Wish I had something interesting to say; alas, the only news I have is that 2010 was a pretty – I said pretty – good year for new music. These are my 15 fave raves, in some particular order.
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1. Ted Leo/Pharmacists – The Brutalist Bricks
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2. Sharon Van Etten – Epic
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3. Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
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4. The National – High Violet
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5. Titus Andronicus – The Monitor
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6. The Thermals – Personal Life
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7. She & Him – Vol. 2
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8. Best Coast – Crazy For You
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9. Setting Sun – Fantasurreal
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10. The Hold Steady – Heaven Is Whenever
11. The Bird & The Bee – Interpreting The Masters Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall & John Oates
12. The New Pornographers – Together
13. The Mimicking Birds – Self Titled
14. Nightmares For A Week – Don’t Die
15. Olafur Arnalds – And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness
LIVE SHOWS!!
The Hold Steady – Bearsville Theater 4/8/10
The Hold Steady – The Linda 4/7/10
The National/The Antlers – Radio City Music Hall 6/16/10
Neil Young/Bert Jansch – Palace Theatre 5/18/10
Yo La Tengo/Bonnie Prince Billy – Maxwell’s 12/7/10
New Pornographers – Bearsville Theater 5/6/10
The Flaming Lips – Mid-Hudson Civic Center 4/17/10
GOOD MOVIES
Black Swan
The Social Network
Easy A
The Kids Are All Right
Carlos (The abbreviated version!)
The Town
JOHN GREAK