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Great start of the year, Stefan! I am as grateful as always for the work you put into this.
Yeah, very nice presentation. And interesting list too.
Beach House number one? Awesome!
Also? Looking forward to another year of your fantastic work, STEFAN.
I thought the winner had to be one of the bands or artists mentioned in the CLUES.
The year is already off to a fantastic start. Thanks, Stefan!
One slight correction: although Owen Pallett is indeed going to be performing under his own name from now on, HEARTLAND is still officially credited to his former pseudonym Final Fantasy, and should be identified as such here.
Thanks Stefan! And so we welcome what promises to be a great year in music.
And what a start! Contra gets better with every listen, and Teen Dream, especially, is nearly immaculate and better than most of 2009's albums. The thought that there will inevitably be albums better than Team Dream in the coming 11 months gets me excited.
Tim, the CLUES are just a hint, based on the chart on the 21st of each month. What happens in the last 9 to 10 days is often unexpected, as this was the case with Beach House last month.
Harold, Heartland is listed under Owen Pallett in 15 of the 16 sources, that reviewed the album yet, so I will go on identifying it under that name.