Annuals - Be He Me

Building urgency, honest emotion without being over the top. My favorite production values - lo-fi but not too lo-fi.

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Nov 13, 2006 · ∞
 

Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist

More melodic, spacey songs than last record but still Deftones. Huge guitars, Intense vocals, and rad cover art.

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Nov 13, 2006 · ∞
 

Midlake - Bamnan and Silvercork

Imagine if Grandaddy made sweet, delicate love to a Renaissance Festival. Less Fleetwood than new LP, still great.

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Nov 13, 2006 · ∞
 

Thunderbirds Are Now! - Make History

Better than the last EP but not as good as last LP. Surprisingly at its best when not being overly frantic. A solid B.

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Nov 13, 2006 · ∞
 

Gang of Four - Return the Gift

I was told that I needed to own this. After many listens it finally struck me why. Thanks Dolan, took me long enough huh?

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Nov 13, 2006 · ∞
 

The Hylozoists - La Fin Du Monde

Tasty instrumental songs featuring vibraphones, organ, glockenspiel, flugelhorn, brass, pedal steel and more.

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Nov 02, 2006 · ∞
 

The Features - Contrast EP

This is such a giant improvement from Exhibit A. Back to up front keyboards and embracing the pop in pop rock. Thanks guys.

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Nov 02, 2006 · ∞
 

A Hawk and A Hacksaw - The Way The Wind Blows

File under Friends of Beirut and Devotchka. Somewhat gypsy, western and forelorn. Nice addition to this new interest of mine.

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Nov 02, 2006 · ∞
 

The Protomen - The Protomen

Concept album about Mega-Man. Surprisingly effective and a great variety of styles all of which are appropriate within the storyline.

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Nov 02, 2006 · ∞
 

Plus Minus - Lets Build A Fire

As with every +/- album there are a handful of great tracks and the rest is somewhat ignorable. But those few are worth it.

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Nov 02, 2006 · ∞
 

Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid of You...

A little more diversity than the one other YLT album that I own but still in the same vein. Great background music.

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Nov 02, 2006 · ∞
 

Darkel - Darkel

Solo album from JB Dunckel - aka one half of AIR. Sort of proves why AIR is a duo but its still good at times.

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Nov 02, 2006 · ∞
 

The Big Sleep - Son of the Tiger

Modern shoegaze music as it should most appropriately be presented. Loud, fuzzed, but still aware of melody and catchiness.

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Oct 15, 2006 · ∞
 

Grizzly Bear - Yellow House

Likely in the top ten of the year. So many great things to say - honest, emotional, lofi but huge sounding, dense, addictive.

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Oct 15, 2006 · ∞
 

Menomena - Wet and Rusting

As always, great driving rhythms, a multitude of layering and intensity. I stand by my love for them. btw, the album art rules.

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Oct 15, 2006 · ∞
 

CITIES - Variations

Has moments of great re-invention and imagination but overall inferior to the original and strangely repetitive.

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Oct 15, 2006 · ∞
 

Emily Haines and The Soft Skeleton - Knives Dont Have Your Back

An album of quiet ballads and introspective piano based musings. Beautiful in many ways. Not a Metric offshoot.

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Oct 15, 2006 · ∞
 

Pinback - Nautical Antiques

Hardcore fans probably already have all the material, casual fans probably dont care. Somewhat underwhelming.

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Oct 15, 2006 · ∞
 

Codaphonic - Good Morning Radio

True to form legit pop-rock. Not fluff. Think XTC, Split Enz, Jellyfish, or any well written pop song. Ritalin will win your heart.

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Sep 28, 2006 · ∞
 

Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther

Intimate storytelling told with a calmness opening up into big harmonies. Suggest you get this ASAP.

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Sep 28, 2006 · ∞
 

CITIES - CITIES

Genre of shoe-gaze, space-rock. Reminds me of Aireline in a big way. Songs that open up into large soaring expanses.

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Sep 28, 2006 · ∞
 

Stubbs The Zombie - Original Soundtrack

Contemporary artists covering 50s songs. Clem Snide, Flaming Lips, Phantom Planet are the highlights to me but all are enjoyable.

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Sep 28, 2006 · ∞
 

Deadsy - Phantasmagore

Guilty pleasure. Absolutely ridiculous and over the top. This one takes that notion to retarded levels.

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Sep 28, 2006 · ∞
 

French Kicks - Two Thousand

Languid, and sometimes crooning, while being upbeat and poppy. Worth a listen but possibly wont stick around forever.

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Sep 28, 2006 · ∞
 

Matthew Friedberger - Winter Women - Holy Ghost

Quirky, conceptual, awkward, vaguely catchy, challenging, talky, keyboardy, very possibly skipable

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Sep 28, 2006 · ∞