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Jan 1st

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The Not-Pictured Award

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6708/award-notpictured-2011 Runner-up: …Drake?

Jan 1st

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Dec 31st

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Dec 31st

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The Pattern Theory :: “Ideas of Fun” Album: The Pattern Theory (Valeot; 2011)

Dec 31st

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Dec 31st

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Toph's Semi-Annual Award for a Great New Jersey...

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6724/award-friendsoffriends-2011 Runner-up: Phillip Roth’s Nemesis audiobook. 

Dec 31st

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Dec 31st

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The 99% Award for Making the Cops (and Wale)...

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6727/award-99percent-2011 Runner-up: the same song, used to terrify yourself while driving.

Dec 31st

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Austra :: “The Beat and the Pulse” Album: Feel it Break (Domino; 2011)

Dec 30th

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The This Is Why I Write Music Criticism Award

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6728/award-whyiwritemusiccriticism-2011 Runner-up: writing 2500 words on Autechre and then getting an email from Autechre indicating that I didn’t really get my point across.

Dec 30th

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<a href=”http://mydadvsyours.bandcamp.com/album/little-symphonies” _mce_href=”http://mydadvsyours.bandcamp.com/album/little-symphonies”>Little Symphonies by my dad vs. yours</a> My Dad vs. Yours Album stream: Little Symphonies (Self-released; 2011)

Dec 30th

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Dec 30th

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The "Dayenu" Award for a Song Both Ultimately...

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6718/award-dayenu-2011 Runner-up: Colin Steton’s Those Who Didn’t Run EP.

Dec 30th

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Jon McKiel :: “Motion Pictures” Album: Confidence Lodge EP (Youth Club; 2011)

Dec 30th

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Dec 29th

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Making Lemonade From Buzz Lemons Award

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6730/award-buzzlemons-2011 Runner-up: …or maybe “Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth,” Bowie/Crosby-style.

Dec 29th

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Jonas Reinhardt :: “Smokey Jotus” Album: Music for the Tactile Dome (Not Not Fun; 2011)

Dec 29th

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The Deconstructing My Childhood Award for Sample...

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6725/award-deconstructingmychildhood-2011 Runner-up: every other sample on The Tape Hiss Hooligan.

Dec 29th

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Chad VanGaalen :: “Fossilized Eye” Album: Your Tan Looks Supernatural EP (Flemish Eye/Sub Pop; 2011)

Dec 29th

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The Medical-Grade Titanium Award for Record Most...

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6649/award-medicalgradetitanium-2011 Runner-up: Lulu, but only if the word “self-inflicted” is added.

Dec 29th

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<a href=”http://tigerbones.bandcamp.com/track/kill-them” _mce_href=”http://tigerbones.bandcamp.com/track/kill-them”>Kill Them by Tiger Bones</a> Tiger Bones :: “Kill Them” Album: Go Over Here EP (Dedd Foxx; 2011)

Dec 28th

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Dec 28th

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The Jean-Luc Godard Award for Best Self-Conscious...

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6647/award-jeanlucgodard-2011 Runner-up: putting a bunch of A$AP Rocky and Oneohtrix Point Never on your iPod, hitting shuffle.

Dec 28th

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Dec 28th

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The #Winning Award for Worst Musician Twitter...

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6716/award-winning-2011 Runner-up: @bestycoastyy; @domband; and for sheer boredom, @jamesblake and @WILCO

Dec 28th

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Dec 28th

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The Best Way to Silence a Drum Circle Award

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6644/award-bestwaytosilenceadrumcircle-2011 Runner-up: pepper spray.

Dec 27th

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Dec 27th

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Widowspeak :: “Gun Shy” Album: Widowspeak (Captured Tracks; 2011)

Dec 27th

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The "Suck It, Activision" Award for Best...

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6710/award-suckitactivision-2011 Runner-up: doing hallucinogens while listening to Grimes. 

Dec 27th

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Dec 27th

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The Godfuckingdammit Award for Album I Wanted to...

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6720/award-godfuckingdammit-2011 Runner-up: oh, and great, now my toilet’s fucking broken.

Dec 27th

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Dec 26th

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Top 50 of 2011 Podcasts

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6735/top50of2011-podcasts Featuring: tracks from every album on our Top 50 of 2011 list. 

Dec 26th

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Dec 26th

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The Second Annual Voxtrot Award for Killing It...

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6687/award-secondannualvoxtrot-2011 Runner-up: Black and Brown, maybe? Hope not.

Dec 26th

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Watch

Portishead :: “Chase the Tear” Single (2011); Live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Dec 26th

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The Michele Bachmann Award for Transparent...

http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6722/award-failedpopulist-2011 Runner-up: John Flemming, R-LA’s line of subway shops.

Dec 25th

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Dec 25th

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No Big Hair 2011 Podcast

20 of the year’s No Big Hair-iest jams: http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/6739/nbh2011-podcast Featuring: Bird World, Thunder & Lightning, Kris Ellestad, Little Jungles, Apache Dropout, Long Long Long, Feel Alright, Rich Aucoin, Dream Jefferson, Coma Cinema (remixed by Foxes in Fiction), Dumbo Gets Mad, Jessica Jalbert, Majical Cloudz, New God, DGRS, Yohuna, Computer at Sea,...

Dec 25th

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Desolate :: “Divinus” Album: The Invisible Insurrection (Fauxpas Musik; 2011)

Dec 25th

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Dec 24th

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Hauschka :: “Ping” Album: Salon des Amateurs (FatCat; 2011)

Dec 24th

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Dec 24th

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah :: “Hysterical” Album: Hysterical (V2; 2011)

Dec 24th

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Dec 23rd

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L.W.H. :: “Spinning 87 (f/ Squadda B, We$tern Tink & Astrronomy)”  Album: The Tape Hiss Hooligan (Green Ova Undergrounds; 2011)

Dec 23rd

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Dec 22nd

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Cymbals Eat Guitars :: “Definite Darkness” Album: Lenses Alien (Barsuk/Memphis Industries; 2011)

Dec 22nd