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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For the pre-encore setlist, see the previous post. The encore was: I Hope There’s Love OHNO Fuck It This was my second Dr. Dog show in five days and third in the past three months. From these shows, I’ve learned it’s best to see this band up close, not hanging back or from a balcony. [...]
full review coming later.
I’m seeing Dr. Dog again in 3 days in DC, so I’m gonna do a full review of both shows then. For now, here’s the set list of the Philly show. Sorry, kinda blurry on the encores. Set list: The Old Days Hang On The Way the Lazy Do Fate Today Worst Trip From The [...]