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Figured I'd make a list of the albums I buy, and a separate one for the concerts I go to. Hopefully they'll both be long.

Women - Public Strain
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Jagjaguwar (2010)
There's something off about Women's Public Strain. Might be the wiry, somewhat off-beat sound. The very varied sound of the songs found on Public Strain threw me a bit off at first, but I have to say they've really grown on me. There's this dreamy feel about it, maybe even nightmareish. The vocals of the Flegel brothers really carries this album on. While the first part of the album sounds like lo-fi psychedelia, the album changes it's feel with China Steps, and the end of Bells, going on to a more sinister and dark sound. Amazing album, absolutely suggest you give it three listens before throwing it away.


The Radio Dept. - Clinging To A Scheme
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Labrador (2010)
Music that makes you feel sad isn't rare. Clinging to a Scheme does make me sad, from time to time, but. …

The title says it. Every day i'm going to pick a song I think represents that day the best and I'll even give a little explanation why.

Reasons I may pick a song:

I listened to it a lot.
I had it in my head.
I was blown away by it.
I discovered it.
I rediscovered it.
I heard it somewhere special.
I listened to the lyrics in a new way.
I learned something about it.
I cried to it.
I saw it performed.
It's a really fucking good song.

Saturday, Jan. 1: Animal Collective - Bluish - Packing all my stuff to leave the place where everyone I love is and used to be, and listening to this song as I do so.

Sunday, Jan. 2: Hockey - Song Away - How ironic would it be if you played this song at 11:59 p.m.? Oh wait...

Monday, Jan. 3: Athlete - Superhuman Touch - Smooth indie rock, put me to sleep while I try to block out all this incessant noise.

Tuesday, Jan. 4: Explosions in the Sky - So Long, Lonesome - I'm going to have to agree with those who say song titles don't matter. …

Wed 1 Dec – Arcade Fire, Devendra Banhart

A night that was cold, started at the Bunch of Grapes for meet up (could not muster the drinking that night) with the other 1/3 of The Hillfields. Tube was working fine and we made it in good time to see the end of Devendra Banhart. Will need to listen more to this artist!

Arcade Fire are a class act, an amazing combination of proper music, stage antics (including frenzied drumming by the over-excited keyboard player) as well as outstanding small films being showcased to help illustrate the songs.

What a great night! Favourite for me has to be No Cars Go, although the new songs sounded ace!

Catch Arcade Fire whenever you can, it's an amazing band going through an amazing period of songwriting...

Funeral
01. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
02. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
03. Une année sans lumière
04. Wake Up
05. Rebellion (Lies)
06. Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)

Neon Bible
07. Ocean of Noise
08. (Antichrist Television Blues)
09. Intervention
10. No Cars Go
11. Windowsill
12. Black Mirror
13. My Body Is a Cage

The Suburbs
14. We Used to Wait
15. The Suburbs
16. Ready to Start
17. Deep Blue

Last.FM Milestones1st track: (19 Apr 2007)
Pandatone - Over I Rolled, And
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/2518977.jpg1000th track: (11 May 2007)
Slut - Blow Up
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/4215348.jpg2000th track: (22 Jul 2007)
Two Gallants - Waves of Grain
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/3845459.jpg3000th track: (07 Sep 2007)
Two Gallants - Two Days Short Tomorrow
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/3845459.jpg4000th track: (28 Sep 2007)
Okkervil River - Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/19021311.jpg5000th track: (25 Oct 2007)
Ryan Adams - The Sadness
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/29408649.png6000th track: (18 Nov 2007)
Department of Eagles - The Horse You Ride
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/7999875.jpg7000th track: (02 Dec 2007)
Okkervil River - A Stone
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/19021311.jpg8000th track: (21 Dec 2007)
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife 3
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/886900.jpg9000th track: (23 Jan 2008)
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Arcade Fire - Funeral:
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Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) 10/10
Neighborhood #2 (Laika) 9/10
Une Annee Sans Lumiere 9/10
Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) 10/10
Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles) 9/10
Crown of Love 9/10
Wake Up 10/10
Haiti 9/10
Rebellion (Lies) 10/10
In the Backseat 9/10

Total for the album: 9,40*/10

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible:
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Black Mirror 8/10
Keep the Car Running 10/10
Neon Bible 10/10
Intervention 9/10
Black Wave/Bad Vibrations 8/10
Ocean of Noise 9/10
The Well and the Lighthouse 8/10
(Antichrist Television Blues) 8/10
Windowsill 8/10
No Cars Go 9/10
My Body Is a Cage 8/10

Total for the album: 8,63*/10

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs:
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The Suburbs 10/10
Ready to Start 9/10
Modern Man 8/10
Rococo 8/10
Empty Room 6/10
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