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| Late To The Game
List's first half are bands I've heard about/been intrigued by for a long rwhile, but only just recently started taking the time to listen to. Glad I did. rSecond half is just plain ol' recent digs. | | 1 |  | Low
Secret Name
Well, I've finally come around on Low. Incidentally, this doesn't seem to be one of
the more popular albums in their lengthy, storied discography--but it's the first full-
length from them I've managed to check out, and it's pretty fantastic. If this is a
"lesser" album, at least popularly, then I can't wait for "I Could Live in Hope" and
"Things We Lost in the Fire." | | 2 |  | Bonobo
The North Borders
I'd honestly never heard of this feller until this year, but it was a pretty quick and
easy conversion. Look forward to plumbing the back-catalog. | | 3 |  | Dirty Three
Ocean Songs
I think, like with Low, my biggest reason for holding off on these folks as long as I
have was that they've got such an extensive discography, which I almost always
find oddly intimidating (mainly since I know, if I end up liking them, I'll also end up
wanting to track down everything). Still, glad I've started. | | 4 |  | By the End of Tonight
A Tribute to Tigers
Fun stuff. I'm sure math + post-rock isn't exactly a rare combo, but these cats
wear it well, and I've always had a soft spot for Temporary Residence records. | | 5 |  | His Name is Alive
Mouth by Mouth
More of a grower than the others, so far, but definitely still possessing a strange
sort of off-kilter charm. | | 6 |  | San Fermin
San Fermin
Such a bizarre, beautiful album. I get the comparisons to the National and Sufjan
Stevens, definitely--but one the main bands that also kept coming to mind for me
during this is Murder by Death. Only, you know, doing an Andrew Lloyd Webber
musical. | | 7 |  | Sainthood Reps
Headswell
Really, really good. I liked "Monoculture" quite a bit, but even after hearing this
just a handful of times, I easily prefer it by a pretty wide margin. | | 8 |  | Pity Sex
Feast of Love
Good ol' fuzzed out ear candy, in the best possible way. Seems like a lot of people
are disappointed by this in the wake of Dark World, but I think it's an excellent
follow-up, and concise enough that it stays fresh every time I play it. (Also, it
reminds me of the garage-ier parts of Open Hand's "You and Me," which is always a
good thing.) | | 9 |  | Native
Orthodox
It's always reassuring when a band can feel both viscerally raw and technically
polished without being disjointed. That holds true not just for this album as a
whole, but for virtually every individual song included therein. | | 10 |  | Blood Orange
Cupid Deluxe
To borrow loosely from another artist, pop this one on and lose yourself to dance. | |
thecheatisnotdead
12.08.13 | Plus, the new Andrew Bird's short but sweet. Surprised it isn't getting more attention. |
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