Between Love and Like

My Annual List of My Top Five Albums of the year...

#5 Fang Island - Fang Island
This album is filled with large stadium rock and big guitar riffs, like a High-Five to the Soul.
Favorite Tracks: Careful Crossers, Daisy, Life Coach
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#4 Vampire Weekend - Contra
VW's sophomore CD was one of the most anticipated of the year. They moved away from their
signature sound on their first album (New England, 80's Frat), into something more mature,
large, and complex. They recently released a new EP - itunes sessions, which has awesome live
versions of a few of the tracks as well, as couple of 50 & 60's favorites!
Favorite Tracks: White Sky, Holiday, California English
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TIE for #3
#3 Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders - Red Light Fever
THawk's second solo album combines classic larger-than-life 70's rock with a dose of today's
rock sound. The heavy guitars and drums really bring the CD to life. Had an opportunity
to see them at the Casbah, up close and personal).
Favorite Tracks: Not Bad Luck, Way Down
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#3 Stone Temple Pilots - Stone Temple Pilots
This is a late entry that I kid-of forgot about but after revisiting the CD, I forgot how
AWESOME it is!!! The Album is really, really good and has all the good things that
makes it ONE OF the best STP cd's EVER.
Favorite Tracks: Between the Line, Huckleberry Crumble, Hickory Dichotomy
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#2 Girl Talk - All Day
Gregg Gills aka. Girl Talk's 5th album of Mash-ups and Samples galore. It kicks off
with Black Sabbath "War Pigs" / Ludacris "Move Bitch" and just gets better from there.
Download it FREE here

#1 Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks
This Scottish band's melodic harmonies causing stirring moments of emotion. Scott Hutchison’s
earthy, inviting voice cuts through the vast instrumentation like a ray of sunlight. The music is
like floating above clouds, screaming down to the ground below and the reverb keeping you flying.
Favorite Tracks: Swim Until You Can't See Land, The Loneliness and the Scream, Nothing Like You.
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