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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll admit it. We fell into the same trap that every magazine and blog on the planet did. The self-indulgent, we-know-what-you-should-like-better-than-you-do Best Albums of 2010 list. Here at TDOA headquarters, we&#8217;d like to think that we&#8217;ve given you some names that weren&#8217;t familiar and provided you with some surprises. But at the end of the day, who better to assess the state of music than the musicians themselves? So, we reached out to every band that we interviewed in 2010 and asked them to give us their favorite albums of the year. Below is the lengthy list that we compiled, thanks to their overwhelming response. The verdict? 2010 was a tremendous year and a great way to start a new decade. We&#8217;ve already heard a number of new releases for 2011 and can tell you that next year may be even better. We&#8217;ve been fortunate this year, to have our readership increase to put us in the same stratosphere as the cool kids. We&#8217;re thankful for the support of our readers, the bands and the publicity firms that work to promote great music that fight the tide of &#8220;dumbing&#8221; that pervades the music scene. So here is our little present [...]]]></description>
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<p>I&#8217;ll admit it.  We fell into the same trap that every magazine and blog on the planet did.  The self-indulgent, we-know-what-you-should-like-better-than-you-do <a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/12/01/top-10-albums-of-2010/">Best Albums of 2010</a> list.  Here at TDOA headquarters, we&#8217;d like to think that we&#8217;ve given you some names that weren&#8217;t familiar and provided you with some surprises.  But at the end of the day, who better to assess the state of music than the musicians themselves?  So, we reached out to every band that we interviewed in 2010 and asked them to give us their favorite albums of the year.  Below is the lengthy list that we compiled, thanks to their overwhelming response.  The verdict?  2010 was a tremendous year and a great way to start a new decade.  We&#8217;ve already heard a number of new releases for 2011 and can tell you that next year may be even better.<br />
We&#8217;ve been fortunate this year, to have our readership increase to put us in the same stratosphere as the cool kids.  We&#8217;re thankful for the support of our readers, the bands and the publicity firms that work to promote great music that fight the tide of &#8220;dumbing&#8221; that pervades the music scene.  So here is our little present to you: the ultimate &#8220;best of&#8221; list, as compiled by your favorite musicians.  Have a Happy New Year and we&#8217;ll see you next year!</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/04/14/tdoa-interviews-stella-mozgawa-from-warpaint/">Stella Mozgawa- Warpaint</a><br />
1. Flying Lotus &#8211; Cosmograma<br />
2. Tame Impala &#8211; Innerspeaker<br />
3. Ariel Pink &#8211; Before Today<br />
4. Charlotte Gainsbourg &#8211; IRM<br />
5. Lagos Disco Inferno</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/07/14/our-continuing-love-affair-with-crocodiles/">Brandon- Crocodiles</a><br />
Dum Dum Girls &#8211; I Will Be<br />
Deerhunter &#8211; Halcyon Digest<br />
No Age &#8211; Everything In Between<br />
Procedure Club &#8211; Doomed Forever<br />
Moon Duo &#8211; Escape<br />
Reading Rainbow &#8211; Prism Eyes<br />
Tamaryn &#8211; The Waves<br />
Heavy Hawaii &#8211; HH<br />
Fresh and Onlys &#8211; Play It Strange<br />
Woven Bones &#8211; In And Out And Back Again<br />
Twin Shadow- Forget</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/02/23/fall-in-love-with-bolywool">Bolywool</a><br />
Broken Social Scene &#8211; Forgiveness Rock Record<br />
Broken Bells &#8211; Broken  Bells<br />
For a Minor Reflection &#8211; Höldum í átt að óreiðu<br />
Tamaryn &#8211; The Waves<br />
Dreamend &#8211; So I ate myself, bite by bite<br />
Mogwai &#8211; Special Moves<br />
The National &#8211; High Violet<br />
The Amazing &#8211; Wait for a Light to Come<br />
Dungen &#8211; Skit i allt</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/11/17/get-in-line-for-alana-stewart/">Alana Stewart</a><br />
5. Hurray for The Riff Raff- Young Blood Blues<br />
4. Maria Peszek- Moje Miasto<br />
3. Lykke Li- Youth Novels<br />
2. Gonzalez- Solo Piano<br />
1. Neko Case- Fox Confessor Brings the Floor</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/02/03/fall-in-love-with-twiggy-frostbite/">Anna-Karin- Twiggy Frostbite</a><br />
Jonsi &#8211; Go Do<br />
Robyn &#8211; Body Talk pt 1<br />
Efterklang &#8211; Magic Chairs<br />
The Tallest Man on Earth &#8211; The Wild Hunt<br />
Florence and the Machine &#8211; Between Two Lungs</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2009/08/19/your-new-favorite-band-the-joy-formidable/">Rhydian Dafydd- The Joy Formidable</a><br />
1. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs<br />
Perhaps more of a grower than Funeral or Neon Bible, but another beautiful , dynamic body of work by the Canadian virtuosos.<br />
It&#8217;s a carefully thought out record, the sequence of tracks feels very considered, the structure taking on almost classical structure with themes repeating and haunting opener &#8216;The Suburbs&#8217; (a hauntingly beautiful struggle with modernity) being reprised at the end of the album. Regine Chassagne&#8217;s voice ( something I consider their secret weapon) is magnificent on Sprawl II (Mountains beyond Mountains) and her vocal is one of many instrumental twists and nuances that make this album compelling, progressive and our stereo, played very repeatedly.<br />
2. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening<br />
Tough to top ‘Sound Of Silver’?! Well, James Murphy gave it a damn good shot here. This Is Happening is darker, occasionally paranoid and it reveals the voice of a  leader and a lyricist capable of emotional breadth. We&#8217;ve got fond memories of listening to this on the tour bus when we were travelling through Canada. It seemed the perfect companion. But you can play it anywhere and it still sounds great.<br />
3. The Black Keys – Brothers<br />
Direct, re-energised; this is the ‘fuck yeah’ album of the year for us. I don’t know if working with Danger Mouse brought a new edge to their sound but we love the crunch on Dan Auerbach’s guitar, the no nonsense approach and the ever-present hooks. We smile and swing our hair around a lot to this record. Favourite highlight: ‘Next Girl’. Yum.<br />
4. Plan B – The Defamation Of Strickland Banks<br />
This record is a breath of fresh air in 2010. It&#8217;s fresh, soulful , lyrically and vocally moving and the vintage production sounds great. The genre feels reignited, it&#8217;s not too polished and the ambitious aim to make visuals for each track is right up our street.<br />
5. Kanye West &#8211; My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy<br />
Once again, Kanye creates an audacious soundtrack that puts many of his peers to shame. Forget the bullshit, the rants, the drama; if we’re talking about the music this latest offering feels more confident, more experimental, more bombastic, even more frenetic. But it seems to work. It could easily have gone too far but, instead of disjointed, the collaborations are tantalising (Bon Iver, John Legend, Kid Cudi&#8230;&#8230;.), the references are colourful and the ridiculously honest lyrics make for an entertaining ride. ‘Let&#8217;s have a toast for the douchebags’!</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2009/11/20/your-new-favorite-band-boat-beam/">Josephine- Boat Beam</a><br />
1. Autumn Comets &#8220;I cant solve your problems anymore&#8221;<br />
2. Havalina &#8220;Las Hojas Secas&#8221;<br />
3. El Guincho &#8220;Pop Negro&#8221;<br />
4. Janelle Monae &#8220;The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)&#8221;<br />
5. Richard in your Mind &#8220;My Volcano&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/03/29/fall-in-love-with-einstellung/">Si Rider &#8211; Einstellung</a><br />
1. Monster Magnet &#8211; &#8220;Mastermind&#8221;. Strong, heavy riffs and big production make for a real return to form after the previous album &#8220;4-Way Diablo&#8221; and its attempt to branch out into territories that Dave Wyndorf simply can&#8217;t compete. God bless Monster Magnet.<br />
2. Crocodiles &#8211; &#8220;Sleep Forever&#8221;. Yes, they sound like The Marychain. Yes, they show their influences on their sleeves. Who cares? Reverb drenched, bubblegum psychedelia will always have its place. Good on &#8216;em.<br />
3. Black Mountain &#8211; &#8220;Wilderness Heart&#8221;. The only Black Mountain album I have but I&#8217;ll be after more. Psychedelic acid rock blues has always been dear to my heart and Black Mountain prove its continual importance.<br />
4. Grinderman &#8211; &#8220;2&#8243;. This is just down right dirty. I missed the first album mainly cos I never really got Nick Cave even though I was a big Birthday Party fan. The guitar reminds me more of the Birthday Party then the Bad Seeds. I&#8217;ll be looking for the first album.<br />
5. Soundgarden &#8211; &#8220;Telephantasm&#8221;. Essentially a &#8216;best of&#8217; retrospective, you could be forgiven for wondering why this has been released. Okay they&#8217;ve got back together and maybe it&#8217;s the easiest thing to do? I don&#8217;t care, it flows really well, has a couple of unreleased live tracks, an unreleased studio track, a DVD full of possibly some of the cheesiest &#8216;rock-gods&#8217; videos the cool side of Bon Jovi and a lovely fold-out digipak sleeve which I&#8217;m a sad old sucker for every time!</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/03/29/fall-in-love-with-einstellung/">Steve Hough &#8211; Einstellung</a><br />
1. Deftones – “Diamond Eyes”. Far and away my fave this year, an awesome ride.<br />
2. Amusement Parks On Fire &#8211; “Road Eyes”. Epic shoegaze.<br />
3. The Dillinger Escape Plan &#8211; “Option Paralysis”. Exhausting but satisfying.<br />
4. Torche &#8211; “Songs For Singles”. Stripped down and direct pop rockers. (might be classed as a mini LP though).<br />
5. Tweak Bird- Self Titled. Just because it makes me smile. </p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/06/09/your-new-favorite-band-the-prids/">Mistina La Fave- The Prids</a><br />
1. Wild Nothing &#8216;Gemini&#8217;<br />
2. Crocodiles &#8216;Sleep Forever&#8217;<br />
3. Monster Movie &#8216;Everyone is a Ghost&#8217;<br />
4. Me You Us Them &#8216;Post-Data&#8217;<br />
5. The National &#8216;High Violet&#8217;</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2009/10/13/your-new-favorite-band-apteka/">Adam- Apteka</a><br />
Tame Imapla- Innerspeaker<br />
Radio Dept-Clinging To A Scheme<br />
Disappears-Lux<br />
Crocodiles-Sleep Forever<br />
Deerhunter-Halcyon Digest</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/10/07/atari-teenage-riot-the-alec-empire-interview/">Nic Endo- Atari Teenage Riot</a><br />
1. Rat Eyes &#8211; Dickheads Guide to Assholeland<br />
I look at a decade full of personal top ten lists and wonder if things are really getting worse every year? Stopped reading those lists in magazines a long time ago. When I heard this seven inch it felt like watching a beach full of springbreak zombies and someone drops a bomb with icewater on them.  Wake up, world. Rat Eyes defines the new era of hardcore.<br />
2. Swans &#8211; My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky<br />
Didn&#8217;t catch one of their shows as I was on tour pretty much the whole year. Great to have them back.<br />
3. Salem &#8211; Asia<br />
Nothing that new but it&#8217;s awesome music after all. Good name, that&#8217;s half the rent right there I guess.  I wish they were staying more underground and the hipsters would have NOT discovered them. But who cares…<br />
4. Merzbow &#038; Balazs Pandi &#8211; live 12&#8243;<br />
Balazs gave me this vinyl. Fucking amazing stuff. Balazs is a drummer who played with Venetian Snares and many others.  Merzbow is god anyway. So bring both together and you have a rare piece of brutal energy on black wax.<br />
5. Gatekeeper &#8211; Giza EP<br />
I am really into synths music &#8211; who would have guessed… This is very good because these guys (I assume these are guys) know their machines. If you do 80ties synth stuff, do it well.<br />
6. Steve Aoki &#8211; Brrrat (Polydor Remix)<br />
Saw the guy DJ in Tokyo the first time, great energy… This is refreshing when you are based in Berlin like me and have to listen to that minimal Hawtin rubbish all the time.<br />
7. IAMX &#8211; Terrified (Alec Empire remix)<br />
I liked the original, so I was surprised when Alec played me the remix he did of the song. I like remixes that change the song completely.<br />
8. The Knife &#8211; Tomorrow, in a Year<br />
This is as mainstream as I get.<br />
9. CX Kidtronik &#8211; Let&#8217;s Go Crazy (Stones Throw)<br />
The new guy in Atari Teenage Riot. What an insane trip this whole year has been for us. A year ago Alec and him wrote this track, CX wanted me to lay some vocals on here, like riot grrl style.  It took some time to come out, as it was one of the first tracks from his album he was recording.  There are two sides to hip hop these days, the commercial horrible stuff that gets played at Glastonbury festival or something, then the very very underground stuff which is more imaginary than anything else out there. Watch out&#8230;<br />
10. Sleigh Bells &#8211; Infinity Guitars<br />
I kind of like this band. I hope they&#8217;re still around after the 2011 backlash.  Sometimes I imagine I found a 7 inch vinyl of this in some small indie record store in Newcastle or something…</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/12/10/get-in-line-for-dark-horses/">Lisa Elle- Dark Horses</a><br />
L.P&#8217;s:<br />
Bo Ningen- Bo Ningen<br />
Black Keys- Brothers<br />
BRMC- Beat the Devils Tattoo<br />
Caribou- Swim<br />
Arial Pinks Haunted Graffiti- Before Today<br />
Stellar Om Source- Trilogy Select<br />
E.P&#8217;s:<br />
Gazelle Twin- Changelings<br />
Factory Floor- Lying/A Wooden Box<br />
Junip-Rope and Summit</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/09/03/your-new-favorite-record-label-pug-records/">Amanda- Pug Records</a><br />
Superchunk &#8211; Majesty Shredding<br />
Big Troubles &#8211; Worry<br />
Surf City &#8211; Kudos<br />
Wavves &#8211; King Of The Beach<br />
Ty Segall &#8211; Melted<br />
Las Robertas &#8211; Cry Out Loud<br />
Of Montreal &#8211; False Priest<br />
Ariel Pink&#8217;s Haunted Graffiti &#8211; Before Today<br />
The Fall &#8211; Your Future Our Clutter<br />
Sandy City &#8211; Nice Hat (EP)</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/08/20/your-new-favorite-band-me-you-us-them/">Me You Us Them</a><br />
Hooray For Earth-Momo<br />
Refused-The Shape of Punk to Come (vinyl re-issue)<br />
Appomattox-Appmttx<br />
Retribution Gospel Choir-2<br />
The Prids-Chronosynclastic<br />
Stereolab-Not Music<br />
Les Savy Fav-Root for Ruin<br />
Soundpool-Mirrors in Your Eyes<br />
Autolux-Transit Transit<br />
Grandfather-Why I&#8217;d Try</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/08/11/your-new-favorite-band-captain-polaroid-and-the-betamax-conspiracy/">Captain Polaroid</a><br />
1. Los Campesinos! &#8211; Romance is Boring &#8216;Romance Is Boring&#8217; is, for me, the clear winner of 2010. Packed with beautiful lyrical imagery, exceptionally produced and so brilliantly constructed that it can easily be listened to on repeat.<br />
2. She &#038; Him &#8211; Volume 2<br />
3. The Megaphonic Thrift &#8211; Decay Decoy<br />
4. Horowitz &#8211; Popkids of the World Unite!<br />
5. Superchunk &#8211; Majesty Shredding<br />
6. Male Bonding &#8211; Nothing Hurts<br />
7. Shrag &#8211; Life! Death! Prizes!<br />
8. Best Coast &#8211; Crazy for You<br />
9. Manic Street Preachers &#8211; Postcards From a Young Man<br />
10. Everybody Was In The French Resistance&#8230; Now! &#8211; Fixin&#8217; the Charts Volume One</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/07/12/fall-in-love-with-stripmall-architecture/">Ryan &#038; Rebecca- Stripmall Architecture</a><br />
1. Mountain Man &#8211; Made The Harbor<br />
2. Efterklang &#8211; Magic Chairs<br />
3. The National &#8211; High Violet<br />
4. John Grant &#8211; Queen Of Denmark<br />
5. Apparatjik &#8211; We Are Here<br />
6. Crocodiles &#8211; Sleep Forever<br />
7. Gayngs &#8211; Relayted<br />
8. Hot Chip &#8211; One Life Stand<br />
9. Arcade Fire &#8211; The Suburbs<br />
10. Glasser &#8211; Ring</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/06/16/your-new-favorite-band-shark/">Shark?</a><br />
5. Eternal Summers &#8211; Silver  Husband/wife duo make beautiful Vaselines-esque tunes.<br />
4. Male Bonding &#8211; Nothing Hurts  British proto-punk done right.<br />
3. No Age &#8211; Everything In Between  Great things come in threes and No Age&#8217;s third LP may be their best.<br />
2. Ty Segall &#8211; Melted  I want to melt with this album forever.<br />
1. Ariel Pink&#8217;s Haunted Graffiti &#8211; Beyond Today  Should be dipped in bronze and left on the mantel as a testament to the lost art of album-making.<br />
Favorite hip hop album:<br />
Big Boi &#8211; Sir Lucious Left Foot<br />
Favorite world music album:<br />
Konono no. 1 &#8211; Assume Crash Position</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/11/26/your-new-favorite-band-for-a-minor-reflection/">Kjartan Holm- For A Minor Reflection</a><br />
1. The National &#8211; High Violet<br />
2. Sleigh Bells &#8211; Treats<br />
3. Agent Fresco &#8211; A Long Time Listening<br />
4. Wavves &#8211; King Of The Beach<br />
5. Skúli Sverrisson &#8211; Sería II<br />
6. No Age &#8211; Everything In Between<br />
7. Broken Social Scene &#8211; Forgiveness Rock Record<br />
8. Twin Shadow &#8211; Forget<br />
9. Fang Island &#8211; Fang Island<br />
10. Deerhunter &#8211; Halcyon Digest</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/08/04/your-new-favorite-band-our-anatomy/">Andrew- Our Anatomy</a><br />
Australian.<br />
1. A Dead Forest Index &#8211; Antique EP<br />
2. Otouto &#8211; Pip<br />
3. My Disco &#8211; Little Joy<br />
4. Heirs &#8211; Fowl<br />
5. Mystery Twin &#8211; S/T<br />
International.<br />
1. Emeralds &#8211; Does It Look Like I&#8217;m Here?<br />
2. Gold Panda &#8211; Lucky Shiner<br />
3. Blonde Redhead &#8211; Penny Sparkle<br />
4. Sufjan Stevens &#8211; The Age of Adz<br />
5. Lower Dens &#8211; Twin Hand Movement</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/08/02/your-new-favorite-band-blood-red-shoes/">Steven Ansell- Blood Red Shoes</a><br />
1. Pulled Apart By Horses- Pulled Apart By Horses<br />
We toured with this band a lot early in the year when our album came out and we had to wait a few months for them to get signed and finally get the album out.  They&#8217;re my favourite live band in England right now without a doubt.<br />
2. Women &#8211; Public Strain<br />
My bandmate Laura got me into these guys &#8211; we got back from tour and she went to see them in London and immediately called me shouting, &#8220;You HAVE to go to the Brighton show&#8221;.  I&#8217;m glad I did.  Amazing.<br />
3. Autolux &#8211; Transit Transit<br />
These guys have only just released their 2nd album after the first one  came out in 2004.  They have a real west-coast dreamy acid-y vibe to the  noise they make but this album has a bit more use of electronic sounds as well as huge waves of guitar.<br />
4. Rolo Tomassi- Cosmology<br />
This is pretty dense stuff but they found a new really spacey element to their sound compared to the first album.  Another great, live band who&#8217;ve really pushed themselves on the 2nd album to explore something more.  Although to be honest they cover more ground musically in one song than most bands cover in 3 albums.<br />
5. Liars &#8211; Sisterworld<br />
You never really know quite what this band are going to come back with from one album to the next.  I wasn&#8217;t that taken with their previous one, but I love &#8220;Drums Not Dead&#8221; and I really like this one too.  Thematically it seems quite inspired by their return from living in Berlin back to LA and I quite like the aggression that seems to  have brought out in them.</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/08/27/fall-in-love-with-tears-run-rings/">Ed- Tears Run Rings</a><br />
1. Caribou &#8211; Swim (Merge)<br />
2. The Radio Dept. &#8211; Clinging To A Scheme (Labrador)<br />
3. Ceremony &#8211; Rocket Fire (Killer Pimp)<br />
4. The European &#8211; In A Very Real Sense Now (Stolen)<br />
5. The Chemical Brothers &#8211; Further (Astralwerks)<br />
6. Blue Sky Black Death &#8211; Third Party (Fake Four)<br />
7. Wild Nothing &#8211; Gemini (Captured Tracks)<br />
8. Secret Shine &#8211; The Beginning and the End (self-released)<br />
9. School of Seven Bells &#8211; Disconnect From Desire (Vagrant)<br />
10. Bubblegum Leomonade &#8211; Sophomore Release (Matineé)<br />
runners up:<br />
The Cavalcade &#8211; Many Moons (Pebble)<br />
The Depreciation Guild &#8211; Spirit Youth (Kanine)<br />
A Sunny Day in Glasgow &#8211; Autumn, again (self-released)<br />
Robyn &#8211; Body Talk (Cherrytree)<br />
Germany Germany &#8211; Radiowave (THaF)<br />
Phil Wilson &#8211; God Bless Jim Kennedy (Slumberland)<br />
Allo Darlin’ &#8211; Allo Darlin’ (Fortuna Pop)<br />
Benoît Piolard &#8211; Lasted (Kranky)</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/09/27/get-in-line-for-the-lucid-dream/">The Lucid Dream</a><br />
Beach House-Teen Dream<br />
BRMC- Beat The Devils Tattoo<br />
Caribou-Swim<br />
Caribou Vibration Ensemble featuring Marshall Allen<br />
Crocodiles- Sleep Forever<br />
Wooden Shjips- Vol 2</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/09/08/your-new-favorite-band-heinali-and-matt-finney/">Matt Finney- Heinali and Matt Finney</a><br />
1. The National- High Violet<br />
2. The Gaslight Anthem- American Slang<br />
3. Whirl- Distressor<br />
4. Yawning- Noah<br />
5. Murmuure- Murmuure</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/11/19/get-in-line-for-home-video/">Home Video</a><br />
Caribou &#8211; Swim<br />
Hot Chip &#8211; One Life Stand<br />
Twin Shadow &#8211; Forget<br />
Massive Attack &#8211; Heligoland<br />
Washed Out &#8211; Life of Leisure<br />
Robyn &#8211; Body Talk<br />
Arcade Fire &#8211; The Suburbs<br />
Bot&#8217;Ox &#8211; Blue Steel<br />
UNKLE &#8211; Where Did The Night Fall<br />
ceo &#8211; White Magic</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2009/11/02/your-new-favorite-band-the-arctic-flow/">Brian Hancheck- The Arctic Flow</a><br />
1. Belle &#038; Sebastian-Write About Love<br />
2. The Cure-Disintegration  (3cd remastered edition)<br />
3.  The Drums-The Drums<br />
4. Soda Shop-Farewell 7&#8243;<br />
5. The Cavalcade-Many Moons<br />
6.  Starflyer 59-Changing Of The Guard<br />
7.  Foxtail Somersault-Reflection<br />
8.  Two Wounded Birds-My Lonesome (single)<br />
9.  Northern Portrait-Criminal Art Lovers<br />
10. Wild Nothing-Gemini</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/02/10/fall-in-love-with-havalina/">Manuel- Havalina</a><br />
Grinderman – Grinderman 2<br />
The Black Keys &#8211; Brothers<br />
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club &#8211; Beat the Devil&#8217;s Tatoo<br />
Massive Attack – Heligoland<br />
Maga &#8211; A la Hora del Sol<br />
Maika Makovski – Maika Makovski</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/06/21/your-new-favorite-band-las-robertas/">Monserrat- Las Robertas</a><br />
1. Teen Dream-Beach House<br />
2. Brothers-Black Keys<br />
3. Interpol-Interpol<br />
4. Hell to Play-The Whines<br />
5. The Big Black and The Blue- First Aid Kit<br />
6. Astro Coast-Surfer Blood<br />
7. Halcyon Digest-Deerhunter<br />
8. Congratulations-MGMT<br />
9. The Fool-Warpaint<br />
10. Sex With an X-The Vaselines<br />
11. Tiny Monsters-TGW<br />
12. ZO-Zopilot<br />
13. Harlem-Hippies</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/06/21/your-new-favorite-band-las-robertas/">Mercedes- Las Robertas</a><br />
1. Wild Nothing-Gemini<br />
2. Harlem-Hippies<br />
3. The Whines- Hell To Play<br />
4. Beach Fossils-Beach Fossils<br />
5. Beach House-Teen Dream<br />
6. Girls-Broken Dreams Club<br />
7. Heavy Hawaii- HH<br />
8. Weekend-Sports<br />
9. Eternal Summers-Silver<br />
10. Detectives Salvajes- Cairos Papasquiaro</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/06/21/your-new-favorite-band-las-robertas/">Franco aka Ana María- Las Robertas</a><br />
1. Total Life Forever &#8211; Foals.<br />
2. Halycon Digest &#8211; Deerhunter.<br />
3. Brothers &#8211; The Black Keys.<br />
4. King of the Beach &#8211; Wavves.<br />
5. Los Acetatos &#8211; Los Acetatos.<br />
6. Everything in Between &#8211; No Age.<br />
7. Congratulations &#8211; MGMT<br />
8. Play it Strange &#8211; The Fresh &#038; Onlys.<br />
9. Forgivness Rock Record &#8211; Broken Social Scene.<br />
10. Tiny Monsters &#8211; TGW.</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/10/11/your-new-favorite-band-object/">Eric- Object</a><br />
1. Arcade Fire &#8211; The Suburbs<br />
2. Deftones &#8211; Diamond Eyes<br />
3. Alain Johannes &#8211; Spark<br />
4. Retribution Gospel Choir &#8211; 2<br />
5. Fake Hooker &#8211; La Tragedia</p>
<p><a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/04/07/fall-in-love-with-the-ganjas/">Sam- The Ganjas</a><br />
Helmet &#8211; Seeing Eye Dog<br />
Adam Franklin &#8211; I Could Sleep for a Thousand Years<br />
Big Star &#8211; Keep An Eye On The Sky<br />
The Black Crowes &#8220;Crowelogy&#8221;<br />
The Versions- Resurrection Hotel<br />
Ronnie Wood &#8211; I Feel Like Playing<br />
Alice in Chains &#8211; Black Gives Way to Blue<br />
Earhride &#8211; Something Wicked<br />
Tom Petty &#8211; Mojo<br />
Jimi Hendrix &#8211; Valleys of Neptune</p>
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		<title>Fall In Love With: The Ganjas</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there&#8217;s one thing we&#8217;ve learned since the inception of TDOA, it&#8217;s that great music exists throughout the world. We elitist Americans are told that the only good alternative music comes from the U.S. and&#8230;.maybe&#8230; England. Nothing could be further from the truth, as we&#8217;ve brought you great bands from France, Spain, Germany, China, Japan, Canada (did we mention the interview we&#8217;re working on with a band who claims to be from Antarctica?). Now, here&#8217;s The Ganjas from Santiago, Chile who rock and gaze and wear shoes, but not in any particular order. Think Swervedriver meets Oasis (have you seen the video of Andy Bell professing his love of The Ganjas?) meets barbed wire fences. We reached out to the band shortly before the horrific earthquake and were only able to follow up recently. Here&#8217;s the status of the next great rock band. TDOA: We have to admit that we weren&#8217;t aware that there was great music coming from Chile. Is there a good sized audience for your music there and how enthusiastic are they? SM: Today we are a recognized band in the media in Chile. Good reviews in the press, but we are an underground band anyway, you [...]]]></description>
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<p>If there&#8217;s one thing we&#8217;ve learned since the inception of TDOA, it&#8217;s that great music exists throughout the world.  We elitist Americans are told that the only good alternative music comes from the U.S. and&#8230;.maybe&#8230; England.  Nothing could be further from the truth, as we&#8217;ve brought you great bands from France, Spain, Germany, China, Japan, Canada (did we mention the interview we&#8217;re working on with a band who claims to be from Antarctica?).  Now, here&#8217;s The Ganjas from Santiago, Chile who rock and gaze and wear shoes, but not in any particular order.  Think Swervedriver meets Oasis (have you seen <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtqZN90xj4g">the video of Andy Bell professing his love of The Ganjas?</a>) meets barbed wire fences.  We reached out to the band shortly before the horrific earthquake and were only able to follow up recently.  Here&#8217;s the status of the next great rock band.</p>
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<p>TDOA: We have to admit that we weren&#8217;t aware that there was great music coming from Chile.  Is there a good sized audience for your music there and how enthusiastic are they?</p>
<p>SM: Today we are a recognized band in the media in Chile.  Good reviews in the press, but we are an underground band anyway, you know you can&#8217;t be so popular here, singing in English.</p>
<p>TDOA: While preparing for SXSW, we&#8217;ve noticed a few great bands from Chile.  Can you talk about other bands from your country that we should be listening to?</p>
<p>SM: I recommend Intimate Stranger, Casino, Electrozombies, Hielo Negro, Tabernarios, Perrosky, Acido,<br />
 Hell Gang and Los Chinches.  All very good bands, that you can check out on MySpace.  From the past, Los Jaivas, absolutely.</p>
<p>TDOA: We&#8217;ve seen the video with Andy Bell professing his love for The Ganjas.  Do you know how he heard about you?</p>
<p>SM: They were in the hotel in Santiago watching t.v. and saw the video of &#8220;Dance Hall&#8221; or &#8221;<br />
Sonic Redemption&#8221; .</p>
<p>TDOA: In the video, he mentions that he&#8217;s going to pass your music on to Noel Gallagher from Oasis.  Did you ever hear back from them?</p>
<p>SM: No news yet&#8230;</p>
<p>TDOA: Can you talk about what bands have influenced your music?</p>
<p>SM: Wow, there&#8217;s a lot.  From the blues like J.L. Hooker, Canned Heat&#8230;. Lots of classic rock like Hendrix, Sabbath, Manchester grooves like The Stones Roses, Happy Mondays.  Shoegaze stuff like Swervedriver, Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, The Cure.  Lotta dub like King Tubby, LKJ.  Metal  like Voivod, old Metallica, C.O.C..  Glam like T- Rex, Jacobites.  90&#8242;s: The Replacements, Screaming Trees, Dinosaur Jr.,<br />
Alice in Chains, Kyuss, &#8230;etc.  We are music junkies as you can see&#8230;</p>
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<p>TDOA: We&#8217;ve heard your new album and an album that seems to covers 2002-2007.  Can you talk about how your sound has changed over the years?</p>
<p>SM: At the first we just jammin&#8217; for hours and recorded that, with time we started to make more &#8220;songs&#8221;, but we&#8217;re still jammin&#8217; a lot.  Each album has a different sound because of the different people who play with us.  For example, on the &#8220;Laydown&#8221; album we played with Luife, who plays keyboards.  On &#8220;Daybreak&#8221; Rod plays guitar, and our last album &#8220;Loose&#8221;, Pablo adds his sound. That&#8217;s the Ganjas way, we are always searchin&#8217; a new sound.</p>
<p>TDOA: You&#8217;re playing SXSW in March, but have you played in the U.S. before?  Tell us about your feelings about playing here, please.</p>
<p>SM: It&#8217;s our first tour in the U.S. and we are very exited &#8217;cause this is the place where Rock&#8217;N&#8217; Roll was born.</p>
<p>TDOA: Politically, can you talk about the perception of the United States in Chile?  Has it changed since Obama became president?</p>
<p>SM: Yeah, a lot&#8230;Mr. Bush was kind of scary guy&#8230;</p>
<p>TDOA: What are your plans for the rest of 2010?  Will you release another album?</p>
<p>SM: To record a new album for sure, we have a lot of new songs, and keep touring  around the world</p>
<p>TDOA: It would be rude for me not to ask about the effects of the earthquake.  Were you impacted by the damage?</p>
<p>SM: Oh yeah, this one was heavy shit, our bass player, Pape, lost everything; house, family business.  It was terrible.  I think our country (will) change a lot after this. It will be very hard start all over again. The only good thing of this I think, is that people became closer to each other besides their political thoughts, that divided the country for so long.</p>
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<p>To learn more about The Ganjas, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theganjas">visit them on MySpace</a>.</p>
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		<title>SXSW Preview: The 10 Bands You Must Learn To Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the course of the last three weeks, we&#8217;ve given you an A to Z preview of the best of SXSW. Our ears are still numb, after listening to mp3&#8242;s of every single band playing the festival. With SXSW finally here, we thought we&#8217;d give you a round-up of the ten bands we deem to be &#8220;the best&#8221;. Whether you&#8217;re coming down to Austin or sitting at home in&#8230;.London, Paris or Beijing, we suggest you check out these bands. Click on the band name to find out more about the band. In our opinion, these are the bands that combine great music with great live reputations. These are the bands that will leave a lasting impression on SXSW and the music industry for years to come. #1- Warpaint #2- Surfer Blood #3- The Boxer Rebellion #4- The Soft Pack #5- Lovvers #6- Band of Horses #7- The Ganjas #8- Avi Buffalo #9- Grand Analog #10- Kilians]]></description>
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<p>Over the course of the last three weeks, we&#8217;ve given you an A to Z preview of the best of SXSW.  Our ears are still numb, after listening to mp3&#8242;s of every single band playing the festival.  With SXSW finally here, we thought we&#8217;d give you a round-up of the ten bands we deem to be &#8220;the best&#8221;.  Whether you&#8217;re coming down to Austin or sitting at home in&#8230;.London, Paris or Beijing, we suggest you check out these bands.  Click on the band name to find out more about the band.  In our opinion, these are the bands that combine great music with great live reputations.  These are the bands that will leave a lasting impression on SXSW and the music industry for years to come.<br />
<a href="http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/371"><br />
<strong>#1- Warpaint</strong></a></p>
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<a href="http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/5667"><strong><br />
#2- Surfer Blood</strong></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/7131"><strong>#3- The Boxer Rebellion</strong></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/5060"><strong>#4- The Soft Pack</strong></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/1210"><strong>#5- Lovvers</strong></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/5913"><strong>#6- Band of Horses</strong></a></p>
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<a href="http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/319"><strong><br />
#7- The Ganjas</strong></a></p>
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<a href="http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/5316"><strong><br />
#8- Avi Buffalo</strong></a></p>
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<a href="http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/4697"><strong><br />
#9- Grand Analog</strong></a></p>
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<a href="http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/175"><strong><br />
#10- Kilians</strong></a></p>
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		<title>SXSW Preview: The G&#039;s and H&#039;s</title>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grand Analog]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Ganjas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Good The Bad]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[And so it begins. Every year, we listen to mp3&#8242;s of every band scheduled to appear at SXSW. We then present you with an A to Z preview of the bands that we think should earn your attention. Whether you&#8217;re coming down to SXSW (recommended!) or just looking for new music, there&#8217;s no better time of year. There&#8217;s a variety of music here, so buckle up for some different sounds. We&#8217;ll be previewing two letters per day, which&#8217;ll take us right up to SXSW Music Week. Then we&#8217;ll give you our picks for the &#8220;Ten bands you must see at SXSW!&#8221;. This is part 4 of 13! The band: The Ganjas Where are they from: Chile MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/theganjas The band: The Ghost of a Thousand Where are they from: Brighton, UK MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/theghostofathousand The band: The Good The Bad Where are they from: Copenhagen, Denmark MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/tgtb The band: Grand Analog Where are they from: Peg City, Canada MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/grandanalog TDOA Interview here The band: Grand Atlantic Where are they from: Australia MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/grandatlantic TDOA Interview here The band: Grass Widow Where are they from: San Francisco, CA MySpace page: http://myspace.com/grasswidowmusic The band: The Happy [...]]]></description>
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<p>And so it begins.  Every year, we listen to mp3&#8242;s of every band scheduled to appear at SXSW.  We then present you with an A to Z preview of the bands that we think should earn your attention.  Whether you&#8217;re coming down to SXSW (recommended!) or just looking for new music, there&#8217;s no better time of year.  There&#8217;s a variety of music here, so buckle up for some different sounds.  We&#8217;ll be previewing two letters per day, which&#8217;ll take us right up to SXSW Music Week.  Then we&#8217;ll give you our picks for the &#8220;Ten bands you must see at SXSW!&#8221;.  This is part 4 of 13!</p>
<p>The band: The Ganjas<br />
Where are they from: Chile<br />
MySpace page: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theganjas">http://www.myspace.com/theganjas</a></p>
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<p>The band: The Ghost of a Thousand<br />
Where are they from: Brighton, UK<br />
MySpace page: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theghostofathousand">http://www.myspace.com/theghostofathousand<br />
</a></p>
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<p>The band: The Good The Bad<br />
Where are they from: Copenhagen, Denmark<br />
MySpace page: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/tgtb">http://www.myspace.com/tgtb</a></p>
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<p>The band: Grand Analog<br />
Where are they from: Peg City, Canada<br />
MySpace page: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/grandanalog">http://www.myspace.com/grandanalog</a><br />
<a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2009/11/16/your-new-favorite-band-grand-analog/">TDOA Interview here</a></p>
<p><object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Cs1hU2arXnE&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0x3a3a3a&#038;color2=0x999999&#038;hd=1&#038;border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Cs1hU2arXnE&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0x3a3a3a&#038;color2=0x999999&#038;hd=1&#038;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object></p>
<p>The band: Grand Atlantic<br />
Where are they from: Australia<br />
MySpace page: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/grandatlantic">http://www.myspace.com/grandatlantic</a><br />
<a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/02/17/your-new-favorite-band-grand-atlantic/">TDOA Interview here</a></p>
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<p>The band: Grass Widow<br />
Where are they from: San Francisco, CA<br />
MySpace page: <a href="http://myspace.com/grasswidowmusic">http://myspace.com/grasswidowmusic</a></p>
<p><object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TFCg8x2j868&#038;color1=0xb1b1b1&#038;color2=0xcfcfcf&#038;hl=en_US&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TFCg8x2j868&#038;color1=0xb1b1b1&#038;color2=0xcfcfcf&#038;hl=en_US&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="500" height="405"></embed></object></p>
<p>The band: The Happy Hollows<br />
Where are they from: California<br />
MySpace page:<a href="http://www.myspace.com/thehappyhollows"> http://www.myspace.com/thehappyhollows</a><br />
<a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/01/20/fall-in-love-with-the-happy-hollows/">TDOA Interview here</a></p>
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<p>The band: Harlem<br />
Where are they from: Austin, TX<br />
MySpace page: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/harlemduh">http://www.myspace.com/harlemduh</a></p>
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<p>The band: Hogni<br />
Where are they from: Copenhagen, Denmakr<br />
MySpace page: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/hognilisberg">http://www.myspace.com/hognilisberg</a></p>
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<p>The band: Home Video<br />
Where are they from: Brooklyn, NYC<br />
MySpace page: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/homevideo">http://www.myspace.com/homevideo</a><br />
<a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2009/05/21/your-new-favorite-band-home-video/">TDOA Interview here</a></p>
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<p>Previously: <a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/02/24/sxsw-preview-the-as-and-bs/">The A&#8217;s and B&#8217;s</a><br />
<a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/02/25/sxsw-preview-the-cs-and-ds/">The C&#8217;s and D&#8217;s</a><br />
<a href="http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2010/02/26/sxsw-preview-the-es-and-fs/">The E&#8217;s and F&#8217;s</a></p>
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