STAFF PICKS AND RECOMMENDATIONS/CDs ON OUR LISTENING STATIONS
BEST OF THE BESTĀ/CONSENSUS PICKS
(for now)
LCD Soundsystem–Sound of Silver
Sharon Jones & The Dapkings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
Bruce Springsteen–Magic
Sitar Beat!–Indian Style Heavy Funk Vol. 1
Lily Allen–Alright, Still…
Dead Confederate–S/T
Thurston Moore–Trees Outside the Academy
Yeah Yeah Yeahs–Is Is
Amy Winehouse–Back to Black
Luther Allison–Bad News is Coming
The Helio Sequence–Keep Your Eyes Ahead
A Place To Bury Strangers–S/T
Neil Young–Chrome Dreams II
Justice–(Cross)
Liam Finn–I’ll Be Lightning
Holy Fuck–LP
Tegan and Sara–The Con
Rev Organdrum–Hi-Fi Stereo
Levon Helm–Dirt Farmer
Spoon–Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Sigur Ros–Hurt/Heim
Jose Gonzalez–In Our Nature
Moonbabies–At The Ballroom
Ryan Adams–Follow The Lights
Black Mountain–In The Future
Burial–Untrue
The White Stripes–Icky Thump
Twilight Sentinels–Meanwhile….(local)
Cat Power–Jukebox
Radiohead–In Rainbows
Great Northern–Trading Twilight for Daylight
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss–Raising Sand
The National–Boxer
Band Of Horses–Cease To Begin
UNKLE–War Stories
Iron And Wine–The Shepherd’s Dog
Soulsavers–It’s Not How Far You Fall……
M.I.A.–Kala
BRMC–Baby 81
“…AND THE REST
—Hip-Hop—
Aesop Rock–None Shall Pass
Fort Knox Five–RemintedDJ Cappel & Smitty–Blue Eyes Meets Bed-Stuy
Various Artists–Florida Funk 1968-1975
Ghostface Killah–The Big Doe Rehab
Mexican Institute Of Sound–Pinata
Betty Davis–They Say I’m Different
Budos Band–II
Mark Ronson–Version
Talib Kweli–Eardrum
–Techno/Dance—
Koop–Koop Island
Mystikos Quintet–The Second Record Album
Boyz Noize–Oi Oi Oi
Daft Punk–Alive
Susuma Yokota–Skintone Collection: Best of
—Country/Alt. Country—
Gene Clark–With The Gosdin Brothers
Adrienne Young–Room To Grow
Abigail Washburn–Song Of The Traveling Daughter
Always Lift Him Up/A Tribute To Blind Alfred Green
Carolina Chocolate Drops–Dona Got A Ramblin’ Mind
—Reggae—
Various Artists–Serious Times
The Dynamics–Version Excursion
Kings of Reggae–Compiled by David Rodigan & String International
Rod Taylor–Where is Your Love Mankind
Collie Buddz–S/T
—Jazz—
ESW–s/t (local)
Jimmy Smith–Root Down
Mel Brown–Chicken Fat
E.S.T–Tuesday Wonderland
—Avant Garde—
The Berg Sans Nipple–Along the Quai
Soft Circle–Full Bloom
Johann Johannson–IBM I40I, A User’s Manual
Eluvium–Copia
Bexar Bexar–Haralambos
—World—
Various Artists–Sitar Beat! Indian Style Heavy Funk Vol. 1
Various Artists–Sound Affects Africa
Bebel Gilberto–Momento
The Mothers–Township Sessions
Chingon–Mexican Spaghetti Western
—Rock—
Illinois–What the Hell Do I Know?
Bang Gang–Something Wrong
Stars of Track and Field–Centuries Before Love and War
Arthur & Yu–In Camera
Against Me!–New Wave
Birdie–Catherine Avenue
Ferraby Lionheart–Catch The Brass Ring
Fujiya & Miyagi–Transparent Things
Fields–Everything Last Winter
LCD Soundsystem–45:33
Georgie James–Places
Maps–We Can Create
Sea Wolf–Leaves In The River
Yeasayer–All Hour Cymbals
Tuung–Good Arrows
The Thrills–Teenager
