All Amoebites were asked to list their top five favorite releases from the first half of 2009 and beyond! We then had a team of experts decipher some cryptic handwriting, analyze the results and compile the lists into this little book! We hope you find the results interesting and useful!


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Friendly Fires
Friendly Fires
(XL Recordings)
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Friendly Fires’ self-titled album contains driving punk funk grooves with unstoppable pop melodies, joyous vocals, wonky waltz-like rhythms, and My Bloody Valentine atmospherics.








