Deitados de frente um para o outro na cama de dossel, continuaram a contar as suas histórias até cair a noite, e depois ser noite escura, até ambos terem dito praticamente tudo e se terem revelado um ao outro da forma mais completa que sabiam. E no fim, como se ele ainda não estivesse suficientemente enfeitiçado por ela, Marcia sussurrou-lhe ao ouvido uma coisa que acabara de descobrir:

- Esta é a única maneira de conversar, não é?

Philip Roth, Némesis (Dom Quixote, 2011)

When I was a kid I used to carry around this awful image in my head – a picture of three men tangled awkwardly in high-tension wires, fifty feet in the air, their lifeless bodies crisping in the midday sun.

The horror they endured was shared with me by my father, an electrical engineer who worked, among other places, at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, helping with the installation of a new power plant in the 1950s. Carl Frehley was a man of his times. He worked long hours, multiple jobs, did the best he could to provide a home for his wife and kids. Sometimes, on Sunday afternoons after church, he’d pile the whole family into a car and we’d drive north through the Bronx, into Westchester County, and eventually find ourselves on the banks of the Hudson River. Dad would take us on a tour of the West Point campus and grounds, introduce us to people, even take us into the control room of the electrical plant. I’m still not sure how he pulled that one off – getting security clearance for his whole family – but he did.

Dad would walk around, pointing out various sights, explaining the rhythm of his day and the work that he did, sometimes talking in the language of an engineer, a language that might as well have been Latin to me. Work was important, and I guess in some way he just wanted his kids to understand that; he wanted us to see this other part of his life.

One day, as we headed back to the car, my father paused and looked up at the electrical wires above, a net of steel and cable stretching across the autumn sky.

«You know, Paul,» he said, «every day at work, we have a little contest before lunch.»

I had no idea what he was talking about.

A contest? Before lunch?

Sounded like something we might have done at Grace Lutheran, where I went to elementary school in the Bronx.

«We draw straws to see who has to go out and pick up sandwiches for the whole crew. If you get the shortest straw, you’re the delivery boy.»

That was the beginning. From there, my father went on to tell us the story of the day he drew the short straw. While he was out picking up sandwiches, there was a terrible accident back on the job. Someone had accidentally thrown a switch, restoring power to an area where three men were working. Tragically, all three men were electrocuted instantly. When my father returned, he couldn’t believe his eyes. The bodies of his coworkers were being peeled off the high-tension wires.

«Right up there,» he said quietly, looking overhead. «That’s where it happened.»

He paused, put a hand on my shoulder.

«If I hadn’t drawn the short straw that day, I’d have been up there in those wires, and I wouldn’t be here right now.»

I looked at the wires, then at my father. He smiled.

«Sometimes you get lucky.»

Dad would repeat that story from time to time, just often enough to keep the nightmares flowing. That wasn’t his intent, of course – he always related the tale in a whimsical ‘what if?’ tone – but it was the outcome nonetheless. You tell a little kid that his old man was nearly fried to death, and you’re sentencing him to a few years of sweaty, terror-filled nights beneath the sheets. I get his point now, though. You never know what life might bring… or when it might come to a screeching halt.

And it’s best to act accordingly.

Ace Frehley, No regrets - A rock'n'roll memoir

Os rótulos das embalagens de café obedecem, por certo, a rigorosos estudos sociológicos. Só assim se explica a diferença dos modos de uso consoante a língua em que são apresentados: «[…] deite uma ou mais colheres de café numa chávena […]», em contraponto com «[…] verser une cuillère à café plus ou moins pleine dans 100 ml d’eau frémissante […]».

2011 em livros

Depois dos discos, os livros. Poucas novidades, outras leituras.

Edições publicadas em 2011:

a) Ficção:

01. Dante Alighieri, A divina comédia (Quetzal);

02. Robert Louis Stevenson, Os folgazões (Assírio & Alvim);

03. Somerset Maugham, O véu pintado (Asa);

04. John Updike, Rich in Russia (Penguin);

05. Eudora Welty, Moon Lake (Penguin);

06. John Steinbeck, Chama devoradora (Livros do Brasil);

07. Philip Roth, A humilhação (Dom Quixote);

08. Filomena Marona Beja, Histórias vindas a conto (Sextante).

b) Não-ficção:

01. Stéphane Hessel, Indignai-vos! (Objectiva);

02. Tiago Pitta e Cunha, Portugal e o mar (Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos).

Outras edições:

a) Ficção:

01. James Joyce, Ulysses (Wordsworth, 2010);

02. Sófocles, Antígona (Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2010);

03. John Steinbeck, East of Eden (Penguin, 2000);

04. Sófocles, Rei Édipo (Edições 70, 1999);

05. Charles Dickens, David Copperfield (Penguin, 2004);

06. Herman Melville, Bartleby (Assírio & Alvim, 2010);

07. Jane Austen, Sensibilidade e bom senso (QuidNovi/Book.it, 2010);

08. Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist (Penguin, 2003);

09. Tomás Morus, A Utopia (Guimarães, 2005);

10. Jack London, The call of the wild (Puffin, 2008);

11. William Golding, Lord of the flies (Turtleback, 1999);

12. William Faulkner, A recompensa do soldado (Casa das Letras, 2010);

13. Ayn Rand, Atlas shrugged (Penguin, 2007);

14. e. e. cummings, xix poemas (Assírio & Alvim, 1998);

15. Margaret Atwood, Senhora Oráculo (Bertrand, 2009);

16. Woody Allen, Annie Hall (Bertrand, 1989);

17. Safo, Líricas em fragmentos (Vega, 1991);

18. Ayn Rand, Anthem (Penguin, 2008);

19. Paulo José Miranda, A arma do rosto (Cotovia, 1998);

20. Tonino Guerra, O livro das igrejas abandonadas (Assírio & Alvim, 1997);

21. Issa Kobayashi, Primeira neve (Assírio & Alvim, 2002).

22. Shane Jones, Light boxes (Penguin, 2010).

b) Não-ficção:

01. Theodor Adorno, The culture industry (Routledge, 2001);

02. Susan Sontag, On photography (Penguin, 2002):

03. John Milton, Areopagítica (Ad Astra Et Ultra, 2010);

04. Keith Richards, Life (Little, Brown and Company, 2010);

05. Thomas Mann, Viagem marítima com Dom Quixote (Dom Quixote, 2008);

06. John Fahey, How bluegrass music destroyed my life (Drag City, 2000);

07. Alexandra Lucas Coelho, Viva México (Tinta-da-china, 2010);

08. Bill Milkowski, Jaco: The extraordinary and tragic life of Jaco Pastorius (Backbeat, 2005).

2011 em discos

Tal como aconteceu no ano passado, esta não pretende ser a lista daqueles que, para mim, foram os melhores álbuns de 2011, mas antes uma ordenação qualitativa de tudo quanto ouvi este ano. Nesse sentido institui um sistema de qualificação em dois planos: um geral, constituído por cinco níveis (de A a F), e um outro, respeitante a cada um desses cinco, constituído por outros três (de A a C).

Desta forma penso tornar-se mais óbvio aquilo que penso em relação a cada título, procurando atenuar diferenças entre, por exemplo, o primeiro e o último álbum classificados com AA, e realçá-las entre, por exemplo, o último álbum com a classificação AA e o primeiro com AB.

Gostos à parte, procurei ouvir cada título as vezes suficientes para formar uma opinião e, nos últimos tempos, tornei a ouvi-los seguindo a ordenação que aqui apresento.

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[AA] 001. John Adams, Son of Chamber Symphony/String Quartet (Nonesuch; Música contemporânea, Música de câmara);

[AA] 002. Joseph Schwantner, Percussion concerto/Morning's embrace/Chasing light (Naxos; Música contemporânea,);

[AA] 003. Ed Bennett, My broken machines (NMC; Música contemporânea, Música de câmara, Avant-garde);

[AA] 004. Robert Livingston Aldridge, Elmer Gantry (Naxos; Ópera);

[AA] 005. Sevara Nazarkhan, Tortadur (Sevara Music; Música do mundo);

[AA] 006. June Tabor, Ashore (Topic; Folk);

[AA] 007. John Zorn, Nova Express (Tzadik; Jazz, Avant-garde);

[AA] 008. Fausto Bordalo Dias, Em busca das montanhas azuis (Universal; MPP);

[AA] 009. Anoushka Shankar, Traveller (Deutsche Grammophon; Música do mundo);

[AA] 010. Michael Daugherty, Route 66/Ghost ranch/Sunset Strip/Time machine (Naxos; Pós-Modernismo);

[AA] 011. Steve Reich, WTC 9/11 (Nonesuch; Música contemporânea, Música minimal repetitiva);

[AA] 012. Fleet Foxes, Helplessness blues (Sub Pop; Folk rock);

[AA] 013. Donnacha Dennehy, Grá agus Bás (Nonesuch; Música contemporânea, Música de câmara);

[AA] 014. Bill Callahan, Apocalypse (Drag City; Folk rock);

[AA] 015. Kurt Vile, Smoke ring for my halo (Matador; Lo-fi, Rock indie);

[AA] 016. Jonathan Wilson, Gentle spirit (Bella Union; Folk rock);

[AA] 017. Yellowjackets, Timeline (Mack Avenue; Jazz, Smooth jazz);

[AA] 018. James Blake, James Blake (A&M; Dubstep, Soul);

[AA] 019. Acid Mothers Temple SWR & Umezu Kazutoki, Sax & the city (Magaibutsu/AWDRL/R2; Free jazz, Jazz rock, Rock in opposition);

[AA] 020. Björk, Biophilia (Universal; Experimental, Minimalismo);

[AA] 021. Panda Bear, Tomboy (Paw Tracks; Experimental);

[AA] 022. Snowman, Absence (Dot Dash; Pop, Experimental);

[AA] 023. Lento, Icon (Denovali; Doom, Drone doom);

[AA] 024. Julian Lage Group, Gladwell (Universal; Jazz);

[AA] 025. Hiromi, Voice (Telarc Digital; Jazz);

[AA] 026. Colin Stetson, New History Warfare, Vol. 2: Judges (Constellation; Experimental, Jazz, Minimalismo);

[AA] 027. Sean Jones, No need for words (Mack Avenue; Bebop, Hard bop);

[AA] 028. Emmylou Harris, Hard bargain (Nonesuch; Alt-country);

[AA] 029. Asva, Presences of absences (Important; Drone doom);

[AA] 030. Boubacar Traoré, Mali denhou (Lusafrica; Música do mundo);

[AA] 031. The New Gary Burton Quartet, Common ground (Mack Avenue; Pós-bop);

[AA] 032. Ernie Krivda, Blues for Pekar (Capri; Bebop);

[AA] 033. The Stepkids, The Stepkids (Stones Throw; Soul, Funk);

[AB] 034. Chico Buarque, Chico (Biscoito Fino; MPB);

[AB] 035. Laura Marling, A creature I don't know (Ribbon; Folk rock);

[AB] 036. St. Vincent, Strange mercy (4AD; Pop indie);

[AB] 037. Ryan Adams, Ashes & fire (Capitol; Alt-country);

[AB] 038. Rova Saxophone Quartet, Planetary (United One; Jazz);

[AB] 039. Radiohead, The king of limbs (XL; Rock,);

[AB] 040. Joe Lovano Us Five, Bird songs (Blue Note; Jazz);

[AB] 041. World Saxophone Quartet, Yes we can (jazzwerkstatt; Jazz);

[AB] 042. The Jayhawks, Mockingbird time (Rounder; Rock, Folk);

[AB] 043. Amon Tobin, ISAM (Ninja Tune; Electrónica, Experimental);

[AB] 044. Tinariwen, Tassili +10:1 (Anti; Música do mundo);

[AB] 045. Avishai Cohen, Seven seas (EMI; Jazz);

[AB] 046. Wilco, The whole love (dBpm; Rock);

[AB] 047. Vijay Iyer w/ Prasanna & Nitin Mitta, Tirtha (ACT Music; Jazz, Música do mundo);

[AB] 048. Bon Iver, Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar; Folk indie);

[AB] 049. Battles, Gloss drop (Warp; Rock, Electrónica);

[AB] 050. Rival Sons, Pressure & Time (Earache; Hard rock);

[AB] 051. tUnE-yArDs, W H O K I L L (4AD; Afro-pop);

[AB] 052. Austin Peralta, Endless planets (Brainfeeder; Jazz);

[AB] 053. The Dodos, No color (French Kiss; Rock indie);

[AB] 054. Akron/Family, S/T II: The cosmic birth and journey of Shinju TNT (Dead Oceans; Rock);

[AB] 055. Danças Ocultas, Alento (iPlay; Música de câmara);

[AC] 056. Feist, Metals (Polydor; Pop);

[AC] 057. Beyoncé, 4 (RCA; Pop);

[AC] 058. Brad Shepik Quartet, Across the way (Songlines Recordings; Jazz);

[AC] 059. Gregg Allman, Low country blues (Rounder; Southern rock, Blues rock);

[BA] 060. Opeth, Heritage (Roadrunner; Rock progressivo);

[BA] 061. Awkward I, Everything on wheels (Excelsior; Pop, Rock);

[BA] 062. T.K. Blue, Latinbird (Motéma; Jazz, Música do mundo);

[BA] 063. Black Country Communion, 2 (J&R Adventures; Hard rock, Blues rock);

[BA] 064. Ken Peplowski, In search of… (Capri; Bebop);

[BA] 065. Harris Eisenstadt, Canada Day II (Songlines; Jazz);

[BA] 066. Noah Preminger, Before the rain (Palmetto; Jazz);

[BA] 067. Tennis, Cape Dory (Fat Possum; Pop, Rock indie);

[BA] 068. Alva Noto, Univrs (Raster-Noton; Glitch);

[BA] 069. Angelika Niescier, Quite simply (Enja; Free jazz);

[BA] 070. Kronos Quartet/Kimmo Pohjonen/Samuli Kosminen, Uniko (Ondine; Música contemporânea, Música de câmara);

[BA] 071. SBTRKT, SBTRKT (Young Turks; Dubstep);

[BA] 072. Aram Shelton's Arrive, There was... (Clean Feed; Jazz);

[BA] 073. The Antlers, Burst apart (French Kiss; Slowcore);

[BA] 074. The Feelies, Here before (Bar/None; Rock indie);

[BA] 075. Real Estate, Days (Domino; Rock indie);

[BA] 076. Florence + The Machine, Ceremonials (Universal Republic; Pop indie);

[BA] 077. Uriah Heep, Into the wild (Frontiers; Hard rock);

[BA] 078. Megafaun, Megafaun (Crammed; Rock, Folk);

[BA] 079. The Low Anthem, Smart flesh (Nonesuch; Folk indie, Alt-country);

[BA] 080. The War on Drugs, Slave ambient (Secretly Canadian; Rock indie);

[BA] 081. Dream Theater, A dramatic turn of events (Roadrunner; Metal progressivo);

[BA] 082. Youth Lagoon, The year of hibernation (Fat Possum; Glo-fi, Rock indie);

[BA] 083. Bombay Bicycle Club, A different kind of fix (Island; Rock);

[BA] 084. Andrew Hale, L.A. noire (Rockstar Games; Jazz orquestral);

[BA] 085. Angelica Sanchez, A little house (Clean Feed; Jazz, Avant-garde);

[BA] 086. Dionne Warwick, Only trust your heart (MPCA; Jazz);

[BA] 087. Peaking Lights, 936 (Not Not Fun; Electrónica, Dub);

[BA] 088. Julia Kent, Green and grey (Important; Música de câmara);

[BA] 089. Whitesnake, Forevermore (Frontiers; Hard rock);

[BA] 090. Cass McCombs, Wit's end (Domino; Pop);

[BA] 091. My Brightest Diamond, All things will unwind (Asthmatic Kitty; Pop indie);

[BA] 092. Megadeth, Th1rt3en (Roadrunner; Thrash metal);

[BA] 093. Filho da Mãe, Palácio (Rastilho; Folk indie);

[BB] 094. Norberto Lobo, Fala mansa (Mbari; Folk indie);

[BB] 095. Paul Simon, So beautiful or so what (Hear Music; Pop, Rock);

[BB] 096. Johnston/Shelton/Mezzacappa/Nordeson, Cylinder (Clean Feed; Free jazz);

[BB] 097. Old Jerusalem, Old Jerusalem (PAD; Folk indie);

[BB] 098. Wire, Red barked tree (Pink Flag; Rock);

[BB] 099. Faust, Something dirty (Bureau B; Rock, Industrial);

[BB] 100. Cut Copy, Zonoscope (Modular Recordings; Synth pop);

[BB] 101. The Strokes, Angles (RCA; Rock);

[BB] 102. I Break Horses, Hearts (Bella Union; Pop indie);

[BB] 103. TV on the Radio, Nine types of light (Interscope; Rock);

[BB] 104. Van der Graaf Generator, A grounding in numbers (Esoteric; Rock progressivo);

[BB] 105. Bill Frisell & Vinicius Cantuária, Lágrimas mexicanas (Entertainment One; Pop);

[BB] 106. Tartar Lamb II, Polyimage of known exits (Ice Level Music; Pós-jazz);

[BB] 107. Bruno Chevillon & Tim Berne, Old and unwise (Clean Feed; Free jazz);

[BB] 108. The Go! Team, Rolling blackouts (Memphis Industries; Pop);

[BB] 109. Jonny, Jonny (Alsatian; Pop, Rock);

[BB] 110. Toro Y Moi, Underneath the pine (Carpark; Chillwave);

[BB] 111. The Rapture, In the grace of your love (MRI; Pop indie, Rock indie);

[BB] 112. Deicide, To Hell with God (Century Media; Death metal);

[BB] 113. Mastodon, The hunter (Reprise; Sludge, Metal progressivo);

[BB] 114. Peggy Sue, Acrobats (Wichita; Rock);

[BC] 115. Drive-By Truckers, Go-go boots (RED Distribution; Southern rock);

[BC] 116. Destroyer, Kaputt (Merge; Rock, Pop);

[BC] 117. Daniel Levin Quartet, Organic modernism (Clean Feed; Jazz);

[BC] 118. Beans, End it all (Anticon; Hip-hop);

[BC] 119. Mostly Other People Do the Killing, The Coimbra concert (Clean Feed; Free jazz);

[BC] 120. ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, The tao of the dead (Superball Music; Rock);

[BC] 121. Mogwai, Hardcore will never die, but you will (Sub Pop; Pós-rock);

[BC] 122. Nicolai Dunger, Ballad of this land (Nicolai Dunger; Folk);

[BC] 123. Pendragon, Passion (Madfish; Neo-Prog);

[CA] 124. Aurelio, Laru Beya (Sub Pop; Música do mundo, Rocksteady);

[CA] 125. Justice, Audio, Video, Disco. (Elektra; Electrónica, Dança);

[CA] 126. The Horrors, Skying (XL; Rock);

[CA] 127. Al di Meola, Pursuit of radical rhapsody (Telarc Jazz; Jazz-rock, Música do mundo);

[CA] 128. EMA, Past life martyred saints (Souterrain Transmissions; Lo-fi, Rock indie);

[CA] 129. Glimpse Trio, 1985 (Glimpse Trio; Rock, Rock in opposition);

[CA] 130. DJ Shadow, The less you know, the better (A&M; Hip-hop);

[CA] 131. Gruff Rhys, Hotel Shampoo (Turnstile; Pop, Rock);

[CA] 132. The Decemberists, The king is dead (Rough Trade; Folk rock);

[CA] 133. Bohren und der Club of Gore, Beileid (Ipecac; Jazz progressivo, Jazz doom);

[CA] 134. PJ Harvey, Let England shake (Def Jam; Rock);

[CA] 135. Steven Wilson, Grace for drowning (Kscope; Rock progressivo);

[CA] 136. Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto, Summvs (Raster-Noton; Minimalismo, Experimental);

[CA] 137. Yes, Fly from here (Frontiers; Rock progressivo);

[CA] 138. Ringo Deathstarr, Colour trip (Sonic Unyon; Rock indie);

[CA] 139. Mamiffer, Mare decendrii (Sige; Drone, Pós-rock);

[CA] 140. Iron & Wine, Kiss each other clean (4AD; Folk rock);

[CA] 141. Buraka Som Sistema, Komba (Enchufada; Kuduro progressivo);

[CA] 142. Apparat, The Devil's walk (Mute; Pop, Electrónica);

[CA] 143. Braids, Native speaker (Kanine; Rock indie);

[CA] 144. Mutemath, Odd soul (Warner Bros.; Rock);

[CA] 145. Captain & Me, Migrant (Movemountains; Folk rock);

[CA] 146. Bruce Lamont, Feral songs for the epic decline (At A Loss Recordings; Doom, Drone);

[CA] 147. Cults, Cults (Itno; Pop indie, Lo-fi);

[CA] 148. Chickenfoot, Chickenfoot III (eOne; Hard rock);

[CA] 149. The Answer, Revival (Spinefarm; Hard rock);

[CB] 150. Say Hi, Um, uh oh (Barsuk; Pop, Rock);

[CB] 151. Twin Sister, In Heaven (Domino; Pop indie, Dream pop, Synth pop);

[CB] 152. Jamie Woon, Mirrorwriting (Polydor; Downtempo, Soul);

[CB] 153. Anthrax, Worship music (Megaforce; Thrash metal);

[CB] 154. The Kills, Blood pressures (Domino; Rock);

[CB] 155. Girls, Father, son, holy ghost (True Panther Sounds; Rock indie);

[CB] 156. Marta Hugon, A different time (SME Portugal; Jazz, Pop);

[CB] 157. R.E.M., Collapse into now (Warner Bros.; Pop, Rock);

[CB] 158. Explosions in the Sky, Take care, take care, take care (Temporary Residence; Pós-rock);

[CB] 159. The Mount Fuji Doom Jazz Corporation, Antropomorphic (Denovali; Jazz progressivo; Jazz doom);

[CB] 160. Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins, A scarcity of miracles (Inner Knot; Rock progressivo);

[CB] 161. Hayes Carll, KMAG YOYO (& other american stories) (Lost Highway; Country rock);

[CB] 162. Symphony X, Iconoclast (Nuclear Blast; Metal progressivo);

[CB] 163. M83, Hurry up, we're dreaming (Mute; Shoegaze);

[CB] 164. Lykke Li, Wounded rhymes (Atlantic; Pop);

[CB] 165. Julianna Barwick, The magic place (Asthmatic Kitty; Drone);

[CB] 166. Penguin Cafe, A matter of life… (Editions Penguin Cafe; Música de câmara);

[CB] 167. Mind Spiders, Mind Spiders (Dirtnap; Punk/Rock, Garage);

[CB] 168. Wobbler, Rites at dawn (Termo; Rock progressivo);

[CB] 169. You can't win, Charlie Brown, Chromatic (Pataca; Pop indie);

[CB] 170. Veronica Falls, Veronica Falls (Slumberland; Rock);

[CB] 171. Yuck, Yuck (Fat Possum; Pop, Rock, Rock indie);

[CB] 172. Lo-Pan, Salvador (Small Stone; Stoner rock);

[CB] 173. Sci Fi Industries, Half day, half minute (Enough/Thisco; IDM);

[CB] 174. Weasel Walter, Mary Halvorson & Peter Evans, Electric fruit (Thirsty Ear; Free jazz);

[CB] 175. Stealing Orchestra, Deliverance (You Are Not Stealing Records; Electrónica);

[CB] 176. Seval, I know you (482 Music; Jazz);

[CB] 177. Lenny Kravitz, Black and white America (Roadrunner);

[CB] 178. Journey, Eclipse (Nomota; Rock);

[CB] 179. American Heritage, Sedentary (Translation Lost; Sludge);

[CB] 180. Washed Out, Within and without (Sub Pop; Chillwave);

[CB] 181. Rita Braga, Cherries that went to the police (Nau; Pop);

[CB] 182. Left Lane Cruiser, Junkyard speed ball (Alive; Blues rock);

[CB] 183. Realejo, Ruja ruja quem quiser que fuja (Vachier & Associados; Folk, MPP);

[CB] 184. Omar Sosa, Calma (Otá; Jazz);

[CB] 185. The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, From the stairwell (Denovali; Jazz progressivo);

[CB] 186. The Streets, Computers & blues (679 Recordings; Hip-hop);

[CB] 187. Esben and the Witch, Violet cries (Matador; Rock);

[CB] 188. Cloud Nothings, Cloud Nothings (Carpark; Rock);

[CB] 189. Low, C'mon (Sub Pop; Slowcore);

[CB] 190. Riverside, Memories in my head (Laser's Edge; Rock progressivo);

[CB] 191. Josh T. Pearson, Last of the country gentlemen (Mute; Folk indie);

[CB] 192. Deaf Center, Owl splinters (Type; Drone, Música de câmara);

[CB] 193. Cansei de Ser Sexy, La liberación (V2; Pop);

[CC] 194. Terra Tenebrosa, The tunnels (Trust No One; Drone doom, Experimental, Metal);

[CC] 195. Fujiya & Miyagi, Ventriloquizzing (Yep Roc; Synth pop);

[CC] 196. Nicolas Jaar, Space is only noise (Circus Company; Electrónica minimal);

[CC] 197. Fink, Perfect darkness (Ninja Tune; Folk pop);

[CC] 198. Broken Records, Let me come home (4AD; Rock);

[CC] 199. Teddy Thompson, Bella (Verve Forecast; Pop, Rock);

[CC] 200. Hauschka, Salon des amateurs (Fat Cat; Minimalismo);

[CC] 201. Beady Eye, Different gear, still speeding (Dangerbird; Rock);

[CC] 202. Holy Ghost!, Holy Ghost! (DFA; Electrónica indie);

[CC] 203. Tim Hecker, Ravedeath, 1972 (Kranky; Electrónica minimal, Drone);

[CC] 204. Spirits of the Dead, The great god Pan (End; Rock progressivo, Rock psicadélico);

[CC] 205. Tommy Keene, Behind the parade (Second Motion; Pop, Rock);

[CC] 206. Glen Drover, Metalusion (Magna Carta; Metal progressivo);

[CC] 207. Lou Reed & Metallica, Lulu (Warner Bros.; Rock);

[CC] 208. Fucked Up, David comes to life (Matador; Rock);

[CC] 209. Tyler, the Creator, Goblin (Odd Future; Hip-hop);

[CC] 210. British Sea Power, Valhalla dancehall (Rough Trade; Rock);

[CC] 211. Gang of Four, Content (Grönland; Rock);

[CC] 212. Charlie Simpson, Young pilgrim (Nusic Sounds; Pop, Rock);

[CC] 213. Shakatak, Across the world (Secret; Smooth jazz);

[CC] 214. Magic Pie, The suffering joy (Nordic Records Norway AS; Rock progressivo);

[DA] 215. Crystal Antlers. Two-way mirror (Recreation Ltd; Rock);

[DA] 216. Belong, Common era (Kranky; Shoegaze);

[DA] 217. Orchid, Capricorn (The Church Within; Heavy metal, Stoner rock);

[DA] 218. Stephan Mathieu, A static place (12k; Electrónica minimal, Drone);

[DA] 219. The Kooks, Junk of the heart (Astralwerks; Pop, Rock);

[DB] 220. Rival Schools, Pedals (Photo Finish; Rock);

[DB] 221. Cold War Kids, Mine is yours (Interscope; Pop, Rock);

[DB] 222. Metronomy, The english riviera (Because; Rock indie);

[DB] 223. Gang Gang Dance, Eye contact (4AD, Pop);

[DB] 224. Big Troubles, Romantic comedy (Slumberland; Pop, Rock);

[DB] 225. Arch Enemy, Khaos legions (Century Media; Death metal);

[DB] 226. Sky Architect, A dying man's hymn (Galileo; Rock progressivo);

[DC] 227. Young Galaxy, Shapeshifting (Paper Bag; Synth pop);

[DC] 228. Protest The Hero, Scurrilous (Underground Operations; Metal progressivo, Mathcore);

[DC] 229. Pucarinho, Na rua amarela (Vachier & Associados; Folk; Rock);

[DC] 230. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Belong (Slumberland; Rock, Shoegaze);

[DC] 231. Autopsy, Macabre eternal (Snapper; Death metal);

[DC] 232. Devin Townsend Project, Deconstruction (Century Media; Metal progressivo);

[DC] 233. Crowbar, Sever the wicked hand (Century Media; Sludge);

[EA] 234. Jonathan Johansson, Klagomuren (Hybris; Pop);

[EA] 235. Azul, Motion: Pictures (Moophonix; Lounge, Jazz);

[EB] 236. Long Distance Calling, Long Distance Calling (Superball Music; Rock progressivo, Pós-rock);

[EB] 237. The Natural Yogurt Band, Tuck in with… (Now-Again; Jazz, Electrónica);

[EB] 238. Pallas, XXV (Music Theories Recordings; Rock progressivo);

[EB] 239. White Fence, White Fence is growing faith (Woodsist; Rock indie, Lo-fi);

[EB] 240. Josh Slone & Coaltown, Josh Slone & Coaltown (Rural Rhythm; Country/Bluegrass);

[EB] 241. SuperHeavy, SuperHeavy (Universal Republic; Pop);

[EB] 242. White Willow, Terminal twilight (Laser's Edge; Rock progressivo);

[EC] 243. Bright Eyes, The people's key (Saddle Creek; Pop, Rock);

[EC] 244. Belphegor, Blood Magick Necromance (Nuclear Blast; Black metal);

[EC] 245. Social Distortion, Hard times and nursery rhymes (Epitaph; Rock);

[EC] 246. Men, Talk about body (Iamsound; Pop, Rock);

[EC] 247. Tom Vek, Leisure seizure (Island; Pop);

[EC] 248. Juan Perro, Río Negro (WEA; Rock, Blues);

[FA] 249. Dream Diary, You are the beat (Kanine; Pop, Rock);

[FA] 250. Stratovarius, Elysium (Ear Music; Metal progressivo);

[FA] 251. Rise Against, Endgame (DGC; Rock);

[FA] 252. Mindflow, With bare hands (Nightmare; Heavy metal);

[FA] 253. Jag Panzer, The scourge of the light (Steamhammer; Heavy metal);

[FA] 254. doismileoito, Pés frios (EMI; Rock, Pop);

[FB] 255. John Maus, We must become the pitiless censors of ourselves (Upset the Rhythm; Pop, Lo-fi);

[FB] 256. Appearance of Nothing, All gods are gone (Escape; Metal progressivo);

[FB] 257. La Dispute, Wildlife (No Sleep Records; Rock);

[FB] 258. Wolverine, Communication lost (Candlelight; Metal progressivo);

[FB] 259. M. Walking on the Water, Flowers for the departed (Fuego; Pop, Rock);

[FC] 260. Korpiklaani, Ukon wacka (Nuclear Blast; Folk metal).