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300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues
And once again, you come crawling back for your fix. Like addicts, you spend every waking moment in feverish pursuit, that half-forgotten cigarette burning down between your shaking fingers as you scour the Interwebs in search of new music to sate your craving.
And I’m the pusherman, baby. I helped you out with a quick fix last week, but now you want more. And I deliver. I’ve sifted through the crap to discover the high grade shit you need to mainline in order to be considered even remotely cool. These are the albums you must want and own.
You’re welcome.
This year’s list features a lot of repeat offenders from 2005, so the musical pedigree is sound. And while the number of titles is smaller than last year’s jaw-dropping musical bonanza, quality may, in this case, make up for quantity. There are several releases here that I’m quite sure will still be in heavy rotation on my mp3 player years from now.
But I digress. Without further ado, the music:
30) Pelican, City of Echoes
29) Marnie Stern, In Advance of the Broken Arm
28) Dungen, Tio Bitar
27) Sage Francis, Human the Death Dance
26) Tomahawk, Anonymous
25) Modest Mouse, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
24) The Aliens, Astronomy for Dogs
23) Jesu, Conqueror
22) Battles, Mirrored
21) Earthless, Rhythms From a Cosmic Sky
20) Band of Horses, Cease To Begin
19) The Fratellis, Costello Music
18) Dropkick Murphys, The Meanest of Times
17) Menomena, Friend and Foe
16) Wilco, Sky Blue Sky
15) Son Volt, The Search
14) Dinosaur Jr, Beyond
13) Oceansize, Frames
12) Porcupine Tree, Fear of a Blank Planet
11) Clutch, From Beale Street to Oblivion
And at last, we come to the Top 10:
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