Titus Andronicus - A More Perfect Union

1/2 the song is gone but whatever.
America.

Serena Maneesh - SM-2: Abyss In B Minor

Blah blah blah (amazing)shoegaze
Rudy Klapper Approved


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I see many city lights, golden gates shining bright.

William Basinski - 92982 (2009)

Seriously. I don't understand why people do not listen to ambient music. In large portions it can be mesmerizing, somber, and attach itself to our minds almost in one single tone. Basinski's 92982 are all those things, much like his other work on the legendary The Disintegration Loops I-IV.

Here it is the: 92982

feeder - yesterday went too soon

gotta go stand in rivers for a week. listen to this and feel british but not in an over-confident oasis way.

Asobi Seksu - Hush

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Forward motion's not a simple way out.

Camera Obscura - Underachievers Please Try Harder

Twee, bitch.
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Now we're skipping school, going to listen to records.

washed out - life of leisure EP (2009)

chillax dude

the weakerthans - reunion tour

16:25Robin
kirg is our token funny accent guy
16:25Dylan
of course
16:25Robin
who cant pronounce things and we all roll our eyes when he doesn’t understand our pop culture
16:25Dylan
hahaha
16:28Robin
its important we keep kirg as the caricature character who never has any character development
16:28Dylan
yep
16:29Dylan
he's there to lighten to mood
hes like the fat guy, only he's swedish
16:29Dylan
but, he randomly had moments of genius every few episode
so as to prove his worth
which, but all accounts otherwise, is little to none
16:29Robin
exactly
occasionally we have a story about how krigs dad was never really there for him and never taught him english
16:30Dylan
this is like twin peaks, but less david lynch and more europeans
hahahaha
16:30Robin
eventually culminating in kirgs decision to leave the force to 'find himself'
unfortunately he finds himself... in a drug ring
16:30Dylan
and we're stuck with the task of bringing in an old friend
and ex-co worker

american football - american football (1999)

i don't know a lot about this 90s midwest emo business but this is one hell of an album

Pretty Girls Make Graves - Good Health w/ EP

Punk as fuck.

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Ten minutes on the phone it never feels like enough;
But I want you to know that in Philly its cold


Head South


Sad Girls Por Vida

love is all - two thousand and ten injuries (2010)

tasty swedish indie pop with a nice dose of post-punk

yo la tengo: electr-o-pura

yo

mgmt - congratulations (2010)

everyone thought this was going to be awful. they may still think that but this is my blog so suck it.

Bad Religion - Suffer (1988)

If there was ever one punk band to come out of the hardcore scene that epitomized everything it was, it was Bad Religion. While Bad Brains, Black Flag, Minor Threat, to name a few had released superb material in their early days they fell off quickly. Bad Religion finessed their craft after a horrible cheesey synth effort with their sophomore album Into The Unknown. They're debut was angsty, raw and full of energy and their third album brings that rage to the forefront once again. Suffer remains to be their best and one of the most praised punk works after being released decades ago.

"Did you ever see the concrete stares of everyday, the lunatic the hypocrite are all lost in the fray"

foxes in fiction - swung from the branches

first half is more dreamy with some sample based ambient comparable to the books, second half is more bedroompopgaze (made that up) a la deerhunter
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Serena Maneesh - 'I Just Want To See Your Face'

You don't even KNOW.

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Higher Than The Stars EP

Hipster Alert!
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In the back of her mother's car

Autechre - Incunabula (1993)

Because Yeti needs to be informed he has a cancer and the only cure is Autechre.

Husker Du - Zen Arcade (1984)

classic punx

Persephone's Bees - Notes From The Underworld

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Its like if Russia were in California

Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual

Because fuck song structure.

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belle and sebastian double whammy

the finest indie pop from the finest indie pop band

Xploding Plastix - Amateur Girls Go Proskirt Agents (2001)

Amateur girls are always fun, but what if they go as Proskirt Agents? Xploding Plastix's sensational nu-jazz debut. Fans of Jaga Jazzist will adhere to this 2-piece Norwegian call.

One of the few "must listen" in the world of straining jazz and electronic!

sun city girls - torch of the mystics

gang gang dance this.
yes. i do intend to one-up everything yeti does.

the tallest man on earth - the wild hunt (2010)

you'll find this on every blog on the internet but here it is. it will undoubtedly be one of the best albums of 2010 so get it now and be a trend setter.

cool guy.

Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna

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So good Florence + The Machine ripped their beats.

john k. samson - city route 85 (2009)

a short, 3-song EP from the weakerthans frontman

sun kil moon - ghosts of the great highway (2003)

mark kozelek continues to make everyone sad

Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)

You always hear people say that "this is changed an entire genre". It is rarely understood to another generation of how influential or momentous that type of statement really is. Mezzanine was unleashed in 1998 and soon after established even further what the trip-hop originals were capable of - reinventing their sound, while remaining extremely fresh and precise. Unlike their previous albums, reggae icon Horace Andy is featured even more exclusively on here and while there are still those immense soulful and hip-hop atmospheres swirling around, they're aren't as prevalent as they once were on previous endeavors. The latter especially as Del Naja and crew incorporate more electronic lushness and beautiful guitar incorporation at their disposal. From the illustrious outburst of guitars in "Angel Creeps" to the sorrow filled and heart-wrenching "Teardrop", it becomes increasingly evident Mezzanine has all the tellings of a classic. If there's truly one album that will hold on its own in the trip-hop genre then its most definitely Mezzanine.

move up slowly with this trip-hop classic.

sam cooke - portrait of a legend 1951-1964 (2003)

flashback to the civil rights movement with the greatest voice ever

benoit pioulard - precis (2006)

trick your friends into thinking you're cultured

Goodie Mob - Soul Food

The beginnings of modern ATL Dungeon Family.

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See to me a G is a person who understand the plan

Gospel - The Moon Is A Dead World

Band broke up -- I don't care about this part.
Album is good, in that punch you in the face kind of way.

Madvillain - Madvillainy

DOOM nominated for the best rolled L's
And they wonder how he dealt with stress so well

stephen malkmus - real emotional trash (2008)

of all my stoned digressions, some have mutated into the truth

Serena Maneesh - Serena-Maneesh

Because I keep telling people to get this and no one f'in listens to me.
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When writing last temptations -- shame on me.

modern life is war - witness (2005)

black jeans black shirt black shoes

caribou - swim (2010)

2010 continues to be an amazing year

the radio dept. - clinging to a scheme (2010)

finally.

The Besnard Lakes - Are The Roaring Night

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And I have to admit, things got weird for a bit.

Stricken City - Songs About People I Know

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You're so boring! -- So, normal.

Grouper/Roy Montgomery Split EP

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fffuuuuuuzzzzzzzz

hammock - raising your voice...trying to stop an echo (2006)

one of the most beautiful albums ever

patti smith - horses (1975)

beautiful beatnik punk rock poetry

the weakerthans - reconstruction site (2003)

fall asleep in your brand new winter coat

titus andronicus - the airing of grievances (2008)

live a little

the books - the lemon of pink (2003)

take it easy

seriously

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