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Viking's Choice: 2011 In Metal And Outer Sound

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Viking's Choice: 2011 In Metal And Outer Sound

Lars Gotrich highlights the year in Swiss gondola recordings, progressive metal and dramatic drone.

Viking's Choice: 2011 In Metal And Outer Sound

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NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2011

50 Favorites Of 2011: B-E

This year was about changing perspectives. American string quartet Brooklyn Rider revealed a warmer Philip Glass and France's Ebène Quartet found a common thread from Mozart to Bruce Springsteen. Demdike Stare proved that dark techno can be breathtakingly beautiful and Conor Oberst reinvented himself as a rock star. The list of our 50 favorite records of 2011 continues with Bright Eyes, Brooklyn Rider and more artists from B to E.

Cormorant: Follow The Blackened Thread

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Cormorant: Follow The Blackened Thread

A horrific story reported by NPR inspired an epic, yearning song from the Bay Area metal band.

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