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Drowned in Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2009 - 50-4

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:17 AM PST

So, that was 2009? Was it a great year for music? A high watermark? Only time will tell but there have been some triumphant, innovative and bold records released and cherished in 2009 and we hope our list of the top 50 of the year reflects this.

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Lady GaGa tops last.fm's yearly chart, The xx hottest new band

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:16 AM PST

What with all that singles chart hullabaloo going on with X-Factor vs. Rage vs. a few other notable entrants, we thought we'd bring you news of ANOTHER chart, but perhaps one we can relate to a little better this time - the last.fm yearly charts.

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Trash Talk - Shame

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 03:29 AM PST

It's somewhat ironic that a band whose name means belittling your opponent should be receiving quite so much fulsome praise. Indeed, judging by the positive press they've received, this Sacramento quartet would appear to be bright young thing of the har

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Gay For Johnny Depp - Manthology

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 03:29 AM PST

A bizarre-o dichotomy lurks in the amyl-nitrate-soaked undercrackers of New York spazzcore hand-wringers Gay For Johnny Depp. As a concept, they deserve to be taken about as seriously as a Jedward Christmas album based on the collected works of Dan Brown,

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Listen: Unreleased Elliott Smith track, 'Cecilia/Amanda', records to be re-released on KRS

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 03:25 AM PST

It's not often that we get to write news stories about the much-loved and equally much-missed Elliott Smith, but today is such one of those days, as Kill Rock Stars will be adding the LPs Roman Candle and From A Basement On The Hill to their catalogue. There's also a new (OK, it was recorded in...

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Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 03:03 AM PST

It isn't so much a revitalised Manic Street Preachers here, but something more akin to a rebirth, such is the vehemently passionate stance all three of the band have seemingly taken on themselves to deliver with this record.

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DiS staffers '09 Mixtapes - Part 2

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 03:08 AM PST

Whilst our top 50 albums of the year list offers somes glimpse into what our staff have been listening to these past twelve months, the annual mixtapes give a real insight as to what has been pleasing the ears, minds and heart strings of those wot write for DiS.

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Listen: New Silver Mt. Zion track - 'Bury 3 Dynamos'

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:17 AM PST

As if it wasn't cold enough today, we've got a sub-zero slab of post-rocky goodness for you all - it a Silver Mt. Zion (or whatever name they're touring on now, probably with the silly suffix of 'Tra La La Band' or some such nonsense) track, taken from their new record Kollaps Tradixionales, their...

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DiS staffers '09 Mixtapes - Part 1

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 02:54 AM PST

Whilst our top 5 albums of the year list offers somes glimpse into what our staff have been listening to these past twelve months, the annual mixtapes give a real insight as to what has been pleasing the ears, minds and heart strings of those wot write for DiS. These 'mixtapes' or, er, DiStapes,...

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This Week's Singles: 14/12/09

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:16 AM PST

I just want you all to know that this week's column was written in a massive sulk - because though I am back from my holiday in person, my head is still at the coast. Also, I am cold. And coming down with something. God, there's nothing worse than other people's...

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