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Best Albums of 2009: The C76 List

December 18, 2009

2009 featured a good mix of offerings from nearly every genre imaginable. But I was most impressed by the work done by harder rock and metal bands over a lot of the standard auto-tuned hip-hop and over-shined pop. Some of the indie lovefest for certain bands (*cough*Animal Collective*cough*) seemed to be based on the strength [...]

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2009’s Best Music (So Far)

July 10, 2009

Future of the Left, Travels With Myself And Another
There was a huge void in angry noise punk when Mclusky disbanded a few years back. But singer/guitarist Andy Falkous’ darkly humorous tales have found a new home. All you need to know: There’s a song called “You Need Satan More Than He Needs You.”

J Dilla, Jay [...]

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Best Albums of 2008

December 18, 2008

Another year, another list of the tunes I obsessed over. Some of these are likely to be popular picks all over the internet, but I also want to mention a bunch of albums that haven’t gotten the props they deserve. My favorite albums of 2008:

30. Cool Kids, The Bake Sale
Sparse electronic samples drip and drop [...]

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Metallica, Death Magnetic

October 30, 2008

I don’t know who smacked sense into these rich, lazy bastards. But the millionaires once known as Alcoholica have finally released a proper follow-up to …And Justice For All. I’ve heard rumors they’ve been releasing “music” of some sort the last couple decades, but no one heard that crap, right? Metal fans should thank Satan [...]

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Best Albums of 2008 (so far)

July 2, 2008

Only halfway through the Aught Eight, there are a handful of standout discs I would recommend. There are others in the running, but the following have earned the most play time and mindshare at the halfway point.

British Sea Power, Do You Like Rock Music?
The bravado in the critic-baiting title is equaled only by the rafter-shaking [...]

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