Planet Rotations #213 & 214

In the age of digital music, we tend to skip through albums, listening to one or two tracks - missing some of the deeper cuts that may be brilliant. We are huge fans of the album format, and love to experience the entire collection the way the artist intended. Listening to one or two songs is like randomly reading a few chapters of a book and expecting to understand the completed work. Like all music lovers, we love to share what we're listening to and discover some new things from friends.

Normally, Sarah and I post 5 records each, but since we're a week behind, we're going with a dozen each - the first 4 rows are my picks, the second 4 are hers. You'll also notice a Spotify player at the bottom, which features a song from each album. This will be an ongoing playlist that you can follow directly on Spotify. Please put your own lists in the comments below, or interact at the Life On This Planet Facebook or Twitter. 

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Bret's 12
Placebo - Life's What You Make It

Moby - These Systems are Failing

Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions - Bavarian Fruit Bread

The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come

The Cure - Wish

Cocteau Twins - Four-Calendar Cafe

Love and Rockets - Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven

New Order - Technique

U2 - No Line on the Horizon

The Cure - The Head on the Door

Placebo - Meds

The Modern Lovers - s/t

Sarah's 12
Still Corners - Dead Blue

Still Corners - Strange Pleasures

The Mission - Another Fall from Grace

Frightened Rabbit - Painting of a Panic Attack

Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee

Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Sunday at Devil Dirt

Alpha - Come from Heaven

Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night

Violet Indiana - Roulette

Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine

Violet Indiana - Casino

Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee Again

Listen to our ongoing Spotify Planet Rotations Playlist!

If you're a vinyl enthusiast, check out our feature on the Spin Clean Vinyl Record Cleaning Machine (click image below)

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