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Upon first listen I just hope the over-the-top electronic experimentation stays in this side project and doesn't bleed too much into their respective main bands.

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9.04.2009

Review: Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca:

Upon first listen I really dislike this album after the first tracks. Then slowly, track by track, it reversed course and I found that it easily on the of the most frustratingly, insidiously catchy albums I've listened to in a very, very long time.

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9.03.2009

Review: Dinosaur Jr - Farm:

Upon first listen it was perfectly acceptable. And had I been a longtime Dinosaur Jr fan, I'd likely have enjoyed it more, but as it stands it's just OK.

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9.01.2009

Review: Great Friend Of Mine - Desperate Songs:

Upon first listen it's hardcore that falls in more a avant-garde realm somewhere between Verse and Fucked Up.

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8.31.2009

Review: Depeche Mode - Sounds Of The Universe:

Upon first listen I love the songs. Dislike the album.

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8.28.2009

Review: The Decemberists - Hazards of Love:

Upon first listen it's almost as if their finally living up to the pretentiousness they've been pedalling for the past few years. Almost.

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8.27.2009

Review: Death Cab For Cutie - The Open Door:

Upon first listen the more I listen, the more I really, really like Death Cab.

8.26.2009

Review: Death Before Dishonor - Friends Family Forever:

Upon first listen it's pretty generic Hatebreed-inspired hardcore. Not that that's a bad thing.

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8.25.2009

Review: Death - ...For The Whole World To See:

Upon first listen it's proto-punk from Detroit. In 1974. Must listen.

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8.24.2009

Review: Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse - Dark Night Of The Soul:

Upon first listen it has to be heard as explanation escapes it. Well, at least my ability to explain it.

8.21.2009

Review: Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains:

Upon first listen it's a sometimes genius, sometimes-frustrating blend of psychedelic rock, post-rock and shoegaze. The potential is obviously there, just sometimes mis-focused.

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8.20.2009

Review: Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen:

Upon first listen it's been a long a time since I've listened to Cursive (since The Ugly Organ came out). This album, while hit-or-miss reminds me I should listen to them again and more frequently.

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8.19.2009

Review: Cream - Disraeli Gears:

Upon first listen it's obviously a classic blues-rock album, but it's not really something I'll listen to on a regular basis.

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8.18.2009

Review: Cotton Jones - Paranoid Cocoon:

Upon first listen if you had told me this was released in 1968 I'd have believed you.

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8.15.2009

Review: Elvis Costello - Secret, Profane and Sugarcane:

Upon first listen it's the most straight-forward folk record I've ever heard from Elvis Costello.

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8.14.2009

Review: Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come/This Is Our Music/Ornette!/Dancing In Your Head/Virgin Beauty/Sound Grammar:

Upon first listen I think I'm pretty burnt out on jazz so it takes something truely special for me to take notice. This was not something of that level, but when my wife overhead it did say "Who are you listening to? Dizzy?" So that's a good sign to revisit at a later date.

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