Hey folks! I'm back again after sitting out for quite a while. No real reason to my absence in particular, just mainly capped internet from time to time. I did manage to watch all 5 seasons of "The Wire" 3 or 4 times through in the last six months though.. quite an accomplishment eh? So let's put the blame of my absence on that excellent TV show. I have so many new amazing albums I'd like to put in your ear, so hopefully I'll start uploading again regularly soon.
In the mean time I thought I'd share my favourites of the year that's gone. I've already jerked around with my initial list (as seen on my last.fm page), I think I'll finally leave it as is for now. Please, feel free to comment on my list, or list some of your own favourites.
#25:
Serpent Throne
"The Battle of Old Crow"
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#24:
Shrinebuilder
"Shrinebuilder"
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#23:
Gösta Berlings Saga
"Detta Har Hänt"
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#22:
Quest for Fire
"Quest for Fire"
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#21:
Black Bonzo
"Guillotine Drama"
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#20:
Greater California
"All The Colors"
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#19:
Hopewell
"Good Good Desperation"
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#18:
Black Math Horseman
"Wyllt"
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#17:
Mouse on the Keys
"An Anxious Object"
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#16:
Kings of Convenience
"Declaration of Dependence"
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#15:
Truckfighters
"Mania"
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#14:
A.A. Bondy
"When the Devil's Loose"
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#13:
Stardeath and White Dwarfs
"The Birth"
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#12:
Foreign Born
"Person To Person"
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#11:
Balmorhea
"All Is Wild, All Is Silent"
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#10:
Imaad Wasif
"The Voidist"
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#09:
Alice in Chains
"Black Gives Way To Blue"
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#08:
Grizzly Bear
"Veckatimest"
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#07:
The Flaming Lips
"Embryonic"
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#06:
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
"Up From Below"
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#05:
The Decemberists
"The Hazards of Love"
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#04:
Ancestors
"Of Sound Mind"
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#03:
Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound
"When Sweet Sleep Returned"
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#02:
Sleepy Sun
"Embrace"
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#01:
Sholi
"Sholi"
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A few 2010 albums I'm enjoying at the moment:Shearwater - The Golden Archipelago
Race Horses - Goodbye Falkenberg
Priestess - Prior To the Fire
Portugal. The Man - American Ghetto
Motorpsycho - Heavy Metal Fruit
Midlake - The Courage of Others
Kaki King - Junior
Jaga Jazzist - One-Armed Bandit
Fictionist - Lasting Echo
Citay - Dream Get Together
Beach House - Teen Dream
Balmorhea - Constellations
Asteroid - II
It's already shaping up to be another fantastic year!