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A chilly start to the year combined with snow woes= tracks to will the cold away

1. Loved You All Along by La Strada
2. Something Unreal by Ex Norwegian
3. Evelyn McHale by Parenthetical Girls
4. The Trouble With Flying by Orba Squara
5. Nobody Told Me by Barzin
6. Lovers' Carvings by Bibio
7. Gone Man by Eels
8. Used To Be by Beach House
9. The Blizzard by Camera Obscura
10. That Moon Song by Gregory Alan Isakov
11. Eviction Party by The Darlings
12. Is Love Forever by Spoon
13. Simple Joys (Feat. Simon LeBon) by Beautiful Small Machines
14. Heaven Can Wait by Charlotte Gainsbourg
15. Skinny Dippin' by Essex Chanel
16. The Things That People Make, Part 2 by The Burning Hell
17. One Long Country Song by Deleted Scenes
18. Robots by Dan Mangan
19. Down By the Water by The Drums
20. White Sky by Vampire Weekend
21. Take it Easy by Surfer Blood
22. Calcium Commuter by BOAT
23. Tugboat by Citay

OndaDrops is a new project by Italian webzine OndaRock that directly involves artists and their music: the first Volume, entitled "Do You Know The Way To Blue?", mainly focuses on acoustic folk and includes a free compilation with 26 exclusive tracks.

Article (in italian) and download links here: http://www.ondarock.it/speciali/ondadrops01.htm

Tracklist:

Cd1:
Foxtrot Empire – Rock Bottom (Is My Best Friend)
Simon Llewelyn Evans – Candle Song
Barzin – It’s Come To This
Norabelle – Sleeping
Hezekiah Jones – Drug Buddy
Brian Wheat & Groggy Darlin' – Lonely Life
Moomaw – Pirate Of This Bottled Ship
Oweihops – Jacks, Kings & Queens
Ilya E. Monosov – Improvisation Based Upon Songs In Preparation
Ant – Kisses On A Plate (Demo)
Drew Piston – Monster
John Craigie – 28 (Alt. Version)
Things In Herds – Any Wonder

Cd2:
A Singer of Songs – Road To Nowhere (Demo)
Tex La Homa – 41 Volumes
Dog Is Blue – Hot Air Balloons (And Submarines)
Steve Adey – These Resurrections
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Barzin - It's Come To This

Free Download @ http://badpandarecords.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/badpanda005/

It is with great pleasure that we announce the collaboration with a Canadian songwriter we love.

Barzin has been compared to such artists as Sparklehorse, Low, Red House Painters and Bill Callahan and his last effort, “Notes to an Absent Lover”, out on Monotreme Records, was acclaimed by Mojo, Uncut, and Q and ended up in many lists for the best albums of 2009 (for example, ObscureSound).

“It’s Come To This” is a beautiful previously unreleased song and Barzin kindly decided to make it available to all, via Bad Panda Records.

Free Download @ http://badpandarecords.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/badpanda005/

1. Barzin - Notes To An Absent Lover (Monotreme)
2. Antony & The Johnsons - The Crying Light (Secretly Canadian)
3. This Immortal Coil - The Dark Age Of Love (Ici D'Ailleurs)
4. Leyland Kirby - Sadly, The Future Is No Longer What It Was (History Always Favours The Winners)
5. Leonard Mynx - Vesper (Self Released)
6. Cats On Fire - Our Temperance Movement (Johanna Kustannus)
7. Savoy Grand - Accident Book (Glitterhouse)
8. Alela Diane - To Be Still (Rough Trade)
9. Mi and L'au - Good Morning Jokers (Borne!)
10. Haruko - Wild Geese (Bracken)
11. Piano Magic - Ovations (Make Mine Music)
12. Alondra Bentley - Ashfield Avenue (Absolute Beginners)
13. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest (Warp)
14. The Beautiful Schizophonic - Erotikon (Crónica)
15. Vic Chesnutt - At The Cut (Constellation)
16. Soap&Skin - Lovetune For Vacuum (Pias)
17. Butcher Boy - React Or Die (How Does It Feel To Be Loved?)
18. Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (Drag City)
19. The Clientele - Bonfires On The Heath (Merge)
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Di seguito la lista dei miei 30 album dell'anno, e a seguire gli album che ho comunque apprezzato. Ho anche aggiunto i link alle recensioni che ho scritto su OndaRock.
Here follows the list of my 30 favourite albums in 2009, followed by a list of albums I also liked. I added the links to the reviews I wrote, published on OndaRock (reviews are written in italian).


01. Leonard Mynx - Vesper
02. Savoy Grand - Accident Book
03. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Beware
04. The Leisure Society - The Sleeper
05. Noah and the Whale - The First Days Of Spring
06. Revolver - Music For A While
07. Mi and L'au - Good Morning Jokers
08. Grand Archives - Keep In Mind Frankenstein
09. Old Lost John – Faceless
10. Matt Jones - The Black Path

11. Kings of Convenience - Declaration Of Dependence
12. Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels
13. The Mostar Diving Club - Don Your Suit Of Lights
14. Musette - Datum
15. God Help the Girl - God Help The Girl
16. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
17. Kesang Marstrand - Hello Night
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1. Patrick Wolf - The Bachelor
2. Soap&Skin - Lovetune for Vacuum
3. Lisa Hannigan - Sea Sew
4. The Decemberists - Hazards of Love
5. Barzin - Notes to an Absent Lover
6. Antony & The Johnsons - The Crying Light
7. St. Vincent - Actor
8. The Maccabees - Wall of Arms
9. U2 - No Line on the Horizon
10. Florence and The Machine - Lungs