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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Great Lake Swimmers
Lost Channels
(Nettwerk)
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Lost Channels, the fourth LP from Canadian folk band Great Lake Swimmers, is another hypnotic, autumnal collection that draws inspiration equally from slowcore pioneer Mark Kozelek and his endeavors, as well as the early-’90s pastoral balladry of R.E.M. (ahem, “Losing My Religion”). – Brian G., Hollywood








