ISSUE 78: DECEMBER 14–25, 2009

BEST OF 2009
Best Albums #20-#11
Best Albums #10-#1
Best Singles
Best Reissues
Primitive Futures' 20 Artifacts

AGIT STAFF FAVORITES
Tom Butler
Alexandra Kelley
David Holmes
Michael P. O'Shaughnessy
Ron Wadlinger
Dorian S. Ham
Matt Slaybaugh
Josie Rubio
Kevin J. Elliott
Jennifer Farmer
Doug Elliott
Stephen Slaybaugh
Phil Goldberg


ISSUE 77: DECEMBER 7–11, 2009

FEATURE
Bassholes

ALBUM REVIEWS
Brimstone Howl, Big Deal. What's He Done Lately?
Dragon Turtle, Almanac
Deer Tick, More Fuel for the Fire EP
Kitsuné Maison's Compilation 8
Julianna Barwick, Florine EP

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin

PAST PERFECT
Jawbox, For Your Own Special Sweetheart

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Mattress, Low Blows


ISSUE 76: NOVEMBER 30–DECEMBER 4, 2009

FEATURE
Bear in Heaven

ALBUM REVIEWS
Easter Monkeys, Splendor of Sorrow
Wizzard Sleeve, Make the World Go Away
We All Have Hooks for Hands, The Shape of Energy
The Mercury Program, Chez Viking
The Mary Onettes, Islands

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
The Devil Went Home and Puked: Robert Pollard's Rock Show

PAST PERFECT
Interference, Interference

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Columbus Discount Records' Year-End Blitz


ISSUE 75: NOVEMBER 23–27, 2009

FEATURE
The Dutchess & the Duke

ALBUM REVIEWS
Daptone Gold
Morrissey, Swords
World's Greatest Ghosts, No Magic
Jacuzzi Boys, No Seasons
Pants Yell! Received Pronunciation

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Skinny Puppy and Surfer Blood Live Reviews

PAST PERFECT
U2, The Unforgettable Fire

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Introducing... Laminated Cat


ISSUE 74: NOVEMBER 16–20, 2009

FEATURE
Sian Alice Group

ALBUM REVIEWS
Annie, Don't Stop
Tape Deck Mountain, Ghost
Bassnectar, Cozza Frenzy
DJ/Rupture and Matt Shadetek, Solar Life Raft

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Light: On the South Side

PAST PERFECT
Isaac Hayes, Shaft

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
New Albums from Sonny and the Sunsets and Home Blitz


ISSUE 73: NOVEMBER 9–13, 2009

FEATURE
Pere Ubu

ALBUM REVIEWS
Weezer, Raditude
Ben Frost, By th Throat
White Denim, Fits
Brilliant Colors, Introducing
Thee Oh Sees, Dog Poison
Holopaw, Oh, Glory. Oh, Wilderness.
Slayer, World Painted Blood

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
The Eccentric Soul Revue

PAST PERFECT
Pylon, Chomp More

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
The Electric Bunnies, Through the Magical Door


ISSUE 72: NOVEMBER 2–6, 2009

FEATURE
Real Estate

ALBUM REVIEWS
Julian Casablancas, Phrazes for the Young
Maps, Turning the Mind
Stricken City, Songs About People I Know
A Place to Bury Strangers, Exploding Head
Jimi Tenor and Tony Allen, Inspiration Information
Kings of Convenience, Declaration of Dependence

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
The Stooges: The Authorized and Illustrated Story

PAST PERFECT
Nirvana, Bleach

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Captured Tracks' Latest Singles Batch


ISSUE 71: OCTOBER 26–30, 2009

FEATURE
Mission of Burma

ALBUM REVIEWS
Cold Cave, Love Comes Close
Beaten Awake, Thunder$troke
Dead Man's Bones, Dead Man's Bones
Florence + the Machine, Lungs
Flight of the Conchords, I Told You I Was Freaky

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
The Velvet Underground: An Illustrated History of a Walk on the Wild Side

PAST PERFECT
Harmonia and Eno '76, Tracks and Traces

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Hozac's Autumnal Motherload


ISSUE 70: OCTOBER 19–23, 2009

FEATURE
Sunset Rubdown

ALBUM REVIEWS
Atlas Sound, Logos
The Slits, Trapped Animal
Little Girls, Concepts
Fuck Buttons, Tarot Sport
Themselves, CrownsDown
Lightning Bolt, Earthly Delights

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Echo and the Bunnymen and St. Vincent and Andrew Bird Live Reviews

PAST PERFECT
Fela Kuti, The Best of the Black President

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Dull Knife Songwriter Singles Series


ISSUE 69: OCTOBER 12–16, 2009

FEATURE
The Jesus Lizard

ALBUM REVIEWS
Air, Love 2
Antipop Consortium, Fluorescent Black
Neon Indian, Psychic Chasms
Bell Horses, This Loves Last Time
Exene Cervenka, Somewhere Gone
Thomas Function, In the Valley of Sickness

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Faust and Os Mutantes Live Reviews

PAST PERFECT
Siouxsie and the Banshees, Juju

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Psychedelic Horseshit, Too Many Hits


ISSUE 68: OCTOBER 5–9, 2009

FEATURE
Kurt Vile

ALBUM REVIEWS
Volcano Choir, Unmap
The Black Heart Procession, Six
Basement Jaxx, Scars
Lou Barlow, Goodnight Unknown
Mission of Burma, The Sound the Speed the Light

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Passion Pit and Austin City Limits Music Festival Live Reviews

PAST PERFECT
Gary Higgins, Seconds

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Factums and Moon Duo


ISSUE 67: SEPTEMBER 28–OCTOBER 2, 2009

FEATURE
Super Furry Animals

ALBUM REVIEWS
The Drums, Summertime EP
Kris Kristofferson, Closer to the Bone
Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy
Robin Guthrie, Carousel
The Fresh & Onlys, Grey-Eyed Girls
Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions, Through the Devil Softly

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Yo La Tengo and Arctic Monkeys Live Reviews

PAST PERFECT
Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965–1968

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Introducing... The Mantles


ISSUE 66: SEPTEMBER 21–25, 2009

FEATURE
Times New Viking

ALBUM REVIEWS
The Twilight Sad, Forget the Night Ahead
The Hidden Cameras, Origin: Orphan
Why? Eskimo Snow
Girls, Album
Cymbals Eat Guitars, Why There Are Mountains
Yoko Ono Plastic Band, Between My Head and the Sky
Castanets, Texas Rose, the Thaw & the Beasts

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
All Tomorrow's Parties: A Fan-Made Concert Film

PAST PERFECT
Big Star, Keep an Eye on the Sky

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Fungi Girls, Seafaring Pyramids


ISSUE 65: SEPTEMBER 14–18, 2009

FEATURE
The Clean

ALBUM REVIEWS
Dappled Cities, Zounds
A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Ashes Grammar
Simian Mobile Disco, Temporary Pleasure
The Hi-Nobles, Shake
Grand Archives, Keep in Mind Frankenstein
Manic Street Preachers, Journal for Plague Lovers
Amy Millan, Masters of the Burial

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
The Feelies and Arrington de Dionyso Live Reviews

PAST PERFECT
Sunny Day Real Estate, Diary and LP2

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Gas, Compressed Gas EP


ISSUE 64: SEPTEMBER 7–11, 2009

FEATURE
Polvo

ALBUM REVIEWS
Yo La Tengo, Popular Songs
Vivian Girls, Everything Goes Wrong
Os Mutantes, Haih or Amortecedor
Wild Beasts, Two Dancers
HEALTH, Get Color
Monotonix, Where Were You When It Happened?
Drive-By Truckers, The Fine Print

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records

PAST PERFECT
The Feelies, Crazy Rhythms and The Good Earth

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Hozac Hookup Klub, Round Two


ISSUE 63: AUGUST 31–SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

FEATURE
Circulatory System

ALBUM REVIEWS
The Clean, Mister Pop
AA Bondy, When the Devil's Loose
Datarock, Red
Robert Glasper, Double-Booked
The Dodos, Time to Die

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Vivian Girls Live Review

PAST PERFECT
Thrasher Magazine's Skate Rock Volume 1

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
All Hands Electric


ISSUE 62: AUGUST 24–28, 2009

FEATURE
The Antlers

ALBUM REVIEWS
Marmoset, Tea Tornado
Reigning Sound, Love and Curses
Arctic Monkeys, Humbug
Dolores O'Riordan, No Baggage
Pissed Jeans, King of Jeans

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
That Summertime Sound

PAST PERFECT
39 Clocks, Pain It Dark

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Playing Singles Club Catch-Up Again


ISSUE 61: AUGUST 17–21, 2009

FEATURE
Major Lazer

ALBUM REVIEWS
Jay Reatard, Watch Me Fall
Patrick Wolf, The Bachelor
Japandroids, Post-Nothing
Tantric, Mind Control
Box Elders, Alice and Friends

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
The Breeders Live Review

PAST PERFECT
The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Columbus Discount Records Sixth Anniversary Weekend


ISSUE 60: AUGUST 10–14, 2009

FEATURE
Thee Oh Sees

ALBUM REVIEWS
Okie Dokie, Okie Dokie EP
Black Mold, Snow Blindness Is Crystal Antz
Amanda Blank, I Love You
New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets
Fruit Bats, The Ruminant Band

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Dan Deacon/Deerhunter/No Age and Gang Gang Dance Live Reviews

PAST PERFECT
The Jayhawks, Music from the North Country

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
DC Snipers, DC Snipers


ISSUE 59: AUGUST 3–7, 2009

FEATURE
The Fiery Furnaces

ALBUM REVIEWS
Zola Jesus, The Spoils
Eyedea & Abilities, By the Throat
Julian Plenti, ...Is Skyscraper
Cale Parks, To Swift Mars EP
Amadou & Mariam, The Magic Couple
Sian Alice Group, Troubled, Shaken Etc.

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Björk, Voltaic

PAST PERFECT
Ze 30: Ze Records 1979–2009

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Dylan Shearer, Planted/Plans


ISSUE 58: JULY 27–31, 2009

FEATURE
Blues Control

ALBUM REVIEWS
Gary War, Horribles Parade
YACHT, See Mystery Lights
The Skygreen Leopards, Gorgeous Johnny
Bird and Flower, Here We Cease Our Motion
Bad Boy Bill, The Album

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
A Cultural Dictionary of Punk

PAST PERFECT
24-Carat Black, The Promises of Yesterday

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Sweet Rot Summer Singles


ISSUE 57: JULY 20–24, 2009

FEATURE
Tortoise

ALBUM REVIEWS
The Fiery Furnaces, I'm Going Away
Ty Segall, Lemons
Wye Oak, The Knot
Wheat, White Ink Black Ink
(500) Days of Summer: Music from the Motion Picture

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Pitchfork Music Fest 09 Wrap-Up

PAST PERFECT
Beastie Boys, Ill Communication

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Introducing... Pens


ISSUE 56: JULY 13–19, 2009

FEATURE
Mika Miko

ALBUM REVIEWS
The Dead Weather, Horehound
Tiny Vipers, Life on Earth
Wale, Back to the Feature
The Morning After Girls, Alone
Summer Cats, Songs for Tuesdays
The Polyamorous Affair, Bolshevik Disco

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Man Man Live Review

PAST PERFECT
Book of Love, Book of Love, Lullaby, Candy Carol, and Love Bubble

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Captured Tracks Summer Batch

PITCHFORK '09
The Agit Reader at the 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival


ISSUE 55: JULY 6–10, 2009

FEATURE
The Bats

ALBUM REVIEWS
Oneida, Rated O
Discovery, LP
Cass McCombs, Catacombs
Bowerbirds, Upper Air
We Were Promised Jetpacks, These Four Walls
The Builders and the Butchers, Salvation Is a Deep Dark Well

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

PAST PERFECT
The Scene Is Now, Total Jive

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Circuit de Yeux, Sirenum and Fruition


ISSUE 54: JUNE 29–JULY 3, 2009

FEATURE
The Strange Boys

ALBUM REVIEWS
Regina Spektor, Far
God Help the Girl, God Help the Girl
Moby, Wait for Me
Cage, Depart from Me
Coffinberry, Coffinberry

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Michael Jackson 1958–2009

PAST PERFECT
REM, Reckoning

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Hozac Summer Singles


ISSUE 53: JUNE 22–27, 2009

FEATURE
The Church

ALBUM REVIEWS
Dinosaur Jr. Farm
Major Lazer, Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do
Sunset Rubdown, Dragonslayer
Brian Olive, Brian Olive
Rhett Miller, Rhett Miller

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Robin Trower Live Review

PAST PERFECT
Black Rio 2: Original Samba Soul 1971-1980

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
The Cultural Decay and 13th Chime


ISSUE 52: JUNE 15–20, 2009

FEATURE
Dirty Projectors

ALBUM REVIEWS
Tiny Masters of Today, Skeletons
Miike Snow, Miike Snow
Mos Def, The Ecstatic
Mannequin Men, Lose Your Illusion, Too
Quest for Fire, Quest for Fire

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Isis Live Review

PAST PERFECT
Pisces, A Lovely Sight

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Silver Shampoo, Real Estate, and Pink Reason and Electric Bunnies


ISSUE 51: JUNE 8–13, 2009

FEATURE
Meat Puppets

ALBUM REVIEWS
Sonic Youth, The Eternal
Dirty Projectors, Bitte Orca
Double Dagger, More
J Dilla, Jay Stay Paid
Joan of Arc, Flowers

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Depeche Mode: The Dark Progression

PAST PERFECT
Big Star, #1 Record/Radio City

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Pink Noise, FNU Ronnies, and caUSE co-MOTION


ISSUE 50: JUNE 1–5, 2009

FEATURE
The Vaselines

ALBUM REVIEWS
Blank Dogs, Under and Under
Deerhunter, Rainwater Cassette Exchange EP
The High Strung, Ode to the Inverse of the Dude
Apostle of Hustle, Eats Darkness
The Disciplines, Smoking Kills

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Live Review

PAST PERFECT
Mirrors, Something That Would Never Do

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Ducktails, Ducktails


ISSUE 49: MAY 25–29, 2009

FEATURE
Black Moth Super Rainbow

ALBUM REVIEWS
Bachelorette, My Electric Family
Federico Aubele, Amatoria
Savath & Savalas, La Llama
Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest
So Many Dynamos, The Loud Wars
Tim Easton, Porcupine

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Metal Machine Music: Nine Inch Nails and the Industrial Uprising

PAST PERFECT
Eccentric Soul: Smart's Palace

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Introducing... Ganglians


ISSUE 48: MAY 18–22, 2009

FEATURE
The Horrors

ALBUM REVIEWS
John Vanderslice, Romanian Names
Jarvis Cocker, Further Complications
Pontiak, Maker
White Rabbits, It's Frightening
Akron/Family, Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
Maximo Park, Quicken the Heart

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
King Khan and the Shrines Live Review

PAST PERFECT
Miles Davis, Sketches of Spain

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
TV Ghost and Black Lips Club Singles


ISSUE 47: MAY 11–15, 2009

FEATURE
Sonic Boom

ALBUM REVIEWS
The Field, Yesterday and Today
New York Dolls, 'Cause I Sez So
Crystal Method, Divided By Night
Ear Pwr, Super Animal Brothers III

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Chrome Cranks Live Review

PAST PERFECT
39 Clocks, Zoned

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Introducing... The Beets


ISSUE 46: MAY 4–8, 2009

FEATURE
The Feelies

ALBUM REVIEWS
Tyvek, Tyvek
Pink Mountaintops, Outside Love
Bob Dylan, Together Through Life
Tara Jane O'Neil, A Ways Away
Depeche Mode, Sounds of the Universe
Fischerspooner, Entertainment
Mika Miko, We Be Xuxa
Magik Markers, Balf Quarry

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Franz Ferdinand Live Reviews

PAST PERFECT
Company Flow, Funcrusher Plus

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Captured Tracks


ISSUE 45: APRIL 27–MAY 1, 2009

FEATURE
Crocodiles

ALBUM REVIEWS
Blake Miller, Burn Tape
Grand Duchy, Petits Fours
DJ Hell, Teufelswerk
Gliss, Devotion Implosion

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Wilco, Ashes of American Flags

PAST PERFECT
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, From Her to Eternity, The Firstborn Is Dead, Kicking Against the Pricks and Your Funeral... My Trial

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Psychedelic Horseshit, Golden Oldies


ISSUE 44: APRIL 20–24, 2009

FEATURE
Comet Gain

ALBUM REVIEWS
Chairlift, Does You Inspire You?
Pterodactyl, Worldwild
Eat Skull, Wild and Inside
Mr. Lif, I Heard It Today
Super Furry Animals, Dark Days/Light Years
Ashley Beedle & King Britt, Southport Weekender: Volume 8

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Throbbing Gristle and Diplo Live Reviews

PAST PERFECT
Stark Folk, Stark Folk

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
The World's Lousy With Ideas Volume 8


ISSUE 43: APRIL 13–17, 2009

FEATURE
RTFO Bandwagon

ALBUM REVIEWS
A-Trak, Infinity +1
Circus Devils, Gringo
Pet Shop Boys, Yes
Suckers, Suckers EP
Metric, Fantasies

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Dinosaur Jr. Live Review

PAST PERFECT
Dntel, Early Works For Me If It Works For You II

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Singles Club Catch-Up


ISSUE 42: APRIL 6–10, 2009

FEATURE
Crystal Antlers

ALBUM REVIEWS
Micachu & the Shapes, Jewellery
Mastodon, Crack the Skye
The Thermals, Now We Can See
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It's Blitz!
Zola Jesus, Tsar Bomba and New Amsterdam
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Vs. Children
Black Dice, REPO

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Morrissey Live Review

PAST PERFECT
Cocteau Twins, The Pink Opaque

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Introducing... Fungi Girls


ISSUE 41: MARCH 30–APRIL 3, 2009

FEATURE
Telepathe

ALBUM REVIEWS
Lady Sovereign, Jigsaw
Fever Ray, Fever Ray
I.U.D. The Proper Sex
O+S, O+S
Condo Fucks, Fuckbook
Various Artists, Stax: The Soul of Hip-Hop

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Primal Scream Live Review

PAST PERFECT
Ray Charles, Genius: The Ultimate Ray Charles Collection

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Sacred Bones Spring '09 Singles, Part Two


ISSUE 40: MARCH 23–27, 2009

FEATURE
Tokyo Police Club

ALBUM REVIEWS
Röyksopp, Junior
Harlem Shakes, Technicolor Health
Obits, I Blame You
Winter Gloves, About a Girl

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
SXSW 2009 Wrap-up

PAST PERFECT
Red Red Meat, Bunny Gets Paid

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
First Installment in the Hozac Hookup Klub


ISSUE 39: MARCH 16–22, 2009

SXSW09
The Agit Reader Dispatches from Austin

FEATURE
Wavves

ALBUM REVIEWS
Strange Boys, And Girls Club
Lotus Plaza, The Floodlight Collective
MSTRKRFT, Fist of God
Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Beware
Red Fang, Red Fang
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Advance Base Battery Life

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Mötley Crüe Live Review

PAST PERFECT
Chris Darrow, Chris Darrow/Under My Disguise

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Novak Goes Solo (Again)


ISSUE 38: MARCH 9–13, 2009

FEATURE
Box Elders

ALBUM REVIEWS
Handsome Furs, Face Control
Tune-Yards, Bird-Brains
Mirah, (A)Spera
Chris Cornell, Scream
Julie Doiron, I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Tindersticks and Davila 666 Live Reviews

PAST PERFECT
Beth Orton, Trailer Park

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Sacred Bones Spring '09 Singles


ISSUE 37: MARCH 2–6, 2009

FEATURE
Los Campesinos!

ALBUM REVIEWS
Revolting Cocks, Sex-O Olympic-O
The Sand Pebbles, A Thousand Wild Flowers
Gun Outfit, Dim Light
Death Sentence: Panda! Insects Awaken
Angus and Julia Stone, A Book Like This
Aidan Moffat & the Best-Ofs, How to Get to Heaven from Scotland

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Matt and Kim Live Review

PAST PERFECT
Various Artists, Downriver Revival

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Introducing... The Gluons


ISSUE 36: FEBRUARY 23–27, 2009

FEATURE
Passion Pit

ALBUM REVIEWS
Morrissey, Years of Refusal
Black Lips, 200 Million Thousand
The Drones, Havilah
The Prodigy, Invaders Must Die
Bibio, Vignetting the Compost

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Fest Guide '09

PAST PERFECT
Isaac Hayes, Black Moses and Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak)

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
The Columbus Discount Dead of Winter '09 Round-up


ISSUE 35: FEBRUARY 16–20, 2009

FEATURE
Vetiver

ALBUM REVIEWS
M. Ward, Hold Time
Mountains, Choral
Mi Ami, Watersports
Faunts, Feel.Love.Thinking.Of.
N.A.S.A. The Spirit of Apollo
Asobi Seksu, Hush
Odawas, The Blue Depths
The Appleseed Cast, Sagarmatha

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Times New Velvet Underground Live Review

PAST PERFECT
Death, ...For the Whole World to See

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Introducing... Nite Jewel


ISSUE 34: FEBRUARY 9–13, 2009

FEATURE
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

ALBUM REVIEWS
Lily Allen, It's Not Me, It's You
Lower Heaven, Ashes
Ben Lee, The Rebirth of Venus
Hot Panda, Volcano... Bloody Volcano
Lars Horntveth, Kaleidoscopic

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Antony and the Johnsons Live Review

PAST PERFECT
The Notorious B.I.G. Ready to Die

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Cheater Slicks, Bats in the Dead Trees


ISSUE 33: FEBRUARY 2–6, 2009

FEATURE
Iran

ALBUM REVIEWS
The Hunches, Exit Dreams
Mike Bones, A Fool for Everyone
The Von Bondies, Love, Hate and Then There's You
The Bad Plus, For All I Care

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
I Hate New Music by Dave Thompson

PAST PERFECT
Zero Boys, Vicious Circle and History Of

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Introducing... Cro Magnon


ISSUE 32: JANUARY 26–30, 2009

FEATURE
Nodzzz

ALBUM REVIEWS
Franz Ferdinand, Tonight
Kylie Minogue, Boombox
Just Like Heaven: A Tribute to the Cure
Mr. Oizo, Lambs Anger

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Cursive Live Review

PAST PERFECT
Volcano Suns, The Bright Orange Years and All Night Lotus Party

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
New CDR Singles Club 7-inch by the Unholy Two


ISSUE 31: JANUARY 19–23, 2009

FEATURE
The Telescopes

ALBUM REVIEWS
Antony and the Johnsons, The Crying Light
Robert Pollard, The Crawling Distance
Clue to Kalo, Lily Perdida
Psychic Ills, Mirror Eye
Or, the Whale, Light Poles and Pines

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Girl Talk Live Review

PAST PERFECT
Miles Davis, Kind of Blue

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
An Interview with Sword Heaven


ISSUE 30: JANUARY 12–16, 2009

FEATURE
Love Is All

ALBUM REVIEWS
Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion
El Goodo, Coyote
Matt and Kim, Grand
AC Newman, Get Guilty

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
Pigfuck Top 10

PAST PERFECT
Swervedriver, Raise and Mezcal Head

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
A Trio of Fat Possum Singles


ISSUE 29: JANUARY 5–9, 2009

FEATURE
Marnie Stern

ALBUM REVIEWS
The Damned, So, Who's Paranoid?
Alice Russell, Pot of Gold
Ty Segall, Ty Segall
Rivers Cuomo, Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo

WHAT'S THE RUMPUS?
The Clash Book

PAST PERFECT
Flipper, Generic, Gone Fishin', Public Flipper Limited, and Sex Bomb Baby!

PRIMITIVE FUTURES
Singles Club Singles from Sandwich and Blues Control

PREVIOUS YEARS