April 2013
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April 2010
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Home Blitz - “Two Steps” from O.ut O.f...
March 2010
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True Widow - “Duelist” from True Widow...
Hot Snakes - “Plenty For All” from...
February 2010
8 posts
The Soft Pack - “C’mon” from The...
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#1 Album for 2009: The-Dream - Love vs. Money (Def...
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#3 Album for 2009: Future of the Left - Travels...
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#5 Album for 2009: Wild Beasts - Two Dancers...
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#6 Album for 2009: The xx - xx (XL Recordings)
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January 2010
11 posts
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#7 Album for 2009: A.C. Newman - Get Guilty...
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#8 Album for 2009: Bat For Lashes - Two Suns...
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#9 Album for 2009: Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus...
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#12 Album for 2009: Baroness - Blue Record...
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#16 Album for 2009: Japandroids - Post-Nothing...
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#17 Album for 2009: Polvo - In Prism (Merge)
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December 2009
6 posts
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#18 Album for 2009: Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest...
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#19 Album for 2009: Isis - Wavering Radiant...
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20 for 2009 - honorable mentions
converge - axe to fall (epitaph): i hadn’t listened to a converge album in years, which is why it was such a pleasant surprise to find them playing accessible, stylish hardcore and metal that is just as effective on the slow songs as the fast ones.
dirty projectors - bitte orca (domino): cliffs notes version of 2004’s rise above is less substantial, still offers one classic track...
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20 for 2009 - inaugural post
and so another year of checking new release lists, listening to streams, reading discussions and reviews, and ultimately spending way too much money has come to an end. the 20 albums i’ll post and write about over the next month were chosen from among the 60+ 2009 albums i bought, which themselves were chosen over countless more albums that were sampled and ultimately ignored. ...
November 2009
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October 2009
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Lisa o Piu - “Cinnamon Sea” from When...
Lights - “Heavy Drops” from Rites...
September 2009
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Raekwon (ft. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah,...
Bruce Springsteen - “Dancing In The Dark...
August 2009
5 posts
Texas Is The Reason - “A Jack With One...
McLusky - Whoyouknow from McLusky Do Dallas (Too...
Bert Jansch - Open Up The Watergate (And Let The...
July 2009
5 posts
Imperial Teen - “Seven” from What Is...
Baby Teeth - “Big Schools” from Hustle...
Eat Skull - “Stick to the Formula”...
June 2009
4 posts
Polvo - “Beggars Bowl” from In Prism...
Freeway - “All My Life” (feat. Nate...
Grizzly Bear - “While You Wait For The...
May 2009
7 posts
The Afghan Whigs - “Be Sweet” from...