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Drew Harkins’ Top Albums of 2011

December 29th, 2011

Andrew S. Harkins is way too smart to be a redneck, and just slightly too redneck to let your daughter escort her to the … oh, wait, who am I kidding? Don’t let your daughter near this guy. 1. Black Lips, Arabia Mountain (Vice) The worst part about living in Atlanta is that sometimes it […]

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@kerryrm’s Top Albums of 2011

December 23rd, 2011

10. Cults – Cults: Pastiche, but such a good pastiche. 9. James Blake – James Blake: Over-hyped by the British press, and yet… 8. Youth Lagoon – The Year of Hibernation: Hazy, dreamy bedroom pop from a 22yr old with heartache? Yes, please! 7. Class Actress – Rapprocher: Synths + Drum machines + Female vocals […]

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Eric Greenwood’s Top Albums of 2011

December 23rd, 2011

If one could wear out digital files, I would have torn up these ten albums. 1. Iceage, New Brigade (What’s Your Rupture) I can’t even in begin to describe how terrible the songs were that I wrote when I was 17. So, the fact that these four teenage Danes blast out of the gate with […]

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Logan K. Young’s Top Albums of 2011

December 22nd, 2011

Logan K. Young is a music critic, who lends his proverbial pen to myriad online publications, including the esteemed Trouser Press. His application to the Heavenly Kingdom will most assuredly be flagged but not for the following lists: Top 10 Albums 1. Bon Iver, Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar) 2. Lou Reed & Metallica, Lulu (Warner Bros.) […]

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Kevin Foster Langston’s Top Albums of 2011

December 22nd, 2011

An Alphabetical Exercise in Futility by a man who bought more books than records in Twenty Eleven via KFL The Decemberists, The King is Dead (Rough Trade) Iceage, New Brigade (What’s Your Rupture) Cass McCombs, Humor Risk (Domino) Cass McCombs, Wit’s End (Domino) Josh T. Pearson, The Last of the Country Gentlemen (Mute) Real Estate, […]

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Robert Howell’s Top Albums of 2011

December 21st, 2011

Robert Howell is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Southern Methodist University. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Brown University. In addition to writing a few books, Robert knows a thing or two about music. Here are his Top 11 Albums of 2011: 11. Cults, Cults (In the Name of/Columbia) 10. St. Vincent, Strange Mercy […]

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Drew Harkins’ Top Albums of 2010

January 7th, 2011

Drew Harkins is a man’s man’s man. Yes, that’s one man too many. Please, bear with me. He likes to hunt, yet he not only understands but appreciates your penchant for Belle & Sebastian. This is some sort of meta art form that demonstrates an evolution beyond a mere man’s man that Drew has somehow […]

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