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  Best Music of 2008

  12.19.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  1)  Stokingtheroot’s Best Music of 2008 List (in no particular order) The Tallest Man On Earth – Shallow Grave The Tallest Man on Earth was spun constantly while I was on tour because it’s just that kind of record.  It makes you want to travel and meet new people.  To tell you the truth, Shallow [...]

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  Bon Iver – Blood Bank

  12.09.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  1) Bon Iver – Blood Bank Yes, This EP is finally being released (and… it got leaked). Bon Iver’s 2007 release For Emma, Forever Ago was an album that I had a hard time putting down, and from what I’ve heard of Blood Bank I think these 4 songs will not disappoint. The tracks continue [...]

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  Us and Us Only, The Gathering of the Juggalos, Bon Iver on Conan

  09.13.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  1)  Us and Us Only Maybe it’s because Fall is near and Winter seems right around the corner to me but I’ve been getting really into singer songwriter stuff as of late.  It’s weird how a style of music seems to fit with certain seasons. I recently discovered the music of Kinsey Matthews, a song [...]

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  Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever ago

  06.25.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Everyone needs to buy this cd immediately.  I was told about Bon Iver while we were staying in Portland, Maine.  The guy who described Bon Iver’s music told me to picture a very large black man sitting on a stool in a wheat field, strumming an old acoustic guitar, and singing in a high falsetto [...]