Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of December 14, 2009

As music critics -- and people who generally think about, talk about, listen to and make music -- the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to right now?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy...

By Dave Herrera

December 16, 2009

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As music critics -- and people who generally think about, talk about, listen to and make music -- the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to right now?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious and to give you a feel for our individual sensibilities, we've compiled a list of all the things we're listening to this week. Feel free to chime in with picks of your own after the jump.

MARK BLIESENER
Darlene Love - Christmas Baby Please Come Home
Various - A Very Booleged X-mas
The Smithereens - "Christmas Time is Here Again
Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
Gary Glitter - Another Rock n' Roll Christmas
Slade - Merry X-mas Everybody

CHRIS CALLAWAY
The Kinks - Sleepwalker
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
The Beatles - Revolver
Crowded House - Recurring Dream: The Very Best of Crowded House
Pete Townshend - Empty Glass

CORY CASCIATO
I Am the Dot - Rare Creatures
George & Caplin - He Really Got Through to Advertising
George & Caplin - The Nature of Leaving
George & Caplin - Things Past
Beauty Flash - Beauty Flash 2

BRIAN FREDERICK

30 Seconds To Mars - This Is War

Portugal. The Man - Censored Colors

t.A.T.u. - 200km/hr In The Wrong Lane

The Whip - X Marks Destination

Yo Gabba Gabba! - Yo Gabba Gabba Music Is Awsome!

ADAM GOLDSTEIN
Neil Young -- Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (Reissue)
Richard Hawley -- "Ashes on Fire"
Mike Marchant -- Outer Space and the Sea
Duke Henderson -- "Country Girl"
Duke Ellington -- "Clouds in My Heart"

JASON HELLER
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Trouble - Psalm 9
Unbroken - Life. Love. Regret.
Pink Floyd - The Final Cut
MC5 - High Time

DAVE HERRERA
John Common & Blinding Flashes of Light - Beautiful Empty
Flashbulb Fires - Glory
Christopher Jak - Leadfoot Lover EP/Folk EP
Bad Weather California - Young Punks
Arliss Nancy - Dance to Forget

NICK HUTCHINSON
Red Rooster - Walk
Various Artists - Joyful Noise (Reggae from the Virgin Islands)
Moreland & Arbuckle - Legend of John Henry
King Wilkie - Broke
Tony Bennett - Christmas Album - snowfall

KIERNAN MALETSKY
Candy Claws - In The Dream Of The Sea Life
Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas
Pictureplane - Dark Rift
Handsome Furs - Face Control
Various Artists - Hot Congress Vol. 1

TOM MURPHY
The Clash - Combat Rock
Moore - Guillotines and Angel Wings
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Windy & Carl - Songs for the Broken Hearted
Black Sabbath - We Sold Our Souls for Rock and Roll

CHARLES RUSSELL
Sade - Soldier of Love
Black Angels - You on the run
Datsik - Southpaw
Lilium - Lover
Jinder - Youth Blood

DUTCH SEYFARTH
Reno Divorce - Tears Before Breakfast
Big Gigantic - Wide Awake
SoundTribeSector9 - Ad Explorata
The Congress - Loretta
Soundrabbit - Tree Trunk Airplanes

JON SOLOMON
The Clash - London Calling
The Legendary River Drifters - Into the Darkness
Erik Deutsch - Hush Money
Alessandra Celletti - Esotérik Satie
The GetDown! - Snakes & Snails E.P.

KYLE SMITH
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline
Xiu Xiu - The Air Force
Blood on the Wall - Liferz
Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career

ANDY THOMAS
Jon Snodgrass - Visitor's Band
Whygee and Sunkenstate - Sambodextrust
Moonspeed - Flowers of the Moon
Blackout Pact - Wolves in the Lazarette
Espirit de Corps - Under Constant Influence

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