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Been meaning to give this a listen - Hozac has really amped up their album release schedule this year it seems, kinda hard to keep up.

this came out on trouble in mind, which is another awesome chicago label.

Oh dang, yr totally right! I got confused because of the single they put out a few years ago on Hozac. Yeah, I'm familiar with Trouble In Mind - Bill's a great dude and puts out some solid stuff (as well as playing in Cococoma who are great as well). I picked up a used copy of the Wrong Words single a few weeks ago and it's been a favorite ever since.

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In no real order..

Fucked Up-David Come to Life

Mogwai-Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will

Trap Them-Darker Handcraft

Deafheaven-Roads to Judah

Explosions In The Sky-Take Care, Take Care, Take Care

Foo Fighters-Wasting Light

Tom Waits-Bad As Me

Wolves in the Throne Room-Celestial Lineage

Liturgy-Aesthethica

Tombs-Path of Totality

Wild Flag-S/T

Yuck-S/T

Mastodon-The Hunter

The Atlas Moth-An Ache for the Distance

Grails-Deep Politics

Mariachi El Bronx-II

Russian Circles-Empros

Capsule-No Ghost

M83-Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

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These threads are great because I can find things I forgot to check out or didn't know existed (such as Ahleuchatistas).

My list (in no order):

Trap Them - Darker Handcraft

Algernon Cadwallader - Parrot Flies

Animals as Leaders - Weightless

+HIRS+ - Worship

Brontide - Sans Souci

Dads - Brush Your Teeth, Again ;)

Death Grips - Exmillitary

Defeatist - Tyranny of Decay

The Feelies - Here Before

Hella - Tripper

La Dispute - Wildlife

Lemuria - Pebble

Noisear - Subvert the Dominant Paradigm

Rival Tribes - EP

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I can't believe nobody has mentioned the Big Eyes LP in this thread!

top 20 LPs

Houseboat – The Thorns Of Life

Mammoth Grinder / Hatred Surge – Split

Night Birds – The Other Side Of Darkness

Rene Hell – The Terminal Symphony

Big Eyes – Hard Life

Total Control – Henge Beat

Iceage – New Brigade

Condominium – Warm Home

Pulse Emitter – Spiritual Vistas

Raein - Sulla Linea D'Orrizonte Tra Questa Mia Vita E Quella Di Tutti

Raspberry Bulbs - Nature Tries Again

Lee Noble - Horrorism

Mark McGuire – Get Lost

Dead Language - s/t

Radio People - Hazel

Ampere – Like Shadows

Brainoil – Death Of This Dry Season

Nasa Space Universe – Across The Wounded Galaxies

Sam Goldberg – Having Had Forgot

Thou – To The Chaos Wizard Youth

top 20 EPs

Pig Heart Transplant / Vaccuum – PHTV 7”

Iron Lung / Mind Eraser / Hatred Surge / Scapegoat - Brutal Supremacy 2x7”

Backslider / Nimbus Terrifix - split 7"

Night Birds – Midnight Movies 7”

Ride At Dawn - Chrome Pillars 7"

Big Eyes – Why Can't I b/w Your Lies 7”

Post Teens – s/t 7”

Rednecks – Visions Of Mad 7”

V/A – Iron Lung Mixtape

The Body / Whitehorse – Split 7”

Impalers – s/t 7”

Pig Heart Transplant / The Endless Blockade – PHTEB 7”

Generacion Suicida - Demo tape

Kromosom / Isterismo – Split 7”

Francis Harold And The Holograms – Hang The Goat 7”

D-Clone / Nerveskade – Split 7”

Church Whip – Demo tape

Bad Banana - Cry About It 7"

Ilegal - La Vida Es El Producto De Nuestra Esperanza Y Las Visiónes Irreales

Nukkehammer – Soviet Rust Belt 7”

totally forgot about the big eyes lp..

that post teens 7"s is fuckin' awesome. same with that phteb 7". got lucky at fest and found one for $6.

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I'm late to the party but here's my list (in no order):

Will Haven - Voir Dire

Mastodon - The Hunter

Russian Circles - Empros

Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestial Lineage

Bjork - Biophilia

Junius - Reports from the Threshold of Death

Blood Ceremony - Living with the Ancients

St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

Feersum Ennjin - s/t

Puscifer - Conditions of my Parole

Hella - Tripper

Ash Borer - s/t

DJ Shadow - The Less You Know, The Better

Belong - Common Era

Whirl (Whirr) - Distressor

Cave In - White Silence

VYGR - Hypersleep

This Will Destroy You - Tunnel Blanket

Sister Crayon - Bellow

Deafheaven - Roads to Judith

Explosions in the Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care

Radiohead - The King of Limbs

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

Foo Fighters - Wasting Light

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My list so far:

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Tao Of The Dead

Youth Lagoon - The Year Of Hibernation

James Blake - James Blake

Toro Y Moi - Underneath The Pine

Yuck - Yuck

Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972

Radiohead - The King Of Limbs

Portugal. The Man - In The Mountain In The Cloud

Ford & Lopatin - Channel Pressure

The Dodos - No Color

David Bazan - Strange Negotiations

Cymbals Eat Guitars - Lenses Alien

Panda Bear - Tomboy

Bon Iver - Bon Iver

Beirut - The Rip Tide

The Beach Boys - The Smile Sessions

Destroyer - Kaputt

Atlas Sound - Parallax

The Antlers - Burst Apart

Lots of great tunes out this year. These are just the ones I've listened to most heavily.

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I normally wait until Jan of the following year, but here's what I'm most stoked on now:

Thursday - No Devolucion

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong

Mogwai - Hard Will never Die, But You Will

Mastodon - The Hunter

Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math

Incubus - If Not Now, When?

Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost (This record is blowing my mind)

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

Explosions in the Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care

The End of the Ocean - Pacific:Atlantic (Columbus, OH band. Explosions in the Sky type band, real sweet.)

Deftones - Covers

Cymbals Eat Guitars - Lenses Alien (Real stoked on this!!)

City and Colour - Little Hell (Growing on me a lot, I expected a ton)

Bright Eyes - The People's Key

Bon Iver - S/T

Washed Out - Within and Without

Disappointments:

Okkervil River - I am Very far

Death Cab For Cutie - Codes and Keys

The LuLu thing with Metallica and Lou Reed (Though Neither has done much good in awhile)

Saves The Day - Daybreak

The Strokes - Angles

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The LuLu thing with Metallica and Lou Reed

o rly? because this is pretty much the worst thing ive ever heard.

i know is solely opinion based but REALLY?

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Bon Iver - S/T

Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto

Death Cab for Cutie - Codes and Keys

Explosions in the Sky - Take Care....

Foster the People - Torches

Foo Fighters - Wasting Light

Gobble Gobble - Boring Horror

Moonlit Sailor - Colors in Stereo

Wilco - The Whole Love

Dissappointments:

Jack's Mannequin - People and Things

Incubus - If Not Now, When

Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math

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My list so far:

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Tao Of The Dead

Youth Lagoon - The Year Of Hibernation

James Blake - James Blake

Toro Y Moi - Underneath The Pine

Yuck - Yuck

Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

Tim Hecker - Ravedeath, 1972

Radiohead - The King Of Limbs

Portugal. The Man - In The Mountain In The Cloud

Ford & Lopatin - Channel Pressure

The Dodos - No Color

David Bazan - Strange Negotiations

Cymbals Eat Guitars - Lenses Alien

Panda Bear - Tomboy

Bon Iver - Bon Iver

Beirut - The Rip Tide

The Beach Boys - The Smile Sessions

Destroyer - Kaputt

Atlas Sound - Parallax

The Antlers - Burst Apart

Lots of great tunes out this year. These are just the ones I've listened to most heavily.

we should be pals

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pretty good year for music, even though there isn't anything else i'm really excited about, first time i could actually put together an accurate top 20...pretty close to in order

1. foo fighters - wasting light

2. the strokes - angles

3. beirut - the rip tide

4. childish gambino - camp

5. red hot chili peppers - i'm with you

6. blink 182 - neighborhoods

7. rival schools - pedals

8. death cab for cutie - codes and keys

9. mariachi el bronx II

10. incubus - if not now, when?

11. the joy formidable - the big roar

12. wilco - the whole love

13. bright eyes - the people's key

14. sainthood reps - monoculture

15. this is hell - the black mass

16. r.e.m. - collapse into now

17. lykke li - wounded rhymes

18. polar bear club - clash, battle, guilt, pride

19. coldplay - mylo xyloto

20. mastodon - the hunter

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o rly? because this is pretty much the worst thing ive ever heard.

i know is solely opinion based but REALLY?

I can't believe they even released that steaming pile of dog shit.

right?! i was convinced for the longest time, it was just a practical joke, and they would eventually be like "gottcha!" sadly,that never happened, and lulu was not a joke.

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Touche Amore - Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me

Cold Cave - Cherish The Light Years

Portugal The Man - In The Mountain In The Cloud

Russian Circles - Empros

La Dispute - Wildlife

Thursday - No Devolucion

Mastodon - The Hunter

Thrice - Major Minor

We Were Promised Jetpacks - In The Pit Of The Stomach

Jeniferever - Silesia

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I can't believe they even released that steaming pile of dog shit.

right?! i was convinced for the longest time, it was just a practical joke, and they would eventually be like "gottcha!" sadly,that never happened, and lulu was not a joke.

That was under his disappointments list.

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