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Music: Reggae and Rock Operas, Intimacies and Anthems

5456 days ago

Maxwell defies current R&B on his fourth album. Animal Collective, Green Day, U2 and Neko Case round out the best of rock music for 2009. more info

NOISEMAKERS ON NOISEVOX PRESENTS THE TOP 20 SONGS OF 2009

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Altsounds — From veterans Sonic Youth to newcomers The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, from BrooklynÃ‚Â’s White Rabbits to BritainÃ‚Â’s Bat For Lashes to San FranciscoÃ‚Â’s Girls to three bands who had exceptional years in 2009, Animal Collect... more info

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Rolling Stone's 25 Best Albums, Songs Of 2009

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Stereogum — This morning we looked at an albums list from one of today's most influential sites, so it's fitting to take a pass through yesteryear's authority after the sun has set completely. Rolling Stone's decade-appraising lists were superficially compreh... more info

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Music Weekly: Regina Spektor

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Guardian Music — Hi there listeners, hope you're all wrapped up warm with this lovely weather we're having. This week's show begins with a cosy chat with alt-folk queen, Regina Spektor. The 29-year-old singer-songwriter chatted to Rosie Swash about her current album,... more info

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Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2009

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Brooklyn Vegan — Animal Collective @ ATP NY (more by Ryan Muir) So how the hell did Merriweather Post Pavilion-- an album closer in spirit to the sub-aquatic psychedelia of 2005's Feels and Panda Bear's 2007 solo Person Pitch than its predecessor-- wind... more info

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Sleeve Notes: Can Rage Against the Machine score a Christmas No 1?

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Guardian Music — At first it seemed like a mere internet prank â€“ now it's in with a real shot. The Facebook campaign to get Rage Against the Machine to Christmas No 1 has been gripping guardian.co.uk/music readers all week. By Wednesday, RATM were ahead by a g... more info

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Ola Podrida

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411 Music Ten Deep 12.18.09: Top Ten Albums from 2009

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411 Mania — Take a look at the best music of the year in this week's edition of Ten Deep! From Pearl Jam's Backspacer to Mos Def's The Ecstatic to Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion, see what made the list and came in at number one! more info

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Albums of 2009, No 4: Dirty Projectors â€“ Bitte Orca

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Guardian Music — The aim was to engage with contemporary black dance music. The result? Solange Knowles became a big fan!Who else made the top albums of 2009?It has been a great year for intelligent, experimental American pop: Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear and Dirt... more info

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