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and Robert Pollard (not all that good, frankly).

 

standard gargoyle decisions + superman was a rocker are shit

 

the takeovers + psycho and the birds records each have like 3 great songs and a ton of filler

 

circus devils is unlistenable, other than the one or two token songs that sound like GBV

 

coast to coast carpet of love starts out inspired and then just fizzles out

 

pollard hasn't released a record that's up to his usual standards since From a Compound Eye

 

unbelievable slump for the greatest songwriter who ever lived

 

after 40 or whatever masterpieces in a row, from sandbox through FaCE, i wonder if he's capable of putting out a great record anymore

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dbt - brighter than creation's dark

hayden - in field and town

jonny greenwood - there will be blood - OST

black mountain - in the future

marah - angels of destruction

sun kil moon - april

the felice brothers - the felice brothers

the dexateens - lost and found

chuck prophet - dreaming waylon's dreams

silver jews - lookout mountain, lookout sea

she & him - volume 1

nada surf - lucky

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Vampire Weekend - "Vampire Weekend"

Marah - "Angels Of Destruction!"

The Whigs - "Mission Control"

Stephen Malkmus - "Real Emotional Trash"

MGMT - "Oracular Spectacular"

Black Keys - "Attack & Release"

Bon Iver - "For Emma, Forever Ago"

She & Him - "Volume One"

Chris Walla - "Field Manual"

Nada Surf - "Lucky"

 

That's in order at the moment but I can see Bon Iver and She & Him moving up the more I listen and Walla falling off the more albums I get.

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neon neon - stainless style

beach house - devotion

fleet foxes - ragged wood

duke spirit - neptune

bon iver - for emma, forever ago

frightened rabbit - the midnight organ fight

elbow - the seldom seen kid

constantines - kensington heights

 

and very much looking forward to death cab, my morning jacket and jenny lewis

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glad to see all of this Fleet Foxes love!

 

they are playing in DC, but only as an opener, so i figured i'd wait until the fall or something when they were big enough to be touring themselves.

 

-justin

 

are they opening for Blitzen Trapper at that show? if so, GO... Blitzen Trapper are frickin' awesome in their own right, and fantastic/fun live.

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Ragged Wood was a tentative album title. I think the Netherlandish Proverbs was from their MySpace page. I'm about 99 percent certain it will be self-titled though. that's what i've heard them say and that is how SubPop is listing it.

 

-justin

 

eta: now their myspace page has taken away the Netherlandish something or other and the cover and put up songs off the full-length as self-titled with a new cover. cool!

 

 

 

>who the fuck are fleet fox?

 

Fleet Foxes.

 

http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes

 

-justin

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Ragged Wood was a tentative album title. I think the Netherlandish Proverbs was from their MySpace page. I'm about 99 percent certain it will be self-titled though. that's what i've heard them say and that is how SubPop is listing it.

 

-justin

 

 

 

>who the fuck are fleet fox?

 

Fleet Foxes.

 

http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes

 

-justin

 

but self-titled is so boring!

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who the fuck are fleet fox?

 

you'd love em dude. > www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes

 

and im 99% sure the album is called ragged wood. we'll have to wait and see i guess..

 

Ragged Wood was a tentative album title. I think the Netherlandish Proverbs was from their MySpace page. I'm about 99 percent certain it will be self-titled though. that's what i've heard them say and that is how SubPop is listing it.

 

-justin

 

eta: now their myspace page has taken away the Netherlandish something or other and the cover and put up songs off the full-length as self-titled with a new cover. cool!

 

ahaa - that answers that then! and yeah - what a boring album title!

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not to argue, but i saw an interview where the guy from the band was talking about the leak and he said that it would not be called Ragged Wood (the way it leaked), but would probably be self-titled. since then, SubPop and their MySpace page are now listing it as self-titled.

 

i've been planning to edit my Id3 tags...

 

-justin

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i think all in the all, the band are pretty pissed about it leaking so early. thing is, the album had been doing the rounds at various labels for months and months before they got signed, so it was inevitable that is was gonna happen... it'll be interesting to see if it has a slightly different mix, when it finally comes out officially.

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i hate to keep arguing with you muller (you can call me an asshole if you want), but Robin Peckinpold (sp?) posted on a few blogs telling people to grab the album. he said they sent the tracks to SubPop via Sendspace so a leak was inevitable.

 

SubPop is bound to be pissed though. I've seen links removed at their request.

 

-justin (#1 Fleet Foxes Fan)

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What I've liked the most so far, in no order:

 

Constantines "Kensington Heights"

The Raveonettes "Lust, Lust, Lust" (2007 but 2008 US release)

The Whigs "Mission Control"

Thao with the Get Down Stay Down "We Brave Bee Stings and All"

Vampire Weekend "Vampire Weekend"

The Ruby Suns "Sea Lion"

Hayden "In Field & Town"

The Gutter Twins "Saturnalia"

Kelley Stoltz "Circular Sounds"

Bon Iver "For Emma, Forever Ago"

Evangelicals "The Evening Descends"

Fleet Foxes "Fleet Foxes"

British Sea Power "Do You Like Rock Music?"

She & Him "Volume One"

 

Need to hear more of:

 

Frightened Rabbit "The Midnight Organ Fight"

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No Order:

The Magnetic Fields - Distortion

Evangelista - Hello Voyager

Destroyer - Trouble in Dreams

Malkmus - Real Emotional Trash

Gary Louris - Vagabonds

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds -Dig! Lazarus Dig!

Liam Finn - I'll Be Lightning

Black Mountain - In The Future

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