Homedrone
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Gabe Vodicka's No. 2 of 2016: Jeff Parker, The New Breed
From now until Jan. 1, Flagpole Music Editor Gabe Vodicka is counting down his top 10 (non-local) albums of 2016.
2. Jeff Parker: The New Breed
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Gabe Vodicka's No. 3 of 2016: The Hotelier, Goodness
From now until Jan. 1, Flagpole Music Editor Gabe Vodicka is counting down his top 10 (non-local) albums of 2016.
The album cover's full of naked people, so here's a photo of the band instead.
3. The Hotelier: Goodness
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Gabe Vodicka's No. 4 of 2016: Frank Ocean, Blonde
From now until Jan. 1, Flagpole Music Editor Gabe Vodicka is counting down his top 10 (non-local) albums of 2016.
4. Frank Ocean: Blonde
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Gabe Vodicka's No. 5 of 2016: Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool
From now until Jan. 1, Flagpole Music Editor Gabe Vodicka is counting down his top 10 (non-local) albums of 2016.
5. Radiohead: A Moon Shaped Pool
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Gabe Vodicka's No. 6 of 2016: John K. Samson, Winter Wheat
From now until Jan. 1, Flagpole Music Editor Gabe Vodicka is counting down his top 10 (non-local) albums of 2016.
6. John K. Samson: Winter Wheat
I was, at one point, a pretty fervent Weakerthans fan, and some (maybe not-so) latent teenage part of me was thrilled by the fact that John K. Samson had recruited members of his former band to flesh out his latest solo record. Winter Wheat nods to Samson's past, but it was also one of two records released around election time (stay tuned for the other) that helped me cope with a troubled present and prepare for an uncertain future.
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11 Days of Christmas: Wuxtry Turns 40
Photo Credit: Matt Hardy/file
As the Flagpole staff takes a much-needed break over the holidays, we're reposting 11 of our most popular, most important, funniest and/or otherwise noteworthy stories of this most dismal of years. Look for a new post each day through Jan. 2.
One could say—fine, I'm saying it—that the Athens music scene has east and west poles, not north and south: The 40 Watt Club at Washington and Pulaski, and Wuxtry Records at Clayton and College. At one of these places (or in the few blocks in between) is where most of the great music in this town has been made and heard for decades.
The venerable record store, which has nurtured former clerks and future stars like Kate Pierson, Peter Buck, Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton and John Fernandes, turned 40 this year:
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Gabe Vodicka's No. 7 of 2016: Kanye West, The Life of Pablo
From now until Jan. 1, Flagpole Music Editor Gabe Vodicka is counting down his top 10 (non-local) albums of 2016.
7. Kanye West: The Life of Pablo
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Gabe Vodicka's No. 8 of 2016: Pinegrove, Cardinal
From now until Jan. 1, Flagpole Music Editor Gabe Vodicka is counting down his top 10 (non-local) albums of 2016.
8. Pinegrove: Cardinal
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