It's that time of year. The time when people start making up their Top Ten lists and handing out awards left and right.
Here's a ballot that you can vote on, and it's one of the more interesting ones out there. It's the PLUG awards. A whole bunch of indie types (bloggers, writers, musicians, fans, etc...) are chosen to pick out a whole bunch of nominees for a big ole ballot, and then anyone with a care in the world (and internet access) can vote. They tend to nominate interesting acts, and those doing the nominating are interesting as well. This year, the panel included kids from Pitchfork, Aaron Axelson (music director of San Francisco's Live 105), Mark Willett (Music For Robots), Christopher Weingarten (CMJ music editor), Noelle Corcoran (Waterloo Records), Dave Eggers (McSweenys etc...) comedian David Cross, and my other little brother (who took my post at KALX), the lovely Shawn Reynaldo.
Here's a sampling of the nominees:
Album Of The Year
| Animal Collective - Feels (FatCat) |
| Antony And The Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now (Secretly Canadian) |
| Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (Vice) |
| Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (Self-released) |
| Dangerdoom - The Mouse And The Mask (Adult Swim/Epitaph) |
| Devendra Banahrt - Cripple Crow (XL) |
| The National - Alligator (Beggars) |
| The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema (Matador) |
| Sleater-Kinney - The Woods (Sub Pop) |
| Spoon - Gimme Fiction (Merge) |
| Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (Asthmatic Kitty) |
| Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary (Sub Pop) |
So go here and vote already! Thank you very much.
PS: And vote for KALX and WOXY - two of the best radio stations you should have ever heard. Thanks again.
