Originally (not) posted Dec. 26, 2008: Beats/Breaks columnist Corey duBrowa picks his favorite electronic/dance albums of 2008: Portishead (pictured), Santogold, Hercules And Love Affair, Girl Talk and more.
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Editor Eric T. Miller picks his favorite reissues, collections and live albums of the year: R.E.M. (pictured), the Smiths, the Clash and more.
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Collectibles columnist Fred Mills picks his favorites of the year: Triffids (pictured), Spacemen 3, Brian Wilson, Suicide and more.
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Americana columnist Robert Baird picks his favorites of the year: Calexico (pictured), Drive-By Truckers, Catfish Haven, Bonnie Prince Billy and more.
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Amplified columnist Matt Ryan files his year-end report, weighing in on the hits and misses from the loud-rock end of the spectrum: God’s Revolver (pictured), the Sword, Fucked Up, Metallica, Underoath and more.
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Well, color me surprised! In 2008, I listened to more new music than would normally be expected from a rock writer in his mid-30s (none of us actually seeks out new music on our own accord, as the dynamic changes drastically when new music is forced upon us for the purpose of adding another byline to the portfolio), especially from one who’s been missing that perfect combination of “asshole,” “smartass” and “heart” in the same column for almost six years now. Wow, what the hell was that last sentence? The framed mantra in the think-tank room at Apatow Productions? Yes, I genuinely obsessed over a lot of 2008 releases: Fucked Up, Geisha, Neil Hamburger, the beginning of the Oneida trilogy/triptych, Disfear, Destroyer and Crystal Stilts, to name a few. But the year was predictably marred by albums and movements that genuinely irked me. I suppose it would be a mild head-fuck to populate this column with albums I love, but it wouldn’t pack the soft, short-sighted punch of what’s written below.
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Two songs from Other People:
“Watch As They Go”
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“Real Love”
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MAGNET interviews co-frontmen David Slade and Collins Kilgore of American Princes, creators of our favorite album of 2008. As noted in our year-end accolades, Other People (Yep Roc) works out jittery, cool ’80s guitar sounds but isn’t a slave to decades-old fashion. The Little Rock, Ark., band mainly delivers powerful pop hooks—and, as we learn below, a little bit of Jean-Paul Sartre. Slade and Kilgore spoke to MAGNET before reconvening in Little Rock to begin work on American Princes’ next album.
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