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2009 music
Merriweather Post PavilionMerriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective
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brilliant, shimmering pop from the best band in the world
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. IIOnly Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II by Raekwon
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it's here and it's as great as you'd hoped!
Wind's PoemWind's Poem by Mount Eerie
folk/death metal. no-one quite like phil elverum
Sometimes I Wish We Were an EagleSometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle by Bill Callahan
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lush, dry, light as a feather and cutting as broken glass. whatever mood this catches you in it's perfect
XXXX by THE XX
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shimmery, sexy moodiness exquisitely crafted by people much younger than you
5 : Five Years Of Hyperdub5 : Five Years Of Hyperdub by Various Artists
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timely trip down the last five years of (worthwhile) british music
Tarot SportTarot Sport by Fuck Buttons
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brilliantly cheesy soundscaping from the bristol duo
Get ColorGet Color by HEALTH
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noisy, extremely tuneful raucousness
Fabric 45Fabric 45 by Omar-S
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one of the best additions to the fabric series yet. highly evolved detroit techno
HospiceHospice by The Antlers
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Earthly DelightsEarthly Delights by Lightning Bolt
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the most aurally abusive record of the year. as crazy as ever, yet somehow their most accessible album to date. it even feels like an album!
Fever RayFever Ray by Fever Ray
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gorgeous gloom from one half of the knife
Crack the SkyeCrack the Skye by Mastodon
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more hi-concept prog-metal from the makers of the best metal concept album based on classic literature ever!
MannersManners by Passion Pit
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loud, heart-on sleeve american pop that will make you eeeeeeeee! or arghhhhhh! depending on mood
RetrospectiveRetrospective by Bizzy B
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glance back at this brilliant, brain-steaming jungle, see where it all went right before it all went wrong
Ambivalence AvenueAmbivalence Avenue by Bibio
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still not quite sure how to describe this one....i like it very much, if that helps..
God Is GoodGod Is Good by OM
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oddly groovy doom metal. not as good as pilgrimage, but then few things are..
Street AnthemsStreet Anthems by Roll Deep
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twinned with the hyperdub comp this provides a good place to start if you're remotely about the last decade of interesting UK music
FuckbookFuckbook by Condo Fucks
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yo la tengo go back to the garage. histrionic volume, worryingly better than their proper YLT effort of 09
Wolfgang Amadeus PhoenixWolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix
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effortless cool from the frenchies. far too cool for the likes of you
Blue RecordBlue Record by Baroness
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A Woman A Man Walked ByA Woman A Man Walked By by PJ Harvey
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2nd great collaboration from peej and parish
ActorActor by St. Vincent
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annie clark doesn't get nearly enough attention. so give her some! it's great!
JJ N° 2JJ N° 2
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mysterious swedish drug-folk
Born Like ThisBorn Like This by DOOM
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he's back! best stuff in years. all caps now but it ain't no acronym