To Whom It May Concern:

The whom that this post is referring to, hopefully will be concerned enough to check this post out soon. I chose to single out this person and create a post of essential 'newer' music in order to keep her updated with a few of my recent favourites, as she is far away and has been gone a long time without the luxury of 'newer' music. She now has the means of getting and listening to new music, so it's time to step up! The lack of music exposure is a travesty that must be resolved and I plan to reunite her with some new music and multiple eargasms.

I'm keeping this a public post, rather than an e-mail, because there may be a couple of you who actually want to know about this too! I also like pictures...and this format. Also, keep in mind these bands, artists, and songs are all part of a specified genre preference that I will be basing purely on what I think she will enjoy (musical preference), hasn't heard yet, or is relevant to upcoming concerts in her area.

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1) Arcade Fire - Funeral



Standout tracks include: Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out), Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)Rebellion (Lies)

2)Bloc Party - Silent Alarm



Standout tracks include: Like Eating Glass, helicopter, Banquet, She's Hearing Voices. Actually...most of them are key. Check out the drumming, that guy is unbelievable.

3)Stars - Set Yourself on Fire



Standout tracks include: First Five Times, Your Ex-Lover is Dead, One More Night, Calendar Girls

4) Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People



Standout tracks include: Stars and Sons, Anthem for a 17 year-old girl, and every other song. This is a brilliant album.

5) Spoon - Kill The Moonlight



Standout tracks include: Small Stakes, All the Pretty Girls..., Paper Tiger.
This disc is really good and very diverse. Each track seems a little different than the last. The new album is really good as well, but I don't know it as well since it's still new.

6) Elefant - Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid



Standout tracks include - Misfit, Tonight Let's Dance, Sunlight Makes..., Make Up
I talk about this album HERE (click on it and you'll see it at the bottom)

7) Keane - Hopes and Fears



Standout tracks include - Somewhere Only We Knew, Bend and Break, She Has No Time.

8) The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow



Standout tracks include: Kissing the Lipless, So Says I, Saint Simon...I could list the whole album if I wanted to. I'm sure you've heard this album before, but it's too nice.

9) Minus The Bear - Highly Refined Pirates



Standout tracks include: Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!....listen to the whole album 'cause the song titles are hilarious and takes too long to write down. It's really good.

10) Cat Power - You Are Free



(when you feel chill - plus it has some tracks with Eddie Vedder and others with Dave Grohl) Standout tracks include: Evolution, Good Woman, He War...etc. It's very slow but once you 'get' it, you'll LOVE it. Also, check out the track "I Found A Reason"....it's off her Cover's Record.
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Those are ten albums that you should hear if you haven't. There a many that I know you have heard that I won't mention, so I'm not putting them up in case anyone else is wondering why I left off, "_____". I also haven't heard a few albums very much to recognize whether or not you'll like them, but I'll tell you when I find out. Also, if you have time, check out the new Doves, The Bravery, the new Jack Johnson and Eels, Frou Frou, if you enjoy Stars and Broken Social Scene, you will enjoy Apostle of Hustle. You're getting the new Beck, right? Right. It's incredible.

Wow, it was difficult not mentioning anything else, like all the great hip hop and soul that's out right now.