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The Top 20 Albums Of 2010

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Instant Replay: Spring's Playlist Is Here!

The 20 Best Albums of 2009--Complete With Downloads!

Christmas Jingles: Box Set Stocking Stuffers

It's not too late to pick up a bundle of musical gifts for your Holiday shopping. With these boxed sets, planting some tunes under the tree is a cinch.

by William Rauscher

Sound Tracking: Sebastien Tellier, Buddha Machine 2.0, Clipse, an...

Sex Machine: French beardo-loverman Sebastien Tellier brings his horny, synth-drenched funk to Le Pouisson Rouge on December 11 in support of his new

by William Rauscher

Sound Tracking: Animal Collective, cousin cole & pocketknife, and...

Zoophilia: Beloved sonic alchemists Animal Collective have just announced winter tour dates (New York is January 20, btw) to support their upcoming

by William Rauscher

Sound Tracking: Grace Jones Returns, Blackblack Morning Light, Gi...

Full of Grace: Saints be praised! The hiatus of art-disco and avant fashion icon Grace Jones comes to an end when her new studio album, Hurricane, drops

by William Rauscher

Sound-tracking: iPhone's New Druggy Sensation, A Teen that Talks ...

iPhone in Wonderland: The brainchild of a few gadget-loving Europeans, RjDj is a groundbreaking new iPhone app that transforms your surroundings into

by William Rauscher

This Week in Soundtracking: Kanye, Deerhunter, and a Free Hot Chi...

This week, we've got some new dance music, hard-hitting psych-pop, good old-fashioned hip-hop for you. First off, Kanye West's (above) new album drops

by William Rauscher

Sound-Tracking—CMJ, Gang Gang Dance, DJ Greg Wilson At Sant...

After years of steady dues paying, underground art-rockers Gang Gang Dance (above and below) are having a moment: The just-released Saint Dymphna, their

by William Rauscher