albums that'd be in my top 20 if I'd only heard them in 2010

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:47 am

contradiction Wrote:

However Richmond Fontaine's live album from this year has reminded me that they are one of the best bands.

Its definitely solid. Wish they would tour around here.

Dalen · **Posted:** Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:56 am

Drinky Wrote:

contradiction Wrote:

the Agalloch is so awesome.

Musically it's really impressive. (Or instrumentally or whatever.) The vocals are a little too Cobra Commander for me, but they don't intrude or really detract that much. Only one listen so far to all of those, anyway.

Agalloch are terribble imo, and it's mostly due to the vocals.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:32 am

2nd listen and the vocals didn't bother me. They're not in the same hemisphere as "terrible".

2nd listen to the Harvey Milk did nothing for me. But Kylesa sounded great this morning, and I think Alcest might be a grower.

Now in a completely different vein, time to dive into Autre Ne Veut and Future Islands after giving this Fresh & Onlys album (top 20 lock) another spin.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Sun Dec 19, 2010 5:04 am

Code:

http://www.mediafire.com/?drsck8iaxndxs8p

Via the White Moon Recordings website:

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The 5th album from WAYLON THORNTON AND THE HEAVY HANDS is now available! 13 tracks of creeped out, swampy, Florida rock n’ roll.
Download it and jam it LOUD will driving down a dirt road late at night.

Just ran across this, and it seems like its up a bunch of y'all's alley. Its a 2-piece, pretty fuzzed out, lo-fi rawk, with glimpses of rockabilly.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Sun Dec 19, 2010 6:02 am

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Swimsuit is a Detroit based indie/rock/twee band. A friend sent me this demo and I've been listening to it on repeat for a couple of days now. Perfect two minute pop songs that are both intricate and infectious. From start to finish this demo has an intangible special quality to it that I can't put my finger on. Easily the best new band in Detroit, and seemingly poised to have their careers launched into the indie rock stratosphere.

This is really fun, and good. There's a lot of late 80s/early 90s Washington State K Records reminiscing going on here, and I really love it. "Evaporation" is going to be in my head for the next few days.

Code:

http://tinyurl.com/swimsuitdemo

http://www.myspace.com/swimsuitsounds

Leon · **Posted:** Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:49 pm

So I just downloaded Das Racist's sit down, man. If I had heard it last year it would have been in my top 5, so good.

bort · **Posted:** Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:05 pm

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

Quote:

Swimsuit is a Detroit based indie/rock/twee band. A friend sent me this demo and I've been listening to it on repeat for a couple of days now. Perfect two minute pop songs that are both intricate and infectious. From start to finish this demo has an intangible special quality to it that I can't put my finger on. Easily the best new band in Detroit, and seemingly poised to have their careers launched into the indie rock stratosphere.

This is really fun, and good. There's a lot of late 80s/early 90s Washington State K Records reminiscing going on here, and I really love it. "Evaporation" is going to be in my head for the next few days.

Code:

http://tinyurl.com/swimsuitdemo

http://www.myspace.com/swimsuitsounds

sold.

paper · **Posted:** Sun Jan 02, 2011 2:25 pm

Leon Wrote:

So I just downloaded Das Racist's sit down, man. If I had heard it last year it would have been in my top 5, so good.

I thought Sit down, Man was kinda hit and miss, but promising group for sure.

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:25 pm

A few I haven't been able to find or listen to:

Kingfish · **Posted:** Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:34 pm

Finally listened to Luke Doucet yesterday. Easily top 10 material had I heard it.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:54 pm

Radcliffe Wrote:

A few I haven't been able to find or listen to

Add Rodney DeCroo and Genya Ravan to the list.

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:26 pm

This isn't for everyone, but if you're looking for straightahead countryRAWK then it's a goldmine.

Blurt Wrote:

"The image of Nashville may be forever scarred by the mainstream "country music" industry (not to mention the Christian Contemporary machine), but that doesn't mean Music City doesn't have plenty of other things going on. Stacie Collins, for instance. The singer/writer/harmonica blower eschews anything approaching slick on Sometimes Ya Gotta..., an asskicking roots rock record.

Collins and co-writer/hubby/ bassist Al let straightforward lyrics, easy melodies and guitar riffs out the wazoo tell the stories, from the blues-hammering "Cool" and the countrified "Little Things" to the zydeco-flavored "Carry Me Away" and the soulful "It Hurts to Breathe." Rock & roll is Collins' main meat, though, as "Tied To You," "Don't Doubt Me Now" and "Lend the Devil a Hand" make perfectly plain. In that mode she owes obvious debts to Jason the Scorchers and the Georgia Satellites, but that's only natural, given that the Satellites' Dan Baird produced and both he and Scorcher Warner E. Hodges spray their six-string sizzle all over the record.

Given that there aren't nearly enough powerhouse Americana LPs like Sometimes Ya Gotta... in the world, let alone coming from Nashville, Collins standing proudly in the tradition of such great bands is hardly a fault, is it?

not my link, password --> seddemusica

Code:

http://www.multiupload.com/U08NAS5QIX

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

I gave first listens to four albums today.

Ariel Pink - I can see now how these guys would fit on a bill with Os Mutantes but not my thing at all.

Dylan LeBlanc - Initial impression was that it's a little boring. I recognize though that a quick judgment based on a low volume listen through computer speakers can't really be trusted for acoustic singer songwriter stuff so I'll give it a few more chances.

Willie Nile - I'm a fan but this doesn't seem like one of his better albums although it did get better as it went along. Not sure if it's better or worse than his last but it's no Streets of New York.

Walkmen - Didn't make much of an impression. It's not the bombastic style of some of their stuff that I really don't care for. It didn't seem to have all the layers of sound that I really liked from the debut though either. It was mellower than I expected and I don't hear anything to suggest that it would be a grower but I did see repeated comments that it grew on people so I'll keep it for now and see if it grows on me.

Mynabirds - I really liked this and it maybe could have made my top 20 if I heard it earlier.

paladisiac · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:28 am

haven't heard it, but the shit robot release in 2010 seems like something i'd like.

EDIT: DL'ing now

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

Kingfish Wrote:

Finally listened to Luke Doucet yesterday. Easily top 10 material had I heard it.

nice!

PopTodd · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:39 pm

billy g Wrote:

I gave first listens to four albums today.

Ariel Pink - I can see now how these guys would fit on a bill with Os Mutantes but not my thing at all.

Maybe not, but personally, I have found it to be a bit of a grower. It's oddness wasn't readily apparent to me beneath the AM pop radio production on a first listen. But then, with more exposure, it crept more and more under my skin. And, I like it a lot.
Give it another couple of listens if you haven't already. Again, I know that you and I disagree on a lot of similar music. But, I am curious to see if this one gets to you like it got to me.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:43 pm

Radcliffe Wrote:

This isn't for everyone, but if you're looking for straightahead countryRAWK then it's a goldmine.

Blurt Wrote:

"The image of Nashville may be forever scarred by the mainstream "country music" industry (not to mention the Christian Contemporary machine), but that doesn't mean Music City doesn't have plenty of other things going on. Stacie Collins, for instance. The singer/writer/harmonica blower eschews anything approaching slick on Sometimes Ya Gotta..., an asskicking roots rock record.

Collins and co-writer/hubby/ bassist Al let straightforward lyrics, easy melodies and guitar riffs out the wazoo tell the stories, from the blues-hammering "Cool" and the countrified "Little Things" to the zydeco-flavored "Carry Me Away" and the soulful "It Hurts to Breathe." Rock & roll is Collins' main meat, though, as "Tied To You," "Don't Doubt Me Now" and "Lend the Devil a Hand" make perfectly plain. In that mode she owes obvious debts to Jason the Scorchers and the Georgia Satellites, but that's only natural, given that the Satellites' Dan Baird produced and both he and Scorcher Warner E. Hodges spray their six-string sizzle all over the record.

Given that there aren't nearly enough powerhouse Americana LPs like Sometimes Ya Gotta... in the world, let alone coming from Nashville, Collins standing proudly in the tradition of such great bands is hardly a fault, is it?

not my link, password --> seddemusica

Code:

http://www.multiupload.com/U08NAS5QIX

Sounds interesting. Will check it out. Thx.

mcaputo · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:33 pm

Radcliffe Wrote:

Smash Palace 7

RIYL : Beatles-Kinks-Badfinger-Powerpop

Code:

http://hotfile.com/dl/84150916/bd8e32b/(Rock)_Smash_Palace_-_7_-_2010_MP3_mikkisays.net.rar.html

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:26 pm

Hey mcap, you got a password for that?

mcaputo · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:37 pm

Rick Derris Wrote:

Hey mcap, you got a password for that?

mikkisays.net

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:26 pm

Listening to the Laura Marling album. Really digging it. Think it will be my next album purchase. Might actually be better than her bf's band's album.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

I gave first listens to a few more the other day.

Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin - Pretty good but I doubt it would have made my list. Definitely deserving of more listens though.

Sun Kil Moon - I haven't listened to anything since the first album. It's obviously very mellow but that's no surprise. It's pretty much impossible to judge based on one listen at low volumes through computer speakers.

Women - I was ready to hit delete during the first song but it got better there after. The third song I found myself liking a little bit. I definitely hear some interesting things but they don't quite coalesce in to good songs as much as I'd like them too though.

mojo · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:38 pm

Titus Andronicus - The Monitor

It's huge.

shiv · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:08 pm

that new blank dogs land and fixed has been getting a lot of play from me lately. kinda surprising since i've never liked any of his other albums.

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:30 pm

RE: Alcest
I don't really think I'd call it metal either, Drinky. Just a great blend of shoegaze leaning to the heavy. It grew on me immensely.

Shiv, I've like almost all the Blank Dogs I've heard. Didn't know about this.

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