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The Low Anthem: The Judges’ Verdict

The penultimate transcript today, on The Low Anthem's "Oh My God, Charlie Darwin".

Kings Of Leon: The Judges’ Verdict

Today, the judges discuss Kings Of Leon's "Only By The Night". Quite lively, this one.

Solange: “Stillness Is The Move”

Looking back on the blog from a few months back about The Dirty Projectors’ “Bitte Orca”, I found myself talking – like most other critics did, of course – about the contemporary R&B influence on the band, especially to the fore on “Stillness Is The Move”.

Grizzly Bear: The Judges’ Verdict On “Veckatimest”

Tony Wadsworth: I loved this album, again it was one of those things where you didn’t know what was going to happen next. It mixed together styles and arrangements that were completely original and unpredictable.

Fool’s Gold: “Fool’s Gold”

“I think this band will be hugely influential,” suggested Billy Bragg during the judging sessions for this year’s Uncut Music Award. “In the next couple of years we’ll be hearing young bands lifting the tensions and the rhythms of Tinariwen.”

Bob Dylan: The Judges’ Verdict

Today: the judges discuss Bob Dylan's "Together Through Life".

Lindstrøm & Christabelle: “Real Life Is No Cool”

Hans-Peter Lindstrøm is someone I’ve written a fair bit about this year, for his Krautnoodle disco marathon with Prins Thomas, “II”, and especially for his amazing remix of “Ant 10” by the Boredoms on “Super Roots 10”.

Dirty Projectors: The Judges’ Verdict

Today: the Uncut Music Award judges on Dirty Projectors' "Bitte Orca".

The 41st Uncut Playlist Of 2009

First off this week, a quick reminder that we’ve just announced Tinariwen as the winner of our annual Uncut Music Award. I’ve started posting transcripts of the judges’ discussions on the Uncut Music Award blog, beginning with their opinions on Tinariwen and Animal Collective. Kings of Leon, Bob Dylan, Wilco, The Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear and The Low Anthem will be coming up over the next week or so.

Animal Collective: The Judges’ Verdict

Following on from yesterday's post about Tinariwen, here's a transcript of the Uncut Music Award judges discussing Animal Collective's "Merriweather Post Pavilion".
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