My Top 10

These are the records that came out this year that I gave a lot of spins. Some notables that snuck their way in are GBV's new album Let's Go Eat the Factory that comes out Jan 24 on Guided by Voices Inc. / Fire Records (UK). Saw the classic lineup - twice this year, and they were fucking amazing and still had the fire. New album reminds me a bit of Propeller era stuff, and they're back to the lo fi sound which works well in my opinion.



and the reissue of Can's 1971 album Tago Mago which is remixed/masterd and sounds soooo good, and also includes 3 live jams that are so so.



National:
The War on Drugs - Slave Ambient
Swearing At Motorists - Postcards From a Drinking Town
Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo
Richard Buckner - Our Blood
John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
Atlas Sound - Parallax
Toro Y Moi - Underneath The Pine
Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost

Local:
Wesley Wolfe - Cynics Need Love Too
Secret Message Machine - Trashface
Gross Ghost - Wicked Game
Mount Moriah - s/t

Also, I can't stop listening to Cat Power, pretty much re-obsessed with her voice lately and getting into her album The Greatest (2006) for the first time. Old school college radio days coming back to haunt me...



It's good Sunday morning cooking/cleaning/sitting/reading music. Apparently she has a new album that's almost done, and is offering a reworked version of her track King Rides By on her website. All proceeds go to charity.  Check it out: http://www.catpowermusic.com/