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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Mars Volta
Octahedron
(Warner Bros. )
$12.98
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Miike Snow
Miike Snow
(Downtown)
$12.98
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Mos Def
The Ecstatic
(Downtown Records)
$13.98
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| "Hailed by Rolling Stone as 2008's Best Prog-Rock Band, The Mars Volta's pun..." | "Miike Snow is the nom de band of the misterioso Swedish production team bes..." | "Universal magnetic boogieman deftly maintains his positive polarity in thes..." | |||
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Moss
Tombs of the Blind Drugged
(Metal Blade)
$9.98
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My Dinner With Andre DVD
Criterion Collection
(Criterion)
$32.98
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N.A.S.A.
Spirit of Apollo
(ANTI)
$14.98
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| "On Tombs of the Blind Drugged, horror, history, and the occult collide in a..." | "This is one of my favorite films and it’s finally available on DVD th..." | "Producers Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon bring together a varied and often su..." | |||
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Neko Case
Middle Cyclone
(ANTI)
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Obits
I Blame You
(Sub Pop)
$10.98
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Otis Taylor
Pentatonic Wars and Love Songs
(Telarc)
$14.98
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| "Conquering alt-country diva Case is back again with a powerful followup to ..." | "Out of the ashes of the now defunct Hot Snakes comes the Obits. They combin..." | "Taylor's latest album throws a light on the complexities of love in all of ..." | |||
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Panama! 2: Latin Sounds, Cumbia Tropical and Calypso Funk on the Isthmus 1967-77
Various Artists
(Soundway)
$10.98
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Passion Pit
Manners
(Frenchkiss)
$11.98
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Patrick Wolf
The Bachelor
(Nylon)
$10.98
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| "The Soundways label always does a great job in finding the most obscure yet..." | "The songs on Manners are catchy, dancey indie pop that fall somewhere betwe..." | "The Bachelor is theatrical, wistful, and eccentric. The songs mix tradition..." | |||
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Pavement
Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Edition
(Matador)
$12.98
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Placebo
Battle for the Sun
(Vagrant)
$12.98
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
A Stranger Here
(ANTI)
$14.98
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| "The fourth in Matador's series of deluxe editions of the five classic Pavem..." | "Moving away from a major to an indie, and breaking in a new drummer, Brian ..." | "1920s and ’30s blues and pre-country chestnuts comprise this haunting..." | |||
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Rancid
Let the Dominoes Fall
(Epitaph)
$13.98
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Raul Malo
Lucky One
(Fantasy)
$14.98
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Repulsion (Blu-Ray)
Criterion Collection
(Criterion)
$32.98
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| "Their first studio album in six years, Let The Dominoes Fall is essential R..." | "Drawing on his deep love of country, rock, jazz and Latin music, the former..." | "Thanks to its disturbing detail and director Roman Polanski’s adeptne..." | |||
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Repulsion DVD
Criterion Collection
(Criterion)
$32.98
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Son De Madera
Son De Mi Tierra
(Smithsonian Folkways)
$10.98
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St. Vincent
Actor
(4AD)
$11.98
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| "Thanks to its disturbing detail and director Roman Polanski’s adeptne..." | "Son De Madera is leading folks to discover (or rediscover) Son Jarocho musi..." | "Annie Clark used to play guitar for the Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens..." | |||
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