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Best Albums<\/h4>\n

1. Boards of Canada, Tomorrow’s Harvest<\/i> (Warp)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Grouper, The Man Who Died in His Boat <\/i>(Kranky)<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Thee Oh Sees, Floating Coffin <\/i>(Castle Face)<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Julianna Barwick, Nepenthe<\/i> (Dead Oceans) <\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Wire, Change Becomes Us <\/i>(Pink Flag)<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Magik Markers, Surrender to the Fantasy<\/i> (Drag City)\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

7. The Dead C, Armed Courage <\/i>(Ba Da Bing!)<\/strong><\/p>\n

8. Tim Hecker, Virgins <\/i>(Kranky\/Paper Bag)<\/strong><\/p>\n

9. Polvo, Siberia <\/i>(Merge)<\/strong><\/p>\n

10. Raspberry Bulbs, Deformed Worship <\/i>(Blackest Ever Black)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Reissues<\/h4>\n

1. Bird Nest Roys, Me Want Me Get Me Need Me Have Me Love <\/i>(Flying Nun\/Captured Tracks)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. 15-60-75 (The Numbers Band), Jimmy Bell\u2019s Still in Town <\/i>(Exit Stencil)<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Public Image Ltd, First Issue <\/i>(Light in the Attic)<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Roky Erickson, Don\u2019t Slander Me<\/i> (Light in the Attic)<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Toy Love, Toy Love<\/i> (Flying Nun\/Captured Tracks)<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Peter Jefferies, The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World <\/i>(De Stijl\/Xpressway)<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. Dump, I Can Hear Music <\/i>(Morr Music)<\/strong><\/p>\n

8. The Victor Dimisich Band, The Victor Dimisich Band<\/i> (Siltbreeze)<\/strong><\/p>\n

9. The Waitresses, Just Desserts: The Complete Waitresses<\/i> (Omnivore)<\/strong><\/p>\n

10. Nikki Sudden, The Bible Belt<\/i> (Numero Group)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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