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Two new Muse tracks? Chrismahannukwaanzaka came early, I swear to Cthulhu.

1. Bad Books, "Forest Whitaker"
2. Of Monsters and Men, "Mountain Sound"
3. Dr. Dog, "Lonesome"
4. Alabama Shakes, "I Ain't the Same"
5. Muse, "Explorers"
6. Animal Kingdom, "White Sparks"
7. Margot & the Nuclear So-and-So's, "Shannon"
8. Little Dragon, "Ritual Union"
9. Beach House, "Other People"
10. Muse, "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable"
11. The Helio Sequence, "October"
12. Islands, "No Crying"

I would listen to Polica if they read children's audiobooks/the dictionary. Sounds of the heavens.

1. Flagship, "Still I Wait"
2. Jets Overhead, "Boredom and Joy"
3. Jinja Safari, "Mud"
4. The Shins, "No Way Down"
5. Django Django, "Default"
6. Charles Bradley, "Heartaches & Pain"
7. Jeff the Brotherhood, "Sixpack"
8. Husky, "Fake Moustache"
9. Dum Dum Girls, "Coming Down"
10. Polica, "Dark Star"
11. Gusgus, "Within You"
12. The Raveonettes, "She Owns the Streets"
13. The Brothers Comatose, "Strings"

Alt-J saved my children from a fire.  They deserve medals.  (I love them, can you tell?)

1. Flobots, "The Circle and the Square"
2. The 2 Bears, "Warm and Easy"
3. Japandroids, "The House that Heaven Built"
4. The Dirty Projectors, "About to Die"
5. Alt-J, "Fitzpleasure"
6. Alt-J, "Tessellate"
7. The Parlotones, "Honey"
8. Hanni El Khatib, "You Rascal You"
9. The Hundred in the Hands, "Keep It Low"
10. Bloc Party, "3x3"
11. Ben Folds Five, "Sky High"
12. Kishi Bashi, "Bright Whites"
13. Cat Power, "Cherokee"
14. Steve Aoki feat. Kid Cudi and Travis Barker, "Cudi the Kid"

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Hanni El Khatib hits hard and raw, like a meatgrinder. Boom. That's real.

1. Tanlines, "All of Me"
2. Polica, "Dark Star"
3. Stars, "Backlines"
4. Muse, "Supremacy"
5. St. Vincent, "Cheerleader"
6. Alberta Cross, "Wa

Only one word can describe Manchester Orchestra side projects: HEAVENLY.

1. Polica, "Dark Star"
2. The Wombats, "Schumacher the Champagne"
3. Icky Blossoms, "Heat Lightning"
4. Dry the River, "Weights & Measures"
5. Dr. Dog, "That Old Black Hole"
6. The Grates, "Turn

Someone please buy my VOTE ALT-J IN 2012 campaign stickers. They're hot.

1. Alt-J, "Fitzpleasure"
2. The Cult, "For the Animals"
3. Bear in Heaven, "The Reflection of You"
4. Alabama Shakes, "You Ain't Alone"
5. AWOLNATION, "Soul Wars"
6. The Honey Brothers, "Green and Gold"
7. Stepdad, "Jungles"
8. Minus the Bear, "Steel and Blood"
9. Kimbra, "Cameo Lover"
10. Other Lives, "Tamer Animals"
11. AWOLNATION, "Guilty Filthy Soul"

Future poets take note: Alt-J'strack "Fitzpleasure" is a song that could launch a thousand ships/women/shipwomen.

1. Magic Wands, "Black Magic"
2. Vinyl Floor Peninsula, "Car in the Sky"
3. Jonquil, "It's My Part"
4. Quiet Company, "You, Me, & the Boatman"
5. The XX, "Chained"
6. Beach House, "Myth"
7. Alt-J, "Fitzpleasure"
8. Wintersleep, "Nothing is Anything (Without You)"
9. Polica, "Dark Star"
10. Torche, "Kicking"
11. O'Brother, "Lo"
12. Hot Chip, "How Do You Do"
13. Sea Wolf, "Old Friend"

The lesson from this evening: when someone calls you the "king of bedroom pop," you just nod your head and smile. #AdjectivesInMusicJournalism

1. The Hundred in the Hands, "Keep It Low"
2. Delta Spirit, "Idaho"
3. The XX, "Chained"
4. Bloc Party, "Octopus"
5. Shearwater, "Breaking the Yearlings"
6. Little Hurricane, "Crocodile Tears"
7. Animal Kingdom, "White Sparks"
8. Gorillaz, "DoYaThing"
9. Electric Guest, "Under the Gun"
10. Kindness, "House"
11. White Arrows, "Get Gone"
12. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, "Senator"

Steve Aoki + Kid Cudi + Travis Barker is basically what aliens will face when they try to destroy earth, and when they fail we can stare up at them, shaking our proud homosapien fists, yelling, "You heard it first on Exposure!"

1. Tanlines, "All of Me"
2. Emily's Army, "Good Looks"
3. The Horrors, "I Can See Through You"
4. Maccabees, "Child"
5. Lovedrug, "Dinosaur"
6. First Aid Kit, "The Lion's Roar"
7. The Used, "Put Me Out"
8. Steve Aoki feat. Kid Cudi and Travis Barker, "Cudi the Kid"
9. AWOLNATION, "Guilty Filthy Soul"

Sometimes you just gotta go with ear-wrenching rock after a hard week. Hives and Whigs to start things off, and Pennywise as a nightcap? Pour me another one, please.

1. The Hives, "Wait A Minute"
2. The Whigs, "Waiting"
3. Brendan Benson, "What Kind of World"
4. Electric Guest, "Control"
5. Sea Wolf, "Old Friend"
6. Races, "Big Broom"
7. The Cult, "For the Animals"
8. Eve 6, "Victoria"
9. Yeasayer, "Longevity"
10. Hot Chip, "Night and Day"
11. Anti-Flag, "This Is the New Sound"
12. Cloud Nothings, "Stay Useless"
13. Pennywise, "Let Us Hear Your Voice"