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Graduating Class – 2001
Pernice Brothers – - The World Won’t End (Ashmont Records)
“Most likely to make Big Star & Alex Chilton drop a load in their pants”
The New Pornographers – - – Mass Romantic (Mint Records)
“Most likely to squelch any further Canadian jokes.”
Ted Leo/Pharmacists – - – The Tyranny of Distance (Lookout Records)
“Most likely to end up in intensive care for severe tendon damage.”
Fugu – - – Fugu 1 (Minty Fresh Records)
“Most likely to change the way most people feel about the French.”
Death Cab For Cutie – - – The Photo Album (Barsuk Records)
“Most likely to crush your heart into TINY LITTLE PIECES.”
Oranger – - – The Quiet Vibration Land Amazing (Grease Records)
“Most likely to go criminally unheard of.”
Stephen Malkmus – - – Stephen Malkmus (Matador)
“Most likely to retain that indie-slacker-sound well into his eighties.”
Ken Stringfellow – - – Touched (Manifesto Records
“Most likely to kick sand into Elliott Smith’s face.”
Rufus Wainwright – - – Poses (DreamWorks)
“Most likely to overshadow his father’s works and make him even more jealous than he probably already is.”
The Soundtrack of Our Lives – - – Behind The Music (Hidden Agenda)
“Most likely to conquer the world as their Viking fore-fathers once attempted to do.”
Junior Class
Jim O’Rourke – - – Insignificance (Drag City)
Sparklehorse – - – It’s A Wonderful Life (Capitol)
Sloan – - – Pretty Together (Murderrecords)
Red House Painters – - – Old Ramon (Sub Pop)
The Kingsbury Manx – - – Let You Down (Overcoat)
Sunset Valley – - – Icepond (Barsuk)
Sophmore Class
Tenacious D – - – Tenacious D (Epic)
Neilson Hubbard – - – Why Men Fail (Parasol)
Ryan Adams – - – Gold (Lost Highway)
Whiskeytown – - – Pneumonia (Lost Highway)
Tortoise – - – Standards (Thrill Jockey)
“Reissue” Class
George Harrison – - – All Things Must Pass (Capitol)
“Lost Classic” Class
Nick Lowe – - – Jesus of Cool (Demon Records)
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