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Animal Collective, "Merriweather Post Pavilion": It's a trip, to be sure. Read More

Here you'll find Part One of participating Athens Ear Buds contributors' picks for Best of the Decade. Read More

Some artists stepped outside of their bands and released fine albums. Read More

Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix // Why do I love Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix ? Read More

The year 2009 will be remembered for many things, including the divorce of Jon and Kate Gosselin, Tiger Woods' infidelity, and of course, the introduction of Keyboard Cat. But aside from those momentous events, some decent music was released. Read More

As a medium, the rock album is so under siege that even Radiohead made noise in 2009 about giving it up for downloadable singles and EPs. The album can't help but increasingly feel like an afterthought in a year where the big thing in rock seemed to be landing on the soundtrack of "New Moon." But even though 2009 may not have produced a wealth of classic discs, there was still great stuff to be heard. Read More

My grudge against Jona Bechtolt was put on hold over the summer, thanks entirely to YACHT's "See Mystery Lights". Read More

Harlem Shakes' Technicolor Health is full of guitar pop gems, but this one is the most magnetic and irresistible. Read More

At the beginning of the year I unleashed an article unlike anything I had ever written for this site before. Read More

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