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The For Carnation

The For Carnation

2000

Slint grew the fuck up. This HAS TO BE THE MOST UNDERRATED ALBUM OF EVER. It broods and bubbles over/under and does what Spiderland did only with more dread and taste.

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Slint

Spiderland

1991

Doesn't Pajo look cute on the right. This is 'Royals'. This is adolescence breaching an adult pup. Its an embarrassment, and its brutal and fucking rad. Shivers and SAABs and reservoirs. I'm at the circus and i'm spoken word.

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Throwing Muses

The Real Ramona

1991

Probably my favorite album of 2013. I've loved me some 4ad music, including the Breeders (duh) and Belly (huh). Somehow I missed this odd, angular shit. After a spell.

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Quickspace

The Death of Quickspace

2000

I guess 'quick space' died post album. who were you? why? i guess if belle and sebastian fucked karen o and mogwai (thats a menage for you young'ns)=quickspace.

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Alice Cohen

Pink Keys

2012

You get all these ppl mewling: 'that new sky/lorde/kay/janelle/bratninoidicle album/song is so fucking hype' and i expect it to sound like this melted, milted, malted piece of j.jax on slack snack pop. I lose.

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The Raincoats

Odyshape

1981

Don't tell me these girls can't play the raw materials, can't cross the I or carry the 1. This is like Pop Group, Nico, and those good parts on those shitty Raincoats albums amalgamated. 

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Joe McPhee

Nation Time

1970

I see JM with the crew, pre-blow, yelping: "Nation Time, HOO." Kinda like the Bulls, Jordan heyday. I like my jazz skronked the fuck out, and funked the hell up. You win Joe (too bad Katherine is a hoe).