black Alps - Candy For The Clowns<br />
The Black Angels - Clear Lake Forest<br />
Superfood - Don't Say That<br />
Kele - Trick<br />
Real Estate - Atlas<br />
The Mary Onettes - Portico<br />
Elephant Stone - The Three Poisons&*<br />
Carsick Cars - 3<br />
Kaiser Chiefs - Education, Education, Education And War<br />
Jimi Goodwin - Odludek<br />
Natural Child - Dancin' With Wolves<br />
Coldplay - Ghost Stories<br />
Bo Ningen - III<br />
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - IX<br />
Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright In The End<br />
2:54 - The Other I<br />
The Coral - The Curse Of Love<br />
Zola Jesus - Taiga*<br />
The Drowners - Drowners <br />
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Only Run<br />
Black Lips - Underneath The Rainbow<br />
Pixies - Indie Cindy<br />
Childhood - Lacuna<br />
By The Sea - Endless Days, Crystal Sky<br />
Ty Segall - Manipulator<br />
Band Of Skulls - Himalayan<br />
Gord Downie, The Sadies and The Conquering Sun - S/T*<br />
The Rifles - None The Wiser<br />
Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams*<br />
Sun Kil Moon - Benji<br />
Cheatahs - Cheatahs<br />
Cherry Ghost - Herd Runners<br />
Sleepy Sun - Maui Tears<br />
Black Submarine - New Shores<br />
Reverend and The Makers - Thirtytwo<br />
Bush - Man On The Run<br />
SOHN - Tremors<br />
Fryars - Power<br />
The Sunshine Underground - S/T<br />
Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways<br />
Iceage - Plowing Into The Field Of Love<br />
Blonde Redhead - Barragan<br />
The Afghan Whigs - Do The Beast<br />
Ben Everyman - Subourbon*<br />
Risky Endeavor - EP*<br />
Stars - No One Is Lost<br />
The Blue Angel Lounge - Sea Of Trees<br />
We Were Promised Jetpacks - Unravelling<br />
Philip Selway - Weatherhouse<br />
Foster The People - Supermodel<br />
Tricky - Adrian Thaws<br />
The Flaming Lips - With A Little Help From My Fwends<br />
Pink Floyd - The Endless River<br />
Catfish and The Bottlemen - The Balcony<br />
The Tea Party - The Ocean At The End<br />
Mogwai - Rave Tapes<br />
Caribou - Our Love*<br />
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Hypnotic Eye<br />
In-Flight Safety - Conversationalist<br />
Eels - The Cautionary Tales Of Mark Oliver Everett<br />
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - Fuck Off, Get Free, We Pour Light On Everything*<br />
Broken Bells - After The Disco<br />
Maximo Park - Too Much Information<br />
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness - Dust<br />
The Kooks - Listen<br />
†††(Crosses) - †††<br />
James Walsh - Turning Point<br />
The Vacant Lots - Arrival/Departure<br />
Alvvays - S/T<br />
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Revelation<br />
Phantogram - Voices<br />
Cold War Kids - Hold My Home<br />
Wild Beasts - Present Tense<br />
St. Vincent - S/T<br />
Blood Red Shoes - S\T<br />
Howler - World Of Joy<br />
The Vines - Wicked Nature<br />
Raised By Swans - Öxnadalur*<br />
Counting Crows - Somewhere Under Wonderland<br />
Hamilton Leithauser - Black Hours <br />
Elbow - The Take Off And Landing Of Everything<br />
Metronomy - Love Letters<br />
Future Islands - Singles<br />
Hookworms - The Hum<br />
Mac Demarco - Salad Days*<br />
The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams<br />
Swans - To Be Kind<br />
The Black Keys - Turn Blue<br />
Klaxons - Love Frequency<br />
Manic Street Preachers - Futurology<br />
Weird Al Yankovic - Mandatory Fun<br />
Angus & Julia Stone - Angus & Julia Stone<br />
Karen O - Crush Songs<br />
Robert Plant - Lullaby and The Ceaseless Roar<br />
U2 - Songs Of Innocence<br />
Zulu Winter - Stutter<br />
Gruff Rhys - American Interior<br />
Haunted Hearts - Initiation<br />
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There a couple more albums that I have to listen to but there you have it kids...TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-64377549354489226972014-01-07T13:37:00.000-07:002014-01-07T13:37:03.069-07:00Top 20 of 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDnyWIZaQkLIqFO10Hc2pATbErMQCiGSQbPF8wvmynPgJRlAQANI28OmP62kNBijxulHvLrvOxfUQGXdYXWkMCgeC_D5U7RgMvb4vxj5GeGj2Vnohd3ne__XOI5dDZJU3NAgkV6Y-aQRH/s1600/arctic-monkeys-am-cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDnyWIZaQkLIqFO10Hc2pATbErMQCiGSQbPF8wvmynPgJRlAQANI28OmP62kNBijxulHvLrvOxfUQGXdYXWkMCgeC_D5U7RgMvb4vxj5GeGj2Vnohd3ne__XOI5dDZJU3NAgkV6Y-aQRH/s320/arctic-monkeys-am-cover.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBT2OQ5N0WguoOEgth2Q03jxIrrlY9dEyMRe_QKUdh7TCkKjad41kK9ne-HspFV5uH_v837YrAExsX10INrtmta46mUCzS6StyM4pONIexlqyAC5byAh2MM_XsoVJ-Y-LQgv7WkJCcNXU/s1600/tumblr_mq37xlokw41s726nxo2_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBT2OQ5N0WguoOEgth2Q03jxIrrlY9dEyMRe_QKUdh7TCkKjad41kK9ne-HspFV5uH_v837YrAExsX10INrtmta46mUCzS6StyM4pONIexlqyAC5byAh2MM_XsoVJ-Y-LQgv7WkJCcNXU/s320/tumblr_mq37xlokw41s726nxo2_1280.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxS17ndGiscd5jSj6O6yRJCmU4ebbWLsUesSeIaUPVdkAiBMEITcyH2u3jQFOp0gOinFkUV99TrlMcuyN7LXDSjaAYDKcPTqRJseY5E_kYQP43KhUCjH3H9aCak6JkCZfqmOfPRdMmtoB/s1600/34272749addf37dc4d78aa6091354afc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxS17ndGiscd5jSj6O6yRJCmU4ebbWLsUesSeIaUPVdkAiBMEITcyH2u3jQFOp0gOinFkUV99TrlMcuyN7LXDSjaAYDKcPTqRJseY5E_kYQP43KhUCjH3H9aCak6JkCZfqmOfPRdMmtoB/s320/34272749addf37dc4d78aa6091354afc.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Well another year passes and another year of top notch releases from artists new and old. Nine Inch Nails, Suede, Mazzy Star and My Bloody Valentine released new albums that did not disappoint after long abscences and proved why they are and will always will be forces to be reckoned with. Jagwar Ma came out of left field and made one of the albums of the year bringing back a mix of baggy beat and electronic that harkened back to the early 90's Madchester scene. Arctic Monkeys released a flawless rock n' roll album that made them the band to beat and will be for some time to come. The National yet again took our breath away with another stunner of an album. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's new album sounded as though they had poured their heart and soul into making every song and let them get some heavy burdens off their collective chest. Sigur Rós released their darker side once more with an album that was heavier than previous efforts but still kept the disarming beauty that we have all come to love. Exit Calm released their sophomore album and showed that they are among a new crop of bands keeping guitar music alive and well for a new generation of fuzzed out fans. Finally White Lies continue to evlove as a band with an infusion of 80's synths and songwriting that has grown up as much as they have over their last several albums. Overall an exceptional year for music and I can't wait to see what 2014 holds with releases from The Horrors, Mogwai, Beck and many more on the horizon.<br />
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Top 20 of 2013:<br />
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<b>1. Arctic Monkeys - AM<br />
2. Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks<br />
3. Jagwar Ma - Howlin'<br />
4. The National - Trouble Will Find Me<br />
5. Sigur Rós - Kviekur<br />
6. Suede - Bloodsports<br />
7. Mazzy Star - Seasons Of The Day<br />
8. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Spector At The Feast<br />
9. Exit Calm - The Future Isn't What It Used To Be<br />
10. White Lies - Big TV</b><br />
11. Arcade Fire - Reflektor<br />
12. The Boxer Rebellion - Promises<br />
13. Outfit - Performance<br />
14. Franz Ferdinand - Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action<br />
15. Beady Eye - BE<br />
16. My Bloody Valentine - MBV<br />
17. Savages - Silence Yourself<br />
18. The Virgins - Strike Gently<br />
19. The Mary Onettes - Hit The Waves<br />
20. Fidlar - Fidlar<br />
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Honourable Mentions:<br />
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Washed Out - Paracosm<br />
Kings Of Leon - Mechanical Bull<br />
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City<br />
Foals - Holy Fire<br />
Primal Scream - More Light<br />
Queens Of The Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork<br />
Mad Palace - Troubled Sleep EP<br />
The Black Angels - Indigo Meadow<br />
Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt<br />
Tricky - False Idols<br />
Atoms For Peace - Amok<br />
David Bowie - The Next Day<br />
Peace - In Love<br />
Smith Westerns - Soft Will<br />
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito<br />
Cold War Kids - Dear Miss Lonelyhearts<br />
Yast - S/T<br />
Wolf People - Fain<br />
British Sea Power - Machineries Of Joy<br />
Villagers - Awayland<br />
Charles Bradley - Victim Of Love<br />
Var - No One Dances Quite Like My Brothers<br />
Tribes - Wish To Scream<br />
Palma Violets - 180<br />
Cults - Static<br />
Swim Deep - Where The Heaven Are We<br />
Zola Jesus - Versions<br />
Hollerado - White Paint<br />
Pure X - Crawling Up The Stairs<br />
Fryars - Radio PWR<br />
Glasvegas - Later...When The TV Turns To Static<br />
Weekend - Jinx<br />
Wolf & Cub - Heavy Weight<br />
The Strypes - Snapshot<br />
Matthew Good - Arrows Of Desire<br />
The Strokes - Comedown Machine<br />
Splashh - Comfort<br />
How To Destroy Angels - Welcome Oblivion<br />
The Vaccines - Melody Calling EP<br />
Two Door Cinema Club - Changing Of The Season EP<br />
Placebo - Loud Like Love<br />
Everything Everything - Arc<br />
Yo La Tengo - Fade<br />
I Am Kloot - Let It All In<br />
The Joy Formidable - Wolf's Law<br />
Toro Y Moi - Anything In Return<br />
Suuns - Images Du Futur<br />
Pure Love - Anthems<br />
Toy - Join The Dots<br />
The Courteneers - Anna<br />
Frightened Rabbit - Pedestrian Verse<br />
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II<br />
Eels - Wondeul, Glorious<br />
Puscifer - Donkey Punch The Night<br />
Starfucker - Miracle Mile<br />
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away<br />
The Flaming Lips - The Terror<br />
Surfer Blood - Pythons<br />
James Blake - Overgrown<br />
The Knife - Shaking The Habitual<br />
SULK - Graceless<br />
Electric Soft Parade - IDIOTS<br />
These New Puritans - Fields Of Reeds<br />
Elephant Stone - S/T<br />
Phoenix - Bankrupt!<br />
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories<br />
Miles Kane - Don't Forget Who You Are<br />
Boards Of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest<br />
Black Sabbath - 13<br />
Travis - Where You Stand<br />
MGMT - MGMT<br />
Chvrches - The Bones Of What You Believe<br />
King Krule - 6 Feet Beneath The Moon<br />
Jamie N Commons - Rumble and Sway<br />
Johnny Borrell - Borrell 1<br />
The Warlocks - Skull Worship<br />
The Violet May - Strange Lives<br />
Albert Hammond Jr. - AHJ<br />
Babyshambles - Sequel To The Prequel<br />
Bass Drum Of Death - S/T<br />
Rob Zombie - Venomous Rat Regenration Vendor<br />
Avenged Sevenfold - Hail To The King<br />
The Airborne Toxic Event - Such Hot Blood<br />
The Besnard Lakes - Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO<br />
Beware Of Darkness - Orthodox<br />
Big Black Delta - Big Black Delta<br />
Gogol Bordello - Pura Vida Conspiracy<br />
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros - Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros<br />
Bloc Party - The Nextwave Sessions EP<br />
Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe<br />
Mark Kozelek - Like Rats<br />
Cazadores - Hyperion Days<br />
Midlake - Antiphon<br />
Chapel Club - Good Together<br />
Sterephonics - Graffiti Train<br />
Hurts - Exile<br />
Crystal Stilts - Nature Noir<br />
Dead Meadow - Warble Womb<br />
Cut Copy - Free Your Mind<br />
Jake Bugg - Shangri-La<br />
Pond - Hobo Rocket<br />
Dead Sons - The Hollers and The Hymns<br />
Slowness - For Those Who Wish To See The Glass Half Full<br />
Deap Vally - Sistronix<br />
Marnie - Crystal World<br />
Delphic - Collections<br />
Low - The Invisible Way<br />
Neils Children - Dimly Lit<br />
Diego Garcia - Paradise<br />
Dinosaur Pile-Up - Nature Nuture<br />
Johnny Marr - The Messenger<br />
The Jungle Giants - Learn To Exist<br />
Dutch Uncles - Out Of Touch In The Wild<br />
Snowden - No One In Control<br />
Echotape - Collective<br />
Mona - Torches and Pitchforks<br />
Editors - The Weight Of Your Love<br />
The 1975 - The 1975<br />
Yuck - Glow & Behold<br />
Young Galaxy - Ultramarine<br />
Electric Eye - Pick Up, Lift-Off, Space, Time<br />
Iaceage - You're Nothing<br />
Empire Of The Sun - Ice On The Dune<br />
Steve Mason - Monkey Minds In Devil's Time<br />
Giant Drag - Waking Up Is Hard To Do<br />
The Orwells - Other Voices EP<br />
The Olms - S/T<br />
No Joy - Wait To Pleasure<br />
Crocodiles - Crimes Of Passion<br />
ELEVATION - ELEVATION<br />
The Little Ones - The Dawn Sang Along<br />
Esben & The Witch - Wash The Sins Not Only The Face<br />
The Pigeon Detectives - We Met At Sea<br />
Frankie & The Heartstrings - The Days Run Away<br />
Porcelain Raft - Permanent Signal<br />
Girls Names - The New Life<br />
Majical Cloudz - Impersonator<br />
Gliss - Langsom Dams<br />
Shout Out Louds - Optica<br />
Go For The Eyes - Six Through Twelve<br />
Rockets & Dinosaurs - Angry Gnarly Love<br />
Tanner James - How To Ruin Your Life With Women<br />
The Growlers - Hung At Heart<br />
Neov - Orange Morning<br />
Summerays - Summer Daze<br />
Guards - In Guards We Trust<br />
New Canyons - Everyone Is Dark<br />
High Highs - Open Season<br />
Night Beats - Sonic Bloom<br />
IAMX - The Unified Field<br />
Picnic - The Weather's Fine<br />
Sebastien Grainger - Yours To Discover<br />
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Until next year...<br />
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Wow what a year for music. If you didn't think there was anything decent then you didn't look hard enough cause it was coming out of the woodwork this year. This was truly one of the toughest lists I had to compile. Two Wounded Birds not only released the best album of the year but also broke up. The Maccabees made a statement with their 3rd album that they are only getting bigger and brighter. Beach House made a shimmery, hypnotic beautiful noise that was perfect for summer and fall. Sigur Rós went back to their musical soundscapes with a album that could soundtrack any winter. Tame Impala made a sonically brilliant new brand of psychedelia for a new generation. Martin Rossiter's album was a refreshing return from a voice that made many long for more Gene records. The Helio Sequence was a surprise listen that deserves more praise than it's gotten and more. Alt-J came out of nowhere to capture the Mercury Prize and bring their strange folktronica to the masses. The Chevin made a perfect debut record with not a trace of filler and slipped in under the radar but will hopefully get the attention they deserve. Peace released an EP that leaves the door wide open for them to take 2013 by storm. There's local CD's in there as well so keep your eyes peeled. Sorry if I missed yours. Well I hope you all enjoyed the list and found some new and old favourites. As always share the love of music with those that you know would appreciate it just as much. I know I missed some but that's why you're here.
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Cheers!
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<b>1. Two Wounded Birds - S/T
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2. The Maccabees - Given To The Wild
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3. Beach House - Bloom
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4. Tame Impala - Lonerism
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5. Sigur Rós - Valtari
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6. Martin Rossiter - The Defenestration of St. Martin
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7. The Helio Sequence - Negotiations
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8. Paul Banks - Banks
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9. Two Door Cinema Club - Beacon
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10. Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
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11. Black Pistol Fire - Big Beat '59
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12. Silversun Pickups - Neck Of The Wood
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13. Neil Halstead - Palindrome Hunches
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14. Zulu Winter - Language
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15. 22-20s - Got It If You Want It
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16. The Raveonettes - Observator
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17. Cold Showers - Love & Regret
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18. Peace - Delicious EP
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19. Tribes - Baby
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20. The Chevin - Borderland</b>
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Notable mentions:
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Alberta Cross - Songs Of Patience
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The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Throw It To The Universe
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The Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
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Muse - The 2nd Law
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James Walsh - Lullaby
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Gotye - Like Drawing Blood
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Jack White - Blunderbuss
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The Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania
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Bloc Party - Four
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Spiritualized - Sweet Heart, Sweet Light
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The Killers - Battle Born
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Mumford and Sons - Babel
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Dum Dum Girls - End Of Daze
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The UFO Club - The UFO Club
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Fractures - Satyr EP
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Metz - Metz
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Twin Shadow - Confess
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Mac Demarco - 2
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Beware of Darkness - Howl EP
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The Laurels - Plains
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The Vaccines - Come of Age
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Howler - America Give Up
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How To Destroy Angels - An Omen EP
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2:54 - S/T
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Toy - S/T
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The XX - Coexist
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Wintersleep - Hello Hum
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Motorama - Calendar
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Willie Nelson - Heroes
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Lawless Soundtrack
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Wild Nothing - Nocturne
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Life In Film - Needles and Pins EP
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White Rabbits - Milk Famous
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Whirr - Distressor
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Jake Bugg - S/T
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Allah-La's - S/T
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The Whigs - Enjoy The Company
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The Walkmen - Heaven
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Walk The Moon - S/T
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Savages - Flying To Berlin Single
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Violens - True
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The View - Cheeky For A Reason
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Veronica Falls - Covers
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The Vandelles - Strange Girls Don't Cry
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Van She - Idea of Happiness
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Caspian - Waking Season
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Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse
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Ty Segall - Twins
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The Chap - We Are Nobody
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Two Step Horror - Bad Sides & Rejects
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Twisted Wheel - Do It Again
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Black Phoenix Orchestra - A Manics Madness
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Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits
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Stagnant Pools - Temporary Rooms
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Spector - Enjoy It While It Lasts
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Trailer Trash Tracys - Ester
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DZ Deathrays - Bloodstreams
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The Tragically Hip - Now For Plan A
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Titus Andronicus - Local Business
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Citizens! - Here We Are
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The Ting Tings - Songs From Nowheresville
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The Temper Trap - S/T
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Young Prisms - In Between
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Tamaryn - Tender New Signs
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Tales Of Murder And Dust - Hallucination of Beauty
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Sun Kil Moon - Among The Leaves
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Young Magic - Melt
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Yeasayer - Fragrant World
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Sun Airway - Soft Fall
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Stars - The North
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SPC ECO - Dark Notes
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The Twang - 10:20
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Trespassers William - Cast
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Soulsavers - The Light The Dead See
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The Soft Pack - Strapped
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Dark Horses - Black Music
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The Soft Moon - Zeros
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White Laces - Moves
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Soundgarden - King Animal
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White Hills - Oddity III: Basic Information
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Sleepy Sun - Spine Hits
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93 Million Miles From The Sun - Northern Sky
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Airiel - Kid Games
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Alkatine - Red Silk Jacket
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Natural Child - Hard In Heaven
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Mystery Jets - Radlands
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Moon Duo - Circles
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Mono - For My Parents
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Drive Soundtrack
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And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Lost Songs
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Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine/Electricity Single
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Aqua Nebula Oscillator - Third
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Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
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Bob Dylan - Tempest
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Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound - Manzanita
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Atoms For Peace - Default Single
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Band Of Horses - Mirage Rock
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Band Of Skulls - Sweet Sour
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Air - Le Voyage Dans La Lune
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Lambchop - Mr. M
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Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man
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Beacon - For Now
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Breton - Other People's Problems
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BEAK> - BEAK>
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Beck - I Just Started Hating Some People Today Single
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Young Galaxy - Shoreless Kid
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Shores - Leavening
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Shiny Toy Guns - III
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Nine Black Alps - Sirens
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The Shins - Port Of Morrow
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The Sheepdogs - S/T
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The See See - Fountayne Mountain
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The Cranberries - Roses
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Seafoam - Seafoam EP
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Sea Dweller - Signs Of A Perfect Disaster
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The Rosebuds - Love Deluxe
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Robot Monsta - Ghost
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Ringo Deathstarr - Mauve
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Richard Hawley - Standing At The Sky's Edge
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Reverend And The Makers - @Reverend_Makers
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The Raveonettes - Into The Night
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Rachel Zeffira - The Deserters
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Race Horses - Furniture
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The Presets - Pacifica
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Post War Years - The Bell EP
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Post War Years - Glass House EP
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Porcelain Raft - Strange Weekend
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Pond - Beard, Wives, Denim
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Placebo - B3
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A Place To Bury Strangers - Worship
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Paul Weller - Sonik Kicks
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Paul Banks - Julian Plenti Lives
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Paper Route - The Peace Of Wild Things
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Palma Violets - Best Of Friends Single
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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Acid Reflex
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Outfit - Another Night's Dreams Reach Earth Again - EP
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Other Lives - Tamer Animals
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Other Lives - Mind The Gap EP
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O. Children - Apnea
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No Joy - Negaverse EP
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Mirror Lake - The Last Of The Summer Wine
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Mind Spiders - Meltdown
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Miles Kane - First Of My Kind EP
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Metric - Synthetica
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Merchandise - Children Of Desire
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Menomena - Moms
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Memory Tapes - Grace/Confusion
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Melody's Echo Chamber - S/T
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Maximo Park - The National Health
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The Mary Onettes - Love Forever
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Mark Lanegan Band - blues Funeral
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Marilyn Manson - Born Villian
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Man Without Country - Foe
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The Magic Castles - S/T
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Mac Demarco - Rock N Roll Night Club
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The Luyas - Animator
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Lower Dens - NooTropics
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Lotus Plaza - Spooky Action At A Distance
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The Lost Rivers - Sin and Lostness
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Blood Red Shoes - In Time To Voices
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Graham Coxon - A+E
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Lost Left - Levollinen
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Little Comets - Life Is Elsewhere
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Litmus - Slaughterbahn
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Laurence and The Slab Boys - Lo-Fi Disgrace
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Last Dinosaurs - In A Million Years
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The Futureheads - Rant
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Counting Crows - Underwater Sunshine
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The Dandy Warhols - This Machine
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Kent - Jag är inte rädd för mörkret
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Father John Misty - Fear Fun
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Keane - Strangeland
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Garbage - Not Your Kind Of People
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The Hives - Lex Hives
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Passion Pit - Gossamer
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Blur - Under The Westway/The Puritan Single
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Imagine Dragons - Night Visions
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Grizzly Bear - Shields
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Mumford and Sons - Babel
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Green Day - Uno!/ Dos!/ Tre!
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Godspeed You Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
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Deftones - Koi No Yokan
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The Big Pink - Future This
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Birth of Joy - Life In Babalou
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Black Market Karma - Cocoon
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Black Market Karma - Comatose
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Black Market Karma - Semper Fi
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Black Market Karma - Easy Listening
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Black Mountain - Year Zero: The Original Soundtrack
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Black Tambourine - OneTwoThreeFour
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The Blue Angel Lounge - Ewig EP
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Born Blonde - What The Desert Taught You
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The Boxer Rebellion - B-Sides & Rarities Vol. 1 & 2
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Aufheben
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British Sea Power - EP 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
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Brother Sun, Sister Moon - S/T
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Candlebox - Love Stories and Other Musings
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Carina Round - Tigermending
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Castratii - Eora
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Ceremony - Safranin Sounds
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Chad Valley - Young Hunger
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Chairlift - Something
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Christian Bland & The Revelators - Pigboat Blues
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Clinic - Free Reign
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Clock Opera - Ways To Forget
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The Cloud Room - Zither
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The Cribs - In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull
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Crocodiles - Endless Flowers
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Cursive - I Am Gemini
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Daniel Land & The Modern Painters - The Space Between Us
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Delay Trees - Doze
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DeWolff - DeWolff IV
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DIIV - Oshin
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Dirty Ghosts - Metal Moon
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Disappears - Pre Language
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Django Django - S/T
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Echo Lake - Wild Peace
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Eight And A Half - S/T
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Elbow - Dead In The Boot
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The Enemy - Streets In The Sky
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Engineers - S/T(2012)
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The Entrance Band - Fine Flow
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Eternal Tapestry - Dawn In 2 Dimensions
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Evil Eyes - Over My Shoulder
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Evil Eyes - Keep Your Mind On Me
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Evil Eyes - S/T
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Exitmusic - Passage
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The Flaming Lips - The Flaming Lips & Heady Fwends
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The Fresh And Onlys - Long Slow Dance
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Frightened Rabbit - State Hospital EP
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The Ghosts - The End
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Giant Drag - Twosie To Losie
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Gliss - Hunting
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The Growlers - Beach Goth
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Guillemots - Hello Land!
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Hacienda - Shakedown
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Happy Hands Club - Parking Lot
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The Heartbreaks - Funtimes
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Ian Skelly - Cut From A Star
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Ice Choir - Afar
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Imperial Teen - Feel The Sound
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The Invisible - Rispah
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Jason Lytle - Dept. Of Disappearance
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The Jungle Giants - She's A Riot EP
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Kadavar - S/T
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Last Days Of April - 79
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Magpies On Fire/Victorian Machinery Single
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Never Is A Long Time / Love Of Your Life Single
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Strange Man ⁄ Long Progression Single
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Sunset Sleeps / Hometown Gypsy - Single
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Hot Chip - In Our Heads
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Mark Lanegan - Dark Mark Does Christmas 2012
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The Deadlight Messenger - Demo EP
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Egyptian Hip Hop - Good Don't Sleep
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Smoke & Jackal - EP1
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The Black Waves - First EP
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Swim Deep - Honey
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Mammoth Grove - EP 2
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Neil Halstead - Palindrome Hunches Tour EP
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Taken By Trees - Other Worlds
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The Suppliers - S/T
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Ancestors - In Dreams and Time
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These United States - S/T
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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Here
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Flowshine - Mountain Queen
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Wayfarer - Wayfarer EP
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The Black Angels - Watch Out Boy/I'd Rather Be Lonely
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Ty Segall & White Fence - Hair
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+++(Crosses) - EP ++
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A Place To Bury Strangers - Onwards Towards The Wall
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Milk Music - Beyond Living
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DZ Deathrays - Brutal Tapes
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The End...
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<br />TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-53721202416108672882012-07-26T19:43:00.000-06:002012-07-26T19:45:47.134-06:00Round And Round We Go<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPI1mVWm-trnst1U5VNx-EmRw_TEYXd4S0guFtuHcDFg0rxhY4cx2BwBHEfTmmj_qgeEdBt1XpfDC9CAumYBaqcg8KVTVZkdAggeezthWF8WDXYMOuWtRNmJ3zEk6QFt2KNU_d7Yf3bss/s1600/GFTE1-4.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPI1mVWm-trnst1U5VNx-EmRw_TEYXd4S0guFtuHcDFg0rxhY4cx2BwBHEfTmmj_qgeEdBt1XpfDC9CAumYBaqcg8KVTVZkdAggeezthWF8WDXYMOuWtRNmJ3zEk6QFt2KNU_d7Yf3bss/s320/GFTE1-4.png" /></a></div><br />
The name may evoke a hardcore or punk band but Go For The Eyes is anything but. Not to say they don't pack a punch. They have been around the local scene for some time now and are making waves with their brand of self described "circus rock". Go For The Eyes has had several incarnations to date but currently consist of Jeff Turner (vocals/guitar), Elise Roller (vocals/keys) and Nathan Raboud (drums) and their newest addition, bassist Scott Perrin.
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Hot on the heels of their self titled CD released March of 2011, which had a record breaking attendance for a local show, the band unveils the One Through Four EP. Released in September 2011 the EP is a self produced and released effort that was mixed and mastered by former bass player Eric Svilpis. Starting off with a very strong track in "I Guess We'll Never Know" followed by "Two Storey Lies", "Esmeralda" and finishing with "Leave Me With Today", the 4 tracks are another showcase of the band's solid output so far. The influence of bands like Queens Of The Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys is undeniable but instead of sounding like a tired retread of those bands instead GFTE takes the best parts and infuses some of their own flavour into an exciting new sound.
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"I Guess We'll Never Know" starts off with some jagged guitar and Jeff Turner's unique vocals that hook you from the first note. If you're toes aren't tapping before the first chorus then step away from the music as you may need to have your hearing checked. A rollicking kickstart to the EP, it sets the tone for those who have never heard of the band by letting them know that GFTE are here to have fun and rock your faces off at the same time. The second track on the EP "Two Storey Lies" showcases Elise Roller's singing abilities. Smoky and haunting vocals that draw you in and keep you entranced throughout the entire song. There's no denying that the interplay between singers is something that sets GFTE apart. A slow burner of a track that doesn't stall the EP but instead keeps an even pace and shows the band is more than a one trick pony. The bass is an unsung hero in this song and throughout. Three tracks in we find "Esmeradla", with it's hooky guitar line and thundering drums, it gallops along and features the dual vocals of Turner and Roller. What starts sounding like a another easy going track quickly changes pace when the punchy chorus comes ringing through backed by Raboud's signature drum smashing and the bass that subtlety guides you along with it's thick groove. Finally we have "Leave Me With Today" which ends the EP in strong fashion. Starting off with Roller's keys and slowly adding each instrument into a sludgy mix that is infectious from the get go, it builds into an all encompassing swirl of squalling guitar, haunting backing vocals, crushing drums and keys ringing throughout the chorus. It leaves the listener with a satisfied taste in their mouth and is a great closer for the EP. This could easily fit alongside any radio friendly song currently being played and in some cases even better those on the radio. The only drawback on the EP is the production which isn't as strong as their previous effort. Other than that you couldn't ask for more in an EP from any band.
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To wrap up all that can be said is to keep your eye out as these guys continue to make waves. All around a great group of people to boot and that's never a bad thing to have going for you. Go For The Eyes will be releasing more new material soon so stay tuned...
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Besides all being great musicians, they're also great humanitarians. In the next couple of weeks they will be releasing a new single, with all of the benefits going to their charity of choice, Women In Need Society. Do yourself a favour and help out a great cause. Read the article below for details:
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Plus they were just featured on Ok Go's page as well:
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They just recently released a video for "Leave Me With Today" directed by Dave Wallace. A great concept and video. Have a look for yourself:
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Here's their Facebook page for updates:<br />
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If you like to tweet you'll find them here:<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/goforthetweets">https://twitter.com/#!/goforthetweets/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c</a><br />
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To listen to some of their tunes go here:
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<a href="http://soundcloud.com/go-for-the-eyes">http://soundcloud.com/go-for-the-eyes/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c</a>
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For their videos check out:
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You can also purchase their music on Itunes at:
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<br />TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-71159819774151224002011-12-27T13:23:00.005-07:002011-12-27T13:38:32.024-07:002011 Year End Best Of List<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgri8ufQIy2DvErCkdYPZ2LfMDqArZ3Vht-OZWU0AN_Yjau_5Pgqhe0WbWO2CZ98q_FsxUSKWm-LoNdNidg_g-lZhLtlKA9BMCzYaGGgx7meD9Ys3q4DrMEYczlmINBIMNhJJEck1SJE-xP/s1600/thehorrorsskying.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgri8ufQIy2DvErCkdYPZ2LfMDqArZ3Vht-OZWU0AN_Yjau_5Pgqhe0WbWO2CZ98q_FsxUSKWm-LoNdNidg_g-lZhLtlKA9BMCzYaGGgx7meD9Ys3q4DrMEYczlmINBIMNhJJEck1SJE-xP/s320/thehorrorsskying.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Ok everyone after toiling over the list I have come to this my final decision. It was tough as this was another exciting year for music. Not including any of the bands in the Top 10 does not denote their music at all and again this is just my own personal list. Do not miss the notable mentions for some other great music by bands that will probably not make the Rolling Stone or Spin Top 10.<br />
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To explain why I decided to give The Horrors and Bombay Bicycle Club top honours along with the rest of the Top 10 well it's due to the fact that both these albums surprised me with how good they were. Both bands released solid previous efforts but nothing prepared me for the sheer brilliance of the new albums. The Horrors recorded and produced the album by themselves which also gives them extra points in my books. Bombay Bicycle Club made a poppy/sad/dancey album that demanded your attention and brought you back for more. Kasabian has had solid releases so I expected the new album to be as good as West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum or better. Also Radiohead at first surprised me with their choice for the direction of the new album but after repeat listens there was no way not to appreciate the subtle nuances that crept out upon multiple listens. S.C.U.M. are a brand new band and I have to say their album caught me off guard and remained in constant rotation for good reason. White Lies made a perfect 2nd effort and hopefully they keep the momentum going because they have only continued to get better. Glasvegas definitely took a risk releasing such a strange follow up to their highly successful 1st album but it paid off in a heartbreakingly honest record that shone through the strangeness and revealed the beauty underneath. Ryan Adams again did an about face and made one of his best albums in a while. The Vaccines made a bold statement by making guitar bands cool again and harkening back to old school rock n' roll to shake up the current blandness of pop music. Finally The Arctic Monkeys "Suck It And See" saw the band mature and write some love songs along with some psychedelic numbers that came from working with Josh Homme on previous album Humbug. <br />
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I have been doing this for a while now and always like the feedback and the reminders of things I might have missed cause it's so hard to keep up with all the great music out there. I hope you all can concoct your own lists cause I would be interested to see what everyone else's Top 10's were. Until next year ladies and gentlemen keep your ears to the ground and your eyes on the skies. Cheers all!!<br />
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<b>1. The Horrors - Skying<br />
2. Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind Of Fix<br />
3. Kasabian - Velociraptor<br />
4. Radiohead - The King Of Limbs<br />
5. S.C.U.M. - Again Into Eyes<br />
6. White Lies - Ritual<br />
7. Glasvegas - Euphoria ///Heartbreak\\\<br />
8. Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire<br />
9. The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines<br />
10. Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See</b><br />
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Notable mentions:<br />
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Beady Eye - Different Gear, Still Speeding<br />
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds<br />
Friendly Fires - Pala<br />
Coldplay - Mylo Xlyoto<br />
Brett Anderson - Black Rainbows<br />
Hard-Fi - Killer Sounds<br />
Big Talk - Big Talk<br />
British Sea Power - Valhalla Dancehall<br />
The Boxer Rebellion - The Cold Still<br />
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Tao Of The Dead<br />
Cut Copy - Zonoscope<br />
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake<br />
The Dears - Degeneration Street<br />
Yuck - Yuck<br />
Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys!<br />
R.E.M. - Collapse Into Now<br />
The Suzukis - The Suzukis<br />
The Strokes - Angles<br />
The Pigeon Detectives - Up, Guards and At 'Em!<br />
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light<br />
TV On The Radio - Nine Types Of Light<br />
Explosions In The Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care<br />
Gorillaz - The Fall<br />
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues<br />
The Antlers - Burst Apart<br />
Matthew Good - Lights Of Endangered Species<br />
Sons & Daughters - Mirror, Mirror<br />
Battles - Glass Drop<br />
Bon Iver - Bon Iver<br />
Adele - 21<br />
The War On Drugs - Slave Ambient<br />
Washed Out - Within And Without<br />
The Airborne Toxic Event - All At Once<br />
The Young Knives - Ornaments From The Silver Arcade<br />
Young Rebel Set - Curse Our Love<br />
ZAZA - Sacred Geometry<br />
Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You<br />
Zola Jesus - Conatus<br />
Fool's Gold - Leave No Trace<br />
Bjork - Biophilia<br />
Kill It Kid - Feet Fall Heavy<br />
Young Galaxy - Shapeshifting<br />
Young Brother - Young Brother EP<br />
Yellowbirds - The Color<br />
Wu Lyf - Go Tell Fire To The Mountain<br />
Wooden Shjips - West<br />
The Wombats - This Modern Glitch<br />
The Wild Swans - The Coldest Winter For A Hundred Years<br />
Silversun Pickups - Seasick EP<br />
Wilco - The Whole Love<br />
White Fence - Is Growing Faith<br />
White Denim - D<br />
The Whip - Wired Together<br />
Wet Paint - Woe<br />
We Were Promised Jetpacks - In The Pit Of The Stomach<br />
We Made God - It's Getting Colder<br />
Waylayers - Weightless EP<br />
Viva Brother - Famous First Words<br />
The Violet May - TV EP<br />
The Vines - Future Primitive<br />
The View - Bread and Circuses<br />
The Victorian English Gentlemen's Club - Bag Of Meat<br />
The Veils - Troubles Of The Brain EP<br />
The Tunics - Dabbler's Handbook<br />
Troubadour Dali - Let's Make It<br />
Tribes - We Were Children EP<br />
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack<br />
Torpedo - We<br />
Tom Vek - Leisure Seizure<br />
This Will Destroy You - Tunnel Blanket<br />
Thirteen Senses - Crystal Sounds<br />
Tennis - Cape Dory<br />
Surfer Blood - Tarot Classics<br />
Sug(r)cane - It's Like A Monday But It's Not<br />
The Subways - Money and Celebrity<br />
Subrosa - No Help For The Mighty One<br />
The Strange Boys - Live Music<br />
Still Corners - Creatures Of An Hour<br />
SPC ECO - You Tell Me<br />
Sparkadia - The Great Impression<br />
Sons & Daughters - Mirror, Mirror<br />
The Soft Province - The Soft Province<br />
Soft Kill - An Open Door<br />
Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires<br />
Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde<br />
Smith and Burrows - Funny Looking Angels<br />
Skint and Demoralised - This Sporting Life<br />
Sisters Of Your Sunshine Vapor - Spectre Spirit<br />
Sin Fang - Summer Echoes<br />
She Wants Revenge - Valleyheart<br />
A Second Of June - Psychodrama<br />
Say Hi - Um, Uh Oh<br />
The Sand Band - All Through The Night<br />
Royseven - You Say, We Say<br />
Royal Bangs - Flux Outside<br />
The Rifles - Freedom Run<br />
Real Estate - Days<br />
The Ravenonettes - Raven In The Grave<br />
The Rapture - In The Grace Of Your Love<br />
Puscifer - Conditions Of My Parole<br />
UFO Club - UFO Club/Night Beats Split 10"<br />
Night Beats - UFO Club/Night Beats Split 10"<br />
Vacant Lots - Confusion/Cadillac<br />
Pete And The Pirates - One Thousand Pictures<br />
Parlotones - Eavesdropping On The Songs Of Whales<br />
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Belong<br />
Our Ceasing Voice - When The Headline Hit Home<br />
One Night Only - One Night Only<br />
Neon Indian - Era Extrana<br />
My Morning Jacket - Circuital<br />
Mutemath - Odd Soul<br />
Moving Units - Tension War<br />
Moonbeams - The Daisy Chain<br />
Monogold - The Softest Glow<br />
Mona - Mona<br />
Mogwai - Earth Divisions EP<br />
The Moderns - Descartes<br />
Model Morning - Model Morning<br />
Minks - By The Hedge<br />
Mind Spiders - Mind Spiders<br />
Miles Kane - Colour Of The Trap<br />
Metronomy - The English Riveria<br />
Mammoth Grove - Mammoth Grove EP<br />
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming<br />
M.A.G.N.U.S. - Transformations EP<br />
Lowline - Lowline<br />
Lower Heaven - Today Is All We Have<br />
Low - C'mon<br />
Locksley - Locksley<br />
Little Comets - In Search Of Elusive Little Comets<br />
Little Barrie - King Of The Waves<br />
Blackout Lights - Blackout Lights EP<br />
Lily Of The Valley - Aquatree<br />
Let's Wrestle - Nursing Home<br />
Le Albatross - Monticello<br />
Le Albatross - Farmington<br />
Ladytron - Gravity The Seducer<br />
The Kooks - Junk Of The Heart<br />
The Kills - Blood Pressures<br />
Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds - Gorilla Rose<br />
Kele - The Hunter EP<br />
Kaiser Chiefs - The Future Is Medieval<br />
The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar<br />
Jónsi - We Bought A Zoo Soundtrack<br />
Iroha - Iroha<br />
Incubus - If Not Now, When?<br />
IAMX - Volatile Times<br />
I Break Horses - Hearts<br />
Hyde And Beast - Slow Down<br />
Howling Bells - The Loudest Engine<br />
Howler - This One's Different<br />
Gypsy & The Cat - Jona Vark EP<br />
Guillemots - Walk The River<br />
Gruff Rhys - Hotel Shampoo<br />
Gruff Rhys - Atheist Xmas EP<br />
The Nix Dicksons - Red Fox EP<br />
Black Phoenix Orchestra - Black Phoenix Orchestra EP<br />
Go For The Eyes - Go For The Eyes<br />
Go For The Eyes - One Through Four EP<br />
Girls Names - Dead To Me<br />
Ganglians - Still Living<br />
Frightened Rabbit - Frightened Rabbit EP<br />
The Fresh And Onlys - Secret Walls EP<br />
Frankie & The Heartstrings - Hunger<br />
Foster The People - Torches<br />
Flying Fox And The Hunter Gatherers - Hans My Lion<br />
Florence And The Machine - Ceremonials<br />
Flashguns - Passions Of A Different Kind<br />
The Flaming Lips - Gummy Song Skull<br />
Five Seconds To Leave - SoundScapeLandTracks<br />
Final Days Society - Ours Is Not A Caravan Of Despair<br />
The Features - Wilderness<br />
Falcon - Disappear<br />
Esben And The Witch - Violet Cries<br />
Eleanor Friedburger - Last Summer<br />
Efrim Manuel Menuck - Plays 'High Gospel'<br />
Echo Lake - Young Silence<br />
Dutch Uncles - Cadenza<br />
Dum Dum Girls - Only In Dreams<br />
The Duke Spirit - Bruiser<br />
The Drums - Portamento<br />
Dreams - Forgotten Thoughts<br />
Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Don't Say We Didn't Warn You<br />
DJ Shadow - The Less You Know, The Better<br />
Disappears - Guider<br />
Dirty Beaches - Badlands<br />
Digitalism - I Love You, Dude<br />
Devotchka - 100 Lovers<br />
Delay Trees - Before I Go Go<br />
The Decemberists - The King Is Dead<br />
Death In Vegas - Trans-Love Energies<br />
Death Cab For Cutie - Codes And Keys<br />
Dead Skeletons - Dead Magick<br />
Dead Electric - This Mind Of Yours<br />
A Dancing Beggar - Follow The Dark As If It Were Light<br />
Cut Off Your Hands - Hollow<br />
Cults - Cults<br />
Cuba Cuba - Where Else Is Safe But The Road?<br />
Crystal Stilts - In Love With Oblivion<br />
The Crookes - Chasing After Ghosts<br />
Cold War Kids - Mine Is Yours<br />
Cold Cave - Cherish The Light Years<br />
Chikini - Bitten<br />
Charles Bradley - No Time For Dreaming<br />
Chapel Club - Palace<br />
Cat's Eyes - Cat's Eyes<br />
Cast - Troubled Times<br />
Cage The Elephant - Thank You, Happy Birthday<br />
Bush - The Sea Of Memories<br />
Black Pistol Fire - Black Pistol Fire<br />
Black Lips - Arabia Mountain<br />
The Black Keys - El Camino<br />
The Beets - Let The Poison Out<br />
Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2<br />
Bass Drum Of Death - GB City<br />
Austra - Feel It Break<br />
Asobi Seksu - Florescence<br />
Art Brut - Brilliant! Tragic!<br />
The Appleseed Cast - Middle States<br />
Alexander Ebert - Alexander Ebert<br />
Alex Turner - Submarine EP<br />
Alberta Cross - The Rolling Thunder EP<br />
Acrylics - Lives And TreasuresTheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-27437152056714674622011-09-02T11:20:00.001-06:002011-12-27T13:28:24.473-07:00Let's Dance Like We Used To<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGNu9qP9dQqJ1vJYHZ15RN6okDxZiOf9lEspeZ1Mmxy0MhPPTcPszdblXT6keK82xN0ikRRa2O0fBdIi0mVqbxEmeLjtnRq4rW9KchLnswhHzaZBFp3fzR4ctquBCyOk8vGjBVWdkrAjm/s1600/imageswhitelies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="225" width="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGNu9qP9dQqJ1vJYHZ15RN6okDxZiOf9lEspeZ1Mmxy0MhPPTcPszdblXT6keK82xN0ikRRa2O0fBdIi0mVqbxEmeLjtnRq4rW9KchLnswhHzaZBFp3fzR4ctquBCyOk8vGjBVWdkrAjm/s320/imageswhitelies.jpg" /></a></div><br />
If someone told me like 10 years ago that the 80's would make a comeback in any way, shape or form I would have called them liars. Well here it is now 2011 and they have indeed made a comeback over the past couple of years from fashion to music. You can't deny it, every where you look it's back for better or worse. Why might you ask am I ranting on about the 80's well take a listen to bands nowadays and the amount of synths being used. The kids who grew up on 80's music are now making music of their own. <br />
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For example White Lies who hail from London are awash in synths and vocals that recall Tears For Fears, Talking Heads or Talk Talk from the 80's. That's not saying there's anything bad about that. I am grateful that synths have become more prominent again and White Lies are doing a damn fine job of making themselves known as purveyors of the revival. They formed under another name Fear of Flying around 2005-2006. After writing some darker material that wasn't suited for the band they decided to put Fear of Flying to rest and begin White Lies. Before breaking up as their previous incarnation they recorded a couple of A-sides with Stephen Street (who produced Morrissey and Blur) and toured with The Maccabees among others. <br />
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White Lies was born in 2007 and took on a darker tone then their previous incarnation. They played as White Lies for the first time in 2008 and delayed release of their debut to gather some attention with the press. Their debut album was originally titled To Lose My Life Or Lose My Love but was eventually shortened to To Lose My Life... before it's release. For 2009, White Lies were first British act to have their album reach number one and to debut at number one. Quite an achievement for a debut album. After touring the album extensively and playing several festivals along with opening slots for Coldplay and Kings Of Leon, the band returned to the studio to record their sophomore album. They went with Alan Moulder as producer whose extensive credits include Nine Inch Nails and Smashing Pumpkins to name a few. In January 2011 Ritual was unleashed upon the masses to favourable reviews once again. Despite the band being compared to such bands as Joy Division, Interpol and Editors the band cite Talking Heads and Secret Machines as their influences. <br />
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Definitely a band that will only get better over time and their second album proves that they have staying power. Some lies are alright if nobody gets hurt and so a little White Lies never hurt anybody:<br />
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"Death" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTh9IuSTOY0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Farewell To The Fairground" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ0AFriC7ZM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Orl42Y-c4I</a><br />
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"To Lose My Life" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGEjz12YLiM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"EST" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SGmBjNzPCM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Bigger Than Us" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW0yynlDmqQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Strangers" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYyZNBm1FsI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Holy Ghost" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Orl42Y-c4I">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Orl42Y-c4I</a><br />
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This is best listened to loud, so turn it up!!TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-53600950690921460492011-08-12T19:02:00.000-06:002011-08-12T20:26:20.934-06:00Blowin' Cool<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrHFHkT_QmoU0Wkw2OTo26vKtKNKLUX_X-7CBTgOKG238hlSjhFEyQEUic9hqkZlYXmQ0lwVDtSGaxr3StJN4r78lRWq1XhzTVYVJ0VQd2Oz6c7x4PIZk0BNThyphenhyphen2zEXCAirOD4LIZxk8S/s1600/kitchensofdistinctiondeathofco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrHFHkT_QmoU0Wkw2OTo26vKtKNKLUX_X-7CBTgOKG238hlSjhFEyQEUic9hqkZlYXmQ0lwVDtSGaxr3StJN4r78lRWq1XhzTVYVJ0VQd2Oz6c7x4PIZk0BNThyphenhyphen2zEXCAirOD4LIZxk8S/s320/kitchensofdistinctiondeathofco.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I know the name will probably turn most people off but once you get past it then there's some really good tunes waiting to be heard. A forgotten band of yesteryear Kitchens Of Distinction, name aside, are a real band with real songs and to their credit were doing things that a lot of others weren't comfortable doing. Lead singer Patrick Fitzgerald was openly gay and some of his lyrics pushed the envelope in the 80's when gay was still taboo for the most part. Fitzgerald was even a medical doctor but put that on hold to focus on the band. They released first album Love Is Hell in 1989, followed by Strange Free World in 1991, The Death Of Cool (in reference to Miles Davis passing away and his album The Birth Of Cool) in 1992 and finally Cowboys and Aliens in 1994. Sometimes the band would play secret shows as Toilets Of Destruction and dressed in drag playing ABBA, Bowie and Bauhaus covers. Jonny Greenwood even cited Cowboys and Aliens as an influence on Subterranean Homesick Alien. Sadly in 1996 the band split with Fitzgerald going on to create music under a new moniker Stephen Hero and Julian Swales moving on to compose music for films and theatre. Their name is taken from a company at the time that specialized in kitchen and bathroom fixtures, that one of the band members saw an advert for on the side of a bus. Heavily influencing many bands even if not being recognized for it from Interpol to Editors the sound they created will definitely live on. Get down to the sound:<br />
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"Drive That Fast" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JXk_oV4nbo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"The 3rd Time We Opened The Capsule" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLzY-PISy-k">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Quick As Rainbows" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YONJ-yp8Xi0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Smiling" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQzyyVqXZUc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"4 Men" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7CGMKiFYtE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"What Happens Now" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrj-8c9mYU0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Sand On Fire" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8mFZCjln10">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Here Come The Swans" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvW2ukXUFy4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a>TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-53775449531009354482011-08-10T13:42:00.000-06:002011-08-10T15:44:38.836-06:00Relax, Don't Think About The Way I Treat You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXc4qgDtqR1Duvr8YNTAtJ3frsybT3OwHDY7bYXXXELg1JmjhY3jyg0Bbnb4SRC4UgrwKostBpXddnYokqndXH4Urmq1s8spm_NRoFppKlb-xHT5TlhPLk8aEr9CcA7b6YfQppDPgz2-K/s1600/218WJKWXEKL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXc4qgDtqR1Duvr8YNTAtJ3frsybT3OwHDY7bYXXXELg1JmjhY3jyg0Bbnb4SRC4UgrwKostBpXddnYokqndXH4Urmq1s8spm_NRoFppKlb-xHT5TlhPLk8aEr9CcA7b6YfQppDPgz2-K/s320/218WJKWXEKL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Ambulance LTD started with Michael Di Liberto and David Longstreth who were later joined by Marcus Congleton. They signed with TVT records and recorded their only album to date LP. All the members left the group in 2007 leaving Congleton to be the last one. He received rights to the name and began recording with John Cale (of Velvet Underground fame) in 2008 but to this day nothing has come out of it. Some demo's did appear on their Myspace but nothing in the form of a physical release. After a legal fight with TVT ,who prevented the band from releasing new material, after filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy, the label was taken over by The Orchard. They were influenced by everyone from Spiritualized to My Bloody Valentine to The Rolling Stones and their music definitely reflected a band that wasn't ready to be pigeon-holed in any genre. Such an amazing debut and subsequent EP's that it's a shame if they don't release anything else. Here's hoping:<br />
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"Sugar Pill" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdGeZAo2N6k">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Primitive" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geMxPBQO3pQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Ophelia" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frasrLnE2lU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Stay Where You Are" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1plARzmiX5k">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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A band that deserves to be heard so spread the tunes with everyone you know who would dig them. Always share what you hear!TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-50748361098269351402011-08-04T12:04:00.004-06:002011-08-04T23:59:34.615-06:00Hanging Out With Scheme Eugene<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlAArRUFuA3oBHAXwaB14NNqrxNmfgCo97EoF7LUzHHYj9IfS1c2W4NTS0jKdVvCXI9X8FNSgkwLxFsFNF8UTZAZpV82upN85eWw0LbQdWP2a74qJsGoAKDWQIVyubq-19zKpJcpCYKWR/s1600/Red-Light-Company-Fine-Fascination-462002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlAArRUFuA3oBHAXwaB14NNqrxNmfgCo97EoF7LUzHHYj9IfS1c2W4NTS0jKdVvCXI9X8FNSgkwLxFsFNF8UTZAZpV82upN85eWw0LbQdWP2a74qJsGoAKDWQIVyubq-19zKpJcpCYKWR/s320/Red-Light-Company-Fine-Fascination-462002.jpg" /></a></div><br />
So after a very long hiatus I am returning to writing about what I love best...music. Obscure music to put it best. I really appreciate everyone's support and hope that out of everything that maybe a couple of these bands have ended up in your music collection. If I've done that then I'm doing my job. Anyways onto the music and to kick things off I'm starting with an unknown (surprise) UK band (surprise) by the name of Red Light Company. They are from London, England and in their short time together gained some success with singles "Scheme Eugene" and "Meccano". NME touted them as one of the hottest bands of 2009. Since then the band has failed to capitalize on this other then releasing the great debut Fine Fascination in 2009. Nothing heard from the band since then until lead singer Richard Frenneaux posted a blog about his new project Anothers Blood in July 2011. Here's hoping the band isn't completely finished but Richard's trademark voice still lives on in Anothers Blood. Red Light Company drew comparisons to bands such as Arcade Fire and that is not too far from the mark as their music is infectiously catchy and easy to sing a long to. There is/was something about Red Light Company that just makes you want to listen to it over and over again. Always great to find a band that you've never heard and now can listen to repeatedly. Cheers to that:<br />
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"Scheme Eugene" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBQC27rcRAI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Arts & Crafts" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKAdQZnZsZU&feature=relmfu">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"With Lights Out" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR8GQXHkbqI&feature=relmfu">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Meccano" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4zFVfNOXjQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a>TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-66530591381217021732011-06-10T01:15:00.002-06:002011-06-10T01:15:00.541-06:00All My Friends Think I'm Insane<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HL1zP9LpXDpu5jAlaa-27OAG4NgAB866pufaLeUNtIG6qvUYbuAhiWUmpt21WeFVJ32fzOXbocW3KMXXJ4bb-KK47cuQNNn1dR_3OQL3MjIvAgsPKzCRx3TNKjJoCP_LBzY9VOw1Tv-E/s1600/bang-bang-rock-roll.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HL1zP9LpXDpu5jAlaa-27OAG4NgAB866pufaLeUNtIG6qvUYbuAhiWUmpt21WeFVJ32fzOXbocW3KMXXJ4bb-KK47cuQNNn1dR_3OQL3MjIvAgsPKzCRx3TNKjJoCP_LBzY9VOw1Tv-E/s320/bang-bang-rock-roll.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Art Brut are an art rock band of the highest caliber. Deriving their name from French painter Jean Dubuffet's definition of outsider art - art by prisoners, loners, the mentally ill, and other marginalized people, and made without thought to imitation or presentation. It pretty aptly sums up the bands sound. Once, in an interview, Eddie Argos was questioned as to why he spoke on his records instead of singing and, confused, he replied that he thought he’d been singing all along. This is the sheer brilliance of the band. Their live shows have Eddie walking around the crowd, stopping the songs in the middle, for him to regale the audience with random musings or playing a vacuum (true story). If you've never heard an Art Brut track then you're doing yourself a disservice. They began with a demo called Brutlegs that caught the attention of Rough Trade records who offered the band a record deal. Bang Bang Rock & Roll was released in 2005 with "Emily Kane" being the first single released and was the highest charting single for Fierce Panda records. Second album It's A Bit Complicated was issued in 2007. Shortly after the release the band parted ways with EMI. Their last 2 albums Art Brut Vs Satan and Brilliant! Tragic! have both been produced by Frank Black (of Pixies fame) who is a huge fan of the band. Also an interesting fact is that Art Brut have franchises including the band We Are Scientists (AB47) who play or record Art Brut songs at random. Following in the spoken/singing tradition of Jarvis Cocker, Eddie Argos and Art Brut have definitely carved out their own niche and will hopefully continue to do so well into the future. If you ever have a chance to catch a live performance then I definitely recommend doing so as they are a whole other beast live. Here's to the revolution:<br />
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"Emily Kane" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvA0UBesfbY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Formed A Band" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qryAwfpHG8o&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Modern Art" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP6nY-112Xc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"My Little Brother" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up5HVr3lG2M">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Nag Nag Nag Nag" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6t_0rt2Y3w">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Pump Up The Volume" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qsXOzGBnKc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Direct Hit" <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3iygr_art-brut-direct-hit_fun">http://www.dailymotion.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Alcoholics Unanimous" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji2Mi01J6pw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"DC Comics and Chocolate Milkshakes" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhelBTjRYcE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Slap Dash For No Cash" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wy1qq6OzmI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Lost Weekend" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_IGqNoB4eI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a>TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-82784211815856387552011-06-07T07:48:00.002-06:002011-06-08T16:32:41.543-06:00Lost In The Woods<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXS31nO5ju1Zng03oPpJ3vEvFDlz_dNgr-1Cz-TmlNVdk33qisZLB2xjwjyUjEl967sM2B9rEfvmHEmW0IqaE24y6mCwAU-GlCgCCwIUAidiQd-Gtom46a9SvXZKADDvyRRG68Eg1ezLMP/s1600/292600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXS31nO5ju1Zng03oPpJ3vEvFDlz_dNgr-1Cz-TmlNVdk33qisZLB2xjwjyUjEl967sM2B9rEfvmHEmW0IqaE24y6mCwAU-GlCgCCwIUAidiQd-Gtom46a9SvXZKADDvyRRG68Eg1ezLMP/s320/292600.jpg" /></a></div><br />
The band by the name of Pete And The Pirates is not what you would call well known. They make great songs with some quality lyrics and will probably remain out of sight which is fine with me but for those in the know then we are the lucky ones. There is an obligation for those in the know to share the greatness of the band with others. I know some of you probably want to keep them all to yourselves. This isn't fair to anyone especially the band who deserve a little TLC from everyone. Now that's out of the way, we can turn our attention back to the band and the music. Hailing from Reading, they've been around since 2006 and issued their first album Little Death in 2008. A great collection of tracks that appealed to all the senses. Changing up from song to song definitely makes the album sound fresh upon each listen. Second CD One Thousand Pictures saw the light of day in 2011 and carries on the same jangly guitar that makes Pete And The Pirates who they are, along with the harmonies. Also of note is the band Tap Tap, who are lead singer's Thomas Sanders other band that he fronts which includes some members of Pete and The Pirates. Similar in sound and of course trademarked by Thomas's voice they even share a song between the 2 bands "Half Moon Street". Highly recommended if you want some toe tapping music for sunny days. Listen to the sound:<br />
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"Come On Feet" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YDngyNrKzM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Mr Understanding" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14_U78314T8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"She Doesn't Belong To Me" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYBgoZ2HFFI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Winter 1" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twPsKVgs7nM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Come To The Bar" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2w6RyZ3NmA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"United" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo-2XVUlR98">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Half Moon Street" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS5HmN1A1cY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Tap Tap "Little Match" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nUdt98jC5g">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Tap Tap "Half Moon Street" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SdcyRjdvOU&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a>TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-34665691418047777852011-06-05T12:00:00.002-06:002012-08-24T15:35:17.856-06:00Cuts Like A...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpkkrcdcdj-sRazxzxQxdhAVZ4G6pcRiCkkx4xvIKObhyphenhyphenphUmospjyT3vgEQiMqgVHEIF3NnUwJsR3daJQCavQajGuqm4hxgcBnYamGQjHulojg4J7Q4zdId-lHiBF2VwDN_PIjmVcw17/s1600/0000094387_350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpkkrcdcdj-sRazxzxQxdhAVZ4G6pcRiCkkx4xvIKObhyphenhyphenphUmospjyT3vgEQiMqgVHEIF3NnUwJsR3daJQCavQajGuqm4hxgcBnYamGQjHulojg4J7Q4zdId-lHiBF2VwDN_PIjmVcw17/s320/0000094387_350.jpg" /></a></div><br />
The Young Knives hail from the UK, Leicestershire to be exact and have been around since 1998. Taking their name from a misunderstanding of "young knaves" the band read in a book, they started off calling themselves Simple Pastoral Existence. After the initial name and a split the band reformed as Ponyclub only to change their name to The Young Knives once they signed a record deal. They released The Young Knives...Are Dead in 2002 then dropped their full length Voices Of Animals And Men in 2006. Their first mini album was re-released as The Young Knives...Are Dead...And Some which included EP Rollerskater in 2007 for new fans of the band. In 2008 the band issued Superabundance and their newest album Ornaments From The Silver Arcade was unleashed in 2011. A quirky, fun band that has some clever tunes and lyrics. With jangly guitars and sneered vocals they fit in their niche quite well and are all the better for it. Take a walk:<br />
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"Here Comes The Rumour Mill" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDX_--a9XDI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"The Decision" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Was3MEAGA&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"She's Attracted To" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5RhNbCMvYw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Weekends And Bleakdays" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdRCOL9DbVg&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Terra Firma" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h5t3NE17bU&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Walking On The Autobahn" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFbMPdY6-0Q">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Dyed In The Wool" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs3DCDXCxzo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"I Love My Name" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLZfTEz07qA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a>TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-65675887454307051442011-05-25T17:47:00.022-06:002011-06-18T17:01:47.711-06:00Mostly On An Island<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YV4Jc4S4AgziFuNLBJ2KJBxfcFKIIu-_3gmKYAAUw3F62KQabA7eErt7Q1LPFDZ40pLgMbQSDEs-6hBc-9HfEAOYx-NtctJNVXNG7PcjIP0jV2HA7zmYKEXm_EPe2dr8Tcies5PRN65p/s1600/SI_2011_slideshow_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="110" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YV4Jc4S4AgziFuNLBJ2KJBxfcFKIIu-_3gmKYAAUw3F62KQabA7eErt7Q1LPFDZ40pLgMbQSDEs-6hBc-9HfEAOYx-NtctJNVXNG7PcjIP0jV2HA7zmYKEXm_EPe2dr8Tcies5PRN65p/s320/SI_2011_slideshow_04.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Ok I'm going to stray from reviewing music today in order to give everyone a heads up on Sled Island <a href="http://blog.sledisland.com/">http://blog.sledisland.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a>that will be rolling into town on June 22-25. This year has one of the best lineups since the year Mogwai and Yo La Tengo graced the main stage when it was held behind Mewata. In order to prepare for the festival I took the time to take a listen to the bands that I didn't know on the list while also being thoroughly excited for the bands I did know. So I offer to those that want to know what bands they should check out my recommendations on the list. Some bands people will know or maybe they don't and will take the time to listen to them. Either way I hope to help shed some light on the great music that will be flooding our city in June. First up: <br />
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The Raveonettes "Forget That You're Young" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkXJ-2A6wEA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Alberta Cross "ATX" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX_Ncw4FLRI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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The Dandy Warhols "You Were The Last High" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiZHmwzNAqE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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The Buzzcocks "I Don't Mind" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_RtJO2q5lE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Twin Shadow "Castles In The Snow" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUlVZKqs5oc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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The Greenhornes "There Is An End" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwq_sksL_6o">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Blonde Redhead "23" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7FqUNlEdwA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Crocodiles "Summer Of Hate" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLrQiwt2T_4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Cursive "The Recluse" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0Y6RzwXmc4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Dum Dum Girls "Jail La La" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLA9aJ2hTh4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Electric Six "Synthesizer" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnsq9XtpmEk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Minus The Bear "Pachuca Sunrise" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXTADlY1NMY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Moon Duo "Escape" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS19qXnZGaQ&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Quest For Fire "Strange Waves" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdzPzR95Q-Y">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Dead Meadow "Sleepy Silver Door" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-SB-kJ-Hx0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Red Cedar "Enter The Sun Gods" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU-DjxBofZ8&playnext=1&list=PL0DDCEF5120A68584">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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The Soft Pack "C'mon" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgU2NhcoqWg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Starfucker "Julius" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTuygg7TD6U">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Wild Nothing "Bored Games" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNdqU3fP5TI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Zola Jesus "Night" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM8fEP8FOqE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Also some other bands that don't have the visuals but deserve to be checked out are In Media Res and Deadhorse. I know there are probably tons more that I must check out but this is just the bands I know and had a chance to listen to. Let me know of anything else I should check out. Hope it helps and look forward to seeing you out at the shows.<br />
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Cheers!!TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-69785918128324398732011-04-23T14:51:00.000-06:002011-04-23T14:51:00.344-06:00Sail To The Moon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhyphenhyphenlt92WXcbDgKxF4VDJ7bqO3tcYEe8-nAc6c7PTwV1c8-C8DNurSrFTUNgKGXu55II8spQj_Byo5BGGaFcss0nX95a6Q7yEaJ1mw-8j4R0R9qYw1IX4FbO-fYowohVaU54MNTDwDHUHU/s1600/starsailor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhyphenhyphenlt92WXcbDgKxF4VDJ7bqO3tcYEe8-nAc6c7PTwV1c8-C8DNurSrFTUNgKGXu55II8spQj_Byo5BGGaFcss0nX95a6Q7yEaJ1mw-8j4R0R9qYw1IX4FbO-fYowohVaU54MNTDwDHUHU/s320/starsailor.jpg" /></a></div><br />
The band Starsailor got their start in 2000 formed in Wigan/Chorley, England. Lead singer James Walsh was recruited and cited Jeff Buckley's album Grace as a source of inspiration for his singing style. Originally calling themselves Waterface they changed to Starsailor after a Tim Buckley album of the same name. First album Love Is Here was issued in 2001 to much hype in the British music press and skyrocketed the band into the mainstream. Playing several shows with big name acts including Manic Street Preachers and Doves was a prelude to playing festivals including V Festival and Rock AM/Rock Im festivals. For their second album Silence Is Easy(2003) the band started working with famed producer Phil Spector but things soon deteriorated and only 2 of the songs from the sessions ended up on the album. The band went back to the UK and finished up recording with John Leckie. The album fared well but did not live up to sales of the the 1st album. The band took their time with 3rd release On The Outside and eventually after recording to tape (without the use of ProTools) issued the album in 2005. Although lauded as a return to form the album failed to generate sales once again. In 2007 the band began recording for what would be their 4th album All The Plans released in 2009. This was preceded by a free EP The Boy In Waiting. It was announced in 2009 that James Walsh was working on a solo album and later that Starsailor were on indefinite hiatus. Such a diverse band that has managed to maintain their sound throughout their career while still updating their sound. An enduring sound that owes as much to James Walsh's voice as it does to the band's ability to continually write great stadium sized songs. Hope that this is only a small speed bump and that they manage to get back on track once Walsh has released his solo record. Gaze into the night sky:<br />
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"Good Souls" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/starsailorofficial#p/u/16/Y8yrsJvIngQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Alcoholic" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/starsailorofficial#p/u/8/5mtyUMsqQbA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Lullaby" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/starsailorofficial#p/u/7/LeWPJDNBzN0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Silence Is Easy" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fglU5Ngd-Pk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Four To The Floor" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeXWyXlGkyg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"In The Crossfire" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT_xyrHsrgs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Keep Us Together" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VBiG0JIXxA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"All The Plans" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwB4YlsJbDA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Tell Me It's Not Over" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwesGzgGtoU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a>TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-36793917286879935552011-04-20T14:50:00.000-06:002011-04-20T14:50:24.195-06:00Up And At 'Em<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYrpWQhyphenhyphen9bXz7QwxTfqGHMCfnWPoKLqyXnYub_hlFOwaFN5BnI8esmJSq6YxyvXDqSonKahPMKe2wCEmGQnhI-nPVL8h7XCW9fYWEo0l9r7Rg76uYK0hejnHNaJqyGcZzBpWowSuTyQqi/s1600/what-did-you-expect-from-the-vaccines.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYrpWQhyphenhyphen9bXz7QwxTfqGHMCfnWPoKLqyXnYub_hlFOwaFN5BnI8esmJSq6YxyvXDqSonKahPMKe2wCEmGQnhI-nPVL8h7XCW9fYWEo0l9r7Rg76uYK0hejnHNaJqyGcZzBpWowSuTyQqi/s320/what-did-you-expect-from-the-vaccines.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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2 bands making waves in the UK at the moment are The Vaccines and Brother. They are generating a lot of hype because at the moment guitar bands are few and far between. Both bands seem to be bringing back a sound that hasn't been heard for some time. Buzzed about since last year and touted as the bands to watch in 2011. I may not be the first to rant about them but maybe to some people I am. Either way they are definitely making some catchy music. The Vaccines released a couple EP's before their full length What Did You Expect From The Vaccines dropped in March 2011. Their sound harkens back to 50's rock n roll and all over the map. <br />
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Brother on the other hand are by their definition "gritpop" but could easily be categorized with Oasis as "ladrock". Whatever you want to call them they have the attitude and sound to back it up to be one of the bands to watch out for. They have only released a handful of singles so far but are due to release their debut Famous First Words in July 2011.<br />
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It is cyclical that every 10 years another guitar band makes an impression and brings rock n roll back to the forefront so maybe it's one of these bands to follow in the tradition of Nirvana and The Strokes. Remember when they get big you can say you heard them first and be like that annoying hipster who heard about them before anybody else haha. Cheers and enjoy:<br />
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The Vaccines "Post Break-Up Sex" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU9hrd35Dsg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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The Vaccines "If You Wanna" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQKjI6395iU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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The Vaccines "Blow It Up" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzERw_vUZ24">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Brother "Darling Buds Of May" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXQOfXkLY_s">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Brother "Time Machine" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RadrU0WrFLE&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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Brother "New Year's Day" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtE1dPaIhtM&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a>TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163947692733074793.post-91383693717709368472011-04-19T11:30:00.005-06:002011-04-19T16:23:54.911-06:00C'Mon Try A Little Bit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmP75ZaWkXJJd4P8Fbg6fUDZQ5ORWXA3PVDgVxfcralWNRpUS271BHvVAv2Sc8Sr2ABIuGWj7vnR10pUL8OehZe2MNOAFWtNPlSuhO5jZF54UVszriDjQ86J6MKdvWnYYVumGvy2oGJbK_/s1600/album-box.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="318" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmP75ZaWkXJJd4P8Fbg6fUDZQ5ORWXA3PVDgVxfcralWNRpUS271BHvVAv2Sc8Sr2ABIuGWj7vnR10pUL8OehZe2MNOAFWtNPlSuhO5jZF54UVszriDjQ86J6MKdvWnYYVumGvy2oGJbK_/s320/album-box.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Mellowdrone hail from Los Angeles, California and consist of Jonathan Bates, Tony Dematteo and Brian Borg. They issued 4 EP's prior to their first album starting with ...Boredom Never Sounded So Sweet(1999), Glassblower(2001), A Demonstration Of Intellectual Property(2003) and Go Get 'Em Tiger(2004). Their first full length Box was released in 2006 and garnered some attention with many of the tracks being used in TV shows, movies and video games. In 2008 the band issued a 7" Maquina before issuing Angry Bear in 2009. Former member Cami Gutierrez went on to play in Uh Huh Her and Jonathan Bates has formed Big Black Delta and played with Monsters Are Waiting during some downtime. No word of any new material being recorded but let's hope so cause this hugely underrated band deserves some attention to say the least. Nothing really to compare the band to but there are so many different references you can hear in their music like Queens of The Stone Age. Refusing to be pigeon holed is probably what makes the band fly under the radar. After seeing the band open a show I immediately bought everything they had. There is not a single song I have heard by them that I do no like. I encourage everyone to listen to them and also their other projects. Come on try a little bit:<br />
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"My First Love Song" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC3T4FQX_WI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Beautiful Day" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTwVG7R_I6o">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Bone Marrow" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcX91lBD8A8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Fashionably Uninvited" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeI3DXu7hHo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Orange Marmalade" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtSy7-FxaPA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Oh My" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc3b-0sT31E">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Elephant" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZlooLoZvog">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"DMT" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJShJh7juIw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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"Where Ever You May Go" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFKuvD0GqeA&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a><br />
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If you go to <a href="http://bigblackdelta.com/#recordings">http://bigblackdelta.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c </a> you can download the Big Black Delta songs for free plus an EP. Enjoy and always remember to share what you know...TheManWho KnewTooMuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13335662076839635406noreply@blogger.com0