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I hate you all. Except for Jordan, who is a true American hero.

Will you accept a bribe? Because I have plenty more obscure but delightful music for you.

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Stephen Brodsky's Octave Museum - Kid Defender [mp3]
Stephen Brodsky's Octave Museum, 2006

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You may remember Brodsky from the song "Prove Yourself," which I posted back in October. The whole album is just so frickin' good, I couldn't resist plugging it again.

Of all the artists getting shafted in the year-end best-of lists, the robbery of the Octave Museum may well be the highwayiest. And I'm not just saying that because I suspect Brodsky is secretly a Simakis...

Stephen Brodsky: Is the new Dimitri?

Anyway, what are you, a Communist? Get voting.

Q: Stop, children, what's that sound of silence?

A: It's the sound of me forgetting that I promised to post a song every day.

So to make up for that, I'm going to post a bunch today. Let's say eight. And they're all going to be from bands you haven't heard of, or haven't heard enough of. And they're going to blow your fucking mind into Toledo. Unless you're already in Toledo, in which case they're just going to blow your fucking mind somewhere else, possibly Ann Arbor.

And before you get all doubting Thomas on me, well -- hey, girl, please let me prove myself to you.

Stephen Brodsky - Prove Myself
Stephen Brodsky's Octave Museum, 2006

This album is inexplicably not available for preorder in the U.S. (only the U.K., it seems), which is a shame, because it's a fucking great record, and a good bet to make my top ten of 2006. It's all the infectuous, guitar-driven melodiousness of A.C. Newman, with none of the red-headed stepchildness*. Tell me what you think. Also, more to come.

*Not that there's anything wrong with being a huge dork, A.C. In fact, it's 45% of why I love the people of Canada, the other 55% being Evangeline Lilly.