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The official and requisite list of Audioholic Media’s favorite albums from aught nine.

»Album Reviews For Release Date: 1215.09-01.10
by Joshua Krage
OK I’ll admit it: I’m ready for a vacation. For some reason, even with all the familial warmth, excess foodage and generally convivial sense of joy in the air, the holidays just suck the energy out of me. Luckily, they suck the names off the new release roster [...]

It seems as if at the beginning of this year there weren’t many people on the Owl City bandwagon. According to the numbers, there are plenty of people aboard for 2010. Owl City’s latest album, Ocean Eyes, was recently certified gold and the “Fireflies” single has sold more than 2,000,000 copies making its status double [...]

Nate Ruess and Andrew Dost of the band fun. recently stopped by the Daytrotter studio to record acoustic versions of three tracks from their album Aim and Ignite. “Benson Hedges,” “All the Pretty Girls” and “The Gambler” are the songs featured and available for free download, just in time for the holidays! So feel free [...]

Bobby Long made his second trip to Portland during his seemingly endless worldwide tour. We love him, so we stopped by to say hello and swoon with the rest of the girls in the audience.

Middle Distance Runner: A group from Washington DC with all the right moves. You can find out all about them: here.
Preview: “Holiday (Be Good To Me)”
First Impression: A Christmas song that hits all the right points about the holiday season. We’re not talking about the bubble gum drops and gingerbread houses. We’re talking about the [...]

Austin, Texas’ The Strange Boys aren’t strangers to nation-wide traveling. Being signed to both a non-U.S. (Rough Trade Records) and a U.S. label (In the Red Records), they tend to get around. After touring across Europe and the UK this summer, the boys have made it back to the States where they recorded their sophomore [...]

If you’re a Local Natives fan, then you know about the U.S. release of Gorilla Manor via Frenchkiss Records, and if you’re not a fan you should still know because we recently told you (and you should also be a fan). “Sun Hands,” the band’s third track off of Gorilla Manor, is posted on their [...]

Selling out the Bowery Ballroom last night in New York, The Antlers have a lot to look forward to with their upcoming tour dates for the new year. The band is already gaining a lot of exposure for their recent release, Hospice, out now on Frenchkiss Records, and they will be playing with the Editors [...]

Even though the albums were originally released on the band’s homemade label and distributed locally, they still brought Minnesota natives, Cloud Cult, attention on a national level and still have more to offer you than the common Midwestern accent (don’tcha know?).
The band just re-released remixed and remastered versions of their 2003 and 2004 albums [...]