Amoeba has become synonymous with music and movie expertise, from the arcane to the popular. Our staff consists of the most passionate connoisseurs of all cultural explorations, from the people who check your bag to the folks who buy your used goods at the front counter! We asked all Amoebites to list their top five favorite releases from the first half of 2009 and beyond!


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Vivian Girls
Vivian Girls
(In The Red)
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A recent favorite. What’s funny is, it had to grow on me a bit. This is rough-around-the-edges, noisy, all-girl punk with pretty harmonies, and lyrics about boys with wild eyes who won’t walk next to you on the street. I feel like I could have written every song on here, if I knew how to write such simple, direct, awesome pop songs. Tough and tender, pretty and not - this rules.
Erin (SF)








