pmaCAST #10: This Time You’re Gonna Break Down The Walls

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pmaCAST #10 Tracklist
– Get On The Floor (’s Just Begun Remix)
– All That She Wants (The Remix)
– Too Many Questions
Does It Offend You, Yeah? – With A Heavy Heart (I Regret To Inform You)
– Ares ( Remix)
– Circus (Villains Remix)
– Bum Like You
Robyn – Who’s That Girl
N*E*R*D – You Know What
– Chillin’ (feat. Lady GaGa)
– Sky Might Fall
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PS:

Just wanted to point a couple of things out:

1) Veckatimest hasn’t been released yet, so I’m not sure if it counts… but so many of you have put Veck as one of your favorites, I just might let it slide.

2) EPs are fine. So are compilations

3) UK / US releases are interchangeable

4) Manners isn’t out.. nor has it leaked, it’s sort of silly for you to put it up on here. Every other song, aside from The Reeling could suck balls. You wouldn’t know ;)

{ 157 comments… read them below or add one }

josh March 29, 2009 at 8:35 pm

1. It’s Blitz
2. MPP
3. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

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chopsticknick March 29, 2009 at 8:55 pm

1. Manners
2. It’s Blitz
3. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

I know that Manners will be my favorite album of the year. Prescience is a gift I am happy to call my own.

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Jared March 29, 2009 at 9:13 pm

1. MPP
2. Matt & Kim – Grand
3. Dan Deacon – Bromst

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Marie March 29, 2009 at 9:36 pm

1. Passion Pit – Manners
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. White Lies – To Lose My Life

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dan March 29, 2009 at 9:41 pm

1. Merriweather Post Pavillion – Animal Collective
2. The Hazards of Love – The Decemberists
3. It’s Blitz – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Ben March 29, 2009 at 9:44 pm

1. Merriweather Post Pavilion
2. Love vs. Money
3. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

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Nadya March 29, 2009 at 9:55 pm

1. Fever Ray
2. It’s Blitz
3. Incredibad

(Can I stick in a bonus Veckatimest, even if it hasn’t been technically released yet?)

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Marisol March 29, 2009 at 10:10 pm

1. It’s Blitz – Yeah Yeah Yeah
2. Grand – Matt & Kim
3. No Line on the Horizon – U2

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Amie March 29, 2009 at 10:38 pm

1. Fantasies – Metric
2. Why There Are Mountains – Cymbals Eat Guitars
3. Dark Was the Night – Various
(hope that last one counts, if not…put “The Bird and the Bee – Ray Guns are Not Just the Future” in spot 3)

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Sarah March 29, 2009 at 10:39 pm

1. Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You
2. Frankmusik – Complete Me
3. Franz Ferdinand – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

:)

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alfadude1 March 29, 2009 at 10:51 pm

1. Slim Thug – Boss of All Bosses
2. It’s Blitz – Yeah Yeah Yeah
3. NASA – The Spirit of Apollo

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Sudipa March 29, 2009 at 11:03 pm

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
2. It’s Blitz
3. Veckatimest

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Carrie March 29, 2009 at 11:16 pm

So, unrelated to the contest, I haven’t listened to the podcast yet, but I can tell it’s full of win. Why are you so awesome?

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thomas R March 29, 2009 at 11:19 pm

#1 Kelly Clarkson – All i Ever Wanted
#2 Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You
#3 Kylie Minogue – Boombox

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Courtney March 29, 2009 at 11:39 pm

1. Franz Ferdinand – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
2. The Fray – The Fray
3. The-Dream – Love vs. Money

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David March 29, 2009 at 11:52 pm

1) Bruce Peninsula – A Mountain Is A Mouth
2) Handsome Furs – Face Control
3) Hot Panda – Volcano… Bloody Volcano

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john March 30, 2009 at 12:09 am

1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
3. Röyksopp – Junior

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Rowan March 30, 2009 at 12:28 am

1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
2. Pete Doherty – Grace / Wastelands
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz

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Luis Tovar March 30, 2009 at 12:56 am

You know Carrie, I ask myself that question every day…

no, but thanks! Listen to it!

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Mick March 30, 2009 at 2:26 am

1. The Whitest Boy Alive – Rules
2. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
3. Andrew Bird – Noble Beast / Useless Creatures

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Matt Masurka March 30, 2009 at 4:31 am

1. Merriweather Post Pavillion – Animal Collective
2. Fever Ray – Fever Ray
3. Tarlton – Papa Theses EP

that’s the freshest looking watch i’ve ever seen!!

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Ethan March 30, 2009 at 4:58 am

1. It’s Not Me, It’s You – Lily Allen
2. Invaders Must Die – The Prodigy
3. Scream – Chris Cornell

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Michael March 30, 2009 at 5:52 am

1. Franz Ferdinand – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
2. Invaders Must Die – The Prodigy
3.Fist Of God – MSTRKRFT

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Keso March 30, 2009 at 6:33 am

Oh Luis, why did you force (well, kinda :D ) me to make a list of all the great albums :O

Well.. my number three is kind a surprise for me:
3. Cursive – Mama, I’m Swollen
I haven’t listened to this band before but this album is really worth listening too more then once! Anguish, anguish, anguish…
On to number two:
2. The Decemberists – Hazards of Love
Just listen to the album and say that you don’t like it ;) Seventeen tracks of awesome Indie Rock!
AND the one who takes place number one is…
1. Röyksopp – Junior
Brilliant voices that gets your attention and makes you want to hear more! The made a great step from their other to albums to music that pierces your heart and gives you that warm and fuzzy feeling (or maybe I’m alone with that? lol.) I’m really looking forward to “Senior” coming later this year! :)

But let’s not forget all the other great albums released in 2009 (not in any particular order):
The Whitest Boy Alive – Rules
Matt & Kim – Grand
Metric – Fantasies
Handsome Furs – Face Control
Yeah Yeah Yeah’s – It’s Blitz
Fever Ray – Fever Ray [I love Karin]
Franz Ferdinand – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You
White Lies – To Lose My Life [number 4 ;) ]

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Josh Kaplan March 30, 2009 at 6:46 am

1. Merriweather Post Pavilion – Animal Collective
2. Hazards of Love – The Decemberists
3. Noble Beast – Andrew Bird

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Jeff March 30, 2009 at 7:13 am

1. Merriweather Post Pavillion – Animal Collective
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. It’s Blitz – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Stephanie March 30, 2009 at 7:30 am

1. Decemberists – Hazards of Love
2. Damien Jurado – Caught in the Trees
3. Royksopp – Junior

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TContheRadio March 30, 2009 at 7:36 am

1. Walking on a Dream
2. Troubadour
3. It’s Blitz!

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Afam March 30, 2009 at 8:33 am

White Lies – To Lose My Life
Metric – Fantasies
Mando Diao – Give Me Fire

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Ellen Cave March 30, 2009 at 8:42 am

1. It’s Blitz – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2. Royksopp – Junior
3. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix – Phoenix

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Jared March 30, 2009 at 8:49 am

1. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
2. Matt and Kim – Grand
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz

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Jared March 30, 2009 at 8:54 am

Honourable Mention: Theophilus London – This Charming Mixtape

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Walter March 30, 2009 at 9:14 am

1. Tor & Sufjan Stevens — Illinoize
2. Andrew Bird — Noble Beast
3. Beirut — March of the Zapotec & Realpeople Holland

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Anna Westbury March 30, 2009 at 9:19 am

1. Merriweather Post Pavillion
2. The Hazards of Love
3. It’s Blitz

please and thank you~

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Jack March 30, 2009 at 10:00 am

1. The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz
3. M. Ward – Hold Time

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Casey March 30, 2009 at 10:05 am

#1 – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
#2 – Röyksopp – Junior
#3 – NASA – The Spirit of Apollo

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Lars March 30, 2009 at 10:44 am

1. Lily Allen: It’s Not Me, It’s You
2. Tigersapien: E.P.
3. A-Trak: Infinity +1 (at least the free tracks floating around, I would be very happy if I won the A-Trak prize)

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Sam March 30, 2009 at 10:56 am

1- Dan Deacon – Bromst
2- Matt & Kim- Grand
3- Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz

it’s painfully obvious i live in brooklyn. if someone else posted these picks I’d say, “god, what an asshole.” this is my life of self-hatred and living completely from “Stuff White People Like.”

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Julie March 30, 2009 at 11:17 am

1. Tigersapien-E.P.

2. White Lies – To lose my life

3. Franz Ferdinand – Tonight : Franz Ferdinand

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Skip March 30, 2009 at 11:37 am

1. Merriweather Post Pavillion- Animal Collective
2. Veckatimest- Grizzly Bear
3. Actors- St. Vincent

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Kasper March 30, 2009 at 11:43 am

1. Röyksopp – Junior
2. White Lies – To Lose My Life
3. Heroes & Zeros – Simian Vices Modern Devices

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Matt March 30, 2009 at 11:44 am

1. Merriweather Post Pavillion
2. Technicolor Health
3. Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

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Connor Egan March 30, 2009 at 12:05 pm

I would have to say
1. Passion Pit – Manners, seeing that they had a huge ep with only one song going on the album, and the leaked/released reeling is amazing.
2.Frankmusik – Complete Me. the sampler is amazing! and he has so many covers and others creeping around the net that are very good too…
3. A-Trak – Infinity +1, i know its a mixtape/compilation, but its gonna be dope and it had a dose of A-trak in every minute that plays by.

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80's Baby March 30, 2009 at 12:15 pm

1. Doom “Born Like This”
2.Joe Budden “Padded Room”
3. Saigon & Statik Selectah “All in a Days Work”

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turbo March 30, 2009 at 12:19 pm

1. DOOM – Born Like This

2. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest (confident that it will be even better when it comes out on cd)

3. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

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Grayson March 30, 2009 at 12:42 pm

1. Dark was the Night – Various
Best cd of the year

2. Useless Creatures – Andrew Bird
The noble beast half is not even comparable to the instrumental half

3. Incredibad – The Lonely Island

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chaps March 30, 2009 at 12:46 pm

The PMA E.P.- Timid Tiger
It’s Blitz
Wolfgang Amadaeus Phoenix

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Jennie March 30, 2009 at 1:01 pm

1. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
3. Metric – Fantasies

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Andrew March 30, 2009 at 1:01 pm

1. Manners
2. To Lose My Life… (official US release in 09)
3. Sweetheart (oh god I’m a corporate whore)

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Rasmus March 30, 2009 at 1:02 pm

1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
2. Turboweekend – Ghost of a Chance
3. White Lies – To Lose My Life

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Mike March 30, 2009 at 1:02 pm

Matt & Kim – Grand
Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
Passion Pit – Manners

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Laffy March 30, 2009 at 1:03 pm

1. White Lies
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3. Glasvegas

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Tal Hirshberg March 30, 2009 at 1:04 pm

1. Hazards of Love
2. Troubadour- Knaan
3. Love vs. Money

Not out yet but will be soon and will be #1- Asleep in the Bread Aisle

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Nescio March 30, 2009 at 1:04 pm

1. Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
2. Junior (Royksopp)
3. Incredibad (Lonely Island)

(I think I just lost my indie cred :( )

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Yelena March 30, 2009 at 1:04 pm

1. Röyksopp – Junior
2. Lily Allen: It’s Not Me, It’s You
3. Franz Ferdinand: Tonight

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Danielle Shaw March 30, 2009 at 1:05 pm

It’s Blitz!
It’s Not Me, It’s You
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

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rey March 30, 2009 at 1:05 pm

1. Röyksopp – Junior
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
3. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

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Ava March 30, 2009 at 1:09 pm

1. (a)spera — Mirah
2. It’s Blitz — Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3. The Spirit of Apollo — N.A.S.A.

siick watch!

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Warren Lawless March 30, 2009 at 1:11 pm

1. M. Ward – Hold Time
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Vetiver – Tight Knit

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Brandon Kleinman March 30, 2009 at 1:12 pm

1. Thunderheist- Thunderheist
(Luis, you have to check this CD)

2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

3. Royksopp- Junior

Please try not to scratch my watch when shipping it :)

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cToyos March 30, 2009 at 1:20 pm

1. War Child Heroes
2. A.C. Newman – Get Guilty
3. The Boy Least Likely To – Law of the Playground

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Luke S. March 30, 2009 at 1:20 pm

1) Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Looking forward to their SNL appearance on the 4th.

2) The Spirit of Apollo — N.A.S.A.

3) The Crying Light – Antony and the Johnsons

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Taylor March 30, 2009 at 1:23 pm

Blood Bank- Bon Iver
Middle Cyclone- Neko Case
The Fray- The Fray

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Cameron Frantz March 30, 2009 at 1:26 pm

1. Merriweather Post Pavillion – Animal Collective

2.Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix – Phoenix

3. Here We Go Magic – Here We Go Magic

Thanks PMA!

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David March 30, 2009 at 1:28 pm

1. Crack The Skye – Mastodon
2. It’s Blitz – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3. Incredibad – Lonely Island

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BEN March 30, 2009 at 1:33 pm

The Bird and the Bee – Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future
Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You
Swan Lake- Enemy Mine

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Knatterjak March 30, 2009 at 1:33 pm

1.) Its Blitz! – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2.) Insides – Jon Hopkins (might only be out in UK at the moment)
3.) Hungry Bird – Clem Snide

Happy Monday Luis.

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Ryan Spence March 30, 2009 at 1:40 pm

1. Years Of Refusal – Morrissey
2. Tonight: Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
3. It’s Blitz! – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Amadeus Martin March 30, 2009 at 1:42 pm

It’s Blitz – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix – Phoenix
Begone Dull Care – Junior Boys

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Stephanie March 30, 2009 at 1:47 pm

1. Röyksopp – Junior
2. The Fray – The Fray
3. Morrissey – Years Of Refusal

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Adriel March 30, 2009 at 1:47 pm

1. Gustaf Spetz – Good Night Mr. Spetz
2. Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels
3. The Appleseed Cast – Sagarmatha

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Jackie March 30, 2009 at 1:50 pm

1. It’s Blitz!- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2. Metric- Fantasies
3. Bon Iver- Blood Bank (if EP’s count) It’s Not Me It’s You- Lily Allen (if not)

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WillyQ March 30, 2009 at 2:03 pm

Röyksopp – Junior
Morrissey – Years of Refusal
Marissa Nadler – Little Hells

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Jared Mahler March 30, 2009 at 2:14 pm

1. Grand – Matt and Kim
2. Its Blitz – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3. The Spirit of Apollo – N.A.S.A

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Sam March 30, 2009 at 2:25 pm

1. Antony & The Johnsons – The Crying Light
2. Fever Ray
3. tUnE-YaRdS – BiRd-BrAiNs

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Anne March 30, 2009 at 2:34 pm

1.) Its Blitz! – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2.) Merriweather Post Pavillion – Animal Collective
3.) Noble Beast – Andrew Bird

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David March 30, 2009 at 2:48 pm

1. Day & Age – The Killers
2. Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You
3. Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted

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Simon March 30, 2009 at 2:50 pm

1. Dark Was The Night- Various
2. Noble Beast- Andrew Bird
3. The Fray- The Fray

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Ebander Holyfield March 30, 2009 at 2:54 pm

1. Andrew Bird – Noble Beast
2. M. Ward – Hold Time
3. The Lonely Island – Incredibad

that is a bad ass watch! fingers crossed

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Luis Tovar March 30, 2009 at 2:55 pm

Just wanted to point a couple of things out:

1) Veckatimest hasn’t been released yet, so I’m not sure if it counts… but so many of you have put Veck as one of your favorites, I just might let it slide.

2) David… Day & Age is from 2008

3) EPs are fine. So are compilations

4) UK / US releases are interchangeable

5) Manners isn’t out.. nor has it leaked, it’s sort of silly for you to put it up on here. Every other song, aside from The Reeling could suck balls. You wouldn’t know ;)

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cathleeeeeeen March 30, 2009 at 3:26 pm

#1. It’s Blitz! – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
#2. Away From The Sea – Yuksek
#3. Merriweather Post Pavilion – Animal Collective

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David March 30, 2009 at 3:29 pm

1. Its Blitz – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2. The Spirit of Apollo – N.A.S.A
3. The-Dream – Love vs. Money

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Ryan March 30, 2009 at 3:34 pm

1.) Junior Boys – Begone Dull Care
2.) The Whitest Boy Alive – Rules
3.) Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

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Randi Baron March 30, 2009 at 3:50 pm

1. Merriweather Post Pavillion – Animal Collective
2. The Hazards of Love – The Decemberists
3. Spirit of Apollo – NASA

GIMME <3

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Beth March 30, 2009 at 4:01 pm

So early in the year, yet already so difficult-

3)M. Ward: Hold Time
2)Merriweather Post Pavillion – Animal Collective
1)It’s Blitz! – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Those are my first thoughts, so I’ll post ‘em. I know if I think about it too much, I’ll change these three so many times I’ll miss the deadline.

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Bhavesh March 30, 2009 at 4:11 pm

1.Roysopp – Junior
2.The-Dream – Love vs. Money
3.The Lonely Island – Incredibad

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Bhavesh March 30, 2009 at 4:12 pm

1.Royksopp – Junior
2. The-Dream – Love vs. Money
3. The Lonely Island – Incredibad

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Mark March 30, 2009 at 4:14 pm

1. Merriweather Post Pavilion
2. Love vs. Money
3. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

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David C. March 30, 2009 at 4:34 pm

1. Metric – Fantasies
2. Röyksopp – Junior
3. Franz Ferdinand – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

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david March 30, 2009 at 4:36 pm

1. Dan Deacon – Bromst
2. Various Artists – Dark Was The Night
3. Röyksopp – Junior

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Marie March 30, 2009 at 4:42 pm

Luis – I see what you’re saying about “Manners” (it is on my list), but given Passion Pit’s track record so far, I’d be a betting woman and double down on it being very good. Phoenix’s album isn’t out yet either, but it is also showing up a lot. I wanted to put Empire of the Sun’s “Walking on a Dream” on my list, but didn’t know if it counted because it was released in 2008 in Australia but nowhere else until 2009.

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Stan March 30, 2009 at 4:58 pm

1. MPP
2. Fist of God- MSTRKRFT (5.5 or not, I still like it)
3. Incredibad

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bbx March 30, 2009 at 5:18 pm

1. Kylie Minogue – Boombox
2. DMX – Playlist your Way: The DMX Hits CD
3. Korn – Korn: Collected

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Jamie March 30, 2009 at 5:31 pm

1) It’s Not Me, It’s You — Lily Allen
2) Ayumi Hamasaki — Next Level (gotta love the Jpop ^^V)
3) The Spirit of Apollo — N.A.S.A.

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David ~! March 30, 2009 at 5:34 pm

Damn!! Only 3?!?

1 Nonsense in the Dark (Filthy Dukes)
2 Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Its leaked, it counts)
3 THE.PMA.EP

Honerable mentions: Incredibad Merriweather Post Pavilion
Hazzards of love Tonight: Franz ferdinand Dark was the Night TIGER SAPIAN EP :-.D (probably) manners It’s Blitz! (!!!!) and more. BTW there seem to be alot of Davids, so from here on out I am the david with ~!.

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David ~! March 30, 2009 at 5:35 pm

My EP thats dropping in the next few weeks, totally ;-.)

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Michael March 30, 2009 at 5:50 pm

1. Lady Gaga – The Cherrytree Sessions (live) – EP
2. Of Montreal – Mad Decent Remixes – EP
3. N.A.S.A. – The Spirit of Apollo

EP’s Better Count.
:)

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Damien March 30, 2009 at 6:41 pm

1. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amedeus Phoenix
2. Yeah Yeah Yeah’s – It’s Blitz
3. Grizley Bear – Veckatimest

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Ozzy March 30, 2009 at 7:01 pm

Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted
Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You
Utada – This Is the One

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Ben March 30, 2009 at 7:23 pm

Number one at this point would have to be NASA’s ‘Spirit Of Apollo’. SOme of the collabs on there are jut amazing; Tom Waits & Cool Keith, RZA & John Frusciante, and my favourite – George Clinton & Chali 2na.

Number two would be Dan Auerbach’s solo album ‘Keep It Hid’. It’s pretty much a continuation of The Black Keys’ sound, but it has some really improved songwriting and changes in tempo which keep it really dynamic. And damn, is he a great guitarist.

Number three really has me stumped. Not a fan Of Lily Allen, or electro really. Dislike Animal Collective like no man should, but do. I think for numver three I’ll go with The Lonely Island boys’ ‘Incredibad’, solely for Natalie Portman. She’s pretty great.

Pick me for win!

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Manu Joseph March 30, 2009 at 8:01 pm

1. Love vs Money – The Dream
2. Chris Cornell – Scream
3. N.A.S.A – The Spirit of Appolo

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luis Ang March 30, 2009 at 8:30 pm

my 3 fav albums so far are:

*Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
*Beirut – March Of The Zapotec
and
*Sin Fang Bous -Clangour
thanks hope i win, good luck all of you

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kulak March 30, 2009 at 8:37 pm

1. Filthy Dukes – Nonsense in the Dark
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
3. Prefuse 73 – Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian

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Hetty March 30, 2009 at 8:46 pm

1) Fantasies – Metric
2) It’s Blitz! – YYY’s
3) Living Thing – PB&J

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secretagent March 30, 2009 at 8:48 pm

1. Metric – Fantasies (leaked)
2. Peter Bjorn and John – Living Thing (leaked)
3. Various Artists – Dark Was the Night (amazing covers comp from the Red Hot organization)

(just wanted to say that its great reading everyone elses picks! i’ve been checking out so much other stuff as a result of reading all your posts. x)

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Fernando Estévez March 30, 2009 at 10:01 pm

1. The Whitest Boy Alive – Rules
2. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
3. N.A.S.A – Spirit of Apollo

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Aaron March 30, 2009 at 10:17 pm

Swan Lake – Enemy Mine
A.C. Newman – Get Guilty
Grizzly Bear – Veckatemist

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Adam March 31, 2009 at 12:01 am

1) Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2) Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
3) Various – Dark Was The Night

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Tucker March 31, 2009 at 12:28 am

1. MPP
2. Heartless Bastards – The Mountain
3. Bon Iver – Blood Bank EP

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SpruceyB March 31, 2009 at 12:43 am

1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
2. Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You
3. Röyksopp – Junior

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix would be my #1 if it was actually released yet and not just leaked.
Also, I can’t wait for the new Passion Pit album.

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Luke March 31, 2009 at 2:15 am

1.Pure Reason Revolution – Amor Vincit Omnia

2….And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – The Century Of Self

3.Cursive – Mama, I’m Swollen

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Gus March 31, 2009 at 2:39 am

1.N.A.S.A Spirit of Apollo
2.Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3.Röyksopp Junior

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Luke Willy March 31, 2009 at 3:50 am

1) MSTRKRFT: Fist Of God
2) Royksopp: Junior
3) U2: No Line On The Horizon

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Bcks March 31, 2009 at 4:19 am

1. Phoneix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoneix
2. Rokysopp – Junior
3. Howling Bells – Radio Wars

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Rodeo March 31, 2009 at 6:19 am

1- Swoon – Silversun Pickups (just leaked)
2- It’s Blitz! – Yeah Yeah Yeah’s
3- Fantasies – Metric

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Guillaume March 31, 2009 at 8:41 am

1. Late of the Pier – Fantasy Black Channel (Came out on january 13th in the US)
2. Lily Allen – It’s not me it’s you
3. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

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Niq March 31, 2009 at 8:49 am

MSTRKRFT – Fist Of God
A Day To Remember – Homesick
NASA – The Spirit of Apollo

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Eugene Hu March 31, 2009 at 12:16 pm

1. N.A.S.A – Spirit of Apollo
2. Utada Hikaru – This Is The One
3. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

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Marlon Burnett March 31, 2009 at 2:24 pm

#1. N.A.S.A- Spirit of Apollo
#2. Kelly Clarkson- All I Ever Wanted
#3. Lady Gaga-The Cherrytree Sessions (live) – EP

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Jonathan March 31, 2009 at 2:42 pm

1) Royksopp: Junior
2) MSTRKRFT: Fist Of God
3) U2: No Line On The Horizon

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synthetik March 31, 2009 at 3:11 pm

1) Yeah Yeah Yeahs- It’s Blitz!
2) Franz Ferdinand- Tonight
3) Royksopp- Junior

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Daniel Hunley March 31, 2009 at 3:36 pm

1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs- It’s Blitz!
2. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
3. Lilly Allen- It’s Not Me It’s You

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Michael Hopkins March 31, 2009 at 4:26 pm

1. Royksopp – Junior
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. MSTRKRFT – Fist of God

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Adrien Hunter March 31, 2009 at 6:10 pm

My Top Albums of 2009 (so far)
1. Dark Was The Night (Compilation)
2. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
3. MSTRKRFT – Fist of God

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Jeff March 31, 2009 at 7:36 pm

1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
2. U2 – No Line On The Horizon
3. Franz Ferdinand – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
(4. Timid Tiger – The PMA.EP)

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Daniel Bottitta March 31, 2009 at 7:38 pm

1. Tonight – Franz Ferdinand

2. It’s Blitz! – Yeah Yeah Yeah’s

3. Fantasies – Metric

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David Greene March 31, 2009 at 9:59 pm

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz

Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion

N.A.S.A. – Spirit of Apollo

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Rory March 31, 2009 at 10:03 pm

1. “To Lose My Life..” – White Lies
2. “It’s Blitz” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3. “It’s Not Me, It’s You” – Lily Allen

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Rach March 31, 2009 at 11:17 pm

1. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix – these guys need to tour again soon…seeing them live when It’s Never Been Like That was one of THE best experiences.

2. Royksopp – Junior – consistently good…been waiting for this one for a long time.

3. Beirut – March of the Zapotec/Holland EP – Zach’s voice…amazing.

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ben March 31, 2009 at 11:50 pm

1. Two Tongues – Two Tongues
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amedius Phoenix
3. Lonely Island – Incredibad

(unles you count the three Radiohead rereleases, then 1. ok computer, 2. the bends, 3. pablo honey.)

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Caroline April 1, 2009 at 3:46 am

1. The Decemberists – Hazards of Love
2. Dark Was The Night
3. U2 – No Line on the Horizon

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Just Bryan April 1, 2009 at 7:12 am

1. N.A.S.A. – Spirit of Apollo
2. Whitest Boy Alive – Rules
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!

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Devin Middleton April 1, 2009 at 7:52 am

1. Matt and Kim – Grand
2. N.A.S.A. – Spirit of Apollo
3. U2 – No Line on the Horizon

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Joffrey April 1, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Benny K April 1, 2009 at 4:04 pm

1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
2. N.A.S.A – The Spirit Of Apollo
3. DOOM – Born Like This

Got genuinely excited to buy each one each time I went to the record store. Brilliant.

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drew April 1, 2009 at 8:20 pm

1. It’s blitz
2. Joris Voorn Balance 14
3. Invaders Must Die

cool blog and cool watch, i hope i win!
drew

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Corey April 1, 2009 at 11:29 pm

1)On My Radio- Musiq
2)Merriweather Post Pavilion-The Animal Collective
3)Joe Budden-Padded Room

I come here often and I never say anything now is the time!!

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John April 2, 2009 at 3:03 am

The Antlers – Hospice
Max Richter – Henry May Long Soundtrack
Nirvana – In Utero

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Jordan April 2, 2009 at 8:59 am

1. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
2. Whitest Boy Alive – Rules
3. Royksopp – Junior

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Nick H April 2, 2009 at 11:03 am

1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz
2. The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
3. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion

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Michael Pina April 2, 2009 at 1:08 pm

$1_ “It’s Not Me, It’s You”_Lil’ Allen
$2_”It’s Blitz!”_Yeah(s)x3
$3_”All I Ever Wanted”_Kelly Clarkson

That watch is soooooo fresh.

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Garrett April 2, 2009 at 3:12 pm

The Fray- The Fray
It’s Blitz- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
This Perfect Life- Charles Hamilton

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A Singh April 2, 2009 at 4:24 pm

1. Drake-So Far Gone
2. Animal Collective- Merriweather Post Pavillion
3. Sebastian Tellier- Sexuality

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Blezzo April 2, 2009 at 9:25 pm

1. It’s Blitz!
2. Merriweather Post Pavillion
3. Love vs. Money

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turbo April 2, 2009 at 10:26 pm

after just now reading that you don’t think veck counts, i’ll toss in the blood bank ep. fucking beautiful song.

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Liam April 2, 2009 at 10:26 pm

1. NASA – The Spirit of Apollo
2. The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
3. Neko Case – Middle Cyclone

Damn, that watch looks awesome. If I don’t win, I’ll have to buy one.

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godtyckligt April 3, 2009 at 8:22 am

1. Fever Ray
2. The Unicorn and the Lost City of Alvograth – Futurecop!
3. Merriweather Post Pavilion – Animal Collective

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GMM April 3, 2009 at 8:25 am

1. Fanfarlo – Reservoir (Amazed no one else considers this an amazing album)
2. The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!

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Gabriel April 3, 2009 at 11:34 am

1. U2 – No Line On The Horizon
2. Bon Iver – Blood Bank EP
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs- It’s Blitz!

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Liz April 6, 2009 at 7:48 pm

1 – Röyksopp – Junior
2 – It’s Not Me, It’s You – Lily Allen
3 – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!

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Jon April 6, 2009 at 9:57 pm

1. Metric – Fantasies
2. Yeah Yeah Yeah’s – It’s Blitz
3. Bon Iver – Blood Bank

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Kostas April 8, 2009 at 7:13 am

1. Royksopp – Junior
2. It’s Blitz! – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3. A Woman A Man Walked By – PJ Harvey & John Parish

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Adam Bryant April 8, 2009 at 11:22 am

3. Futurecop! – The Unicorn & The Lost City of Alvograth
2. Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted (Deluxe iTunes Edition)
1. Utada – This is the One (US iTunes Edition)

i really wanted lily allen and lady sov to make it on this list but i think these three really outshine them. also haven’t heard the new gavin castleton yet but that might have made it up on here if the whole album is as good as “Coffeelocks” is.

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Bart April 9, 2009 at 11:29 am

For me the best so far is Royksopp’s Junior, then Dark Was The Night and thirf Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ It’s Blitz!

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Kappa April 9, 2009 at 3:39 pm

So far,
1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2. Bonnie Prince Billy

3. Franz Ferdinand

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Mane April 9, 2009 at 3:53 pm

Great blog, great gifts!

Royksopp – Young

Franz Ferdinand – Tonight

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!

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Victoria April 11, 2009 at 3:01 pm

1. Metric – Fantasies
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
3. Andrew Bird – Noble Beast

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