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Ryan Burruss is an aspiring musician and private music instructor in the Atlanta area, having completed a Master's in Music Composition at Indiana University and a year abroad at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, The Netherlands. Previous musical projects have included directing the UGA Philip Glass Ensemble, DJ'ing in the Atlanta area, and working as a mash-up artist, though the current project is his upcoming indie synth-rock band.
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RYAN'S TOP ALBUMS OF 2012
1. Chairlift Something
2. Bad Veins The Mess We've Made
3. Yeasayer Fragrant World
4. Noisettes Contact
5. Two Door Cinema Club Beacon
6. Taylor Swift Red
7. Marina & the Diamonds Electra Heart
8. Passion Pit Gossamer
9. Die Antwoord Ten$ion
10. Santigold Master of My Make-Believe
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Music journalist J Matthew Cobb is a contributing writer for SoulTracks.com and has written a host of liner note essays for Big Break Records, a UK company specializing in catalog albums. He is the managing editor of HIFI Magazine.
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J MATT'S TOP ALBUMS OF 2012
1. Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball
2.
Jack White Blunderbuss
3.
Donald Fagen Sunken Condos
4.
Fun. Some Nights
5.
Frank Ocean channel ORANGE
6.
Escort Escort
7.
Dr. John Locked Down
8.
The Killers Battle Born
9.
Bob Dylan Tempest
10.
Green Day Uno!
11.
Jessie Ware Devotion
12.
Bonnie Raitt - Slipstream
13.
Dave Matthews Band Away from the World
14.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Psychedelic Pill
15.
Leela James Loving You More: In the Style of Etta James
16.
Gary Clark, Jr. Black & Blu
17.
Taylor Swift Red
18. Robert Glasper Experiment Black Radio
19.
Miguel Kaleidoscope Dream
20.
Mumford & Sons Babel |
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Brent Faulkner is a freelance music journalist who contributes to various sites including dotellgospel.com and Pop Matters. A multi-instrumentalist and composer, Faulkner has earned both a B.A. and a Master's Degree in music.
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BRENT'S TOP ALBUMS OF 2012
1. Frank Ocean Channel Orange
2.
Kendrick Lamar good kid, m.A.A.d City
3.
Miguel Kaleidoscope Dream
4.
Lost In the Trees A Church That Fits Our Needs
5.
Fiona Apple The Idler Wheel
6.
Jack White Blunderbuss
7.
Fun. Some Nights
8.
P!nk The Truth About Love
9.
Rick Ross God Forgives, I Don't
10.
Bob Dylan Tempest |
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Tom is a journalist from Birmingham, Alabama.
He writes about music and the people who make it.
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THOMAS'S TOP ALBUMS OF 2012
1. The Datsuns Death Rattle Boogie
2. Jack White Blunderbuss
3. Slash Apocalyptic Love
4. Rocket Juice and the Moon Rocket Juice and the Moon
5. Mumford & Sons Babel |
