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Pretty Lights, Ween and Jay-Z filled our playlists this week

As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of all...
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As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of all the things we're listening to this week. Click through to see which albums and songs dominated our playlists this week.

MARK BLIESENER

Marina and the Diamonds - "Are You Satisfied?"
N'Dubz - "Bad Behaviour"
Sin Vida - "High y Tite"
Ego vs. Id - "Jenny"
Mark Ronson and the Business International - "The Night Last Night"

CHRIS CALLAWAY

Robert Plant - Band of Joy
The Posies - Blood/Candy
Death Cab for Cutie - various songs
The Kinks - various songs
Sloan - various songs

BRITT CHESTER

Pretty Lights - Glowing In The Darkest Night
Glitch Mob - Drink The Sea
Ween - The Mollusk
Disco Biscuits - Portal To An Empty Head
Cocorosie - Werewolf

BEN DAYTON

Pinback - Fortress
Bear in Heaven - Casual Goodbye
Real Estate - Old Folks
How to Dress Well - You Won't Need Me Where I'm Goin'
Here we Go Magic - Collector

BREE DAVIES

Interpol - "Evil"
Drake - Thank Me Later
The Slits - "Difficult Fun"
Lust-Cats of the Gutters - "Toxic Pool"
YG - "Toot It & Boot It"

KYLE EUSTICE

Eyedea - Adventures of Oliver Hart
Tegan and Sara - The Con
Flaming Lips - At War With the Mystics
Boys Noize - Oi Oi Oi
Eryka Badu - New Amerykah Part I

BOYD FLETCHER

Great American Taxi - Reckless Habits
Carl Dawkins - Mr. Satisfaction
Barrington Levy - Englishman
The Cool Kids - Tacklebox (mixtape)
Bun B - Trill OG

BRIAN FREDERICK

Manowar - Sign of the Hammer
!!! - Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass.
Ghostland Observatory - Codename: Rondo
Lil' Zane - Young World, The Future
Oh Land - Oh Land EP

MARISSA GAVEL

David Banner & 9th Wonder - Slow Down
Read You & Me - Return
Chaz Miles - Ease Your Pain
Kanye West - Christian Dior Denim Flow
Mary Mary - The Sound

A.H. GOLDSTEIN

Mississippi John Hurt - "Make Me a Palllet on Your Floor"
Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
The Walkmen - Lisbon
Ween - The Mollusk Sessions
Achille Lauro - "Summertime"

DAVE HERRERA

Input - Lessons Learned
Eolian - The Egg
You Say Party - "Lonely's Lunch"
The Moondoggies - Tidelands
Kal Cahoone - Saints and Stars

RU JOHNSON

GypdaHip - Gypsy Magic- GypdaHip
Ghostface Killah - The Champ
Cee-Lo feat the B-52s - Cho Cha the Cat
Portishead - Seven Months
Jay-Z - Politics As Usual

THORIN KLOSOWSKI

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
Add N to (X) - Avant Hard
Blonde Redhead - Blonde Redhead
Blockhead - The Music Scene
The Books - The Way Out

KIERNAN MALETSKY

Blitzen Trapper -- Furr
Meatloaf -- Bat Out Of Hell
Elvis Costello -- My Aim is True
Bruno Mars -- Doo-Wops and Hooligans
Marnie Stern -- Marnie Stern

MATT MINER

Paul Simon - Graceland
The Beatles - Rubber Soul [2009 Mono Remaster]
The Beatles - Revolver [2009 Mono Remaster]
Jay Reatard - Jay Reatard: Singles 06-07
Jay Reatard - Matador Singles '08

TOM MURPHY

Big Star - Third/Sister Lovers
Best Coast - Crazy For You
Greg Laswell - Take a Bow
Loop - Fade Out
Cop Shoot Cop - Ask Questions Later

ADAM PERRY

Jolie Holland - The Living and the Dead
Medeski, Martin and Wood - Radiolarians I
AC/DC - "Hell's Bells"
Ego Vs Id - "National Disaster"
Gregory Isaacs - "Night Nurse"

RACHEL ROMERO

The Foreign Exchange - Authenticity
N.E.R.D. - Nothing
Mansions on the Moon - Paradise Falls
Joe Budden - Mood Musik 4
Jay-Z - Kingdom Come

DUTCH SEYFARTH

Mr. Anonymous - 2
Pretty Lights - Glowing In The Darkest Night
Survivor - Vital Signs
Octopus Nebula - Live At Cervantes Halloween 2010
Tumbledown - Arrested In El Paso

KYLE SMITH

Yellow Swans - Going Places
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Crystal Castles ft. Robert Smith - "Not In Love (remix)"
This Mortal Coil - "Not Me"
Liars - "Broken Witch"

JON SOLOMON

Brian Eno - Small Craft on a Milk Sea
Gogol Bordello - Gypsy Punks
Gogol Bordello - Trans-Continental Hustle
The Clash - London Calling
Tom Waits - The Black Rider

AMBER TAUFEN

AK1200 -- Prepare for Assault
Blackalicious -- Blazing Arrow
RJD2 -- Your Face or Your Kneecaps
DJ Shadow -- The Private Press
Lunar Fire -- Eclipse

AARON THACKERAY

Calabrese - 13 Halloweens
Tool - Lateralus
Handsome Boy Modeling School - Handsome Boy Modeling School
Deftones - Diamond Eyes
Agents of Oblivion - Agents of Oblivion

ANDY THOMAS

Mumford and Sons - Sigh No More
Murder by Death - Who Will Survive and What Will Be Left of Them?
Brothers O'Hair - EP
Two Cow Garage - Sweet Saint Me
Dessa - A Badly Broken Code

NOAH VAN SCIVER

Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
Fugazi - Repeater
Guantanamo Baywatch - Postcards From The Tar Pitz
The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
Bob Dylan - Desire

SHAWN WHITE

Quadron-Average Fruit
Kid Cudi-Man on the Moon 2: the story of Mr. Rager
Gregory Porter-Illusion
DJ Big Styles-Endless Summer Mixtape
Slakah the Beatchild-B Boy Battle

D. WILLIAMS

Shad - "We, Myself, and I" and "Listen"
Hypnautic featuring Robin - "Pray 4 Rain"
B.o.B. featuring Ricco Barrino - "5th Dimension"
Bliss N Eso featuring The Zulu Connection Choir
Black Pegasus - "Snicker Licker"

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