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AGCS’ TOP TEN ALBUMS OF THE YEAR: NUMBER SEVEN

Vampire Weekend - Contra

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HALFWAY HOME - THE YEAR SO FAR

Back in January I wrote about some of the albums I was looking forward to in 2010. Now that we’re halfway through the year it only seems appropriate to reflect on how it’s been so far.

The Highs:

Owen Pallett’s Heartland, which I reviewed all the way back in January, has borne repeated listening well and remains the most ambitious record I’ve heard so far this year. Marking a major step up from the violinist’s earlier work and featuring the confusing but nonetheless intriguing concept of Owen as the all-powerful narrator of an ultra-violent farmer’s destiny in the fictional “Spectrum” world (told you it was confusing), this record is a blinder. Pretentious? Quite possibly, but that doesn’t make it any less brilliant. Read original review here.

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Vampire Weekend - Contra

Yes we may be a bit sick of it now, but last summer (and year infact) was dominated by Vampire Weekend’s self titled debut, and today comes the exciting announcement that their second album, Contra, will be out January 12th, 2010 on XL Recordings.

I think ur a contra 2 m8!

Greg

Discovery - Osaka Loop Line & Swing Tree

I like to get stuff posted up here quickly, but I’ve held back on posting Discovery ‘cos I wasn’t sure. Well, now there’s internetz buzz surrounding them so I’m rushing my shit out to prove I’ve still got it yo.

Discovery are some guy from Ra Ra Riot and some guy from Vampire Weekend that isn’t the lead singer. They have an album. Don’t buy it. It’s full of autotune and sounds for the most part like T-pain covering Postal Service. This is not, ever, a good comparison.

Instead, you can download the two pretty decent tracks on us.

So, rest of album not so good, but, despite it’s most horrifiic misses it is never, ever as bad as Vampire Weekend.

Now, if you’ll excuse me I have some graduating to do, in Journalism of all things. You may laugh, but I’m not kidding!

Alistair

Discovery - Swing Tree by agcs

Discovery - Osaka Loop Line by agcs