December 2010
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Christmas In Doc Martens
Every Christmas it’s the same story and I’m sure it’s pretty similar for all of you. You get this pile of gifts, handpicked just for you, and somehow someone just knows you better than all the rest and wins out with the best gift of the year. This year the winning gift comes from my brother Tim who probably knows me as well as anyone ever has. He has been there for all but a...
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Best Albums of 2010: #22
Super Wild Horses - “Goldentown”
While lo-fi and chillwave were seemingly everywhere in 2010, traditionally awesome garage rock and punk seemed to be nowhere. The people that had kept the punk aesthetic alive were dwindling by the day and few seemed poised to lift up the torch and carry on. Suddenly we were struck by an under appreciated album from an Aussie duo and were stoked to...
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Best Albums of 2010: #23
Superchunk - “Learned to Surf”
Superchunk may not have invented indie rock, but few have done more for the little subgenre that could than this band and Mac McCaughan himself. We all know Mac founded one of the most influential record labels in the genre - Merge Records. He’s taken chances on acts and turned some of them into the biggest bands in all the land. Arcade Fire...
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Best Albums of 2010: #24
The Morning Benders - “Stitches”
Before this year I didn’t know anything about The Morning Benders. I wasn’t aware of their debut album, or all the references to The Shins ins reviews about that record. I met Big Echo with a completely clean slate and a keen interest thanks to the involvement of Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor in the project. After all, Taylor had...
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Best Albums of 2010: #25
Belle and Sebastian - “Come On Sister”
Write About Love, what a silly name for a Belle and Sebastian record. We already knew you’d be writing about love Stuart, you didn’t have to brazenly inform us of this fact. You’ve been writing about little else but love for the last fifteen years, and somehow it never sounds old or contrived coming from your talented voice.
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