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At first I was annoyed with Arcade Fire because I thought they were too critically adored for their own damn good. Then I got over myself and now I love almost every song on the album to death. (Get it? "To death"? 'Cause the name of the album's "Funeral"?...)

Anyway, I'm psyched for their next record, due out in March.

Updated Jan 24, 2007

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Night Ripper by Girl Talk

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One of my favorite (new) records in a while, "Night Ripper" by Girl Talk is one big long crazy mash-up - the first track alone brilliantly squishes all these songs together: "Goodies" by Ciara, "Foreplay/Long Time" by Boston, "Pimpin' All Over the World" by Ludacris, "Breathe" by Fabolous, "Wait (The Whisper Song)" by Ying Yang Twins, "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve, "I Ain't Heard of That" by The Verve, "Wonderwall" by Oasis, "Tennessee" by Arrested Development, "Give Me That" by Webbie, "And Then What" by Young Jeezy, "Follow You, Follow Me" by Genesis, "Bustelo" by Ratatat, "Acid Police" by the Boredoms, "Ooh Child" by the Five Stairsteps, and "Ass Like That" by Eminem. And that's all in two minutes, forty seconds. And it gets more and more genius and awesome and exciting every time you hear it. Yay for illegal art.

Updated Jan 24, 2007

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Good News For People Who Love Bad News by Modest Mouse

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This record made me love Modest Mouse, after many years of resistance. Not a bad song here, and I can't even try to pick my top five favorite tracks - I love it all too much.

Updated Jan 10, 2007

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First Impressions of Earth by The Strokes

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At first I was mad at this record for not being as perfect as the first two Strokes albums, but eventually I came around to loving so many of the songs. Julian Casablancas will always own part of my heart.

Updated Dec 28, 2006

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The Greatest by Cat Power

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It's quite odd to have an album rereleased only 10 or so months after it originally came out, but hey - let's go with it. Not my most adored Cat Power record (that would be "You Are Free"), but there are so many beautiful songs here that I have to include it in top favorites of the year. Chan's voice always makes me knees go weak, especially on the title track, the very lovely "Willie," and the wonderfully high-drama "Love & Communication." Plus, Cat Power + strings just makes so much sense to me.

Updated Dec 27, 2006

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Crushing Love by Some Girls

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One of my goals in life is to make lots of people realize that Juliana Hatfield is a truly great songwriter. I don't seem to have made much progress yet, so here it goes: "Crushing Love," like Some Girls' debut "Feel It" and all of J.H.'s solo records, reveal her to be so skilled at composing pop songs that - to quote a review I wrote earlier this year - "turn heartache into something shiny and lovely, just so we can feel good about feeling bad for at least three-and-a-half minutes." I think that's a pop singer's most noble duty, and Juliana does it better than practically any other artist I can think of today. This album won't change your life (you know, like something by The Shins would - haha), but it'll make you pogo around and sing along while contemplating the complexities of love and loneliness, and it might also make you want very badly to pick up a guitar and wail away. Which is an awesome thing indeed.

Updated Dec 27, 2006

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Death by Sexy by Eagles of Death Metal

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Hi, how awesome is this album cover? If you've never been to an Eagles of Death Metal show before, go now - especially if you're a girl. Jesse "The Devil" Huges (the singer/guitar man) will repeatedly call out "Ladies to the front, mens to the back" and you can rush up to the stage and spend the rest of the show with your head resting dreamily on an amp, staring adoringly at Jesse as he fixes his oily hair with a plastic comb kept in his back pocket.

Anyway, "Death By Sexy" rules my school, and "Poor Doggie" just might be among my top five most-played tracks of the year. "Hot" with 84,000 "t"s.

Updated Dec 27, 2006

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Carnavas by Silversun Pickups

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I love Silversun Pickups foremost because they got their name from the package store where I buy my liquor a lot of the time, but also because singer/bassist Nikki Monninger is so fierce and has this weird, scary voice that gives me shivers, and because there's something about the guitar sound that's really dreamy and reminds me lots of Smashing Pumpkins, in the best way (and I never even cared all that much about Smashing Pumpkins in the first place). Favorite track: "Lazy Eye."

Updated Dec 27, 2006

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Rather Ripped by Sonic Youth

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Sonic Youth are like parents are something - they can bug the hell out of you so bad you wish they'd just go away and leave you alone forever, but in the end your heart's filled with undying love and you're so grateful that they exist. "Rather Ripped" is probably my 12th or 13th most favorite Sonic Youth record, which is to say it's still one of the most beloved albums to have been released in my lifetime.

Updated Dec 27, 2006

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With The Lights Out by Nirvana

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So much good stuff, I feel like I still haven't gotten around to absorbing all of it yet (despite the fact that I ran out and bought "With The Lights Out" the day it was released). The superlong demo version of "Scentless Apprentice" is one of the coolest, scariest things I've ever heard in my life.

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