This was hard. Much harder than I thought it would be. I listened to about 75 albums from 2008, but there were so many more that I thought I “should” listen to, to be fair. Well, time ran out, and here’s what I ended up with. I’m happy with it. I’d really appreciate your comments. [...]
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The year’s coming to an end, and I’m still working on my albums of the year list, but here’s something to whet your appetite. Ten Favorite Songs: 10. Department of Eagles – In Ear Park 9. Fuck Buttons – Sweet Love for Planet Earth 8. MGMT – Time to Pretend 7. Sigur Ros – Gobbledigook [...]
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I’d never heard of this duo before two days ago, but apparently Amadou & Mariam have been around for quite a while now, doing their thing. They are a blind couple from Mali who mix traditional and modern sounds to make some really cool songs like this one, “Sabali.” This song sound simultaneously old and [...]
