2009 Music Releases 

Stereogum also did a list but this one is chronological. I’m anticipating the new one’s from Andrew Bird, Handsome Furs, Built to Spill, Midlake, M.Ward, Massive Attack, Decemberists, The Avalanches and many surprises of course! Via Metacritic.

Last.fm - Best of 2008 

Too many Coldplay tracks in there for Best Tracks but other than that, it’s good to see last.fm’ers having great taste! Via last.fm.

Broken Social Scene 

Broken Social Scene @ The Corner
Broken Social Scene @ The Corner

Broken Social Scene @ The Corner
Apparently, when Broken Social Scene are hot, they cannot be topped. Wednesday night’s performance was not one of them. The band weren’t in the best of moods before the show began, Feist and Amy Millan (from Stars) were nowhere to be seen since they had other solo commitments around the country and the band stopped and started a few times. When I spoke to a couple of huge fans of the band, they weren’t overly impressed with the performance. This being my first time, I didn’t know what to expect but I didn’t mind what I was hearing. Luckily the band will return sooner rather than later and we’ll get to see the full force that is Broken Social Scene. More photos here and here. And a much better Melbourne review here.

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