1. Yellow Tricycle by Saez
2. Born on Flag Day by Deer Tick
3. WolfgangAmadeusPhoenix by Phoenix
4. Post Nothing by Japandroids
5. Actor by St. Vincent
6. Fantasies by Metric
7. Dark Was the Night by Various Artists
8. xx by The xx
9. It’s Blitz by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
10. Middle Cyclone by Neko Case

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8. Slow Burning Crimes by East Hundred (Passenger)
9. Sovereignty by Japandroids (Post Nothing)
10. Blood Bank by Bon Iver (EP)
11. Daylight by Matt & Kim (Grand)
12. My Girls by Animal Collective (Merriweather Post Pavilion)

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An early Holiday gift to all my gbridge friends.

As always with special thanks to PB (”the magician”), BC (the “intern”) and CR (the “guru”) for helping me compile this musical masterpiece:

1. I And Love And You - The Avett Brothers (song of the year – makes me pine for Brooklyn)
2. Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (the dialogue near the end was especially engaging and sweet)
3. Before I Start To Cry - Vivian Girls (do you know this band? you should?)
4. The Strangers - St. Vincent (this is vying for one of my favourite albums this year)
5. Is it OK? - Saez (but not as good as this one)
6. Bear - The Antlers (my intern says this is an album about cancer, but I’m pretty sure this is about abortion)
7. Criminals - Atlas Sound (my intern wants you to hear this)
8. Summertime - Girls (my favorite track from a rather solid “Album”)
9. Afterlove - East Hundred (yes – more EH — they are still completely unknown to most)
10. Funeral Singers - Califone (this is great – I would recommend it even if it wasn’t rec’d to me)
11. Hell - Tegan & Sara (go there )
12. Teleforce - Majeure (the intern recommends)
13. See You - Dinosaur Jr (there may be better Dino Jr tracks but this one works here)
14. The Executioner’s Song - Cass McCombs (like the title, not sure I understand the lyrics)
15. You Are The Blood – Sufjan Stevens (Dark was the Night — spend the $ for the album – it goes to charity – fn incredible song)
16. Nightingale / December Song - Sunset Rubdown (this album is top 6 2009 – this song has December in the title)

Hoperfully I have provided you with some new tracks you have not heard before and although you may not love them all… load it up to your ipod and take it for a ride – you may fall in love with some as much as I have…

Enjoy and Happy Holidays.

-Kevin