November 2011
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lastly, 2012!
records i’m highly anticipating in 2012:
black keys “el camino”
the jealous sound “a gentle reminder”
john k samson “provincial”
craig finn “Clear Heart Full Eyes”
the long winters (hopeful) lucero ben kweller slobberbone promise ring “b-sides” rhett miller
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I Liked, But didn't Love
glossary “long live all of us”
tom waits “bad as me”
baseball project “vol 2: high and inside”
gillian welch “the harrow and the harvest”
civil wars “barton hollow” lifeguards “waving at the astronauts” augustana “augustana” william elliot whitmore “field songs”
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Should've Been Better
These are records that were weak - things i was looking forward to and felt underwhelmed by
the get up kids “there are rules” drive-by truckers “go-go boots” ryan adams “ashes & fire” aa bondy “believers”
braid “closer to closed”
horrible crowes “elsie”
social distortion “hard times and nursery rhymes” we...
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Honorable Mentions
For the best of the year:
Blitzen Trapper “American Goldwing” Adele “21” Banquets “Top Button, Bottom Shelf” Middle Brother “Middle Brother” Foo Fighters “Wasting Light” Fleet Foxes “Helplessness Blues”
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…here goes. starting at number 10…
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tomorrow i am going to post my top ten for the year…
Yelping with Cormac: Olive Garden →
yelpingwithcormac:
Walnut Creek, CA
Cormac M. | Author | Lost in the chaparral, NM
Four stars.
And so. The day came. The alguacil asked the boy what did he wish for a last meal. The boy asked for a bowl of pasta from Olive Garden. The alguacil considered this and finally agreed saying there was indeed an Olive…
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eyesingtheblues:
“When My Time Comes” - Dawes (featuring Jonny Corndawg, John McCauley, and Matt Vasquez)
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new record
this past sunday i FINALLY finished the guitars/bass for the new record. so now all thats left is vocals, a touch of hammond, some lap steel, a little banjo (from mr pete), a little violin, and then its time for evan to come in and glaze the whole thing with tambourines, and shakers, and handclaps OH MY.
this record has been on my mind since way back when i was working on the let me run record...