In his article “An Argument Against Year-End Lists,” Dusted senior writer Ben Tausig not only manages to use the phrase “Barf city” in a relatively serious article, but he makes a very good point – the year-end album list is an antiquated ritual that needs to be axed. His reasoning is sound – who does listen to albums anymore? Lists compiling good Youtube videos or new musical discoveries are much more personal and less preachy than some blogger telling me what the top albums were this calendar year.
But, perhaps just to prove his point, I had been thinking about making my top ten list since early December. Plus, I still listen to albums. So despite my appreciation for this article, I wrote ten little poems about the albums I felt were the best this year. Kobe!

Every Friday afternoon DJs, directors and trainees vote on what music makes it to A-list, what ends up on B-list, and what just sucks.
The are the albums have made the cut at WCWM 90.9FM this week, including a few samples for your listening pleasure.

For those out of the loop, Fuck Buttons is a noise rock group whose sound has been described as “a soundtrack to the final party before the apocalypse.” Their debut album Street Horrrsing was heavily played last year here on WCWM, and the same is sure to come when their newest album, Tarot Sport, drops on October 20th. In preparation for the mass hysteria and unbridled joy that awaits the release of Tarot Sport, I recently did a short interview with the two masterminds behind Fuck Buttons, Benjamin John Power and Andrew Hung.
Your new material seems to be a lot more accessible, and even in some parts dance oriented. Was that a conscious shift or something that just came naturally?
Benjamin John Power: Choosing a direction, or a path to follow is something we would never consciously plan before we write new material.
Andrew Hung: I think I’d find it difficult to define accessibility in relation to us. I’d consider our music to still be pretty unpalatable for the…