Music

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   1. Wire: 154

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   2. Wire: Chairs Missing

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   3. Swell Maps: A Trip to Marineville

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   4. Swans: Swans Are Dead (Live '95-'97)

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   5. Swans: The Great Annihilator

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   6. The Fall: 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong: 39 Golden Greats

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   7. Sonic Youth: The Eternal

   Sonic Youth’s return to the indie ranks resulted in no major changes from their previous song album, 2006’s Rather Ripped. The Eternal still features lots of moody mid-tempo grooves; the text...read more

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   8. Oneida: Rated O

   Oneida, a band that has spent more than a decade mixing grand statements with grand absurdity, tops itself yet again with Rated O — a triple-disc (in both formats) release that is worthy thro...read more

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   9. Mission of Burma: The Sound the Speed the Light

   Last time out we were just happy they were back (while noting that the best tracks were written pre-reunion). The stakes are higher here, and the guys come through with a ferocious, far superior se...read more

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    10. The Drums: s/t

    The Drums earned well-deserved buzz for their 2009 EP, Summertime! Following that, the sharp-edged quartet relocated to Brooklyn, setting the stage for its debut full-length, which is packed with a...read more

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    11. Crystal Stilts: In Love with Oblivion

    On their second album, Brooklyn mope-poppers Crystal Stilts expand upon the sound that made their debut so engaging, adding a welcome burst of energy that makes many of the songs danceable and ...read more

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    12. Laddio Bolocko: The Life and Times of...

    Stormy weather approacheth. Though Laddio Bolocko will be a new name for most, this is in fact a reissue of the very first release on the No Quarter label (now the home of Endless Boogie, Doug Pais...read more

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    13. John Maus: We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves

    John Maus is surely the only philosophy professor to have ever served time in Ariel Pink's band. How's that for an opening? It's not just loose trivia talk either, these things will help give you a...read more

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    14. MGMT: LateNightTales

    A gas. Some may ask what the purpose is of these strange LateNightTales compilations, since they are nothing more than mixtapes from high-profile bands and musicians, but when they are put togeth...read more

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    15. Comet Gain: Howl of the Lonely Crowd

    It's been a long time since I've thought in terms of, "This band could speak for me -- I would let them." But sitting here trying to catalog everything that is so right-on about London's Comet Gain...read more

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