Blog: Kill Rock Music

St. Vincent

I should probably stay on topic, as I am a serious writer of serious posts, but I would like to post a brief word to the spammers of the world, who seem to be a bit down in the dumps. I have been getting many half-hearted messages from our spamming community. They no longer address our erectile problems, our need for Nigerian funding, our desire (apparently) to see 'T_rann_ie Sedx'. Now, they are telling me all sorts of factoids, in endearingly broken English. Today, some kind spamhole sent me a message warning me against the danger of wild dogs. This [...]

Bon Iver, Now a Band More Than a Man

I'm not always good at foreseeing trends, or even what I may like in 6 months time. I remember when I first heard Bon Iver's 2008 debut, For Emma, Forever Ago . I was distinctly underwhelmed and bored. I can see why some people might still find that, but for me, these songs got under my skin. This was mostly due to me having the chance to see them live, opening for Iron and Wine. In a full band setting, the songs blossomed into something much more haunting; in ways, it almost reminded me of Sigur Ros. [...]
Artist:Bon Iver
Title:Calgary
Link Text:Bon Iver - Calgary
File Name:08-Bon-Iver-Calgary.mp3
Bitrate:182 kbps
Genre:Folk Rock
Year:2011

Less Sexual Than an Arab Strap, but Still Powerful

I was a big fan of Arab Strap. I loved Aidain Moffat's lyricism, and the music met with my then current nihilistic tendencies. One thing I wondered was how he would age, and now I have the answer: quite wonderfully. We all get older, and even the cynical among us start to recognise the need and desire to be part of a romantic view of the world, no matter how scarred it is. To be honest, I was disappointed in Moffat's 2009 album with the Best Ofs. It just sounded a bit tired. So, I didn't expect much [...]
Artist:Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat
Title:The Copper Top
Link Text:Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat - The Copper Top
File Name:CHEM150DD-06.mp3
Genre:Folk Rock
Year:2011

A Bunch of Formerly Important Curmudgeons, Working Together to Produce Inessential and Irrelevant Music

Lou Reed and Metallica are collaborating. Actually, it's worse. They have collaborated. I feel like the poor asshole politicians in Dr. Strangelove who know the wheels have been set in motion for nuclear annihilation and there's not a damn thing they can do about it. Christ. And I say this as a fan of both Lou Reed and Metallica, but I have a bad feeling about this horrific Frankenstein's monster birthed from too many egos riding on past accomplishments. Apparently, two formerly great sets of musicians decided to get together, based on the 'chemistry' [...]
Artist:Lou Reed
Title:Sad Song
Link Text:Lou Reed - Sad Song
File Name:10-Sad-Song.mp3
Bitrate:186 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:1973
Artist:Metallica
Title:Creeping Death (Acoustic)
Link Text:Metallica - Creeping Death (Acoustic)
File Name:acucrpn.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Hard Rock
Year:1997

This is a Local Pub, For Local People

The Globe and Mail, Canada's only newspaper that's left that's worth half a damn, reported some interesting new bits on Steve-O Harper thumbing his nose at anybody not in his Conservative cabal. Hell, this guy has some sort of messianic complex. He's no longer content just with ruining Canadian democracy! No, now he's taking on the world! You go, Stevie! Show 'em all! The entire rational world is backing Barack Obama's avowal that the 1967 borders between Israel and Palestine are what should be respected in peace negotiations, and everybody sane supports him in this, including the leaders [...]
Artist:Foo Fighters
Title:Bridge Burning
Link Text:Foo Fighters - Bridge Burning
File Name:01-Bridge-Burning.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2011

God Bless the Canadian Senate

So, news hits today that Transparency International found Canada to be the WORST of the G8 in terms of policing against corruption (but hey, we're neck and neck with Bulgaria!). Although they're examining different things, it seems fitting that it comes mere days after Little Stevie Harper again thumbs his nose at Canadian democracy by appointing new Tories to the Senate just a few weeks after voters rejected the exact same people. He did this in spite of the fact that he's ostensibly all for Senate reform and, presumably, not running Canada like a tinpot dictatorship. Not only that, he [...]
Artist:FusedMARc
Title:We Similar Synth Iron
Link Text:FusedMARc - We Similar Synth Iron
File Name:04_FusedMARc_-_We_Similar_Synt h_Iron.mp3
Bitrate:224 kbps
Genre:Electronic
Year:2005
Artist:The Felice Brothers
Title:River Jordan
Link Text:The Felice Brothers - River Jordan
File Name:11-The-Felice-Brothers-River-J ordan.mp3
Bitrate:251 kbps
Genre:Folk Rock
Year:2011

Apocalypse Now (or, We Wish)

Hello, Good reader, So apparently the apocalypse has hit. I can vouch for this fact (or 'triangulate the data' for you insufferable positivists) as I heard a car alarm, and I'm pretty sure it rained a bit. But you know, shit, I thought the apocalypse would be a little more exciting. A volcano in Iceland? I cannot even see that, and I'm not very far away! Come on God, or Satan, or whoever is running this show, give me some sturm und drang! I want a 60 metre tall succubus descending upon us and sucking the blood out [...]

A Requiem for a Music Site Nobody Cared About, or the Birth of a General Site Nobody Cares About

I ran Killrockmusic, somewhat diligently, for 2 years. During that time, I had about 3 worthwhile comments (2 of them from friends), and most people spending 30 seconds on the site as they stole MP3s I was kind enough to post. During the last year, my life has changed, as I went from general dilinquent to general dilinquent who is expected to show up somewhere 9 to 5, and Killrockmusic fell into disrepair. One Portuguese man fell into a terrible depression as a result. Music criticism is a fool's game. Now, people have access to everything and thus [...]

Best of 2010

Artist:Cherry Ghost
Title:We Sleep on Stones
Link Text:Cherry Ghost - We Sleep on Stones
File Name:cherry-ghost-we-sleep-on-stone s.mp3
Bitrate:286 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Joanna Newsom
Title:Easy
Link Text:Joanna Newsom - Easy
File Name:joanna-newsom-easy.mp3
Bitrate:213 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:John Grant
Title:I Wanna Go to Marz
Link Text:John Grant - I Wanna Go to Marz
File Name:john-grant-i-wanna-go-to-marz. mp3
Bitrate:246 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Sleigh Bells
Title:Tell 'Em
Link Text:Sleigh Bells - Tell Em
File Name:sleigh-bells-tell-em.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Sufjan Stevens
Title:Vesuvius
Link Text:Sufjan Stevens - Vesuvius
File Name:sufjan-stevens-vesuvius.mp3
Bitrate:189 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:The Arcade Fire
Title:Ready to Start
File Name:the-arcade-fire-ready-to-start .mp3
Year:2010
Artist:The Gaslight Anthem
Title:American Slang
Link Text:The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
File Name:the-gaslight-anthem-american-s lang.mp3
Bitrate:300 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:The National
Title:Bloodbuzz Ohio
Link Text:The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
File Name:the-national-bloodbuzz-ohio.mp 3
Bitrate:289 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Titus Andronicus
Title:A More Perfect Union
Link Text:Titus Andronicus - A More Perfect Union
File Name:titus-andronicus-a-more-perfec t-union.mp3
Year:2010
Artist:Wolf Parade
Title:Ghost Pressure
Link Text:Wolf Parade - Ghost Pressure
File Name:wolf-parade-ghost-pressure.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2010

Panico! And Other Fun Things to Do in Spanish

Panico! And Other Fun Things to Do in Spanish It's pretty easy to get lost in your own national music scene. Sure, there's some international crossover, but it tends to follow pretty well-trodden, mostly linguistic, paths. American bands predominate, the British do quite well for themselves and Canadian nip at various heels. Throw in the odd Irish or Australian band, and you pretty much have the Top 50 covered in any English-speaking country. I think sometimes that gives us as English speakers some sense that ours is the only music out there. Okay, we recognise that things like Tuvan throat singing and Eastern European accordion music exist, [...]
Artist:Andrés Calamaro
Title:Con Abuelo
Link Text:Andres Calamaro - Con Abuelo
File Name:andres-calamaro-con-abuelo.mp3
Bitrate:197 kbps
Year:1999
Artist:Christina Rosenvinge
Title:Tres Minutos
Link Text:Christina Rosenvinge - Tres Minutos
File Name:christina-rosenvinge-tres-minu tos.mp3
Bitrate:230 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Ectoplasma
Title:Hablando Con las Plantas
Link Text:Ectoplasma - Hablando Con las Plantas
File Name:ectoplasma-hablando-con-las-pl antas.mp3
Bitrate:219 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Enrique Bunbury
Title:Welcome to El Callejón Sin Salida
Link Text:Enrique Bunbury - Welcome to el Callejon sin Salida
File Name:enrique-bunbury-welcome-to-el- callejon-sin-salida.mp3
Bitrate:196 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Los Planetas
Title:Toxicosmos
Link Text:Los Planetas - Toxicosmos
File Name:los-planetas-toxicosmos.mp3
Bitrate:204 kbps
Year:1998
Artist:Mano Negra
Title:Guayaquil City
Link Text:Mano Negra - Guayaquil City
File Name:mano-negra-guayaquil-city.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1992
Artist:Manu Chao
Title:Desaparecido
Link Text:Manu Chao - Desaparecido
File Name:02-manu-chao-desaparecido.mp3
Bitrate:225 kbps
Year:1998
Artist:Migala
Title:El Tigre Que Hay en Ti
Link Text:Migala - El Tigre que Hay en Ti
File Name:migala-el-tigre-que-hay-en-ti. mp3
Bitrate:203 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:Nacho Vegas
Title:El Cazador
Link Text:Nacho Vegas - El Cazador
File Name:nacho-vegas-el-cazador.mp3
Bitrate:208 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Nacho Vegas & Christina Rosenvinge
Title:Verano Fatal
Link Text:Nacho Vegas & Christina Rosenvinge - Verano Fatal
File Name:nacho-vegas-christina-rosenvin ge-verano-fatal.mp3
Bitrate:201 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Panico
Title:Icon
Link Text:Panico - Icon
File Name:panico-icon.mp3
Year:2010
Artist:Schwarz
Title:Beauty Must Die
Link Text:Schwarz - Beauty Must Die
File Name:schwarz-beauty-must-die.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:Sidonie
Title:Sidonie Goes to Varanasi
Link Text:Sidonie - Sidonie Goes to Varanasi
File Name:sidonie-sidonie-goes-to-varana si.mp3
Bitrate:220 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Triángulo de Amor Bizarro
Title:Ardio la Virgen de las Cabezas
Link Text:Triangulo de Amor Bizarro - Ardio la Virgen de las Cabezas
File Name:triangulo-de-amor-bizarro-ardi o-la-virgen-de-las-cabezas.mp3
Bitrate:200 kbps
Year:2007

Nostalgia and Its Many Rocking Forms

Sorry for the long hiatus Kill Rock Music has taken, dear reader. The man, as always, has been trying to keep me down. On with the show… Let's talk about nostalgia. It's something we all do, usually alone and behind closed doors. Catholics are likely guilty about it. It can make you go blind. Nostalgia is not a singular thing, and I have recently noticed that most of my favourite bands often dwell on some form of nostalgia or another. While I don't think this is an inherently negative thing, it's fascinating (for me, [...]
Artist:Cloud Cult
Title:Running with the Wolves
Link Text:Cloud Cult - Running with the Wolves
File Name:09-running-with-the-wolves.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:The Gaslight Anthem
Title:American Slang
Link Text:The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
File Name:the-gaslight-anthem_01_america n-slang.mp3
Bitrate:300 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:The Hold Steady
Title:Rock Problems
Link Text:The Hold Steady - Rock Problems
File Name:the-hold-steady_05_rock-proble ms.mp3
Bitrate:283 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:The National
Title:Bloodbuzz Ohio
Link Text:The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
File Name:the-national_06_bloodbuzz-ohio .mp3
Bitrate:289 kbps
Year:2010

New Adventures in Gramophony

I have been inundated with millions of e-mails, letters and phone calls from irate fans angry at me for ignoring the Grammys (well, the other side of my split personality figured it deserved a mention). Yes, I forgot to mention the Grammys in my last post, mostly because I don't care. I really don't want to sound snobby about it (and I'm only parroting what everybody else already says) and this is painfully bleeding obvious, but the Grammys aren't exactly about the music (duh!). I'm fine with that, but at least be honest with people. You're honouring sales figures and [...]
Artist:Beach House
Title:Used to Be
Link Text:Beach House - Used to Be
File Name:beach-house-used-to-be.mp3
Bitrate:258 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Drive-By Truckers
Title:This Fucking Job
Link Text:Drive-By Truckers - This Fucking Job
File Name:drive-by-truckers-this-fucking -job.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Midlake
Title:Core of Nature
Link Text:Midlake - Core of Nature
File Name:midlake-core-of-nature.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:The National
Title:Driver, Surprise Me
Link Text:The National - Driver Surprise Me
File Name:the-national-driver-surprise-m e.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Tom Waits
Title:Nirvana
Link Text:Tom Waits - Nirvana
File Name:tom-waits-nirvana.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2006

Like the Exorcist, But More Like Breakdancing

Like the Exorcist, But More Like Breakdancing I've been meaning to do a post on great song titles for a while now, and a more comprehensive post on the subject will come at a future date. At the moment, I am listening to a great death cowpunk (or something like that) band called Murder by Death, which in itself is a pretty great, if nonsensical name (they're named after the 1976 movie of the same name, a spoof whodunit written by Neil Simon). They have a real knack with album and song titles, so I decided to do an all Murder by Death version of a great [...]
Artist:Murder by Death
Title:Flamenco's Fucking Easy
Link Text:Flamencos Fucking Easy (Like the Exorcist, But More Like Breakdancing)
File Name:murder-by-death-flamencos-fuck ing-easy.mp3
Bitrate:181 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Murder by Death
Title:Holy Lord, Shawshank Redemption is Such a Good Movie
Link Text:Holy Lord, The Shawshank Redemption is Such a Good Movie (Like the Exorcist, But More Like Breakdancing)
File Name:murder-by-death-holy-lord-shaw shank-redemption-is-such-a-goo d-movie.mp3
Bitrate:170 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Murder by Death
Title:I'm Afraid of Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf
Link Text:Im Afraid of Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Like the Exorcist, But More Like Breakdancing)
File Name:murder-by-death-ie28099m-afrai d-of-whoe28099s-afraid-of-virg inia-wolf.mp3
Bitrate:164 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Murder by Death
Title:Sometimes the Line Walks You
Link Text:Sometimes the Line Walks You (In Bocca al Lupo)
File Name:murder-by-death-sometimes-the- line-walks-you.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Murder by Death
Title:Spring Break 1899
Link Text:Spring Break 1899 (Red of Tooth and Claw)
File Name:murder-by-death-spring-break-1 899.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008

RIP JD Salinger

RIP JD Salinger JD Salinger, seminal author of the seminal book 'Catcher in the Rye', has died. This prompted an outpouring of responses from every corner of society, ranging from 'we have lost a true literary icon and the purest encapsulation of man's coming of age from idealistic teenager to weary cynic' to 'Wait a minute - he wasn't dead already?' Salinger was struck down in the prime of his life, at the tender age of 91, leaving disaffected teenagers everywhere without a misanthropic shut-in to idolise. In tribute to Mr. Salinger, I present you an extra-special, Holden Caulfield-inspired list of [...]
Artist:...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Title:A Perfect Teenhood
Link Text:&And You Will Know Us by the Train of Dead - A Perfect Teenhood
File Name:and-you-will-know-us-by-the-tr ail-of-dead-a-perfect-teenhood .mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1999
Artist:Alice Cooper
Title:I'm Eighteen
Link Text:Alice Cooper - Im Eighteen
File Name:alice-cooper-im-eighteen.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1971
Artist:Archive
Title:Fuck U
Link Text:Archive - Fuck U
File Name:archive-fuck-u.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:Crooked Fingers
Title:Phony Revolutions
Link Text:Crooked Fingers - Phony Revolutions
File Name:crooked-fingers-phony-revoluti ons.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Deftones
Title:Teenager (Idiot Version)
Link Text:Deftones - Teenager (Idiot Version)
File Name:deftones-teenager-idiot-versio n.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2000
Artist:My Chemical Romance
Title:Teenagers
Link Text:My Chemical Romance - Teenagers
File Name:my-chemical-romance-teenagers. mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Neko Case
Title:That Teenage Feeling
Link Text:Neko Case - That Teenage Feeling
File Name:neko-case-that-teenage-feeling .mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Nirvana
Title:Smells Like Teen Spirit
Link Text:Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live)
File Name:nirvana-smells-like-teen-spiri t-live.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1993
Artist:The Hold Steady
Title:Teenage Liberation
Link Text:The Hold Steady - Teenage Liberation
File Name:the-hold-steady-teenage-libera tion.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:The Ramones
Title:Teenage Lobotomy
Link Text:The Ramones - Teenage Lobotomy
File Name:the-ramones-teenage-lobotomy.m p3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1977
Artist:Tom Waits
Title:I Don't Wanna Grow Up
Link Text:Tom Waits - I Dont Wanna Grow Up
File Name:tom-waits-i-dont-wanna-grow-up .mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1992

New Music Roundup

New Music Roundup Eels – End Times Emotion isn't always seen as a positive thing in music. These days, accomplished but detached music is de rigueur, with bands like Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective (but surely an Animal Collective should include a Grizzly Bear?), Vampire Weekend and Dirty Projectors ruling the roost. I've never got the music of these bands. It's well played and often tuneful, but there is a sterility to their joy. If bands DO dare to show real emotion, it better be a [...]
Artist:Eels
Title:A Line in the Dirt
Link Text:Eels - A Line in the Dirt
File Name:eels-a-line-in-the-dirt.mp3
Bitrate:168 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Hawksley Workman
Title:You Don't Just Want To Break Me (You Want To Tear Me Apart)
Link Text:Hawksley Workman - You Dont Just Want to Break Me (You Want to Tear Me Apart)
File Name:hawksley-workman-you-dont-just -want-to-break-me-you-want-to- tear-me-apart.mp3
Year:2010
Artist:Jay Reatard
Title:Wounded
Link Text:Jay Reatard - Wounded
File Name:jay-reatard-wounded.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Joanna Newsom
Title:Monkey & Bear
Link Text:Joanna Newsom - Monkey & Bear
File Name:joanna-newsom-monkey-bear.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:Lostprophets
Title:Dirty Little Heart
Link Text:Lostprophets - Dirty Little Heart
File Name:lostprophets-dirty-little-hear t.mp3
Bitrate:232 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Nick Cave & Debbie Harry
Title:Free to Walk
Link Text:Nick Cave & Debbie Harry - Free to Walk
File Name:nick-cave-debbie-harry-free-to -walk.mp3
Bitrate:219 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Spoon
Title:Nobody Gets Me but You
Link Text:Spoon - Nobody Gets Me but You
File Name:spoon-nobody-gets-me-but-you.m p3
Bitrate:186 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:The Gun Club
Title:Ghost on the Highway
Link Text:The Gun Club - Ghost on the Highway
File Name:the-gun-club-ghost-on-the-high way.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1981
Artist:The Hold Steady
Title:Stuck Between Stations
Link Text:The Hold Steady - Stuck Between Stations
File Name:the-hold-steady-stuck-between- stations.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:The New Pornographers
Title:All the Old Showstoppers
Link Text:The New Pornographers - All the Old Showstoppers
File Name:the-new-pornographers-all-the- old-showstoppers.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2007

Rocking in a Winter Wonderland, or Horrible Title #3428

Rocking in a Winter Wonderland, or Horrible Title #3428 Well, with snow blanketing apparently the entire world, I thought a winter-themed post would be apt. Wintersleep I suppose it makes some sense that the Canadians are good at producing some quality wintery bands. 2007's Welcome to the Night Sky was excellent, and these boys have set May 2010 as a tentative release date for their next album. Matt Mays & El Torpedo – Wicked Come Winter [...]
Artist:Fleet Foxes
Title:White Winter Hymnal
Link Text:Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
File Name:fleet-foxes-white-winter-hymna l.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Hayden
Title:Winter Trip
Link Text:Hayden - Winter Trip
File Name:hayden-winter-trip.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1996
Artist:Iron & Wine
Title:Faded from the Winter
Link Text:Iron & Wine - Faded from the Winter
File Name:iron-wine-faded-from-the-winte r.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2002
Artist:Leonard Cohen
Title:Winter Lady
Link Text:Leonard Cohen - Winter Lady
File Name:leonard-cohen-winter-lady.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1968
Artist:Matt Mays & El Torpedo
Title:Wicked Come Winter
Link Text:Matt Mays & El Torpedo - Wicked Come Winter
File Name:matt-mays-el-torpedo-wicked-co me-winter.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Neil Young
Title:Winterlong
Link Text:Neil Young - Winterlong
File Name:neil-young-winterlong.mp3
Bitrate:173 kbps
Year:1970
Artist:The Fall
Title:Winter (Hostel-Maxi)
Link Text:The Fall - Winter (Hostel Maxi)
File Name:the-fall-winter-hostel-maxi.mp 3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1982
Artist:The Twilight Sad
Title:Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters
Link Text:The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters
File Name:the-twilight-sad-fourteen-autu mns-fifteen-winters.mp3
Bitrate:239 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Wintersleep
Title:Drunk on Aluminium
Link Text:Wintersleep - Drunk on Aluminium
File Name:wintersleep-drunk-on-aluminium .mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Woven Hand
Title:Winter Shaker
Link Text:Woven Hand - Winter Shaker
File Name:woven-hand-winter-shaker.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2006

2010! Odds & Sods to Start Us Off

2010! Odds & Sods to Start Us Off Well, a new year is upon us and with it comes hope for great new music. Here's a list of some upcoming releases that have me excited. Given the topsy-turvy nature of the world in which we live, all release dates (when given) are tentative and subject to change. Spoon – Transference (18 January UK, 19 January Canada/US) 2007's Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga was a big ol' slice of excellent, and I [...]
Artist:Avenged Sevenfold
Title:Dear God
Link Text:Avenged Sevenfold - Dear God
File Name:avenged-sevenfold-dear-god.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Beach House
Title:Norway
Link Text:Beach House - Norway
File Name:beach-house-norway.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Deftones
Title:Hole in the Earth
Link Text:Deftones - Hole in the Earth
File Name:deftones-hole-in-the-earth.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:DJ Earworm
Title:United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop)
Link Text:DJ Earworm - United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop)
File Name:dj-earworm-united-state-of-pop -2009-blame-it-on-the-pop.mp3
Year:2009
Artist:Drive-By Truckers
Title:That Man I Shot
Link Text:Drive-By Truckers - That Man I Shot
File Name:drive-by-truckers-that-man-i-s hot.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Eels
Title:Little Bird
Link Text:Eels - Little Bird
File Name:eels-little-bird.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Frightened Rabbit
Title:Head Rolls Off
Link Text:Frightened Rabbit - Heads Roll Off
File Name:frightened-rabbit-heads-roll-o ff.mp3
Bitrate:185 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Hawksley Workman
Title:We Ain't No Vampire Bats
Link Text:Hawksley Workman - We Aint No Vampire Bats
File Name:hawksley-workman-we-aint-no-va mpire-bats.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Lifter Puller
Title:Space Humping $19.99
Link Text:Lifter Puller - Space Humping $19.99
File Name:lifter-puller-space-humping-19 99.mp3
Bitrate:124 kbps
Year:2000
Artist:Massive Attack
Title:Future Proof
Link Text:Massive Attack - Future Proof
File Name:massive-attack-future-proof.mp 3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2003
Artist:Soundgarden
Title:Pretty Noose
Link Text:Soundgarden - Pretty Noose
File Name:soundgarden-pretty-noose.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1996
Artist:Spoon
Title:Got Nuffin
Link Text:Spoon - Got Nuffin
File Name:spoon-got-nuffin.mp3
Bitrate:180 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:The Whigs
Title:Hundred/Million
Link Text:The Whigs - Hundred/Million
File Name:the-whigs-hundred-million.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:The White Stripes
Title:Black Math
Link Text:The White Stripes - Black Math (Live)
File Name:the-white-stripes-black-math-l ive.mp3
Year:2005
Artist:Titus Andronicus
Title:Four Score (Part I)
Link Text:Titus Andronicus - Four Score & Seven (Part I)
File Name:titus-andronicus-four-score-an d-seven-part-one.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Titus Andronicus
Title:Four Score (Part II)
Link Text:Titus Andronicus - Four Score & Seven (Part II)
File Name:titus-andronicus-four-score-an d-seven-part-two.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2010

The Best of 2009 (Part II)

The Best of 2009 (Part II) And here are the top ten albums of the last year in music. As always, my choices are based on no scientific method or claims to objectivity. It's just what I loved. 10. Editors – In This Light & On This Evening In my mind, the Editors have always been the best of the new generation of post-punk bands drawing on the Joy Division school of songcraft. Their music was overly portentous at times, but managed to package up the doom and gloom in [...]
Artist:Broken Records
Title:Nearly Home
Link Text:Broken Records - Nearly Home
File Name:broken-records-nearly-home.mp3
Year:2009
Artist:Doves
Title:Kingdom of Rust
Link Text:Doves - Kingdom of Rust
File Name:doves-kingdom-of-rust.mp3
Bitrate:207 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Editors
Title:In This Light & On This Evening
Link Text:Editors - In This Light & On This Evening
File Name:editors-in-this-light-on-this- evening.mp3
Bitrate:201 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Florence + The Machine
Title:Drumming Song
Link Text:Florence + The Machine - Drumming Song
File Name:florence-the-machine-drumming- song.mp3
Bitrate:229 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Mew
Title:Introducing Palace Players
Link Text:Mew - Introducing Palace Players
File Name:mew-introducing-palace-players .mp3
Bitrate:226 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Phoenix
Title:Fences
Link Text:Phoenix - Fences
File Name:phoenix-fences.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Soulsavers
Title:Some Misunderstanding
Link Text:Soulsavers - Some Misunderstanding
File Name:soulsavers-some-misunderstandi ng.mp3
Bitrate:202 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:The Antlers
Title:Kettering
Link Text:The Antlers - Kettering
File Name:the-antlers-kettering.mp3
Bitrate:187 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:The Raveonettes
Title:Last Dance
Link Text:The Raveonettes - Last Dance
File Name:the-raveonettes-last-dance.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:The XX
Title:Shelter
Link Text:The XX - Shelter
File Name:the-xx-shelter.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Vic Chesnutt
Title:You Are Never Alone
Link Text:Vic Chesnutt - You are Never Alone
File Name:vic-chesnutt-you-are-never-alo ne.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007

The Best of 2009 (Part I)

Welcome to the present! Over the next week I will outline the best albums of 2009, upping the number to 20 for no discernible reason. Now, I present you with 20 to 11. 20. Rock Plaza Central - …At the Moment of Our Most Needing Chris Eaton is sort of like that homeless guy you run into on the street corner. He's ranting on the street apparently nonsensically, until you listen to his words and realise that they are, in fact, quite profound. The [...]
Artist:...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Title:Bells of Creation
Link Text:&And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - Bells of Creation
File Name:and-you-will-know-us-by-the-tr ail-of-dead-bells-of-creation. mp3
Bitrate:224 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Bat for Lashes
Title:Glass
Link Text:Bat for Lashes - Glass
File Name:bat-for-lashes-glass.mp3
Bitrate:186 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Bear in Heaven
Title:Ultimate Satisfaction
Link Text:Bear in Heaven - Ultimate Satisfaction
File Name:bear-in-heaven-ultimate-satisf action.mp3
Bitrate:231 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Bruce Peninsula
Title:Steamroller
Link Text:Bruce Peninsula - Steamroller
File Name:bruce-peninsula-steamroller.mp 3
Year:2009
Artist:Dinosaur Jr.
Title:I Want You to Know
Link Text:Dinosaur Jr. - I Want You to Know
File Name:dinosaur-jr-i-want-you-to-know .mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Elvis Perkins
Title:Send My Fond Regards to Lonelyville
Link Text:Elvis Perkins - Lonelyville
File Name:elvis-perkins-lonelyville.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Mumford & Sons
Title:Sigh No More
Link Text:Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
File Name:mumford-sons-sigh-no-more.mp3
Year:2009
Artist:Rock Plaza Central
Title:(Don't You Believe the Words Of) Handsome Men
Link Text:Rock Plaza Central - (Dont You Believe the Words of) Handsome Men
File Name:rock-plaza-central-dont-you-be lieve-the-words-of-handsome-me n.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:The Rural Alberta Advantage
Title:Don't Haunt This Place
Link Text:The Rural Alberta Advantage - Dont Haunt This Place
File Name:the-rural-alberta-advantage-do nt-haunt-this-place.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:The View
Title:Give Back the Sun
Link Text:The View - Give Back the Sun
File Name:the-view-give-back-the-sun.mp3
Bitrate:210 kbps
Year:2009

Ten Years!(?)(!?!) A Guide to the Best of the Decade: 2008

Historical Context Fidel Castro resigns, leaving Mick Jagger as the longest running and leatheriest megalomaniac around. Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft to concentrate on philanthropy, proving that it's the company rather than the man that may be evil. Iceland goes bankrupt. Sigur Ros cry. Some other guy is elected president of the USA. 2008 was also the International Year of the Potato and the International Year of Sanitation, apparently. Was there honestly nothing better we could celebrate? Also, after a couple of bum years in music, 2008 gave us many great albums. [...]
Artist:Bon Iver
Title:The Wolves (Act I & II)
Link Text:Bon Iver - The Wolves (Act I & II)
File Name:bon-iver-the-wolves-act-i-ii.m p3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:British Sea Power
Title:Canvey Island
Link Text:British Sea Power - Canvey Island
File Name:british-sea-power-canvey-islan d.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Cloud Cult
Title:When Water Comes to Life
Link Text:Cloud Cult - When Water Comes to Life
File Name:cloud-cult-when-water-comes-to -life.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Coldplay
Title:Violet Hill
Link Text:Coldplay - Violet Hill
File Name:coldplay-violet-hill.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Elliott Brood
Title:Fingers & Tongues
Link Text:Elliott Brood - Fingers & Tongues
File Name:elliott-brood-fingers-tongues. mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:MGMT
Title:Kids
Link Text:MGMT - Kids
File Name:mgmt-kids.mp3
Bitrate:267 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Sons & Daughters
Title:Gilt Complex
Link Text:Sons & Daughters - Gilt Complex
File Name:sons-daughters-gilt-complex.mp 3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:The Gaslight Anthem
Title:Miles Davis & The Cool
Link Text:The Gaslight Anthem - Miles Davis & The Cool
File Name:the-gaslight-anthem-miles-davi s-the-cool.mp3
Bitrate:207 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:The Kills
Title:Tape Song
Link Text:The Kills - Tape Song
File Name:the-kills-tape-song.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:White Denim
Title:Let's Talk About It
Link Text:White Denim - Lets Talk About It
File Name:white-denim-lets-talk-about-it .mp3
Bitrate:226 kbps
Year:2008
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