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1. Bat for Lashes: Two Suns
Everyone who fell under the spell of UK hippie-goth siren Natasha Khan’s 2007 debut, Fur and Gold, had the same worry: Would the attention paid to it (and its not very unattractive creator) s...read more
2. Grizzly Bear: Veckatimest
It’s hardly a revelation at this stage that Grizzly Bear had a good year in 2009. When a Brooklyn psych-folk act makes the Billboard Top 10 (we’re not kidding), that’s news. But i...read more
3. Elysian Fields: The Afterlife
Those of you outside of our fair city may not have reason to know it, but as real New York bands go — the ones who sound like they could only be from New York, who ooze sultry (and mythical) ...read more
4. Beach House: Teen Dream
Everyone knew that Victoria LeGrand and Alex Scally of Beach House had established themselves as permanent stars in the constellation of indie rock. We did ...read more
5. School of Seven Bells: Disconnect from Desire
Sure, both the Deheza twins and Benjamin Curtis, the trio who make up School of Seven Bells, had lots of experience before forming this group, but we can still marvel at how they've managed to more...read more
6. Julianna Barwick: The Magic Place
Julianna Barwick’s voice is the focus of her music to a far greater degree than any other modern artists this side of Diamanda Galas. And that's still true after the expansion of her musical palett...read more
7. Radiohead: The King of Limbs
What do you want to know about the physical object that is the new Radiohead album? Eight songs, a little under 38 minutes; The King of Limbs is pure Radiohead-style slipperiness, and we mean that ...read more
8. Björk: Biophilia
This singular artist's unique trajectory continues. Biophilia swings between dazzlingly technicolored soundscapes, both earthy and alien— which give platform for Björk's unmistakable vocal fli...read more
9. Dirty Projectors + Björk: Mount Wittenberg Orca
Here at Sound Fix HQ we've coined the term Björky Projectors for this one, and the name might stick, because this pairing -- unusual on the eye at first -- has been making sweetly off-kilter music ...read more
10. Cocteau Twins: Stars and Topsoil
Sign of the times: A best-of Cocteau Twins collection that came out on CD in 2000 gets a luxe reissue treatment...on vinyl. And you just don't see a lot of Cocteau Twins in used-vinyl bins, so it's...read more
11. Perfume Genius: Put Your Back N 2 It
It doesn't seem that there could ever be casual fans of Perfume Genius. The music that Seattle's Mike Hadreas makes is so personal that to follow him -- and you should, if you value songwriting tha...read more