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The Magnetic Fields "All The Umbrellas in London"
from Get Lost

Just awesome. A perfect second-to-last track for this album, possibly my favorite from this album as well. Catchy, depressing, pathetic, what more could one want from this band? Cool intro/matching outro, great instrumentation, and all sortsa wonderfully sad lyrics that are equally melodramatic and memorable.

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R.E.M. "Green Grow the Rushes"
from Fables of the Reconstruction

I got this LP some time ago and as of right now have only given it a couple listens. It's noticeably more subtle than Murmur and Reckoning and although I like it, it hasn't really caught my fully grasped attention yet. This gem is as low-key as the rest of it, however, it stuck out right away - it almost feels haphazardly thrown onto Side B of the album. Its guitar-hook chorus is not only immediately likable, but irresistible. The rest ain't bad either.

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OutKast "Da Art of Storytellin' (Part 1)"
from Aquemini

This is probably one of the more basic songs (half-song?) from an epic album chock-full of complexity, but that beat, man. That beat. And those raps, too. Hits ya immediately. R.I.P. Sasha Thumper.

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The Jesus Lizard "Monkey Trick"
from Goat

Scary, pummeling and awesome all the way through. Vocals that vary from ramblings that are buried in the mix to abrupt, bloodcurdling screams. The bass line, the scathing guitar, the production.

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Bjork "Unison"
from Vespertine

Bjork knows how to end an album on a memorable and fitting note  - "The Anchor Song", "Headphones", "All is Full of Love" - the final song from Vespertine continues that tradition. Bjork stubbornly succumbing to the idea of choosing marriage over an independent loner lifestyle comes off as incredibly endearing, especially with verses like this: "I thrive best hermit-style/With a beard and a pipe/And a parrot on each side/But now I can't do this without you". I love how it starts at a quiet, tiptoe pace and enjoys a long, excellent buildup. Excellent vocals all around. It's cute without being cheesy and slowly becomes more and more epic.

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