Portugal. The Man - Church Mouth (2007)

The Alaskan trio's sophomore release is anything but; it is every single bit as good as their first full length, which will appear on this blog eventually. Easily one of the best Long Players of 2007. An astounding live show, on top of it.

1. Church Mouth
2. Sugar Cinnamon
3. Telling Tellers Tell Me
4. My Mind
5. Shade
6. Dawn
7. Oh Lord
8. Bellies Are Full
9. Children
10. The Bottom
11. Sleeping Sleepers Sleep
12. Sun Brother (Excerpt)


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Beach House - Beach House (2006)

Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand, Baltimore Dream Pop duo Beach House, appear here on their first full length. I am actually starting to enjoy their most recent album (2008's "Devotion") even more than this one, but I am celebrating its release by posting this gem. Look for Devotion soon, I will be sure to post it eventually.


1. Saltwater
2. Tokyo Witch
3. Apple Orchard
4. Master of None
5. Auburn and Ivory
6. Childhood
7. Lovelier Girl
8. House on the Hill
9. Heart and Lungs


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The Moon People (Los Astronautas) - Land of Love (1968)

I am not sure if it is more appropriate to label this album funk, soul, or jazz; all I know for sure is it is very damn good.


1. Land of Love
2. Going Out Of My Head
3. Morty's Harem
4. Last Train To Clarkesville
5. Indian Soul
6. Happy Soul
7. Happy Together
8. Fishin' With Cid
9. Cherish
10. Disadvantages of You
11. Revolt



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The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride (2008)

John Darnielle has done it again!


1. Sax Rohmer #1
2. San Bernardino
3. Heretic Pride
4. Autoclave
5. New Zion
6. So Desperate
7. In the Craters on the Moon
8. Lovecraft In Brooklyn
9. Tianchi Lake
10. How to Embrace a Swamp Creature
11. Marduk T-Shirt Men's Room Incident
12. Sept 15th 1983
13. Michael Myers Resplendent


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Modest Mouse - Lonesome Crowded West (1997)

I decided I should add a classic to this "kick off" stretch of posts, and this certainly qualifies. Expect MUCH more from Isaac Brock and company on this blog in the future.

1. Teeth Like God's Shoeshine
2. Heart Cooks Brain
3. Convenient Parking
4. Lounge (Closing Time)
5. Jesus Christ Was an Only Child
6. Doin' The Cockroach
7. Cowboy Day
8. Trailer Trash
9. Out Of Gas
10. Long Distance Drunk
11. Shit Luck
12. Trucker's Atlas
13. Polar Opposites
14. Bankrupt on Selling
15. Styrofoam Boots / It's All Nice on Ice, Alright



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Panama Limited - Indian Summer (1970)

A little rare Blues/Folk/Psychedelic never hurt anybody! Best of luck finding a physical copy of this album; it is tough enough to find on the internet.

1. Moonshine
2. Set Me Free
3. Citadel Chapters
4. Woman I Love
5. Dangle Wild
6. Eastern Man
7. Indian Summer
8. Future
9. Darkness Brings
10. Laughing



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Amp Live - Rainydayz Remixes (2008)

Amp Live (the DJ / production half of acclaimed hip-hop duo Zion I) graces us with this stellar collection of remixes from the already impossibly good Radiohead LP "In Rainbows". An absolutely must have for fans of either. He did not contact Radiohead prior to his work on the remixes and was asked to not release the material as a result; an agreement was later reached allowing him to do so. Look for recent Def Jux draftee Del Tha Funkee Homosapien (Of Gorillaz, Hieroglyphics, and Deltron 3030 fame) on "Video Tapez".

1. Rainydayz
2. Video Tapez
3. Nudez
4. Weird Fishez
5. All I Need
6. 15 Stepz
7. Reckonerz
8. Faustz

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Beirut - The Flying Club Cup (2007)

Zach Condon's second full length attempt at his unique style of worldly pop folk is absolutely delicious. This album, amongst my favorites of this year previous, has become really important to me lately.

1. A Call To Arms
2. Nantes
3. A Sunday Smile
4. Guyamas Sonora
5. La Banlieue
6. Cliquot
7. The Penalty
8. Forks and Knives (La Fete)
9. In The Mausoleum
10. Un Dernier Verre (Pour La Route)
11. Cherbourg
12. St. Apollonia
13. The Flying Club Cup


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