Music

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   1. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: House Arrest

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   2. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti 2: The Doldrums

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   3. Grizzly Bear: Yellow House

   The musical world scratched its head in puzzlement when our local freak-folk favorites Grizzly Bear signed with the indie-electronica label Warp, home to the likes of Boards of Canada and Broadcast...read more

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   4. Dinosaur Jr.: You're Living All Over Me

   A blitzkrieg fusion of hardcore punk, Sonic Youth-style noise freak-outs, heavy metal, and melodic hard rock in the vein of Neil Young, You're Living All Over Me was a turning point in American un...read more

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   5. Dinosaur Jr.: Bug

   Relatively cleaner-produced and more accessible than You're Living All Over Me, Bug expanded on the strengths of its predecessor, and established Dinosaur Jr. as a major band in the American under...read more

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   6. Dinosaur Jr.: Dinosaur

   Released before the group was forced to change its name to Dinosaur Jr. by an obscure psychedelic group, the band's debut, Dinosaur, is a noisy, impressive, but uneven array of pseudo-hardcore num...read more

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   7. Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind

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   8. Dinosaur Jr.: Where You Been

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   9. Dinosaur Jr.: Whatever's Cool With Me

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    10. J Dilla: Donuts

    It’s impossible to assess J Dilla’s brilliant Donuts without reflecting on the enormous loss of this gifted 32-year-old MC impresario, who fell victim to his long fight against Lupus days after thi...read more

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    11. Amen Dunes: Through Donkey Jaw

    There are "outdoor" records (especially in summer) and "indoor" records. The new Amen Dunes album is indoor and then some; Through Donkey Jaw is so internal that it feels a little awkward to play i...read more

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    12. Colin Stetson: New History Warfare Vol 2: Judges

    Around here we're kind of experts in the usage of saxophone in less than traditional environments. But few have developed the instrument's language as much as Colin Stetson, a frequent touring memb...read more

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