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Tobacco - Fucked Up Friends

Monday, January 12th, 2009

One of my favorite music blogs, Indie Ducky, has returned after months of inactivity. Right now they’re doing a three part series on the best albums of 2008. I love their reviews, so I picked up all the albums listed in Part 1, that I didn’t already have. Among those, was Fucked Up Friends, by […]

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The Alchemist - The Alchemist's Cookbook EP

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

I’ve always been a fan of The Alchemist’s beats. His work, from The Soul Assassins, to Mobb Deep and Dialated Peoples, has always been on point. His beat for Nothin, On Me, off Lil Wayne’s The Carter III is the highlight of an album full of great production. The Alchemist’s latest release includes some of […]

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TV on the Radio - Dear Science

Monday, December 29th, 2008

I usually ignore Pitchfork’s reviews. Maybe it’s a case of the hipster hating on the hipster. But, I feel like they try too hard to be on the cutting edge of music and are more concerned with crafting clever metaphors than with reviewing an album. That said, even I must admit, they were right on […]

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Built For The Sea - Built For The Sea

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

I know the last couple music posts haven’t really been the usual sexy gypsy posts—bands you’ve never heard of but really need to check out. But I figured that because Chinese Democracy and 808s and Heartbreak were huge albums that had potential not to completely blow, they deserved mention. But now that they’re out of […]

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