Yes, we have, indeed, agonized once again and compiled our top list of albums and shows from the past 12 months. Here's the first batch, more to follow tomorrow.
10. Able Baker Fox - Voices
1. Doomtree - Self-Titled
Nicole Chavas
10. Fleet Foxes- Fleet Foxes
9. She & Him- Volume One
8. The Acorn- Glory Hope Mountain
7. TV on the Radio- Dear Science
6. Santogold- Santogold
5. The Helio Sequence- Keep Your Eyes Ahead
4. Wolf Parade- At Mount Zoomer
3. M83- Saturdays=Youth
2. Cut Copy- In Ghost Colours
1. Beach House- Devotion
Aubrey Skibicki
10. The Black Keys - Attack and Release
9. M83 - Saturdays = Youth
8. Spiritualized - Songs in A & E
7.J. Tillman - Vacilindo Territory Blues (digital pre-release, physical album out in January)
6. Blitzen Trapper - Furr
5. The Black Angels - Directions to See a Ghost
4.The Walkmen - You & Me
3.Fleet Foxes - s/t
2. Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
1.Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
shows:
1. Cut Copy @ Metro and DJ set at Smartbar
2. Magnetic Fields @ Old Town School of Folk Music
3. A.A Bondy @ Schubas
4. Great Lake Swimmers @ Schubas
5. The Walkmen @ Metro and Aesop Rock @ Abbey Pub (Tie)
Rory O'Connor
(in alphabetical order)
albums:
Atlas Sound - Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
Black Mountain - In the Future
Frightened Rabbit - the Midnight Organ Fight
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
M83 - Saturdays = Youth
Portishead - Third
Sigur Ros - Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
the Walkmen - You & Me
shows:
Avett Brothers (CBGB festival) @ Congress Theatre
CSS @ Metro
Devotchka @ the Vic
Handsome Furs @ Empty Bottle
Low @ Epiphany
Monotonix @ Hideout Block Party
Neko Case @ Hideout Block Party
Nina Nastasia @ Hideout
Radiohead @ Lolla
in some order:
1 dutchess & the duke - she's the dutchess, he's the duke
2 mt eerie w/ julie doiron - lost wisdom
3 black mountain - in the future
4 thurston moore - sensitive/lethal
5 tape - luminarium
6 portishead - third
7 atlas sound - let the blind lead those who see but can not feel
8 blake/e/e - border radio
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