GOD HELP THE CRITIC OF THE DAWN

Holy fuck! It's yr offnotes RIFF MARKET Status Ain't Hood Quarterly Report!

Filing late due to an ongoing investigation into stock-options accounting improprieties (isn't everybody):

HOT CUSP ACTION
Air France EP
Annika Norlin: Sakert
Art Brut: It's a Bit Complicated Advance EP
Blitzen Trapper: Wild Mountain Nation
The Capstan Shafts: Her Versus the Sad Cold Eventually
The Clientele: God Save the Clientele
The Crayon Fields: Animal Bells
Dan Deacon: Spiderman of the Rings
Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity
Good/Bad/Queen LP
Gruff Rhys: Candylion
Gui Boratto: Chromophobia
Lil' Wayne: The Greatest Rapper Alive II
Lullatone: Plays Pajama Pop Pour Vous
Marnie Stern: RED HOT RIFFS
The Manhattan Love Suicides: S/T
Nas: Hip Hop Is Dead
The Postmarks: The Postmarks
Ricardo Villalobos: Fiddy Zizzy
Stars of the Lid: And Their Refinement of the Decline
Studio: Yearbook
A Sunny Day in Glasgow: Scribble Mural Comic Journal
Young Jeezy: The Inspiration (esp. those three tracks)

somebody ysi the complete "D*I*R*T*Y Edits" comp plz OK thnx

still liking more than i should: Cheeseburger (band and food, always pay extra for the avocado)

do i like teh Soft Circle? somebody plz tell me what to think plz

PROVISIONAL, HIGHLY FLEXIBLE, DON'T PRETEND THIS IS YOURS CUZ IF THERE'S A JOKE IT'S PROBABLY ON YOU GUYS HAW HAW CUZ Y'SEE IT'S MY BLOG TOP TEN LIST

10. Feist: The Reminder
w/ a bullet w/ serious butterfly wings w/ extra ranch. I don't like ranch.


9. Lucky Soul: The Great Unwanted
Indiepop album of the year.
[Matthew Perpetua track review here.]


8. David Torn: Prezens
Whatever guys I'm just a pop critic.
[April 17 Joe's Pub gig info here; my Pitchfork track review here.]


7. Sally Shapiro: Disco Romance
Indiepop album of the year.
[My too-academic Pitchfork review here.]


6. Twilight Sad: Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters
Anthemic-emo-shoegaze album of the year. Yes I've heard of Arcade Fire.
[Mark Richardson's Pitchfork review here; my Pitchfork EP review here.]


5. Panda Bear: Person Pitch
Brian Wilson blah blah yawp yup-yup!
[Mark Richardson's Pitchfork review here; my massively blog-hyped Playboy review here.]


4. The Field: From Here We Go Sublime
Lionel, you *are* the droid we're looking for.
[Jess Harvell's Pitchfork review here; Mark Richardson's Pitchfork column here.]


3. Battles: Mirrored
Someday Dave Maher will use this as at-bat music in his major-league debut, and some poor schmuck on Waveland Ave. will go home without a face. (Wait, is Dave a Sox fan? Shit.)
[Pat Sisson's Tribune profile here; my Spin review forthcoming.]


2. LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver
Talk to me here ppl.
[Mark Pytlik's Pitchfork review here; Tom Breihan's Status Ain't Hood interview here.]


1. Deerhunter: Cryptograms/Fluorescent Grey double-LP.
Fuck you, this is an album.
[My Pitchfork reviews here and here.]


"Watch this space" for hot quarterly traxx reportage later.

Maybe.