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Retroselective: The Best of October 2009
November 6, 2009 – 8:36 pm | 3 Comments

The best of the month of October as chosen by Culture Bully contributors.

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Ah Holly Fam’ly “All Unfolding”
September 8, 2009 – 10:10 am | One Comment
Ah Holly Fam’ly “All Unfolding”

The disc is a mellow affair, but the band is comprised of strong enough songwriters to easily keep the listener’s attention.

Retroselective: The Best of August 2009
September 8, 2009 – 8:16 am | No Comment
Retroselective: The Best of August 2009

The best of the month of August as chosen by Culture Bully contributors.

Family Portrait “Mega Secrets”
September 3, 2009 – 10:45 am | No Comment
Family Portrait “Mega Secrets”

The pressure builds throughout the song and by the end finds the vocals more intense and the lazy atmosphere of the beginning of the song vaporized in place of more psychedelic and driving finale…

Super Furry Animals “It’s Not The End Of The World” (Best of the Decade)
September 2, 2009 – 4:07 pm | No Comment
Super Furry Animals “It’s Not The End Of The World” (Best of the Decade)

Super Furry Animals have been consistently putting out great music for the entire decade, actually to the point where it was actually hard to pinpoint one song or album as their best.

Animal Collective “Sung Tongs” & “Feels” (Best of the Decade)
August 31, 2009 – 2:15 pm | No Comment
Animal Collective “Sung Tongs” & “Feels” (Best of the Decade)

Songs like “Who Can Win a Rabbit?” from Sung Tongs and “Grass” from Feels find a wildly inventive band creating some of the best music of the 2000s, even before the current wave of attention…

The Coral “Dreaming of You” (Best of the Decade)
August 28, 2009 – 10:00 am | No Comment
The Coral “Dreaming of You” (Best of the Decade)

The Coral, whose average age was under 20 when the album dropped, showed chops beyond their years with the wildly diverse and supremely fun album.

jj “From Africa to Málaga”
August 27, 2009 – 10:00 am | No Comment
jj “From Africa to Málaga”

Even after countless numbers of spins over the last few months, “From Africa to Málaga” by jj still proves to be an especially potent song for me…

Real Estate “Suburban Beverage”
August 26, 2009 – 10:00 am | No Comment
Real Estate “Suburban Beverage”

Underwater Peoples Records has been on a great roll over the last year and one of the best bands on the label is the New Jersey-based Real Estate.

Black Blondie, Heiruspecs, Chooglin’ & Mark Mallman @ Red Stag Block Party
August 24, 2009 – 2:00 pm | No Comment
Black Blondie, Heiruspecs, Chooglin’ & Mark Mallman @ Red Stag Block Party

Video footage from the 2009 Red Stag Block Party in Minneapolis.

Communist Daughter @ 501 Club
August 23, 2009 – 8:15 pm | No Comment
Communist Daughter @ 501 Club

Video of Communist Daughter performing “In The Park” at Minneapolis’ 501 Club.

Why? “Eskimo Snow” Review
August 19, 2009 – 12:00 am | 7 Comments
Why? “Eskimo Snow” Review

With the release of Eskimo Snow, Why? may have finally made the final step in their process from alt-rap to a full fledged weirdo art pop group…

Ganglians “Lost Words”
August 17, 2009 – 1:00 pm | No Comment
Ganglians “Lost Words”

Dream pop band Ganglians have recently released Monster Head Room, the band’s debut full length on the Woodsist record label.