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I guess a lot more people like Alt-J than are willing to admit. I'm also surprised to learn that their singer isn't in fact a billy goat.
+1 | 12/13/12 11:19 AM
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Kind of reminds me of when Mos Def covered All I Need. Awesome stuff.
0 | 12/11/12 12:31 PM
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I didn't think Laura was going to make it when I gave it my vote, so I'm happy to see it make the top 10. I think this is a great list, but I would've tried to find a spot for Dinosaur Jr.'s I know it so Well (maybe the best rock song of the year).
0 | 12/11/12 12:26 PM
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I like this list...needs The Guns of Brixton and Hateful, though.
+3 | 12/7/12 4:41 PM
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I just want to hear a middle-aged female read me off the list with smooth jazz in the background on the radio.
+5 | 12/5/12 1:08 PM
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Dave Matthews Band put out an album this year? Well, Rolling Stone would be the place to know. I'll give them credit for Hospitality, though. I love that one.
+1 | 12/5/12 12:58 PM
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More time for consumption. By the time we get to the end of December, I'll be gearing up for 2013 releases.
+2 | 12/5/12 12:56 PM
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"She HAS gotten super hot recently, I never found her all that attractive until the last few months." I think on this point, we can all rally together behind the common goal of celebrating this girl's hotness. Stereogum - where allegiances of goodness are formed on a daily basis.
+17 | 12/5/12 12:35 PM
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I might buy that in the context of other super successful top 40 acts, but I don't think it holds any water for this list. I honestly don't care, though. It's not my list (even though 6 of my likely top 10 match this list), and it's not as if you're wrong. I just don't see where this sudden fondness came from.
+3 | 12/5/12 12:31 PM
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Moms! Nicely done.
+5 | 12/5/12 12:07 PM
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Just to add, I'm not trying to criticize anyone for including Taylor Swift. Good for you guys if you liked it, I just wanted to know what it is about her specifically that puts her on that kind of level with people of our musical sensibilities.
+3 | 12/5/12 11:55 AM
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Someone much smarter than me is going to have to explain the logic behind this Taylor Swift thing. If you can convince me why she isn't just a glorified musician for teen girls, I'm all ears. I have nothing against her, but her lyrics are those of a 13 year old in a constant struggle with young/fake love. You know, girl loves boy, boy breaks girl's heart, girl proudly proclaims she was too good for said boy anyway. Add some decent melody, chord progression, etc., and you have Taylor Swift, superstar in pop music. Again, nothing against her, but what sets her apart?
+23 | 12/5/12 11:42 AM
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I'm glad someone finally acknowledged The Shins put out an album this year.
+10 | 12/5/12 11:29 AM
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I dunno, I'm pretty sure a part of my soul died when I saw the Some Nights video.
+5 | 12/3/12 1:49 PM
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I cringed a little when the list started off with fun., but other than that...yeah, list!
+10 | 12/3/12 1:01 PM
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well played.
+2 | 12/3/12 11:33 AM
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Transatlanticism
-1 | 12/3/12 11:20 AM
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Haha that's funny. You switched out "horr" with "whore" and said "whoreible". Did you guys see that? Pretty clever, right? Haha.
+6 | 12/3/12 11:13 AM
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Just for the sake of discussion, should The Source have Swans on their year-end list? Should Decibel include Kendrick Lamar? Some of these publications specialize in specific genres of music, and for them to add things that go against what they like and what their audience likes would just be them bullshitting everyone.
+9 | 12/3/12 11:00 AM
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"You know it’s an irrelevant publication when 6 out of its top 10 2012 artists have been around for at least 40 years." Sorry, but that's the dumbest thing I've read today. Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen made good music this year. Oh, the horror.
+13 | 12/3/12 10:49 AM
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Why do 90% of the people here insist on scoffing at every year-end list by these various publications? I don't know about you, but I would be pretty disappointed if one of these lists matched up perfectly with my taste. I mean, what's the fun in that? It's kind of interesting to see how the tastes of these other readerships stack up. I think it's pretty cool seeing a list with Bill fay and solo albums from the Blur boys. I'm not inspired to listen to other things if the list consists of only things like Beach House, Grizzly Bear etc.
+19 | 12/3/12 10:31 AM
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Well, it has Dr. Dee on it. That's pretty cool.
+2 | 12/3/12 10:13 AM
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60 mil. for Bon Jovi? Man, middle-aged females came out in force this year.
+6 | 11/30/12 2:31 PM
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I really like 808s and Graduation, so it kind of complicates things for me when trying to make a list. I can't say I'm all that opposed to your list, but I would put all his main albums in front of WTT and Cruel Summer.
+1 | 11/29/12 11:43 AM
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It's cool that you speak for everyone in the UK. That must be exhausting.
+4 | 11/28/12 10:00 AM
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I just checked out this Jake Bugg character on youtube...I really wish I hadn't done that.
+2 | 11/27/12 7:42 PM
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p4k gave it like a 4 or something. That place has plenty of disciples, so that probably doesn't help. I thought the album was decent, but nothing special.
+8 | 11/27/12 7:11 PM
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I lived long enough to see an NBA analogy used for Fiona Apple.
+43 | 11/27/12 6:48 PM
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I take solace in knowing it could have been so much worse.
+3 | 11/27/12 6:41 PM
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Sadly, Jesus was not an upgrade over Chris Cornell.
-2 | 11/27/12 12:30 PM
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I didn't like what you liked! AHHHHHHH ANGRY. For real though, I would've thought the members of Dexys Midnight Runners would be selling insurance or something by now.
0 | 11/27/12 12:28 PM
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I'm not one to complain about lists, but Alabama Shakes in the top 10? Come on, man. Come on.
-1 | 11/27/12 12:23 PM
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Berries or no Berries? BERRIES OR NO BERRIES?
+2 | 11/21/12 3:33 PM
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song: Laura - Bat For Lashes video: Bad Girls - M.I.A. new act: Frank Ocean crush: Zooey Deschanel show: Mad Men movie: Moonrise Kingdom viral video: I don't know what any of those things mean
+4 | 11/21/12 2:58 PM
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I'm glad someone said this, because it really is a great album. Unfortunately, people seemed to move on after a couple weeks.
0 | 11/21/12 2:54 PM
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Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
+2 | 11/21/12 1:58 PM
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I'm willing to watch Noomi Rapace in about any situation, even if it's a Rolling Stones video in the 21st century.
+2 | 11/21/12 12:45 PM
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No seriously, man....fun....fuck those guys.
+2 | 11/20/12 12:14 PM
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I guess I'll go against the consensus here: I don't really mind anything about them. As far as trends and the commercialization of a specific sound/genre go, this one is pretty harmless. I'll take a bunch of 19th Century dressed faux folk heroes over most of the mind numbing dance music that all follows the same basic thumping structure that can put an unprepared listener into a state of comatose. I mean, as long as fun. exists, my 'fuck these guys' mentality will be focused elsewhere.
+18 | 11/19/12 4:52 PM
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The Beatles (White Album)
0 | 11/15/12 12:23 PM
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