Best Albums of 2012 |
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404. That’s an error. The requested URL | 1. 'Lonerism' - Tame Impala Psychedelic Rock/Pop. Lots of cool sounds. "Sounds phase in and out, drums thunder, guitars chime with warm, valve amp bite, voices are multi-tracked into luscious harmonies, snatched sentences of speech burble in the background, loops repeat and vocals echo distantly, like they're drifting in from a radio in another room." |
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404. That’s an error. The requested URL | 4. 'Country, God or the Girl' - K'NAAN Hip Hop / Rock. Born in Somali and then moved to Canada. Album guest stars artists such as Bono, Nelly Furtado, and Will.I.Am. Very catchy album. |
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