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The Year In Music — Number Six: The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion by Dredg

February 13, 2010 at 19.04

It’s incredible, but I had never heard of Dredg before this album. I was seriously missing out, but I am so glad that I found this album. Inspired by Salman Rushdie’s Imagine There Is No Heaven: A Letter To The Six Billionth Citizen, the album is an eclectic mix of experimental and art rock. Every … (Continue reading →)

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The Year In Music — Number Seven: Axe To Fall by Converge

February 6, 2010 at 12.01

No one ever said that Converge wasn’t intense, but Axe To Fall hits you right in the face from the very first measure. If opener Dark Horse is a frantic mashing together of everywhere you expected Converge to evolve to, the next track throws all that away. Reap What You Sow still maintains that manic … (Continue reading →)

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The Year In Music — Number Eight: The Satanic Satanist by Portugal. The Man

December 26, 2009 at 00.58

I have a bone to pick with Portugal. The Man. The European LP comes packaged in a beautiful and intricate piece of folded and cut cardboard. The US version is just a gatefold. I pre-ordered The Satanic Satanist on vinyl in support of the band, and now I wish I had the “cool version.” Fortunately, … (Continue reading →)

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The Year In Music — Number Nine: Desperate Living by HORSE the Band

December 26, 2009 at 00.26

It might be considered rash to place an album that you have been listening to for less than two weeks in your top ten list of best albums of the year, but I don’t think choosing Desperate Living as my number nine album is a decision I’ll regret. HORSE the Band is certainly not a … (Continue reading →)

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The Year In Music — Number Ten: Merriweather Post Pavillion by Animal Collective

December 22, 2009 at 21.07

My Girls is an incredible song. You should stop reading this review and go watch the video right now. Make sure it’s in HD. Animal Collective is less of a band and more of a, well, collective. The lineup shifts regularly, and every album is a new adventure. Merriweather Post Pavillion is, however, the group’s … (Continue reading →)

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