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8. Sufjan Stevens The Age of Adz (Asthmatic Kitty)
If somebody asked you in 2005 whether Sufjan Stevens could "get down," you'd have probably chuckled lightly, settled back into "John Wayne Gacy, Jr." and returned to waiting patiently for "Ahoy From Wisconsin!" Fast-forward half a decade: Stevens has given up the fifty states project; penned a multimedia ode to a highway and suffered minor trauma; written the splashy, synth-oriented groove of "Too Much"; wholeheartedly embraced his rhythmic side again on the thumping "Vesuvius"; composed a twenty-five minute epic that employs auto-tune; and constructed yet another classic Sufjan Stevens album that both confounds and yes, exceeds, fans' expectations.
Stephen Carlick



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November 30, 2010Nameless Poseur1171
Why is the Sufjan Stevens picture the same as The National?
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November 30, 2010Nameless Poseur1172
Because all the pictures are apparently the same!
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November 30, 2010Nameless Poseur1174
Sufjan looks a lot like Win Butler, don't you think?
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November 30, 2010Nameless Poseur1179
Typical, boring list... also missing one of the best albums of the year - Stars' The Five Ghosts.
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November 30, 2010Nameless Poseur1180
Stars are not boring????
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November 30, 2010Nameless Poseur1181
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Stars?!
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November 30, 2010Nameless Poseur1185
What's missing in "Go" by Jonsi. Definitely one of the most unique and best records of the past year.
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November 30, 2010Nameless Poseur1189
What, are you too busy trying to convince yourselves that utter jokes like Diamond Rings have actual musical talent to appreciate real music?
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December 01, 2010Nameless Poseur1196
Stars are boring incarnate. I'd rather try and listen to actual stars.
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December 01, 2010Nameless Poseur1197
I would have thrown Black Keys - Brothers and Yeasayer's Odd Blood to this list.
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December 01, 2010Nameless Poseur1199
I second a vote for Black Keys album, Brothers. One of their best.
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December 01, 2010Nameless Poseur1207
It's like every music site around just eats Pitchfork and then vomits up the same nonsense these days.
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December 02, 2010Nameless Poseur1208
Seriously, no Land of Talk??? Come on!
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December 04, 2010Nameless Poseur1237
Surprise for me-there is no Vampire Weekend.
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December 05, 2010Nameless Poseur1245
The Black Keys went the extra mile with Brothers. That albums should be on every year end list.
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December 07, 2010Nameless Poseur1274
Yeah but it still sounds like every other Black Keys album. How about the High Dials- their new album is off the hook.
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December 07, 2010Nameless Poseur1282
Congrats to Arcade Fire, they do deserve the top spot for sure. But, there are some albums on this list that I believe shouldn't be there, and others that are around the bottom that should be around the top! Like why is the Broken Social Scene album @ 14? that makes absolutely no sense! And The National Album, should be 2 or 3.
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December 07, 2010Nameless Poseur1286
Most of these bands will be forgotten in 10 years
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December 08, 2010Nameless Poseur1295
That is without doubt the most BORING year end list.....what happened to the days when you didn't tilt nipple to that lot of flavor o the month shit? VIVA Black Keys and Peter Case!
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December 08, 2010Nameless Poseur1300
It feels like the inclusion of Wolf Parade's worst album is just a nod to CanCon. Owen Pallett's totally overrated too; just because he understand arranging and orchestration, doesn't mean he can write a decent hook.
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December 14, 2010Nameless Poseur1378
Pop? In what universe? You have to get airplay on radio to be considered "pop". Anybody heard the crap on Top 40 lately?
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December 15, 2010goodnightcigarettes1384
Um, Arcade Fire was the No. 1 album on the Billboard chart. That is pop.
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December 16, 2010Nameless Poseur1435
I'm with Nameless Poseur; Arcade Fire gets almost no airplay, like say Rihanna or Usher. Modest Mouse were No. 1 in 2006, and they aren't pop either. They both fall under the rather unfortunate 'indie rock' heading. Um.
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December 21, 2010Nameless Poseur1506
These folks put on one intense show.
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December 22, 2010Nameless Poseur1518
Where are Vampire Weekend and The Popwinds?
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December 22, 2010Nameless Poseur1521
diamond rings is a joke
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December 23, 2010Nameless Poseur1523
Just wondering where YOU SAY PARTY! is after spending something like 8 weeks in the college charts. XXXX
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December 24, 2010Nameless Poseur1538
wow this site is really wack
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December 27, 2010Nameless Poseur1564
Love WOMEN's public strain
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January 07, 2011Nameless Poseur1700
This is bullshit. If you guys weren't so busy giving each other "old Fashions" you might be able to open your fackin' ears for five seconds and start listening to music that isn't considered 'INDIE"

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