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The Solid Albums of 2010

11.05.2010

[LP] BRANDON FLOWERS’ new album isn’t ONLY for THE YOUNG die-hard fans

tonight, baby, you can start again, laughing in the open air, have yourself another dream

♫ Brandon Flowers – Only The Young

So Brandon Flowers’ solo album came out 2 months ago already but I guess I didn’t really rush to listen to it. Disappointing first single “Crossfire” combined with scathing reviews, left me wary of the whole endeavor. Then one day I caught the video for “Only The Young” (below) and had to stop for a moment. First to take in … continue reading

Written by: Brandon on November 5, 2010.
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11.04.2010

[LP] MARK RONSON & THE BUSINESS INTL have managed to RECORD a damn superb COLLECTION of jams here!

don’t you wanna take a joyride on my tandem? humming on a huffy, don’t i look so handsome?

♫ Mark Ronson & The Business Intl – The Bike Song (ft. Kyle Falconer and Spank Rock)

I never got into Mark Ronson’s last guest-filled album, Version, so I really wasn’t expecting much from this effort (especially after Dave Sitek’s mostly disappointing Maximum Balloon project). The fact is, this is hands down one of the year’s best albums, front-to-back. Ronson blends all kinds … continue reading

Written by: Brandon on November 4, 2010.
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10.29.2010

[LP] LA VIDA BOHEME rock socks whether they are singing BUEN SALVAJE or EL SENTIMENTO HA MUERTO

hey! hey!

♫ La Vida Boheme – Buen Salvaje

I have the luxury of having some of the best readers on the interwebs and it’s recommendations like this that confirms that 10 fold. A few weeks ago Veronica from Venezuela (!) tipped me off to a local indie band that is coming up on the scene over there and after falling in love with the blood quickening “Buen Salvaje” I demanded access to the full album. Language barrier be damned, … continue reading

Written by: Brandon on October 29, 2010.
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10.21.2010

[LP] THE THERMALS are a band I DON’T BELIEVE YOU should NEVER LISTEN TO. You feel ME?

follow my call, follow my voice, fall in the sea, fall in the noise

♫ The Thermals – I Don’t Believe You

The Thermals are back with their 5th LP and if you have never heard of them then this is prime time to start rocking! Long time fans may not feel the same, as the band have gotten more polished and are wielding bigger hooks on Personal Life. This is definitely my favorite batch of Thermals so far! Like a … continue reading

Written by: Brandon on October 21, 2010.
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10.05.2010

[LP] TWIN SHADOW grew on me SLOW but now has me grooving fast

i don’t wanna, believe, be but, in love, i don’t wanna, be, believe, in love

♫ Twin Shadow – Slow

I think I heard and promptly ignored this song twice before catching the video below and quickly realizing the error of my ways. Now I just can’t get enough of that awesome bass line, fluttering guitar magic, and propulsive percussion! It’s a total sing-along dance-moves-in-the-mirror kind of throwback jam that gets better with each listen. Twin Shadow, aka Geroge Lewis Jr., has been … continue reading

Written by: Brandon on October 5, 2010.
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10.01.2010

[LP] J. RODDY WALSTON & THE BUSINESS are USED TO rocking like they DID in the old days

watch your tongue, it’s on my tongue, it tastes good, but it tastes so young

♫ J Roddy Walston & The Business – Used To Did

Ok, time to be honest with me, you guys totally slept on J Roddy’s epic “Brave Man’s Death” that I posted back in June and that needs to be remedied pronto. The man and The Business recently released their debut self titled LP and if guitar music has ever rocked you so hard you woke up … continue reading

Written by: Brandon on October 1, 2010.
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10.01.2010

[LP] EVERYTHING EVERYTHING have good jams weather you are a SUFFRAGETTE or not a SUFFRAGETTE

who is gonna sit on your face when i’m gone? who is gonna sit on your face when i’m not there?

♫ Everything Everything – Suffragette Suffragette

It was Joel & Scott’s Remix Roundup that introduced me to Everything Everything via the Clock Opera remix of “MY KZ, UR BF.”Intrigued by what I heard, and all the blog buzz that I quickly discovered, I got my paws on their debut LP, Man Alive. I’ve been digesting it for a … continue reading

Written by: Brandon on October 1, 2010.
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09.23.2010

[LP] LES SAVY FAV may have watched SLEEPLESS IN seattle while staying in SILVERLAKE. I’m not really sure.

we hit the hills and we hit them hard, with iron wills and with mastercards

♫ Les Savy Fav – Sleepless In Silverlake

Les Savy Fav are one of those bands that I have been hearing about fooooooorever but never heard their music. Their latest album Root For Ruin has been making suck a racket on the music blogs that I decided to check it out. While the album is some solid guitar rock and there are a handful of … continue reading

Written by: Brandon on September 23, 2010.
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09.11.2010

[LP] THE-DREAM will definitely F.I.L.A. up your lady if you don’t have a fresh YAMAHA to compete with this Love King

she said she had a man but i had to pursue her, he ain’t never there, so she let me do her, now i’m all up on her like “oh, oh,” now she all up on me like “oh, oh”

♫ The-Dream – F.I.L.A.

The-Dream is a name I have heard bandied about over the past few years but considering that neitther top 40 radio nor R&B are really my jams I never paid much attention. That all changed 6 … continue reading

Written by: Brandon on September 11, 2010.
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09.09.2010

[LP] BIG K.R.I.T. deserves a RETURN OF attention 4EVA body who dismissed this HOMETOWN HERO

a superhero in the flesh, even at my worst i’m the best

♫ Big K.R.I.T. – Return of 4eva Feat. Big Sant

It’s pretty simple really, I totally underestimated the powerhouse that is Big K.R.I.T. I initially brushed off his blog-storming “Country Shit” as passable and moved on but something kept nagging me to listen further. After all, I kept running across rave reviews of his K.R.I.T. Wuz Here mixtape. So I finally got the damn thing and was immediately … continue reading

Written by: Brandon on September 9, 2010.
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