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Oceans - Nothing Collapses (2009)

2009-04-30T05:02:00.000-07:00

Title: Nothing Collapses
Artist: Oceans
Label: Copper Lung Records
Released: 2009
country: United States
Genre: post-rock
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/broceans
Download: rapidshare

他们的歌让我平静，长达1个小时的9首歌，标准的post-rock专辑，我听不出专辑所表达的种种思想，我只需要享受这片刻的安静就足够了

乐队简介：

05年的秋天Oceans始于伊力诺依大学，成员包括keith, ryan, nick, mike, luis，分别来自Urbana和Chicago，09正式在Copper Lung Records发行第一张LP<Nothing Collapses>

Tracklist :

1. Lit Up Under Streetlights
2. We Are Ruins
3. Ways With Wolves
4. Boy Detective
5. Sound Of Static
6. City At Peace
7. Terrified Of What We Might Become
8. Traps And Traps
9. Your Plane Leaves Tomorrow

Ólafur Arnalds - Found Songs(2009)

2009-04-30T04:56:00.000-07:00

Title: Found Songs
Artist: Ólafur Arnalds
Label: Copper Lung Records
Released: 2009
country: Iceland
Genre: Classical Ambient Post-rock Experimental
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/olafurarnalds
Download: http://foundsongs.erasedtapes.com/（free）

(Tracks)曲目:

1. Day I - Romance
2. Day II - Raein
3. Day III - Allt varð hljótt
4. Day IV - Erla's Waltz
5. Day V - Ljósið
6. Day VI - Faun
7. Day VII - Lost Song

Datarock - Red[2009]

2009-04-30T04:52:00.000-07:00

Title: Red
Artist: Datarock
Label: YAP Records
Released: 2009
country: Norway
Genre: Electro / Rock / Pop
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/datarock
Download: rapidshare or depositfiles

Trickform - Trickform （2009）

2009-04-30T04:49:00.000-07:00

Title: Trickform
Artist:Trickform
Label: envizagae, sleepycity, phonocake, tonatom
Released: 2009
Genre: Electronica,IDM,Ambient
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/trickform
download: rapidshare

Tracklist

1. After All
2. Self Propelling
3. Grain Plek
4. Auto Tele
5. Lathery
6. Jug Buck
7. Teb.Lase
8. Gaps/Spag

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2009-03-11T04:18:00.000-07:00

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indiehead周岁贴：我们的圣诞节&merry christmas

2008-12-23T22:30:00.000-08:00

在上帝面前我们都是孩子，我音乐面前我们都是孩子

一年前的今天indiehead诞生了，它就是我们的孩子，radioskey是创建者，随后是siren，笑笑东（也就是我）最后到的indiehead，当然也有曾经为indiehead出力的每一个人，谢谢大家对indiehead的支持，一年时间说长不长，说短也不短，我们见证了indiehead的成长，indiehead也见证了我们的成长，今天是christmas eve ，耶稣诞生的日子，indiehead的生日，在这个特别的日子，祝福每一个爱音乐的孩子，祝大家圣诞快乐。

下面挑选了498首圣诞歌曲，因为这是indiehead的498个帖子，我原来的想法是找365首歌，没想到最后整理完了是497首，巧合的是与以前发帖数相同，最后又整合了一下留下了498首，各种风格，任大家随意挑选，希望能找到你喜欢的音乐，给这个圣诞留一个美好的回忆。

不要惊讶很多专辑的曲目都相同，因为很多歌手都喜欢翻唱这些经典的圣诞歌曲，歌虽是一样的，但是每个人每种乐器确有着不同的味道

点标题下载，vol.1 vol.2 vol.3 我放在一张里了，点vol.1就可以了

vol.1 - Kids for Christmas

节日永远是属于孩子们的，他们的声音也是最快乐的。选择这首I Have Present For Jesus
作为整篇文章视听的原因也很简单，因为它即是唱happy birthday又是唱merry christmas的，简直就是我们量身定做的，^_^

1. I Have Present For Jesus
2. Color Your Christmas With Love
3. Heavenly Light
4. I Wish I Was An Angel
5. Jingle Bell Jesus
6. L-O-V-E
7. Let's Celebrate Christmas
8. Santa Claus Is Coming Down The Chimney Tonight
9. Shepherd Boy

vol.2 - The Layaways The Christmas EP

我非常喜欢这首O Christmas Tree , 清新柔软的indie-pop,尤其后面的lalalalalalalalalalalala, 给人一种很舒适的感觉，这个圣诞节我最喜欢就是这首歌。

10. The Layaways - Joy To The World
11. The Layaways - O Christmas Tree
12. The Layaways - Silent Night

vol.3 - KT Tunstall - Have Yourself A Very KT Christmas (2007)

这个圣诞节是和情人一起漫步在雪中，看着烟花，还是独自一人暗自神伤。没关心，还有音乐陪你，Lonely This Christmas，一个人安静的呆着也不错。

13. 2000 Miles
14. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
15. Mele Kalikimaka (Christmas In Hawaii)
16. Sleigh Ride
17. Fairytale Of New York
18. Lonely This Christmas

vol.4 - Womach, Merrill - Sings Christmas Carols[1968]

经典的老专辑，唱片机里传出的声音，重温那个属于黑胶的时代。

19. Come, All Ye Faithful
20. Silent Night
21. Joy To The World
22. The First Noel
23. I Wonder As I Wander
24. Holy Night
25. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
26. Away In A Manger
27. What Child Is This?
28. The Birthday Of A King
29. Star Carol
30. Gesu Bambino
31. Little Town Of Bethlehem

vol.5 - VA - 20 Christmas Crackers

又是一张弥漫着圣诞气息的老歌专辑。

32. Rosemary Clooney & Gene Autry - The Night Before Christmas Song
33. Louis Armstrong - Winter Wonderland
34. Doris Day - Here Comes Santa Claus
35. Les Paul - Jingle Bells
36. Jimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
37. Danny Kaye & Pati Andrews - All I Want For Christmas
38. Andrews Sisters - Christmas Island
39. Spike Jones & His City Slickers - The Little Girl's Dream
40. Gene Autry - Frosty The Snowman
41. Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters - The Twelve Days Of Christmas
42. Henry Hall & The Bbbc Dance Orchestra - Thefairy On The Christmas Tree
43. Dinah Shore - Merry Christmas Polka
44. Gene Autry - Sleigh Bells
45. Vaughan Monroe - Let It Snow Let It Snow
46. Woody Herman & His Orchestra - Santa Claus Is Comin To Town
47. Rosemary Clooney - Suzy Snowflake
48. Perry Como - I'll Be Hme For Christmas
49. Doris Day - Ol' Saint Nicholas
50. Mel Torme - What Are You Doing For New Year's Eve
51. Judy Garland - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

vol.6 - Elvis Presley-The Christmas Album-2008

记忆里猫王多年前有过一张圣诞专辑，这次应该是08年的再版，那首经典的Blue Christmas还是觉得猫王唱的最有味道。

52. Here Comes Santa Claus 1:55
53. Blue Christmas 2:08
54. I Believe 2:05
55. I'll Be Home For Christmas 1:54
56. O Little Town Of Bethlehem 2:36
57. Santa Claus Is Back In Town 2:23
58. Silent Night 2:24
59. (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley 3:10
60. Santa Bring My Baby Back 1:53
61. It Is No Secret (What God Can Do) 3:54
62. Take My Hand, Precious Lord 2:29
63. White Christmas 2:22

vol.7 - VA - A Modern Day Christmas CD1

不知道是何人整理的还是哪个厂牌出的合集，流行度比较高的一个选集，大牌云集，可听度比较高。Dido、Jason Mraz、Blink 182、Coldplay、Death Cab For Cutie、The Killers、Maroon 5等等等等。

64. Dido - Christmas Day
65. Jason Mraz - All I want For Christmas
66. Fiona Apple - Frosty The Snowman
67. Kellie Pickler - Santa Baby
68. Carrie Underwood - Do You Hear What I Hear?
69. Eisley - The Winter Song
70. Copeland - Do You Hear What I hear?
71. Katharine McPhee - O'Come All Ye Faithful
72. Jason Mraz - Winter Wonderland
73. Britney Spears - My Only Wish (This Year)
74. Stacie Orrico - Christmas Wish
75. Blink 182 - I Won't Be Home For Christmas
76. Coldplay - Have Yourself A Merry Christmas
77. Skye Sweetnam - Why Doesn't Santa Like Me?

vol.8 - VA - A Modern Day Christmas CD2

78. Cascada - Last Christmas
79. Chris Brown - This Christmas
80. The Killers - A Great Big Sled
81. The Killers - Don’t Shoot Me Santa
82. Jordin Sparks - I’ll Be Home For Christmas
83. Death Cab For Cutie - Christmas
84. Danity Kane - Home For Christmas
85. Fall Out Boy - Yule Shoot Your Eye Out
86. Maroon 5 - Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
87. Kelly Clarkson - O Holy Night
88. The Click Five - My Girlfriend
89. Miley Cyrus - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
90. Ashlee Simpson - Christmas Past, Present, Future
91. Hellogoodbye - Winter Wonderland

vol.9 - Christmas - Band Aid

这个单曲很有意义，1984年Bob Geldof 和 Midge Ure为了埃塞尔比亚的难民筹集善款而推出了这只单曲，没想到确成为了当年圣诞专辑的销售冠军，看来好心是有好报的，而后数年的再版也筹集了更多的善款。

92. 01 Band Aid - Do They Know Its Christmas
93. 02 Band Aid - Do They Know Its Christmas (12'')
94. 03 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas (DMC Radio Mix)
95. 04 Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas
96. 05 Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas

vol.10 - Pan Pipes – Christmas

排箫演奏的圣诞专辑，都是经典的曲目，尤其喜欢那首Pan Pipes - WALKING IN THE AIR

97. Pan Pipes - A WINTER′S TALE
98. Pan Pipes - DO THEY KNOW IT′S CHRISTMAS
99. Pan Pipes - DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
100. Pan Pipes - FELIZ NAVIDAD
101. Pan Pipes - HAPPY NEW YEAR
102. Pan Pipes - HAPPY X-MAS
103. Pan Pipes - LAST CHRISTMAS
104. Pan Pipes - MERRY X-MAS EVERYBODY
105. Pan Pipes - MISTLETOE AND WINE
106. Pan Pipes - PIPES OF PEACE
107. Pan Pipes - ROCKING AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
108. Pan Pipes - STEP INTO CHRISTMAS
109. Pan Pipes - WALKING IN THE AIR
110. Pan Pipes - WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME

vol.11 - One Christmas Eve

和第一张一样，这张专辑也是一张童声专辑，不过相比于第一张的欢快，这张很是悲伤，但世上哪有没受伤的灵魂，纯真的声音就是安抚的良药。推荐E'en So Lord Jesus Quickly Come和Guard Him, Joseph

111. Keri's Lament (2:37)
112. Carol of the Three Kings (4:05)
113. French Carol (Carol of the Birds) (2:47)
114. Coventry Carol (2:08)
115. Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabella (2:32)
116. E'en So Lord Jesus Quickly Come (1:27)
117. Ave Maria (Father in Heaven) (3:30)
118. What Child Is This (2:58)
119. Story of One Christmas Eve (2:35)
120. Memories of Christmas Past (3:56)
121. Guard Him, Joseph (4:01)
122. Little Town of Bethlehem (2:10)
123. Some Children See Him (2:29)
124. Closing Scene(0:56)

vol.12 - VA - Now This is Christmas

同样是收录里许多大牌歌手圣诞歌曲的合集，都是些前辈级的人物。John Lennon、Paul McCartney、Elvis Presley、Queen、Roxette、Sinéad O'Connor、Kate Bush等等等等。

125. 1 Queen Thank God It's Christmas
126. 2 John Lennon & Yoko Ono Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
127. 3 Paul McCartney Once Upon A Long Ago
128. 4 Ann Wilson & Nancy Wilson (2) Here Is Christmas
129. 5 Kate Bush December Will Be Magic Again
130. 6 Roxette It Must Have Been Love (Christmas For The Broken Hearted)
131. 7 Paul McCartney Wonderful Christmastime
132. 8 Band Aid Do They Now It's Christmas
133. 9 Pat Benatar Please Come Home For Christmas
134. 10 Mud Lonely This Christmas
135. 11 Elvis Presley Merry Christmas Baby (Extended Version)
136. 12 Love Unlimited It May Be Winter Outside
137. 13 Sinéad O'Connor Silent Night
138. 14 Beach Boys, The Little Saint Nick
139. 15 Jose Feliciano* Feliz Navidad
140. 16 Alvin Stardust So Near To Christmas
141. 17 Wizzard (2) I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

vol.13 - Robin Gibb - My Favorite Christmas Carols (2006)

又是一位前辈的圣诞专辑，Robin Gibb作为 Bee Gees的主唱可以说是老当益壮。这张年过半百的专辑很是动听。推荐一首Mother Of Love，过节了，记得给妈妈打个电话。平安夜报个平安。

142. Mother Of Love
143. In The Bleak Midwinter
144. Oh Come All Ye Faithful
145. Silent Night
146. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
147. Good King Wenceslas
148. Away In A Manger
149. Once In Royal David's City
150. I Saw Three Ships
151. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
152. The First Noel
153. Come Some Christmas Eve Or Hallowe'en
154. Ellan Vannin
155. Medley

vol.14 - The Carpenters - Christmas Portrait

还是前辈的专辑，不同的是她已永远离我们远去，愿上帝与你同在。

156. 01 - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 00:44
157. 02 - Overture (An Old Fashioned Christmas) 08:15
158. 03 - An Old Fashioned Christmas 02:12
159. 04 - Christmas Waltz 02:13
160. 05 - Sleigh Ride 02:40
161. 06 - It's Christmas Time Sleep Well, Little Children 02:53
162. 07 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 03:55
163. 08 - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town 01:06
164. 09 - Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) 03:39
165. 10 - Carol Of The Bells 01:40
166. 11 - Merry Christmas Darling (Album VersionRemix) 03:07
167. 12 - Christ Is Born 03:14
168. 13 - O Holy Night 03:10
169. 14 - (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays 02:36
170. 15 - Medley Here Comes Santa ClausFrosty The SnowmanRudolp 03:43
171. 16 - Medley Winter WonderlandSilver BellsWhite Christmas 05:31
172. 17 - Ave Maria 02:33
173. 18 - Selections From Nutcracker Overture MiniatureDance Of 05:27
174. 19 - Little Altar Boy 03:44
175. 20 - I'll Be Home For Christmas 03:50
176. 21 - Silent Night 03:21

vol.15 - Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special CD

Jeff Dunham来自达拉斯，地道的乡村摇滚，很有猫王和check berry的味道。随意欢畅

177. Jeff Dunham - Christmas Outside The Box (Guitar Guy) 03:01
178. Jeff Dunham - When Santa Comes To Town (The Whole Gang) 02:26
179. Jeff Dunham - Santa Is A Redneck (Bubba J) 02:39
180. Jeff Dunham - I Hate Christmas (Walter) 02:12
181. Jeff Dunham - Song For Jeff (Peanut) 02:52
182. Jeff Dunham - An American Christmas (Jos驠 03:26
183. Jeff Dunham - Sweet Daddy Santa Claus (Sweet Daddy Dee) 02:47
184. Jeff Dunham - Jingle Bombs (Achmed) 02:35
185. Jeff Dunham - Roadkill Christmas (Bubba J) 02:42
186. Jeff Dunham - Light The Fire (Sweet Daddy Dee) 03:03
187. Jeff Dunham - Christmas With The Achmed Familiy (Achmed) 02:05
188. Jeff Dunham - Form Us To You (The Whole Gang) 03:36

vol.16 - Christmas With Weezer-2008

还是老歌新唱，weezer大家应该很熟悉了，蛮喜欢他们翻唱的Silent Night。

189. Oh Holy Night
190. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
191. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
192. Come All Ye Faithful
193. The First Noel
194. Christmas Celebration
195. Silent Night
196. Pork and Beans

vol.17 - Babies Go Chritsmas

Babies Go这个出过很多张专辑，都是改编经典歌手和乐队的歌。不止是适合儿童听的，想要休息的时候可以拿出来听听，会让人很轻松的。

197. Jingle Bells 1:48
198. White Christmas 3:00
199. Silent Night 3:05
200. Sleigh Ride 3:18
201. Deck The Halls 1:31
202. When A Child Is Born 2:20
203. The Christmas Song 3:28
204. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear 3:02
205. O Come Little Children 2:00
206. In Dulci Dubilo 2:21
207. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 2:47
208. Silver Bells

vol.18 - Gregorian - Christmas Chants(2008)

格利高里圣歌，有点高深，不大适合我，适合教堂，^_^

209. 01 - Ave Maria
210. 02 - Silent Night
211. 03 - When A Child Is Born
212. 04 - Amazing Grace
213. 05 - The First Noel
214. 06 - In The Bleak Midinter
215. 07 - Pie Jesu
216. 08 - A Spaceman Came Travelling
217. 09 - O Come All Ye Faithful
218. 10 - Gloria In Exelsis
219. 11 - Footsteps In The Snow
220. 12 - Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy
221. 13 - Sweeter The Bells
222. 14 - Child In A Manger
223. 15 - Happy Xmas War Is Over
224. 16 - Auld Lang Syne

vol.19 - Frank Sinatra - Sinatra's Christmas Album

个人非常喜欢frank sinatra，不过这位白人爵士歌王也已经离我们远去了，愿上帝与他同在。

225. Jingle Bells Hot
226. The Christmas Song Hot
227. Mistletoe And Holly
228. I'll Be Home For Christmas Hot
229. The Christmas Waltz
230. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
231. The First Noel
232. Hark ! The Herald Angels Sing
233. Adeste Fideles
234. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
235. Silent Night Hot
236. White Christmas
237. The Christmas Waltz

vol.20 - Red Flag - Black Christmas 2001

经典的圣诞歌曲有白色圣诞节，蓝色圣诞节，红旗乐队来了首黑色圣诞节，曲风Synth-pop，Electronic。

238. Black Christmas (4:02)
239. Xmas Tree Graveyard (3:26)
240. Your Presence (5:49)
241. Black Christmas (Carbon Mix) (5:22)
242. Xmas Tree Graveyard (4th And Nutmeg Mix) (5:47)
243. I Don't Love Xmas (3:27)
244. Ave Maria (2:16)

vol.21 - Little River Band We Call It Christmas

老牌乐队Little River Band来自澳洲，曲风算是流行摇滚吧，主唱的声音很棒，磁性十足。

245. We Call It Christmas 4:01
246. The Season of Love 3:55
247. Mary's Christmas 3:46
248. Do They Know It's Christmas 4:10
249. My Grownup Christmas List 3:51
250. You Make It Feel Like Christmas 3:28
251. A Joyful Noise 4:21
252. Jesus, Oh What A Wonderful Child 3:52
253. Celebrate Me Home 3:41
254. Silent Night 1:53
255. 'Til The Seasons Comes 'Round Again

vol.22 - Bright Eyes - A Christmas Album 2002

来自美国的Indie folk乐队Bright Eyes，男女双主唱，女主唱的声音很干净，她翻唱的那首White Christmas很静，而男声版的这首God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen（曲子就是张韶涵的寓言）也挺有味道，

256. "Away in a Manger" – 2:48
257. "Blue Christmas" – 2:20
258. "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" – 2:57
259. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" – 1:53 (寓言)
260. "The First No?l" – 2:30
261. "Little Drummer Boy" – 2:35
262. "White Christmas" – 1:36
263. "Silent Night" – 3:15
264. "Silver Bells" – 3:55
265. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 4:08
266. "The Night Before Christmas" – 4:07

vol.23 - Ventures Christmas Joy

Ventures也是老牌乐队了，这张圣诞专辑最爱的就是这首Christmas Joy，听到这首歌总让我想到80年代的香港流行歌曲，不过有一段有点张震岳的《再见》的感觉，^_^

267. Jingle Bells
268. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
269. Winter Wonderland
270. Joy to the World
271. Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)
272. Silent Night
273. Hark the Herald Angels Sing
274. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
275. Holy Night
276. Christmas Song, The
277. Sleigh Ride
278. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree / Here Comes Santa Claus
279. We Three Kings
280. What Child Is This
281. Come All Ye Faithful
282. Deck the Halls
283. Feliz Navidad
284. Christmas Joy

vol.24 - the violet burning -Divine 2008

来自美国加州摇滚乐队的the violet burning目前还没什么人知道，这张专辑他们在官网上提供免费的下载，今年听到的几张免费下载的专辑都还不错，这张也不例外。

免费下载地址：http://thevioletburning.com/www/audio/downloads/divine/divine2008.htm

285. 01 the little drummer boy
286. 02 last christmas
287. 03 the first noel
288. 04 blue christmas sandy claws is back in town
289. 05 silent night
290. 06 o come let us adore Him
291. 07 star of wonder
292. 08 christmas baby please come home
293. 09 o holy night

vol.25 - 滚石98凑凑热闹

唯一选的一张华语专辑，因为这张专辑有陪着我长大的无印良品，可惜他们早已分道扬镳，再次缅怀一下无印良品，张映坤的这首摇滚新年也不错，挺欢快的。

294. 我们看见了春风
295. 光良品冠双响炮 (光良、品冠)
296. 红通通轻轻松 (阿牛)
297. Kong Xi Raya (另类音乐人)
298. 回家过年 (张映坤)
299. 阿牛回乡过年记 (阿牛)
300. 摇滚新年 (张映坤)
301. 阿妈的新年愿 (另类音乐人)
302. 新年备忘录 (Deftcon)
303. 红色新年 (光良、品冠)

vol.26 - Christmas Celebration

一张纯音专辑，钢琴为主，提琴为辅，偶尔还来点箫声。安静的平安夜

304. Christmas_Celebration-Angels_From_The_Realms_Of_Glory
305. Christmas_Celebration-Angels_We_Have_Heard_On_High
306. Christmas_Celebration-Ave_Maria
307. Christmas_Celebration-It_Came_Upon_A_Midnight_Clear
308. Christmas_Celebration-Joy_To_The_World
309. Christmas_Celebration-Lo_How_A_Rose
310. Christmas_Celebration-Noel
311. Christmas_Celebration-O_How_Joyfully
312. Christmas_Celebration-O_Little_Town_Of_Bethlehem
313. Christmas_Celebration-Silent_Night

vol.27 - US Christmas - Eat The Low Dogs

看乐队的名字带有christmas就下了，风格psych, space rock，有些阴暗。喜欢这类的朋友可以听听。

314. 01 in the light of all time
315. 02 the scalphunters
316. 03 say sister
317. 04 silent tongue
318. 05 the light and trails
319. 06 uktena
320. 07 gallows humor
321. 08 black lung
322. 09 pray to the sky

vol.28 - kerstmix 2008

也是国外某博客整理的合集，忘了在哪找的了，在此对他们说声谢谢，大牌新歌什么都有，Belle & Sebastian、Fleet Foxes、Pearl Jam、Chuck Berry……………………，个人推荐Oh Sweet Music! – Oh Sweet Christmas!和Slow Club – Christmas TV和Sufjan Stevens – That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!

323. Belle & Sebastian – Are You Coming Over For Christmas?
324. Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal
325. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow
326. Oh Sweet Music! – Oh Sweet Christmas!
327. Chuck Berry – Merry Christmas Baby
328. Pearl Jam – Someday At Christmas
329. The Welcome Wagon – But For You Who Fear My Name
330. The Raveonettes – Come On Santa
331. Okkervil River – Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas
332. Slow Club – Christmas TV
333. Lucky Fonz III – Christmas Lights In A Cave
334. Zee Avi – No Christmas For Me
335. Calexico – Gift X-Change
336. Albert King – Santa Claus Wants Some Loving
337. Audiotransparent – December Radio
338. Barbary Coasters – I Want A Monkey For Christmas
339. Dressy Bessy – All The Right Reasons
340. Fiona Apple – Frosty The Snowman
341. First Aid Kit – Blue Christmas
342. Sufjan Stevens – That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!

vol.29 - Michael Bublé - Let It Snow EP

一首home让我认识了Michael Bublé，如丝绒般柔滑的男中音，老歌新唱依然入耳丝滑。

343. 01 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
344. 02 The Christmas Song
345. 03 Grown-Up Christmas List
346. 04 I'll Be Home for Christmas
347. 05 White Christmas

vol.30 - VA - Fuck Christmas And Fuck You【indiehead】

一日，rock、punk 、fuck在一起聊天，聊着聊着rock说：“我们联手把”，punk：“好，我们就是3K党”，fuck:“fuck的3k党，我们还是出张专辑把”，三人一致同意。于是就在耶稣诞生的同一天有了Fuck Christmas And Fuck You。
以上纯属胡说八道，哈哈，言归正传，这张专辑着实不错，不过有几首歌我么找到，我挑选了几首类似的歌放在了里面，希望大家喜欢。

348. You're The One I Miss -- MxPx
349. Silent Night Sing Along -- Blink-182
350. forget december -- Something Corporate
351. Christmas By The Phone -- Good Charlotte
352. Feliz Navidad -- Fenix Tx
353. Unwritten Christmas (Feat. Sum 41) -- Unwritten Law
354. last christmas -- Jimmy Eat World
355. ex-miss -- New Found Glory
356. My Christmas List -- Simple Plan
357. Fairytale of New York -- No Use For A Name
358. Alone This Holiday -- The Used
359. Things I Want -- Tenacious D
360. Deck The Halls (I Hate Christmas) -- Zebrahead
361. Christmas Crush -- Home Grown
362. Christmas Time For My Penis -- The Vandals
Please Come Home For Christmas -- Unwritten Law （欠奉）
Stars - I Saw Mommy Jockin Santa Claus -- Long Beach Dub All （欠奉）
Christmas Day -- MxPx （欠奉）
The Only Gift That I Need -- Dashboard Confessional （欠奉）
363. Christmas Song -- Weezer
12-35-95 -- Jimmy Eat World(欠奉)
Christmas Only Comes Once a Year -- MxPx （欠奉）
Little Scottie For Christmas -- Allister （欠奉）

364. South Park - Merry F'ing Christmas
365. MXPX - Christmas Night of Zombies
366. Frickin'A - Merry Merry Merry Frickin' Christmas (World Champion Red Sox Anthem)
367. Mighty Mighty Bosstones - This time of year
368. MC Chris - Fuckin' Up My Christmas
369. Vaginal Discharge - Merry Fuckin' Christmas

有几首没找到，我自己加了几首相似的歌，也是很不错的哦。，^_^

vol.31 - VA - 安静的圣诞节【indiehead】

好了，下面的专辑都是我自己选的了，开始废话了啊，重点说下第一首歌。
第一首Dead By Christmas来自日本视觉系乐队妃阿甦，95年第一张专辑后他们便出了意外，他们没有实现他们的若言，在距离圣诞节2个月的10月25日，CHIHIRO，HIROSHI两人在拍摄MV的时候跳入河中意外身亡，而后YOSHIO与97年自杀，乐队当初的4人就只剩下了TAKAYUKI，虽然他重组了乐队，但已经没有了当初的感觉，乐队的风格是典型的日式死亡，但这首Dead By Christma确是很安静，第一次听就被吸引住，而后了解了乐队的经历后更是徒增了些许悲伤，愿上帝与他们同在。

另外推荐合集里的几首吉他弹奏和钢琴，同时收录了enya和几首celtic音乐。

370. 妃阿甦 - Dead By Christmas
371. 01_celtic_woman - o_holy_night
372. 02_celtic_woman - away_in_a_manger
373. 03_celtic_woman - ding_dong_merrily_on_high
374. 04_celtic_woman - white_christmas.mp3
375. Vince Guaraldi Trio - christmas time is here (vocal)
376. california guitar trio-christmas album-06--unto us a child is born- (gf handel)
377. Tommy Emmanuel - Christmas Memories Wheels
378. Simon May and Simon Lockyer - Christmas reflections
379. Enya - Christmas Secrets
380. 阿米克 - Christmas Solo
381. Diana Krall - Christmas Time Is Here
382. Corelli - Christmas Concerto
383. Corelli - Christmas Concerto- Allegro, Pastorale, Largo
384. Matthew Hall&Meagan Moore-When Christmas Comes To Town
385. Pachelbel Kanon and Other Hits of the Baroque - Quintessence - Arcangelo Corelli - Pastorale form Christmas Concerto
386. sufjan stevens - Peace - Sister Winter
387. zooey - grey christmas EP 01 grey christmas
388. zooey - grey christmas EP_02 grey christmas (instrumental)
389. Tuck and Patti - Christmas Wish
390. Kotaro Oshio - Merry Christmas Mr.Lawrence
391. Rosie Thomas - Why Can't It Be Christmastime All Year

vol.32 - VA - 法国的圣诞节【indiehead】

拉丁语的歌我向来是情有独钟，他们的吉他比较清亮，加上拉丁语特有的唱腔，总是有一种浪漫情怀，推荐一个法国男女2人组合Odile Closset & Manu Markou的一首La lettre au Père-Noël

392. naomi & goro - Santa on surfboard
393. naomi & goro - silent night
394. naomi & goro - winter song
395. Noriko Hidaka, Etsuko Kozakura - Christmas Paris
396. Fredda - C'est Novembre
397. Odile Closset & Manu Markou - La lettre au Père-Noël
398. Les freres Brosse - Y neize
399. Mallory Hays - Le 25 au carillon
400. Miam Monster Miam - Noel soul l'acide
401. Otarie - Bebe, y fait frette dehors
402. Paul & Paul - C'est noel car il neige dans ma tete
403. Salvatore Adamo & Laurent Voulzy - Tombe la neige
404. Valery Saint-Germain - D'ou viens-tu bergere

vol.33 - VA - 流行的圣诞节【indiehead】

Mariah Carey、Backstreet Boys、Sarah Connor等人歌都有，这么大牌我就不用推荐了，重点是几首“小牌”， Christmas Canon Rock这首变种的卡农相信很多人也都听过，98 Degrees - Christmas Wish 和The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)（歌的MV比较搞笑）和Santa Is Coming Home（不知道谁唱的）推荐。

405. Rap All Stars-Last Christmas (Hip Hop Version)
406. Tarja Turunen - Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
407. Penicillin - Nightmare Before Christmas
408. ITS NOT REALLY CHRISTMAS
409. Jamie Foxx - Christmas List
410. Trans Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Canon Rock
411. The Rooks - Christmas
412. The Deer Tracks - Christmas Fire
413. Billy Mack - Christmas Is All Around
414. Christmas　Time
415. Christmas Train
416. Coca Cola Chrismas Song
417. Christmas Tickets - Wonderful Holiday Cheer
418. Gem - She Said Ho Ho Ho I Said Yeah Yeah Yeah
419. King Diamond - The Puppet Master - 11 - Christmas
420. Backstreet Boys & Human Nature - Last Christmas
421. Mariah Carey-All I Want for Christmas Is You
422. Santa Is Coming Home
423. Sarah Connor-Christmas in My Heart
424. Alvin And The Chipmunks - The chipmunk song(christmas don't be late)(deetown rock mix)
425. 98 Degrees - Christmas Wish
426. Christmas
427. The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

vol.34 - VA - 放松的圣诞节【indiehead】

也都是一些经典的圣诞老歌，年代跨度也是最大，四十年代、五十年代、六十年代、七十年代、八十年代、九十年代的歌都有，随意的圣诞歌曲不分年代，总会带给你很多快乐，放松的圣诞节。

428. tom waits & peter murphy-christmas sucks
429. stormy weather - christmas time is coming (a street carol
430. little cindy - happy birthday jesus (a child's prayer)
431. Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz, It's Chr
432. Booker T. and the MG's - Santa Cl
433. Adam Faith - Lonely pup in a christmasshop
434. Brenda Lee - Christmas will be just another lonely day
435. Sarah McLachlan & Barenaked Ladies - God Rest You（寓言）
436. ''Jingle Bells (Dan The Automator Remix)'' (Dean Martin)
437. Julie Robbins - The Christmas Song
438. Denis Leary - Merry F'ing Christmas
439. Emotions - What do the lonely do at Christmas
440. George Jones - Lonely Christmas call
441. james taylor ~ 07 ~ the christmas song (chestnuts roasting on an open fire)
442. Jeff Foxworthy - Redneck 12 Days Of Christmas
443. Jimmy Smith - Jingle Bells
444. Johnny Mercer & Margaret Whiting - Baby it's cold outside
445. Mambo Santa Mambo - The Enchanters
446. Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol - Alone in the world
447. Oscar Peterson - Jingle Bells
448. Red Sovine - Christmas alone
449. Stevie Wonder - The Miracles Of Christmas
450. Andy Williams - We Need A Little Christmas
451. Big John Greer - I Wanna See Santa Do The Mambo
452. The O'Jays - The Christmas Song

vol.35 - VA -随性的圣诞节【indiehead】

收录了几个人的歌而已，Keith Christmas是位吉他高手，主要是姓比较好，^_^ 没想到Jars of Clay也是拿过格莱美的乐队了，Love Came Down At Christmas的伴奏很棒，太空感十足。Lie Still这首歌很好听，但我找不到太多关于歌手的信息，有个myspace访问量很少的歌手好像是他，但不感确定，稍后去证实一下。

453. Howell - Freundlich Overdrive - Go, Santa Go!
454. Todd_Herzog - Lie_Still
455. Gentleman Action House - Home For The Holidays (Christmas in Love EP)
456. Gentleman Action House - On the Rooftop (Christmas In Love EP)
457. Jars_of_Clay_Christmas_Songs-Drummer_Boy
458. Jars_of_Clay_Christmas_Songs-Hibernation_Day
459. Jars_of_Clay_Christmas_Songs-Love_Came_Down_At_Christmas
460. Keith_Christmas-Ascension
461. Keith_Christmas-coolbox
462. Keith_Christmas-Slave To Your Love
463. Keith_Christmas-Western Man

vol.36 - VA - 多样的圣诞节【indiehead】

Screamo/Spazz Reggae Techno Ska Early Electronic Avantgarde Shoegazer metal rock 够多了吧，乱七八糟什么都有，说不定你会在这堆音乐里掏到宝呢.

464. Eek - A - Mouse - Christmas A Come
465. Audion (Matthew Dear) - Ketamine Christmas
466. Madness - Inanity Over Christmas
467. Ulver - Christmas
468. Type O Negative - Red Water (Christmas Mourning)
469. Mad Russian's Christmas
470. The Residents - Christmas Morning Foto
471. Savatage - Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12-24)(寓言)
472. Bruce Haack & Ted Pandel - Christmas Eve
473. Cutting Pink With Knives - Merry Fucking Christmas, You Spineless Fuck
474. By The End Of Tonight - It's Christmas Time Again...
475. Adrian Belew - Nude Wrestling With A Christmas Tree
476. Reality Impaired - Bad Taste "Christmas Up In Smoke"
477. 攻壳OST3 - Ilaria Graziano - Christmas in the Silent Forest
478. Depeche Mode - Christmas Island (Extended)
479. Da Boy Tommy - Jumpin' Bells (Christmas Mix)
480. KoRn - Christmas Song
481. medicine - christmas song
482. Romeo_Spike_Christmas_Diablo-Christmas_Diablo

vol.37 - VA - 过期的圣诞节【indiehead】

终于到最后一个了，我都快吐血了，哈哈。David Bowie、 Johnny Cash 、Eagles 、The Kinks 、The Flaming Lips 、the who 等人的圣诞歌曲，推荐The Kinks - Father Christmas，过节了给咱妈打完了电话，也别忘了咱爸啊。另外一首Jackson Browne的The Rebel Jesus我也听了很久，好了。最后提前祝大家春节快乐。有点早，不过今天说了很多圣诞快乐了，怎么都好，玩的开心，吃的顺心，听的舒心，注意健康，注意安全，生活就要“三心二意”，哈哈

Indiehead全体成员 2008.12.24

483. Chris Rea - Joys Of Christmas
484. Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas
485. the who - christmas
486. Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
487. Rocky Sharpe & the Replays - Christmas Tears Will Fall
488. Beatles - 1968 Christmas Record
489. Bullette-Christmas_Blank
490. Bullette-TheFinestGifts
491. Johnny Cash & Neil Young - Little Drummer Boy
492. David Bowie and Bing Crosby - Little Drum
493. Eagles - Bells will Be Ringing
494. Prince - Another lonely Christmas
495. The Kinks - Father Christmas
496. tom waits - christmas card from a hooker in minnea
497. The Flaming Lips - Christmas at the Zoo
498. Jackson Browne - The Rebel Jesus

the departure - inventions (2008)

2008-12-14T05:03:00.000-08:00

2004年一月北安普顿出现了一次明显的降温，寒冷的空气确没有影响到年轻人的热情，David Jones (vocals/guitar)和他的朋友Sam Harvey (guitar)找到了他们的老同学Ben Winton (bass)和Lee Iron(guitar)把他们组队的想法告诉了他们，大家一拍即和。随后又找来网上认识的朋友Andy Hobson来作为他们的鼓手，The Departure正式出发。

Jones说：“我们非常高兴能够组建我们自己的乐队，我们要做我们的音乐，我们要将80年代的声音从新带到现在” 4个月后他们便签约Parlophone Records，许多人对此不屑一故，向他们投
向了嘲笑、怀疑的目光。但这不会对乐队没有什么影响，在随Placebo等乐队进行一些巡演后，8月份便推出了首支单曲 All Mapped Out，这只在英国单曲排行榜上排在了30位，看来乐队并没有得到太多的关注，随后10月发行的单曲Be My Enemy被收录到FIFA 06的游戏原声中。

2005年6月13日首张专辑Dirty Words发行，专辑由New Order, Suede and Happy Mondays等人的制作人Steve Osborne跨刀，但并没有引起特别大的反响，评论家对专辑的评价也是中规中矩“专辑给我们带来了一些悲伤的，渺茫的感觉但太过倚重80年代的音乐而略显肤浅”

随后他们也只是在英国本土做一些巡演和参加一些音乐节，06年初吉他手Lee Irons 突然宣布离开乐队，理由是音乐理念不同，随后鼓手Andy Hobson也宣布离队，看来乐队内部真的出现了问题，大家开始有了不同的想法，Simon Alexander随即替补入队，又重新使乐队得以继续下去，08年初乐队宣布第二张inventions的发行后乐队即将解散，而外界普遍猜测这次不是乐队内部的矛盾，而是唱片公司有意解散乐队，而另外重组。

乐队短短的几年间作品不多，而第一张专辑我也没有听到过，但08年的这张专辑确是比较喜欢。原因也比较简单：旋律，流畅的旋律。bass和鼓点配合的恰到好处，时不时的假声同样令人印象深刻。

推荐Chemicals和Whose Side Are You On（尤其是里面的一段假声）

颜色音乐:Marina Gallardo - Working To Speak (2008)

2008-11-03T06:54:00.000-08:00

颜色音乐
两张图片，两种颜色，两种生活，两种音乐，轻松的绿，忧郁的灰

01. X Song

02. Stones

03.12 Old Whiskey

04. About Days

05. Bloody Moonshine

06. Waved in the Tree

07. Savana Song

08. In a Frame of My Real Temp

09. Winter

10. Moon's Wolf

11. Working to Speak

“记忆、动物、威士忌、宿醉、改变、朋友、没有朋友、失眠、恐惧、爱 ——这就是我的生活”这样的生活可能“灰”多些，但是有“绿”生活就还是美好的。愿每个人都能拥有多“绿”的生活。

附注：Marina Gallardo来自西班牙的塞维利亚。这是我唯一能看的懂的关于她的简介，原谅我吧，专辑简介全是西班牙语，她的官网在维护。唱片公司的英文简介只有一张图片而已。

孝东&笑笑东 20081103

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Gloss - Gloss[2002]

2008-10-28T05:30:00.000-07:00

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Ash - 1977[1996]

2008-10-28T05:18:00.000-07:00

Two-thirds of Ash were born in 1977, which means that their latter-day punk-pop isn't very catholic. Instead of sticking to the rigid rules of American punk-pop — which means you can't stretch the song past three minutes — Ash take a cinematic approach to their songs, throwing in elements of power pop, glam, post-Nirvana grunge, and post-Oasis rock. It's a melting pot of pop styles, basically because the members of the band are so young, they haven't conformed to the standards of the indie and punk subcultures. Sure, Ash still use loud guitars — they're all over 1977 — but they create a distinctive, melodic, and energetic sound that's equal parts heavy grunge and light pop. And while they may indulge in jamming a bit too much, they remain a pop band at heart, capable of turning out epic guitar pop like "Goldfinger," punk-pop like "Kung Fu," and the lovely but loud "Girl From Mars" with equal flair. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine(all music guide)

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Cast - All Change[1995]

2008-10-28T05:11:00.000-07:00

Cast's All Change serves as the perfect antidote to the inner rage fueling much American alternative rock — it would be hard to imagine a more gloriously upbeat backbeat of a guitar pop record, one that appeals to the eternal adolescent in each of us. The group's pedigree derives from good stock, founder John Power having served time with another fine Mersey combo the La's. But Cast transcends the hackneyed expectations of its environment, structure, and genetics through sheer, relentless quality of songcraft and performance. No sooner has one wide-eyed, hook-infested injection stormed the synapses demanding total capitulation than another of equal potency lines up to take its place. Cast vocals recall Small Faces-era Steve Marriott fused, in places, to Suede's Brett Anderson. There's a soft-psych feel to several tracks (try "Sandstorm") that calls to mind "Pictures of Matchstick Men"-era Status Quo; Cast has clearly assimilated several volumes of Bam Caruso's Rubble and A.I.P.'s Electric Sugarcube Flashbacks series, without sacrificing its power-Mod backbone. Production is brittle and uncluttered. On the lyrics front, all is positively cheery, anthemic stuff about truth, honor, living well, having fun and getting the girl, delivered exuberantly enough to strip away several coats of accumulated cynicism and almost make you believe it's possible. Two favorites are the shifting falsetto angst anthem "Tell It Like Is" and the ballad "Walk Away" — a clue to how Mott the Hoople's "Roll Away the Stone" would have come out recorded in 1967. by Roch Parisien(all music guide)

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Catatonia - Paper Scissors Stone

2008-10-28T05:04:00.000-07:00

For awhile there, Catatonia sounded novel and fresh in the middle of a British music scene warped on maudlin self-respect, but now that they've gone and suffered through their own euphemistically tinged bouts of exhaustion and pop star rehabilitation, the rot has set in. With its sobered, Veruca Salt-style drift and gospel-orchestrated ill assessments, Paper Scissors Stone is, more than anything else, a warning against ever misunderstanding what it means to have most of the people like you only some of the time. In reality, there's nothing like chugging indie sung with the ferocity of a grown woman laying an egg to give a little polish to your record collection, but even the most committed fan should admit that there can be too much of an odd thing. Guitarist and core songwriter Mark Roberts offers very little for ex-girlfriend Cerys Matthews' sense of loss, fiddling with pop's bellybutton in the feathery "Shore Leave" or beside the ridged energy of "Stone by Stone," and he goes to great lengths to remind you of empty batteries and the terrible, regrettable reconciliation of ex-lovers. Perhaps given more time to situate itself against the shifting British indie community, Paper Scissors Stone would be viewed as a welcome return. Instead, it sounds like the clumsier, more brittle answer to International Velvet, with the natural pop thrills cut off at the knees and the music an unmemorable parenthesis to a career built on reactionary sleight of hand. [The Japanese release adds "Long Time Lonely" and "Apple Core" to the album.(all music guide)

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Doves - The Last Broadcast[2002]

2008-10-28T04:46:00.000-07:00

When Doves issued Lost Souls in fall 2000, Britpop was immersed in its melodic gloom-and-doom era, ushered in by the success of Radiohead. The likes of Coldplay, Travis, Elbow, and Starsailor followed in their wake, as did Doves. What separated Doves from the rest was a glint of passion, evident on their 2000 debut, Lost Souls. Two years later, the atmospheric dreamscapes of Lost Souls were torn asunder for the musical daybreak of The Last Broadcast. As it turns out, the psychedelic vibrancy of "Catch the Sun," the brightest track on the album, pointed toward this brave second record. Gone are the hazy space rock trips and the cheerless attitudes; Doves are on the sunny side of the street for The Last Broadcast. The seven-minute sonic boom of "There Goes the Fear" finds Jimi Goodwin sharing vocals with Jez and Andy Williams for a glorious chorus. Each of them switches up vocal duties throughout, lending a joyous feel to the album itself. From the bold front of "Words" to the fiery momentum of "Pounding," The Last Broadcast shows a refreshing rawness that was absent before. The High Llamas' Sean O'Hagan delivers sweeping orchestral arrangements for the sublime "Friday's Dust," while the electronic dewdrops of "The Sulphur Man" push Doves' divine ambience further to the front.Doves were caught up in making grand compositions on Lost Souls, which worked fabulously, but it was too much. They've stripped down to the basics, letting the optimism of The Last Broadcast take center stage. It's a brilliant moment. (all music guide)

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Gomez - Bring It On

2008-10-28T03:23:00.000-07:00

The British band Gomez is a five-piece, consisting of Ben Ottewell (vocals, guitar), Tom Gray (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Paul Blackburn (bass, guitar), Olly Peacock (drums), and Ian Ball (vocals, guitar, harmonica). Whereas the majority of up-and-coming British bands are either retro-pop (à la Oasis), trip-hop (Portishead), or space rock (the Verve, Radiohead), Gomez is one of the few to contain bluesy elements in their rock. Their debut for Virgin Records, Bring It On, was praised in the rock press on both sides of the Atlantic. They also received the distinguished Mercury Music Prize for 1998 Album of the Year in England, where they edged out such stiff competition as Massive Attack's Mezzanine and the Verve's Urban Hymns. They completed their inaugural U.S. tour opening for Eagle-Eye Cherry in October 1998, while the press still offered praise -- Spin magazine called Bring It On "a damn beautiful album," giving it an eight-out-of-ten rating. Liquid Skin followed in 1999 and the rarities and B-sides compilation Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline was issued a year later. A third studio album, In Our Gun, appeared in spring 2002. Another hiatus saw Ian Ball relocating to Los Angeles, while still working with the band at their new studio in Portslade, England. The dozens of tracks recorded during this time were whittled down and fashioned into Split the Difference, released in May of 2004. By that time, Hut, their original label, had gone under, leaving them signed to Virgin (Hut's distributor). Despite all the critical acclaim, sales were never up to what Virgin was expecting from Gomez, and the two sides parted ways later that year. In 2005, they signed with ATO Records and released Out West, Gomez's first live album, in June of that year. How We Operate arrived in May 2006, and the band rounded out the year by assembling a retrospective collection of singles, rarities, and unreleased tracks for Five Men in a Hut: Singles 1998-2004. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

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Geneva - Further

2008-10-28T03:18:00.000-07:00

Taking cues from Suede and Smiths, as well as the Byrds and the Lovin' Spoonful, Geneva carved out a distinctive, idiosyncratic niche in the post-Brit-pop territory of late '90s British indie-rock. Geneva formed in 1992 in Aberdeen, Scotland when Andrew Montgomery (vocals) and Steven Dora (guitar) met and began writing songs together. Montogmery was then working as a journalist for the Sunday Post and Dora was studying marine biology at university, and neither had previously been in a band before. Eventually, they recruited guitarist Stuart Evans and bassist Keith Graham and, after spending some time working with a drum machine, drummer Douglas Caskie. Playing both originals and '60s folk-rock standards, the band began rehearsing under the name Sunfish and started playing Scottish clubs as of 1992. Over the course of the next year, their enthusiasm began to wear out, and they eventually stopped sending out demos. Nevertheless, they continued playing and writing new songs that were more individual than their previous material, using this new material as leverage for a gig in London. One of these new demos made its way toward Nude Records, who signed the band after witnessing one rehearsal. Changing their name from Sunfish to Geneva, the band released their debut single "No One Speaks" to considerable praise in the latter half of 1996. It was followed in early 1997 by "Into the Blue," and by its release, the UK weekly music press had divided into factions that supported Geneva and critics who believed they were a manufactured band. Geneva released their full-length debut album, Further, early in the summer of 1997. Their sophomore effort, Weather Underground, arrived three years later. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Gene - Olympian[1995]

2008-10-28T03:10:00.000-07:00

1. Haunted by You
2. Your Love, It Lies - Gene, James, Matt
3. Truth, Rest Your Head
4. A Car That Sped
5. Left-Handed
6. London, Can You Wait?
7. To the City
8. Still Can't Find the Phone
9. Sleep Well Tonight
10. Olympian
11. We'll Find Our Own Way

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Gay Dad - Leisure Noise[1999]

2008-10-28T03:03:00.000-07:00

Brit-pop phenoms Gay Dad were led by singer Cliff Jones, a onetime music journalist who first began conceiving the band during the early 1990s. Initial details are sketchy and the nascent group's line-up was fluid, although drummer Nicholas "Baz" Crowe was a mainstay from the outset; a 1994 demo recorded with legendary Rolling Stones producer Andrew Loog Oldham proved so disastrous it derailed Gay Dad's momentum for over a year, however, and they did not make their live debut until 1995. Early gigs were often a shambles, and by 1996 Jones -- who in the interim had developed a fascination with psychedelia and glam-rock -- began to rethink the band's approach; a subsequent demo earned Gay Dad considerable insider buzz, and in the spring of 1997 they signed to London Records. Their debut single, 1998's "To Earth with Love, " became a UK smash, and the band -- in addition to Jones and Baz now comprising guitarist Charley Stone, bassist Nigel Hoyle and keyboardist James Riseboro -- emerged as media darlings; the full-length Leisure Noise followed in mid-1999, with Stone leaving Gay Dad soon after. It would be three years until they would appear again, but they chose not to replace Stone and instead kept the group smaller for Transmission, a focused effort that showed them lean closer to their pop tendencies than their psychedelic tendencies. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

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Embrace - The Good Will Out[1998]

2008-10-28T02:56:00.000-07:00

Debut albums rarely arrive with as much expectation as Embrace's The Good Will Out -- in Britain, at least. Arriving after the massive success of Oasis and the Verve, The Good Will Out was perceived as the heir apparent to the lad-rock throne. One listen to The Good Will Out illustrates why -- the group ingeniously combines the anthemic hooks and monolithic roar of Oasis with the sweeping aural majesty of the Verve. That alone makes the album a bracing listen, but The Good Will Out doesn't quite have enough substance to compete in the big leagues. Danny McNamara simply doesn't have the charisma of Liam Gallagher or Richard Ashcroft, and his songs aren't as immediate or memorable as Noel Gallagher's or Ashcroft's. That's not to say they're bad songs -- on the contrary, they're quite good, and they're performed passionately. It's just that in comparison to their peers -- who really are their influences, as well -- they lack that certain magic. Nevertheless, The Good Will Out illustrates enough promise and panache to make it a first-rate debut. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Elastica - The Menace[2000]

2008-10-27T23:43:00.000-07:00

The Menace, released in 2000, is Elastica's second full-length album.
After the release of their eponymous debut record in 1995, the band started touring and in the process started partying ferociously and dabbling in drugs. The first attempt to record their second work was in France and Ireland at the end of 1996, but internal problems caused the departure of members (including vocalist/guitarist Donna Matthews and bassist Annie Holland) and the temporary dissolution of the group.
Leader Justine Frischmann, who had recently broken up with boyfriend Damon Albarn of Blur, started to work on Brian Eno-influenced mood music with flatmate Loz Hardy of Kingmaker, resulting on tracks like "Miami Nice" and "My Sex", which ended up on the album. Frischmann reconnected with Annie Holland in early 1999 and formed a new line-up of the band, including keyboardist/vocalist Mew, formerly of Heave, guitarist Paul Jones (Lineoleum's former member) and keyboardist Dave Bush, formerly of The Fall.
The band listened to previous recordings of the material and decided to re-do it all in four weeks, in September 1999. Bush's ex-bandmate Mark E. Smith participated in the writing and recording process of two songs in the album ("How He Wrote Elastica Man" -- a pun on the Fall's "How I Wrote Elastic Man" -- and "KB"). The album also features two early sessions with Donna Matthews ("Image Change" and "How He Wrote Elastica Man") and a Trio cover, "Da Da Da", featuring the keyboards of Damon Albarn, under the name Norman Balda.
The cover photo was taken by visual artist and musician Maya Arulpragasam also directed the video for "Mad Dog God Dam"

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Elbow - Alseep In The Back (2001)

2008-10-27T23:16:00.000-07:00

Amazon.co.uk Review

While it's tempting to position Elbow next to the sardonic likes of Badly Drawn Boy--mainly because of their proximity to the city of Manchester and their way with an acoustic guitar--Asleep In The Back, their frighteningly competent debut album, bears not the joker's smile. Instead, it comes straight from Manchester's simmering, ugly dark side--eleven tracks of rain-sodden misery, blown up into the breed of gracefully elegiac fatalism that once formed the essence of the likes of Joy Division. The foggy psychedelic swirl and sewer-deep dub basslines might recall the prog-rock indulgences of Radiohead, but Elbow's grievances are unmistakably aired from the far end of a dole queue; "Any Day Now" veritably fidgets with small town frustration, lead singer Guy Garvey--a man with the voice of an angel and the face of a brickie--hissing "Any day now/ How's about getting out of this place/ Anyways?" over and over, a mantra of desperation. Should we take it as a given that Elbow will break out of this rut of depression and despair? Asleep In The Back is good enough to suggest so. But then, Asleep In The Back also knows that fate can be awfully cruel. --Louis Pattison

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Hurricane #1 - Hurricane #1[1997]

2008-10-27T22:51:00.000-07:00

Hurricane #1 is the debut studio album by the British rock band Hurricane #1, released in 1997. Charted at number 11 in the UK album charts, and the top 10 in Japan. The album was recorded at Lincoln's Chapel with producer Stephen Harris. All songs written by Andy Bell (Creation Songs).

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James - Laid[1993]

2008-10-27T22:43:00.001-07:00

Laid is the sixth release and fifth studio album by the British alternative rock band James. It was released on October 5, 1993. It was the first of several collaborations between the group and Brian Eno, who produced all but one of the album's tracks - in Stuart Maconie's authorised biography of the group, Folklore, they admitted that Eno didn't like the song "One of the Three" so they recorded it when he took a day off. The sessions also resulted in the experimental Wah Wah album.

"Out to Get You"
"Sometimes" (Lester Piggott)
"Dream Thrum"
"One of the Three"
"Say Something"
"Five-O"
"P.S."
"Everybody Knows"
"Knuckle Too Far"
"Low, Low, Low"
"Laid"
"Lullaby"
"Skindiving"

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Stereophonics - Just Enough Education To Perform[2001]

2008-10-27T22:19:00.000-07:00

Just Enough Education to Perform is the third album released by Stereophonics. It was originally to be called "JEEP". It also became their second album to reach #1 in the UK. Guitarist Kelly Jones came up with the title after his brother came home from a stint in the army and wrote the word on his bedroom wall. Car manufacturer Daimler-Chrysler however had copyrighted this name so it was changed to its current title, although frequently it was known as the acronym J.E.E.P. It was published by V2 in 2001. All songs were written by Kelly Jones with the exception of "Mr Writer," which was written by Kelly Jones and Marshall Bird (words by Kelly Jones) and "Handbags and Gladrags" which was written by Michael D'Abo. The album was dedicated to the memory of Anne-Pascale Pleuchot and Scott Piering. It was recorded at Real World Studios, Bath and Monnow Valley Studios, Monmouth.

"Vegas Two Times"
"Lying in the Sun"
"Mr. Writer"
"Step on My Old Size Nines"
"Have a Nice Day"
"Nice to Be Out"
"Handbags and Gladrags"
"Watch Them Fly Sundays"
"Everyday I Think of Money"
"Maybe"
"Caravan Holiday"
"Rooftop"

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Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches[1990]

2008-10-27T22:10:00.000-07:00

Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches was the third album by British band Happy Mondays. It was released in 1990 and was produced by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne at Eden Studios in London.
In 2000 Q magazine placed Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches at number 31 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. In 2005, the album was voted the 51st greatest album of all time by Channel 4 viewers.
Cover artwork by Central Station Design.
In November 2007 the album was rereleased by Rhino records with extra tracks and a DVD of music videos.

"Kinky Afro" – 3:59
"God's Cop" – 4:58
"Donovan" – 4:04
"Grandbag's Funeral" – 3:20
"Loose Fit" – 5:07
"Dennis and Lois" – 4:24
"Bob's Yer Uncle" – 5:10
"Step On" (John Kongos, Christos Demetriou) – 5:17
"Holiday" – 3:28
"Harmony" – 4:01

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The Electric Soft Parade - Holes In The Wall[2002]

2008-10-27T02:12:00.001-07:00

Empty At The End

Why Do You Try So Hard To Hate Me

Holes In The Wall

Sleep Alone

There's A Silence

Something's Gotta Give

Red Balloon For Me

Start Again

It's Wasting Me Away

Silent To The Dark

Biting The Soles Of My Feet

This Given Line

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The La's - The La's[1990]

2008-10-27T02:03:00.000-07:00

The La's were one of the few English alternative groups to keep traditional British guitar pop alive during the late '80s and early '90s. Drawing heavily from the punchy British Invasion sound of early Beatles, the Hollies, the Searchers, and the Small Faces, the group's eponymous debut is a swirling array of ringing guitar hooks and strong, undeniable pop melodies. Throughout the record, chief songwriter Lee Mavers turns out small, well-crafted gems, highlighted by the hit single "There She Goes," whose jangling hooks and sighing melodies simply scratch the surface of the abundance of pleasures on the record. While Mavers claimed at the time that the label forced him to release The La's, it's hard to imagine the record being any more infectious. As it stands, The La's was a refreshing slice of classicist guitar pop at the time of its release, and its charms have not faded over the years.

1. Son of a Gun　　

2. I Can't Sleep　　

3. Timeless Melody　　

4. Liberty Ship　　

5. There She Goes　　

6. Doeldrum　　

7. Feelin'　　

8. Way Out　　

9. I.O.U.　　

10. Freedom Song　　

11. Failure　　

12. Looking Glass　　

13. All By Myself　　

14. Clean Prophet　　

15. Knock Me Down　　

16. Over (live)　　

17. I.O.U. (live)

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The Libertines - Up the Bracket

2008-10-27T01:50:00.000-07:00

Up the Bracket is the debut album from British band The Libertines, released on 14 October 2002, reaching #51 in the UK Albums chart.
The album was re-released on 8 September 2003 with an additional track, "What a Waster" and DVD featuring the promotional videos for the singles: "Up the Bracket", "Time for Heroes" and "I Get Along". The album was the start of a revival for the British rock scene, with bands including Razorlight, The Paddingtons, Arctic Monkeys, The View, The Kooks and many others influenced by the album.

01.-Vertigo

02.-Death On The Stairs

03.-Horror Show

04.-Time For Heroes

05.-Boys In The Band

06.-Radio America

07.-Up The Bracket

08.-Tell The King

09.-The Boy Looked At Johnny

10.-Begging

11.-The Good Old Days

12.-I Get Along

13.-What A Waster

14.-Mocking Bird

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The Music - The Music[2002]

2008-10-27T01:42:00.000-07:00

• The Dance 　

• Take The Long Road And Walk It 　　

• Human 　　

• The Truth Is No Words 　　

• Float 　　

• Turn Out The Light 　　

• The People 　　

• Getaway 　　

• Disco 　　

• Too High

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The Charlatans - Some Friendly

2008-10-26T16:24:00.000-07:00

Some Friendly is the debut album by the British band The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK because of the 1960s San Francisco band The Charlatans), released in 1990 (see 1990 in music).
Recorded at The Windings near Wrexham, Wales in 1990 the sessions proved somewhat fraught - the band fell out with the owners of the studio; "it was one of those studio bust-ups ... Rob and Martin were up to their old tricks, smashing stuff up and that" said singer Tim Burgess later.
However lack of songs proved to be the major problem. Having been together for less than a year the band hadn't had the opportunity to stockpile songs and the album suffered as a result, featuring a few tracks that "had to go on there just to make up the numbers" (Burgess again).
The band also felt that some songs (especially "White Shirt" and "Polar Bear") were overproduced, with the bass being lost in the mix and that the whole album sounded rather 'thin'.
Both "The Only One I Know" and "Then" provided the Charlatans with hit singles however (peaking at #9 and #12 respectively in the British pop charts) and sales were good all over the world especially in the bands native UK where the album went straight in at #1 in the album charts.(wikipedia)

"You're Not Very Well" (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 3:31
"White Shirt" (Blunt, Burgess, Collins) – 3:25
"The Only One I Know" (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins) – 3:58
"Opportunity" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess) – 6:41
"Then" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 4:11
"109 Pt.2" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 3:18
"Polar Bear" (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 4:56
"Believe You Me" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 3:41
"Flower" (Baker, Blunt, Burgess, Collins) – 5:27
"Sonic" (Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 3:32
"Sproston Green" (Baker, Blunt, Burgess, Collins) – 5:08

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Texas - The Hush

2008-10-25T23:52:00.000-07:00

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Supergrass - Supergrass

2008-10-25T23:41:00.000-07:00

"Moving" – 4:26
"Your Love" – 3:27
"What Went Wrong (In Your Head)" – 4:05
"Beautiful People" – 3:22
"Shotover Hill" – 3:43
"Eon" – 3:44
"Mary" – 4:00
"Jesus Came from Outta Space" – 4:10
"Pumping on Your Stereo" – 3:20
"Born Again" – 3:38
"Far Away" – 5:05
"Mama & Papa" – 2:30
Australian bonus disc

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Suede - Dog Man Star

2008-10-25T23:30:00.000-07:00

Original Release Date: October 25, 1994

1. Introducing The Band

2. We Are The Pigs

3. Heroine

4. The Wild Ones

5. Daddy’s Speeding

6. The Power

7. New Generation

8. This Hollywood Life

9. The 2 Of Us

10. Black Or Blue

11. The Asphalt World

12. Still Life13. Modern Boys

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Starsailor - Love Is Here[2001]

2008-10-25T23:14:00.000-07:00

Band: Starsailor

Country: United Kingdom

Genre: Indie Rock

Released: 08-10-2001

Length: 57:45Bit

rate: 192 kbps

Track list:

01. "Tie Up My Hands" – 5:46

02. "Poor Misguided Fool" – 3:51

03. "Alcoholic" – 2:56

04. "Lullaby" – 4:13

05. "Way to Fall" – 4:30

06. "Fever" – 4:03

07. "She Just Wept" – 4:12

08. "Talk Her Down" – 4:11

09. "Love Is Here" – 4:41

10. "Good Souls" – 4:53

11. "Coming Down" – 14:30

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Shed Seven - A Maximum High

2008-10-25T22:17:00.000-07:00

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Rialto - Rialto

2008-10-25T22:14:00.000-07:00

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Radiohead - Pablo Honey

2008-10-25T22:12:00.000-07:00

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Pulp - different class

2008-10-25T22:08:00.000-07:00

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Ocean Colour Scene - Moseley Shoals

2008-10-25T22:04:00.000-07:00

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Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

2008-10-25T21:35:00.000-07:00

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Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)

2008-10-25T21:25:00.000-07:00

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Mansun - Attack Of The Grey Lantern 1997

2008-10-25T21:11:00.000-07:00

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Kent - Hagnesta Hill

2008-10-25T21:09:00.001-07:00

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The Shining - True Skies[2002]

2008-10-25T17:41:00.000-07:00

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The Smiths-The Queen Is Dead[1986]

2008-10-25T17:34:00.000-07:00

All songs written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr, except "Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty" (used as an intro to "The Queen Is Dead"), written by A.J. Mills, Fred Godfrey and Bennett Scott.

"The Queen Is Dead" – 6:24
"Frankly, Mr Shankly" – 2:17
"I Know It's Over" – 5:48
"Never Had No One Ever" – 3:36
"Cemetry Gates" – 2:39
"Bigmouth Strikes Again" – 3:12
"The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" – 3:15
"Vicar in a Tutu" – 2:21
"There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" – 4:02
"Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" – 3:14

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The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses [UK][1989]

2008-10-25T17:21:00.000-07:00

The Stone Roses had been formed in 1984, yet 1989 saw their debut full length release (the band had released a handful of singles in the previous years, on a variety of labels). The band were from Manchester where the Madchester movement was centred. Despite not considering themselves as a Madchester group, with their eponymous début The Stone Roses found themselves riding a wave of nationwide success along with Madchester groups such as the Inspiral Carpets and Happy Mondays. The Roses recorded the album with John Leckie, a notable producer who had worked with Pink Floyd on Meddle and it was released by Silvertone, a division of Zomba Records created to work with what they called "new rock" acts.
The Roses played a number of gigs supporting the album, including several now regarded as "legendary", including one at what was arguably the centre of the "Baggy"/"Madchester" scene, The Haçienda nightclub. Andrew Collins wrote in NME: "BOLLOCKS TO Morrissey at Wolverhampton, to The Sundays at The Falcon, to PWEI at Brixton - I'm already drafting a letter to my grandchildren telling them that I saw The Stone Roses at the Hacienda." The Roses' 1990 Spike Island gig also holds a formidable reputation, organised by the band themselves and attended by over 27,000 fans.
On its tenth anniversary in 1999, a two-disc anniversary edition of The Stone Roses re-entered the British charts, reaching number 9. （wikipedia ）

"I Wanna Be Adored" – 4:52
"She Bangs the Drums" – 3:42
"Waterfall" – 4:37
"Don't Stop" – 5:17
"Bye Bye Badman" – 4:00
"Elizabeth My Dear" – 0:59
"(Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister" – 3:25
"Made of Stone" – 4:10
"Shoot You Down" – 4:10
"This Is the One" – 4:58
"I Am the Resurrection" – 8:12

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Suede - Coming Up [1996]

2008-10-25T16:46:00.000-07:00

Brett Anderson carried on after Bernard Butler's departure, adding a teenage guitarist and restructuring the intent of Suede, if not the sound, for their third album, Coming Up. The most striking thing about Coming Up is the simplicity. Gone are the grand, sweeping gestures of both Suede and Dog Man Star, leaving behind the glam, which is now spiked with an invigorating sense of self-belief -- Anderson is out to prove that he's a survivor, and he does give a damn whether you believe he is or not. So Coming Up has none of the lush, melancholy, and paranoid overtones of Dog Man Star. It's about celebrating being young, going out, taking drugs, having sex, and living life. And it sounds just like it reads -- Richard Oakes pounds out fizzy, fuzzy guitar riffs while the rhythm section lays back with dirty, sexy grooves and new keyboardist Neil Godling exudes a sultry, unattainable cool. Even on the wistful ballads "By the Sea" and "Picnic by the Motorway," there's none of the enveloping mel...ancholy that consumed Dog Man Star -- they're as optimistic as the buoyant, melodic rockers that comprise the rest of the album. As a statement of purpose, Coming Up is unimpeachable. Though it doesn't break any new ground for the band -- unless you count the newfound sense of optimism -- it's a remarkable consolidation and crystallization of Suede's talents and all the evidence anyone needs that Brett Anderson was always the guiding force behind the band. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

1. Trash

2. Filmstar

3. Lazy

4. By The Sea

5. She

6. Beautiful Ones

7. Starcrazy

8. Picnic By The Motorway

9. Chemistry Between Us

10. Saturday Night

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