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Friday, December 24 2010

The 70 Best Albums of 2010

PopMatters is on its annual publishing break until 3 January 2011, except for some film reviews and blogs. In the meantime, enjoy some of the year's best...
The year's best albums are highlighted by the emergence of a future superstar, two veteran and virtuoso rappers, and a Dream Team of indie bands releasing career peaks.


Friday, December 24 2010

The Best Electronic Music of 2010

As per usual, electronic music in 2010 was rhizomatic, but it was curiously unnamed. We're getting no help from the artists themselves, who seem gleefully unconcerned with staying in one spot very long.


Friday, December 17 2010

The Best Experimental Music of 2010

It's not that more experimental-type music was made in 2010. It's just that more of it was getting heard.


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Thursday, September 16 2010

Emeralds: Does It Look Like I'm Here?

Emeralds, thank God you're here...


Monday, April 20 2009

Emeralds: What Happened

The majestic and carefully considered playing on What Happened finds Emeralds working as one to produce a solid collection of electronic landscapes.


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