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Mark Lanegan Band: Blues Funeral
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Earth: Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II
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Fionn Regan: 100 Acres of Sycamore
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Loma Prieta: I.V.
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Schoolboy Q: Habits & Contradictions
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Leonard Cohen: Old Ideas
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Howler:America Give Up
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Nada Surf:The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy
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Lana Del Rey:Born to Die
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Cloud Nothings:Attack on Memory
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First Aid Kit:The Lion's Roar
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Chairlift: Something
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Anthony Green:Beautiful Things
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The Big Pink:Future This
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Gates of Mourning:Nightfall Blooms and Golden Horns
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Nicole Miglis:EP
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Kathleen Edwards:Voyageur
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James Blake:Love What Happened Here
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Alcest:Les Voyages de l'Ame
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The Weeknd:Echoes of Silence
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Best Albums of 2011
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Best Songs 2011
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M83:Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
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Feist: Metals
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Wilco:The Whole Love
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Tom Waits:Bad As Me
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Wolves in the Throne Room:Celestial Lineage
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A.A. Bondy: Believers
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Slow Club:Paradise
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Mates of State:Mountaintops
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Gotye:Making Mirrors
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St. Vincent:Strange Mercy
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Mister Heavenly:Out of Love
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The War On Drugs:Slave Ambient
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Blood Orange:Coastal Grooves
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Active Child:You Are All I See
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Yip-Yip:Bone Up
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Maximino:Not So Cold, Cave
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Thee Oh Sees:Castlemania
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Timber Timbre:Creep On Creepin' On
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Watch The Throne
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Little Dragon:Ritual Union
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Liturgy:Aesthethica
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The Cool Kids:When Fish Ride Bicycles
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Gang Gang Dance:Eye Contact
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Bon Iver:Bon Iver
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John Maus:We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
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TOKiMONSTA:Creature Dreams EP
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The Wooden Birds:Two Matchsticks
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Jamie XX:Far Nearer/Beat For
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The Antlers:Burst Apart
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Death Cab for Cutie:Codes and Keys
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Dangermouse & Daniele Luppi:Rome
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David Bazan: Strange Negotiations [Barsuk]
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Thurston Moore:Demolished Thoughts
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Foster The People:Torches
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Explosions in the Sky:Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
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My Morning Jacket:Circuital
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Man Man:Life Fantastic
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Okkervil River:I Am Very Far
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Pygmy Lush:Old Friends
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Elzhi:Elmatic
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Beastie Boys:Hot Sauce Committee Part 2
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Fleet Foxes:Helplessness Blues
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Young Widows:In And Out Of Youth And Lightness
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Gil Scott-Heron/Jamie XX:We're New Here
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J-Rocc:Some Cold Rock Stuf
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Little Scream:The Golden Record
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Cut Copy:Zonoscope
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Panda Bear:Tomboy
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Pains of Being Pure At Heart:Belong
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Acid House Kings:Music Sounds Better With You
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Bibio:Mind Bokeh
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Vacation Dad:Hot Pizza
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Peter Bjorn and John:Gimme Some
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The Weeknd:House of Balloons
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Mountain Goats:All Eternals Deck
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Reks:Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme
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The Strokes:Angles
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Cold Cave:Cherish The Light Years
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Wye Oak:Civilian
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Shugo Tokumaru:Port Entropy
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Lykke Li:Wounded Rhymes
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PJ Harvey:Let England Shake
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Puro Instinct:Headbangers In Ecstasy
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Anna Calvi:Anna Calvi
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Bob On Blonde:The Banana Battle EP
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Toro Y Moi:Underneath The Pine
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La Sera:La Sera
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Radiohead:The King of Limbs
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Stalley:Intelligent Trunk Music
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James Blake:James Blake
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Com Truise:Cyanide Sisters EP
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Peanut Butter:Peanut Butter
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Whirl:Distressor
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Braids:Native Speaker
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Destroyer:Kaputt
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Adele:21
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Iron & Wine:Kiss Each Other Clean
Anthony Green:Beautiful Things
Tags: Anthony Green, Circa Survive, Photo Finish, Saosin
Photo Finish; 2012
Dropped by Anna Kimura
Anthony Green, rocker frontman for well-known bands such as Circa Survive, Saosin and The Sound of Animals Fighting, has had significant experience with blending and bending genres. But if there’s one thing that Anthony Green is known for, it’s his raw, trembling, hauntingly distinct voice. His previous solo album, Avalon, which was released in 2009, was characterized by this simple beauty.
Green’s newest work, entitled Beautiful Things, seems to shift away from his roots and towards a heavier, more complex, alt-rock sound. Less crooning and emotional than his previous work, Beautiful Things focuses less on the vocals and more on catchy guitar riffs and upbeat tempos, and Green’s experience working with the post-hardcore group Saosin seems to have had some residual influence on his sound and style.
The album begins with ‘If I Don’t Sing,’ a bluesy rock, uptempo track, and that same style continues with songs like ‘Get Yours While You Can’ and ‘Big Mistake.’ Regardless, Green’s soloist style emerges throughout the album in songs such as ‘Love You No Matter What,’ and ‘How It Goes.’ The track ‘Do It Right’ is entirely acapella, and incorporates the raw and echoing style that seems to be within Green’s comfort zone. ‘James’ Song,’ which features Green singing over an acoustic guitar, also has the distinctly fragile, wavering sound which he has mastered.
Green’s voice, which seems so much more compatible with acoustic work, sounds at times a bit clumsy when paired with heavier instrumentals, and the magic of it is often lost within the faster, more driving songs on this album. In trying to produce an album that is dynamic and fresh, Green has lost some of what makes his solo work so appealing. A significant amount of forced angst replaces the believability his voice had when he sang about infatuation and broken love on Avalon. The sweetness and simple purity of his previous album peeks out in times on Beautiful Things, yet the overall impression is that this album is lacking some major component to make it feel natural and effortless.
Fri Jan 20
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