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“The Chipmunk Song” from The Three Suns’ 1959 release, A Ding Dong Dandy...
Dec 23rd
Record #182: The Three Suns' 'A Ding...
This one is both seasonally appropriate and well outside my typical scope. A Ding Dong Dandy...
Dec 23rd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20)
Dec 23rd
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“Rulers, Ruling All Things” from Midlake’s forthcoming The Courage of Others.
Dec 23rd
Record #181: Midlake's 'The Courage of...
The Courage of Others is the third record from Texas’s wintry folk-rock quintet Midlake, and it’s...
Dec 23rd
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“Help I’m Alive” from Metric’s Fantasies, released in April.
Dec 22nd
Record #180: Metric's 'Fantasies'
Back in college, when I was checking out everything tangentially related to Broken Social Scene, I...
Dec 22nd
Record #179: The Troggs' 'Greatest Hits'
Yesterday’s listen was a best-of from British Invaders and sloppy garage-rock innovators The Troggs....
Dec 21st
Record #178: Paul Burch's 'Still Your...
While I don’t personally consider myself a fan of latter-day country swing and rockabilly, I was...
Dec 20th
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“Actor Out of Work” from St. Vincent’s latest, Actor.
Dec 19th
Record #177: St. Vincent's 'Actor'
I’m late to the party on this one. Actor is this year’s release from Annie Clark, known to most as...
Dec 19th
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“R.I.P.” from Richard Swift’s latest, Atlantic Ocean, released in April.
Dec 18th
Record #176: Richard Swift's 'Atlantic...
Richard Swift’s latest, Atlantic Ocean, was released back in April. While I personally don’t find it...
Dec 18th
Record #175: De Novo Dahl's 'Tigerlion'
De Novo Dahl are a local indie-pop band that have existed in countless formations and lineups for...
Dec 17th
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“Snow Dogs” from Deerhunter’s highly experimental CD-R, Carve Your Initials Into...
Dec 16th
Record #174: Deerhunter's 'Carve Your...
Carve Your Initials Into the Walls of the Night is a heavily experimental CD-R recorded by two of...
Dec 16th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13)
Dec 15th
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“Ambling Alp,” the single from Yeasayer’s forthcoming record, Odd Blood.
Dec 15th
Record #173: Yeasayer's 'Odd Blood'
Odd Blood is the forthcoming release from Brooklyn-based experimental, world-influenced indie act...
Dec 15th
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“Black and Blue” from Miike Snow’s eponymous debut, released in June.
Dec 14th
Record #172: Miike Snow's s/t
Miike Snow is a collaboration between American songwriter Andrew Wyatt and the Swedish production...
Dec 14th
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“L’Hotel Particulier” from Serge Gainsbourg’s 1971 concept album, Histoire...
Dec 13th
Record #171: Serge Gainsbourg's...
Released in 1971, Histoire de Melody Nelson is perhaps the most celebrated record from the master of...
Dec 13th
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“Fools” from The Dodos’ 2008 release, Visiter.
Dec 12th
Record #170: The Dodos' 'Visiter'
Visiter is the 2008 release from indie-folk duo The Dodos. While Visiter’s innovative song...
Dec 12th
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“Belong” from Washed Out’s High Times, released in October.
Dec 11th
Record #169: Washed Out's 'High Times'
It looks as though I’m on a “glo-fi” kick as of late—it’s a subgenre I only recently discovered....
Dec 11th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-6)
Dec 11th
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“Walkabout” from Atlas Sound’s Logos, released in October. This one features Noah...
Dec 10th
Record #168: Atlas Sound's 'Logos'
Logos is the latest from Atlas Sound, the side project of Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox. With...
Dec 10th
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“Deadbeat Summer” from Neon Indian’s debut record, Psychic Chasms. It was released...
Dec 9th
Record #167: Neon Indian's 'Psychic...
Psychic Chasms is the brand-new debut LP from Austin’s lo-fi electronic pop outfit Neon Indian. This...
Dec 9th
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“Stay Positive,” the titular track from The Hold Steady’s 2008 release.
Dec 8th
Record #166: The Hold Steady's 'Stay...
I’m sorry to say that I just cannot get behind this band. Their latest, 2008’s Stay Positive,...
Dec 8th
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“I Saw a Ghost (Lean)” from The Black Lips’ Good Bad Not Evil, released in 2007.
Dec 7th
Record #165: The Black Lips' 'Good Bad...
Good Bad Not Evil, The Black Lips’ fourth studio full-length, was released in 2007, and while it...
Dec 7th
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“No Complaints” from Beck’s 2006 release, The Information.
Dec 6th
Record #164: Beck's 'The Information'
I’ve listened to most of Beck’s catalog, but 2006’s The Information—released in the span between...
Dec 6th
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“Tight Tee Shirt” from Benji Hughes’ debut double album, A Love Extreme.
Dec 5th
Record #163: Benji Hughes' 'A Love...
This one is a mega-surprise of a find. I dug it out of a giveaway bin that my colleague—our music...
Dec 5th
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“Head Full of Steam” from The Go-Betweens’ best-of collection, Bellavista Terrace....
Dec 4th
Record #162: The Go-Betweens'...
Australia’s college-rock/indie-pop troupe The Go-Betweens were prolific throughout the ’80s,...
Dec 4th
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“Boss Hoss” from The Sonics’ 1965 debut, Here Are the Sonics.
Dec 3rd
Record #161: The Sonics' 'Here Are the...
Seattle’s psychedelic ’60s rock ’n’ rollers The Sonics are widely credited—along with acts like The...
Dec 3rd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-29)
Dec 2nd
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“Know What I’m Sayin’” from Zero dB’s 2006 release, Bongos, Bleeps...
Dec 2nd
Record #160: Zero dB's 'Bongos, Bleeps &...
Bongos, Bleeps and Basslines is the aptly named 2006 record and sole studio full-length from British...
Dec 2nd