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Top 35 Albums of the Week

Week of March 8th, 2010

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  1. Spoon | Transference (Merge)
  2. Phantogram | Eyelid Movies (Barsuk)
  3. Owen Pallett | Heartland (Domino)
  4. Four Tet | There Is Love In You (Domino)
  5. Hot Chip | One Life Stand (Astralwerks)
  6. Johnny Cash | American VI: Ain't No Grave (American)
  7. Various Artists | WHERE THE ACTION IS! (Rhino)
  8. Holly Miranda | The Magician's Private Library (XL)
  9. Gil Scott-Heron | I'm New Here (XL)
  10. Midlake | The Courage Of Others (Bella Union)
  11. Magnetic Fields | Realism (Nonesuch)
  12. Neon Indian | Psychic Chasms (Lefse)
  13. Blockhead | The Music Scene (Ninja Tune)
  14. Asobi Seksu | Rewolf (Polyvinyl)
  15. Soft Pack | S/T (Kemado-Heavenly)
  16. Cilibrinas Do Eden | S/T (Philips)
  17. Len Price 3 | Pictures (Wicked Cool)
  18. Air | So Light Is Her Footfall (Remixes) (Astralwerks)
  19. Tindersticks | Falling Down A Mountain (Constellation)
  20. Jack Rose | Luck In The Valley (Thrill Jockey)
  21. Various Artists | CAN YOU DIG IT? (Soul Jazz)
  22. Efterklang | Magic Chairs (4AD)
  23. Night Control | Life Control (Kill Shaman)
  24. Polysics | Absolute Polysics (Ki/oon)
  25. Stricken City | Songs About People I Know (Kora)
  26. Jack O' the Clock | Rare Weather (S/R)
  27. Four Tet | There Is Love In You (Domino)
  28. Various Artists | CAN YOU DIG IT? (Soul Jazz)
  29. Vampire Weekend | Contra (XL)
  30. Gil Scott-Heron | I'm New Here (XL)
  31. Pantha du Prince | Black Noise (Rough Trade)
  32. Beach House | Teen Dream (Sub Pop)
  33. Charlotte Gainsbourg | IRM (Elektra)
  34. Various Artists | GHANA SPECIAL (Sound Way)
  35. Phantogram | Eyelid Movies (Barsuk)

Week of March 1st, 2010

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  1. Pierced Arrows | Descending Shadows (Vice)
  2. Blockhead | The Music Scene (Ninja Tune)
  3. Hot Chip | One Life Stand (EMI Records)
  4. Magnetic Fields | Realism (Nonesuch)
  5. Cilibrinas do Eden | S/T (Philips)
  6. Massive Attack | Heligoland (Virgin)
  7. Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate | Ali and Toumani (World Circuit/Nonesuch)
  8. Henry Kaiser | Where Endless Meets Disappearing (Balance Point Acoustics)
  9. Polysics | Absolute Polysics (Ki/oon)
  10. Neon Indian | Psychic Chasms (Lefse Rocords)
  11. Asobi Seksu | Rewolf (polyvinyl)
  12. Air | So Light is her Footfall (Remixes) (Astralwerks)
  13. Xiu Xiu | Dear God I Hate Myself (Kill Rock Stars)
  14. Spoon | Transference (Merge)
  15. Citay | Dream Get Together (Dead Oceans)
  16. Sun Ra | Interplanetary Melodies (Norton)
  17. Very Best | Warm Heart of Africa (Green Owl)
  18. Nneka | Concrete Jungle (Yo Mama)
  19. Jimi Hendrix | Valleys of Neptune (Legacy)
  20. Stricken City | Songs about people I know (The Kora)
  21. Bei Bei & Shawn Lee | Into the Wind (Ubquity)
  22. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | Live (Abstract Dragon/Vagrant)
  23. Anthony Coleman | Freakish (Tzadik)
  24. Fred Fisher Atalobhor & His Ogiza Dance Band | African Carnival (Vampi Soul)
  25. Chico Sonido | S/T (Latin Lover)
  26. Minamo | Kuroi Kawa – Black River (Tzadik)
  27. Gil Scott-Heron | I'm New Here (XL)
  28. Hot Chip | One Life Stand (Astralwerks)
  29. Four Tet | There Is Love In You (Domino)
  30. Charlotte Gainsbourg | IRM (Elektra/Because)
  31. Noisettes | Wild Young Hearts (Mercury)
  32. Beach House | Teen Dream (SUB POP)
  33. Owen Pallett | Heartland (Domino)
  34. Cilibrinas Do Eden | S/T (Philips)
  35. Pantha du Prince | Black Noise (Rough Trade)

Week of February 22nd, 2010

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  1. Pierced Arrows | Descending Shadows (Vice)
  2. Fred Fisher Atalobhor and his Ogiza Dance Band | African Carnival (Vampi Soul)
  3. Asobi Seksu | Rewolf (Polyvinyl)
  4. Vampire Weekend | Contra (XL)
  5. Various Artists | GHANA SPECIAL (Soundway)
  6. Various Artists | CAN YOU DIG IT? (Soul Jazz)
  7. Robin Luke | Susie Darlin' (Bear Family)
  8. South Memphis String Band | Home Sweet Home (Memphis International)
  9. Gigi | Maintenant (Tomlab)
  10. Spoon | Transference (Merge)
  11. RJD2 | The Colossus (RJ's Electrical Connections)
  12. Hoa Hoa's | Pop/Drone/Pedals (Optical Sound)
  13. Shannon and the Clams | I Wanna Go Home (1-2-3-4 Go!)
  14. Blockhead | The Music Scene (Ninja Tune)
  15. Laura Gibson and Ethan Rose | Bridge Carols (Holocene)
  16. Polysics | Absolute Polysics (Ki/oon)
  17. Magnetic Fields | Realism (Nonesuch)
  18. Easter Monkeys | Splendor Of Sorrow (Smog Veil)
  19. Yard Sale | God Bless Our Camper (Clemezzie)
  20. Jimi Hendrix | Valleys Of Neptune (Legacy)
  21. Clem Snide | The Meat Of Life (429)
  22. Stripmall Architecture | We Were Flying Kites (S/R)
  23. Leslie and the Badgers | Roomful of Smoke (Lyricland)
  24. Dawn Landes | Sweetheart Rodeo (Cooking Vinyl)
  25. Xiu Xiu | Dear God I Hate Myself (Kill Rock Stars)
  26. Tempo No Tempo | Waking Heat (S/R)
  27. Charlotte Gainsbourg | IRM (Elektra-Because)
  28. Hot Chip | One Life Stand (Astralwerks)
  29. Vampire Weekend | Contra (XL)
  30. Beach House | Teen Dream (SUB POP)
  31. Four Tet | There Is Love In You (Domino)
  32. Surfer Blood | Astro Coast (Kanine)
  33. Noisettes | What's The Time, Mr. Wolf? (Universal)
  34. Gigi | Maintenant (Tomlab)
  35. Polysics | Absolute Polysics (Ki/oon)

Week of February 15th, 2010

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  1. RJD2 | The Colossus (RJ's Electrical Connections)
  2. Bei Bei & Shawn Lee | Into The Wind (Ubiquity)
  3. Best Coast | When I'm With You (Black Iris)
  4. Cilibrinas do Eden | S/T (Philips)
  5. Gil Scott-Heron | I'm New Here (XL)
  6. Toro Y Moi | Causers Of This (Carpark)
  7. Owen Pallett | Heartland (Domino)
  8. Shannon & the Clams | I Wanna Go Home (1-2-3-4 Go!)
  9. Chll Pll | Aggressively Humble (Porter)
  10. Marta Kubisova | Ne! The Soul Of Marta Kubisova (Vampisoul)
  11. Perced Arrows | Descending Shadows (Vice)
  12. Tindersticks | Falling Down A Mountain (Constellation)
  13. Pantha du Prince | Black Noise (Rough Trade)
  14. Album Leaf | A Chorus Of Storytellers (SUB POP)
  15. Watson Twins | Talking To You, Talking To Me (Vanguard)
  16. Nana Grizol | Ruth (Orange Twin)
  17. Citay | Dream Get Together (Dead Oceans)
  18. Asobi Seksu | Rewolf (Polyvinyl)
  19. Sun Ra and His Arkestra | Interplanetary Melodies: Doo Wop From Saturn And Beyond Vol. 1 (Norton)
  20. Broadcast & the Focus Group | Broadcast & the Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age (Warp)
  21. Beat Circus | Boy From Black Mountain (Cuneiform)
  22. Yard Sale | God Bless Our Camper (Clemezzie)
  23. Robin Luke | Susie Darlin' (Bear Family)
  24. Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra | Kollaps Tradixionales (Constellation)
  25. Soft Pack | S/T (Kemado)
  26. Mickey | She's So Crazy (Hozac)
  27. Four Tet | There Is Love In You (Domino)
  28. Owen Pallett | Heartland (Domino)
  29. Charlotte Gainsbourg | IRM (Elektra)
  30. Album Leaf | A Chorus of Storytellers (Sub Pop)
  31. Surfer Blood | Astro Coast (Kanine)
  32. Beach House | Teen Dream (Sub Pop)
  33. Vampire Weekend | Contra (XL)
  34. Best Coast | When I?m With You (Black Iris)
  35. Marta Kubisova | Ne! The Soul of Marta Kubisova (Vampi Soul)

Week of February 8th, 2010

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  1. Flaming Lips | Embryonic (Warner Bros)
  2. Noisettes | Wild Young Hearts (Mercury)
  3. Do Make Say Think | Other Truths (Constellation Records)
  4. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Contonou | Echos Hypnotiques (Analog Africa)
  5. Gigi | Maintenant (Tomlab)
  6. Shannon & the Clams | I Wanna Go Home (1-2-3-4-Go!)
  7. Olof Arnalds | Vio og Vio (One Little Indian)
  8. Matias Aguayo | Ay Ay Ay (Kompakt)
  9. Animal Collective | Campfire Songs (Paw Tracks)
  10. Girls | Album (True Panther Sounds)
  11. TV Mike & The Scarecrowes | Spittin? In Cursive (Brave Scarecrow)
  12. Asylum Street Spankers | God's Favorite Band (Spanks-a-Lot)
  13. Very Best | Warm Heart of Africa (Green Owl)
  14. Various Artists | CRAZY HEART (New West)
  15. Fuck Buttons | Tarot Sport (ATP/R)
  16. Neon Indian | Psychic Chasms (Lefse Rocords)
  17. tUnE-yArDs | BiRd-BrAiNs (4AD)
  18. Eels | End Times (E Works)
  19. Bei Bei & Shawn Lee | Into the Wind (Ubquity)
  20. Fela Kuti | The Best of the Black President (Knitting Factory)
  21. Various Artists | DAPTONE GOLD (Daptone)
  22. Kitty, Daisy & Lewis | S/T (DH Records)
  23. Rykarda Parasol | For Blood and Wine (S/R)
  24. Federico Aubele | Amatoria (ESL)
  25. Bill Laswell | Invisible Design II (Tzadik)
  26. Woodbox Gang | White Trash Voodo (S/R)
  27. Neon Indian | Psychic Chasms (Lefse)
  28. Tom Waits | Glitter And Doom Live (Anti)
  29. Rykarda Parasol | For Blood And Wine (S/R)
  30. James Hand | Shadow On The Ground (Rounder)
  31. King Khan and BBQ Show | Invisible Girl (In The Red)
  32. Matias Aguayo | Ay Ay Ay (Kompakt)
  33. Girls | Album (True Panther Sounds)
  34. Do Make Say Think | Other Truths (Constellation)
  35. Beach House | Teen Dream (SUB POP)

Week of February 1st, 2010

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  1. Vampire Weekend | Contra (XL)
  2. Kitty, Daisy & Lewis | S/T (Downtown)
  3. Four Tet | There Is Love In You (Domino)
  4. Best Coast | When I'm With You (Black Iris)
  5. Animal Collective | Fall Be Kind EP (Domino)
  6. tUnE-yArDs | BiRd-BrAiNs (4AD)
  7. Brilliant Colors | Introducing (Slumberland)
  8. Almighty Defenders | S/T (Vice)
  9. Fuck Buttons | Tarot Sport (ATP)
  10. Bare Wires | Artificial Clouds (Tic Tac Totally)
  11. Syntaks | Ylajali (Ghostly International)
  12. Tickley Feather | Hors D'Oeuvres (Paw Tracks)
  13. Shannon & the Clams | I Wanna Go Home (1-2-3-4-Go!)
  14. Blossom Dearie | Teach Me Tonight (Cherry Red)
  15. Parov Stelar | Coco (Etage Noir)
  16. Kitka | Cradle Songs (Diaphonica)
  17. Buzzer | Teacher's Pet (Tic Tac Totally)
  18. Various Artists | NINJA TUNE JANUARY SINGLES (Ninja Tune)
  19. Madeleine Peyroux | Bare Bones (Rounder)
  20. Audra Mae | Haunt EP (SideOne Dummy)
  21. Flaming Lips | Embryonic (Warner Bros.)
  22. DJ Moger Mas | Esqueletos (Unicornio)
  23. Mark Growden | Saint Judas (Port of Franco)
  24. Matthew Welsh | Luminosity (Porter)
  25. Corb Lund | Losin' Lately Gambler (New West)
  26. Koby Israelite | Is He Listening? (Tzadik)
  27. Owen Pallett | Heartland (Domino)
  28. Matias Aguayo | Ay Ay Ay (Kompakt)
  29. Vampire Weekend | Contra (XL)
  30. CFCF | Continent (Paper Bag)
  31. Beach House | Teen Dream (Sub Pop)
  32. Girls | Album (True Panther Sounds)
  33. Animal Collective | Fall Be Kind (Domino)
  34. Gogol Bordello | Live From Axis Mundi (Side One Dummy)
  35. Tegan and Sara | Sainthood (Sire)