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Various Artists – 101 Things To Do In Bongolia (Electric Cowbell)

Various Artists – 101 Things To Do In Bongolia (Electric Cowbell)

You won’t hear this many different musical ideas on an album all year.…

The Trashies – Space Jam (Minor Bird)

The Trashies – Space Jam (Minor Bird)

Smells like spilt bourbon, guitar grease and peanuts.…

Essendon Airport – Palimpsest (Chapter Music)

Essendon Airport – Palimpsest (Chapter Music)

As smooth as Kenny G's newly-waxed ball sack.…

Gotye – Making Mirrors (Samples ‘n’ Seconds)

Gotye – Making Mirrors (Samples ‘n’ Seconds)

He keeps insisting his eyes are wide open, but it’s anyone’s guess what the fuck he’s looking at.…

Various Artists – Messthetics #107 & #108 (Hyped To Death)

Various Artists – Messthetics #107 & #108 (Hyped To Death)

There is heart here. There is pride. There is commitment. I want to know who these people are.…

Richard Youngs – Amplifying Host (Jagjaguwar)

Richard Youngs – Amplifying Host (Jagjaguwar)

This is not pop music. This is music to surrender to. Music to inhabit.…

Wild Flag – Wild Flag (Merge)

Wild Flag – Wild Flag (Merge)

Wild Flag isn’t really a band, it’s just four All-Stars negotiating for their spot on the plate.…

Chihei Hatakeyama – Mirror (Room 40)

Chihei Hatakeyama – Mirror (Room 40)

Dr. Doolittle wanted to talk to the animals, but Chihei Hatakeyama has his ear against the plankton. …

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Mirror Traffic (Matador/Domino)

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Mirror Traffic (Matador/Domino)

You need Mirror Traffic the way the ocean needs more salt.…

The Grates – Secret Rituals (Dew Process)

The Grates – Secret Rituals (Dew Process)

If you’re 15 Secret Rituals will be bliss…

Shabazz Palaces – Black Up (Sub Pop)

Shabazz Palaces – Black Up (Sub Pop)

I gave it name. "Oblique hip-hop": angular but open, unkinked but unlinked…

No Mas Bodas – Flesh (self-released)

No Mas Bodas – Flesh (self-released)

I want to see something besides bunnies next time. Can you manage a squirrel?…

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