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Hello world! It's good to think BIG (sometimes). Speaking of big, the past couple of days I listened to the band LOOP. They were around in the 80s-90s and had their small catalogue released in 2009. I listened to the 3-cd (BIG) collection of singles from 1987 and remastered 2009, titled "The World In Your Eyes". It was a glorious walk through the past for me. They were fantastic. They didn't get the attention that a band like The Jesus And Mary Chain did, probably because their sound was more psychedelic and not as easier to digest as JAMC material later became. Still, during their tenure they were a great band and these reissues sound AMAZING on my Bose headphones! A real treat.

Wanted to mention a couple of releases I listened to recently that I really LOVED! The new Pete Yorn "Back and Fourth" is just excellent!!! The reviews were bad?! This is where I ask, "did we listen to the same record"? Whatever, it's his best - just take my word for it and listen to it - world!!! The other one is from a band called Paper Route. This new album is their 2nd (and they have an EP out as well) and is called "Absence". Just the first 4 songs alone are worth the price of admission! It's terrific and I would love to see them live...

It's Christmas Eve and I've finished dinner with my partner Michael and I'm currently listening to UNCUT Magazine's January 2010 disc compilation that is their "Best Of 2009" cd. I love this magazine! It's one of my (many) favourites. They have (mostly) good taste, but even when I don't agree with them, I always agree with their musical prowess. Their picks of 2009 are good. I like 14 of the 15 so that's good. Not all of these are in my top 15 though. However, THE LOW ANTHEM are! LOVE their newest album. Delicious.