THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2019

1. Guster - Look Alive
2. The Chemical Brothers - No Geography
3. Vampire Weekend - Father Of The Bride
4. Bon Iver - i,i
5. Brittany Howard - Jaime
6. Caamp - By & By
7. Maggie Rogers - Heard It In A Past Life
8. O.A.R. - The Mighty
9. Beck - Hyperspace
10. Trey Anastasio - Ghosts Of The Forest
11. The Hip Abduction - To The Ends Of The Earth
12. Gary Clark Jr. - This Land
13. The Lumineers - III
14. The Black Keys - Let's Rock
15. Allen Stone - Building Balance
16. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Dragons
17. The Head And The Heart - Living Mirage
18. Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
19. Noah Kahan - Busyhead
20. Coldplay - Everyday Life
21. Chadwick Stokes & The Pintos - Chadwick Stokes & The Pintos
22. Dermot Kennedy - Without Fear
23. Hozier - Wasteland, Baby!
24. Joseph - Good Luck, Kid
25. Alice Merton - Mint
26. The Cat Empire - Stolen Diamonds
27. The Avett Brothers - Closer Than Together
28. Citizen Cope - Heroin & Helicopters
29. The Raconteurs - Help Us Strangers
30. Iya Terra - Coming To Light

the playlist: FEB 2019

1. Vampire Weekend - "Harmony Hall"

2. Young The Giant - "Superposition"

3. Ocean Alley - "Confidence"

4. Ryan Adams (featuring John Mayer) - "Fuck The Rain"

5. Josh Ritter - "Old Black Magic"

6. Craig Finn - "Blankets"

7. Better Oblivion Community Center - "Dylan Thomas"

8. David Gray - "A Tight Ship"

9. Broken Bells - "Shelter"

10. Calvin Harris (featuring Rag'n'Bone Man - "Giant"

THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2013

1. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
2. Jack Johnson - From Here To Now To You
3. John Mayer - Paradise Valley
4. Capital Cities - In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery
5. Wild Belle - Isles
6. Matt Nathanson - Last Of The Great Pretenders
7. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
8. The Head And The Heart - Let's Be Still
9. Dawes - Stories Don't End
10. Mike Doughty - Circles Super Bon Bon...
11. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
12. Jim James - Regions Of Light And Sound Of God
13. Pickwick - Can't Talk Medicine
14. Haim - Days Are Gone
15. Moon Taxi - Mountains Beaches Cities
16. Josh Rouse - The Happiness Waltz
17. Gregory Alan Isakov - The Weatherman
18. Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite - Get Up!
19. Stephen Kellogg - The Blunderstone Rookery
20. The Cat Empire - Steal The Light
21. Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers - Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers
22. Brett Dennen - Smoke & Mirrors
23. OneRepublic - Native
24. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Good Light
25. Matt Costa - Matt Costa
26. Carly Ritter - Carly Ritter
27. The Avett Brothers - Magpie & The Dandelion
28. Sara Bareilles - The Blessed Unrest
29. Classixx - Hanging Gardens
30. Kanye West - Yeezus

New Mjusic Tuesday

New music out today worth checking out:

• Bhi Bhiman - Substitute Preacher
• Cary Brothers - Let Me Be
• Classixx - Hanging Gardens
• Pete Francis - Immodal Implozego
• Jay Nash - Letters From The Lost
• Scott Tournet - Ver La Luz
• Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City

THE 30 BEST ALBUMS OF 2010

1. Jack Johnson - To The Sea
2. Guster - Easy Wonderful
3. Josh Ritter - So Runs The World Away
4. Band Of Horses - Infinite Arms
5. John Butler Trio - April Uprising
6. Angus & Julia Stone - Down The Way
7. Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs - God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
8. Vampire Weekend - Contra
9. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
10. Kings Of Leon - Come Around Sundown
11. Matt Costa - Mobile Chateau
12. ALO - Man Of The World
13. Barefoot Truth - Threads
14. Pete Francis - The Movie We Are In
15. JBM - Not Even In July
16. The Black Keys - Brothers
17. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
18. The Cat Empire - Cinema
19. Lissie - Catching A Tiger
20. Good Old War - Good Old War
21. Broken Bells - Broken Bells
22. Rogue Wave - Permalight
23. Griffin House - The Learner
24. Greg Laswell - Take A Bow
25. Joshua Radin - The Rock And The Tide
26. Benjy Davis Project - Lost Souls Like Us
27. Dirty Heads - Any Port In A Storm (Special Edition)
28. Iration - Time Bomb
29. Joe Pug - Messenger
30. Pete Yorn - Pete Yorn

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CD REVIEW: Vampire Weekend "Contra"

Vampire Weekend is definitely one of the most fun bands making waves these days. Their meshing of sensible pop with world music, reggae, and electronic music makes them a unique band, unlike anything out today. This album takes over right where their critically acclaimed debut left off and doesn't skip a beat. They up the ante on this one, adding synthesizers where necessary and even spice it up with some Auto-Tune. "Horchata," which they gave away for free when they announced the album to the world, is most like anything that you'd have heard on their debut. The coolest song on the album is "White Sky" with it's 80's vibe and clever lyrics. The lead single, "Cousins," is reminiscent of A-Punk but with more of an in-your-face delivery. You can definitely sense the influence of world music throughout the album stemming from lead singer Ezra Koenig's work with The Vest Best last year. In particular "Diplomat's Son" and "California English" showcase that electronic/world sound. Vampire Weekend are a breath of fresh air in a seemingly copycat music industry and this album proves that sticking with what works only gets better with time.

New Release Tuesday

New music out today that is worth checking out:

• Jason Castro - The Love Uncompromised EP
• Charlie Hunter - Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid
• Matt Morris - When Everything Breaks Open
• O.A.R. - Rain Or Shine
• OK Go - Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky
• Vampire Weekend - Contra