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The Field: Looping State of Mind

The Field: Looping State of Mind came out today. When it started streaming free online recently I got my first listen and loved it. I just picked it up today and I'm listening as I do some work. It breathes wonderful, danceable, non-concentration breaking, atmospheric soundscapes. It fills up the room. I think you will like it a lot. Don't believe me? Ask Pitchfork, Drowned in Sound, CokeMachineGlow, and others.

I surprised many by choosing Four Tet's There Is Love In You as my album of year last year over Arcade Fire: The Suburbs and The National: High Violet. This year The Field is already making a strong argument for my best album of 2011. 

Looping

EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints

The new album from EMA: Past Life Martyred Saints is $2.99 today. I've never heard of EMA or the artist behind it, Erika M. Anderson. But seeing the daily deal on Amazon I looked up more on the album. It has remarkable reviews from Pitchfork, PopMatters, Drowned in Sound, Dusted, and MusicOMH. So I picked it up and want to encourage you to dive in. Let me know what you think.

Ema