12.26.2009

Top 20 of 2009

1. Tegan and Sara - Sainthood
2. Metric - Fantasies
3. Owen - New Leaves
4. Why? - Eskimo Snow
5. Say Anything - Say Anything
6. Brand New - Daisy
7. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
8. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
9. Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM
10. Dead Man's Bones - Dead Man's Bones
11. Dark Night of the Soul - Dark Night of the Soul
12. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
13. Wale - Attention Deficit
14. The xx - The xx
15. Lucero - 1372 Overton Park
16. Chuck Ragan - Gold Country
17. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
18. Polar Bear Club - Chasing Hamburg
19. Propagandhi - Supporting Caste
20. Regina Spektor - Far

9.29.2009

The Swellers - Ups and Downsizing


The Swellers can consistently make punk rock that I can't get enough of.

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9.22.2009

Russian Circles - Geneva


New Russian Circles, just leaked.
Update: link removed at request of label.

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9.09.2009

Owen - New Leaves


Perfect fall CD.

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7.29.2009

Why? - Eskimo Snow


Anticon's Why? releases a potential top-ten-of-the-year, like how Elephant Eyelash was, and how Alopecia was.

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7.19.2009

Caspian - Tertia


Caspian's second full length, out this August.

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6.23.2009

5.26.2009

Isis - Wavering Radiant


More enjoyable than the previous.

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Jeremy Enigk - OK Bear


I'm a big fan of anything Jeremy Enigk has ever done.

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4.14.2009

The Paper Chase - Someday This Could All Be Yours Pt. 1


The Paper Chase's music is more frightening than The Exorcist. Don't miss a chance to see them live.

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3.10.2009

Metric - Fantasies


Gotta love Metric. I am way in love with Emily Haines.

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3.08.2009

2.27.2009

Maria Taylor - Lady Luck


After her release with Andy LeMaster, I've really been looking forward to Maria Taylor's new stuff and it is fantastic. Her voice is almost ethereal.

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2.08.2009

1.25.2009

Justin Vernon - S/T CD-R


Here's some more of Justin Vernon's (Bon Iver) early music.

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1.17.2009

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1.11.2009

Justin Vernon - Hazeltons


Yes, it's that dude from Bon Iver. This is Justin in his pre-Bon Iver days, though. Very enjoyable.

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