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Former Ghosts - Review Link
Suuns - Review Link
In Lieu - Review Link
Wire - Review Link
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Her Name is Calla - Review Link
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Abigail Washburn - Review Link
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The idea is for a journal for every month listing new albums I listen to and what I think so that when I review the year's music in December, I will have a handy reminder. I will add to this as the month goes on. Suggestions welcome.

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Dec 2010 and earlier


w/c Mon 03 January:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61UtpYB-SLL._AA115_.jpg Forest Swords - Dagger Paths
If Your Girl is a ghostly cover of Aaliyah's If Your Girl Only Knew that stays in your mind.
We7 | Spotify | MySpace

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61VGbxIzp0L._AA115_.jpg Thea Gilmore - Teach Me To Be Bad (Nov 14, 2010)
4-track EP. Folk. Hugely underrated British talent. Everything by her is worth listening to.
We7 | Spotify | MySpace

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Tt96MiGLL._AA115_.jpg Wild Nothing - Gemini
The one everyone was listening to that I managed to miss. Right up my street with their dream pop shoegazy goodness.
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Below are the top twenty albums of 2008: no compilations, best of's, or EPs. Yeah, it's about a month late. But, in my defense, it was a really busy year and i had several tough choices to make. After the top two or three, the rankings don't really matter very much. And before you ask, For Emma, Forever Ago was 2007.


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20. Colour Haze - All
Taking much of their inspiration from Sabbath, Hendrix and krautrock, German power trio Colour Haze have been blazing a trail of stoner rock for nearly 15 years. Elephantine riffs and rolling rhythms mutating over long stretches of time, All is at times cliched but nevertheless a fuzzed-out, swirling ride of meditative jams and psychedelic bliss.
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19. The Wave Pictures - Instant Coffee Baby
Wonderful, sincere lyrics perfectly capturing everyday events and emotions and a quirky, unforgettable voice falling somewhere between Davy Henderson and Finn Andrews…

2008 was another great year for music, and once again last.fm and all my music-loving friends introduced me to many memorable recordings. While few 2008 recordings grabbed and held my attention like last year's favorites (Andrew Bird, feist, and The National), there was a plentiful variety of quality albums that I've grown to appreciate over frequent listenings. From old stalwarts (Al Green, Bob Dylan, R.E.M., Aimee Mann, and Eno/Byrne (!)) to post-millennial faves ( Sigur Ros, Adem, Calexico, and Mates of State) to brand new discoveries (Lechner & Tsabropoulos, Jacaszek, Fredrik, Santogold, and 22-year old wunderkid Peter Broderick), this past year provided a collection of musical pleasures that I'll be returning to for a long time.

I plan on posting an addendum with more details on each of these records and the charm I discovered within ... until then, I look forward to hearing your feedback and recommendations on other records I may have missed!


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It was harder than I thought to put this list together, since the stats on Last.fm doesn't show everything I've listened to during the last year (like the mp3 favourites that are always running in the car).
It's a great idea, though – I wish I had started this years back! Thanks to amerpie for getting me started!
I think I've managed fairly OK, with a combination of Last.fm stats, and my own recollection of albums / songs that I have added to my collection during the last year. Of course, there are also some old songs, that would show up on any list I'd compile :)

Anne Feeney – War on the Workers
This wonderful song is from the album “Dump the Bosses off your back”. It is, along with Union Maid - from the same album - by far my favourite track of the year. I got the album from CD Baby, after hearing “Wotw” on the Thom Hartmann show.

Uncle Earl – Streak O' Lean, Streak O' Fat
From the album Waterloo, Tennessee (from CD Baby). One of the members of this group, Abigail Washburn, was recommended to me on Last.fm.
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