Thus endeth the recap. Hope y’all enjoyed the last month. Regular programming will now resume, as it’s now January. You know what the coming of January means—no more statutory holidays until March. Anyways, if you missed anything from the past month, here’s a shortlist, again in no particular order:

[the best of the year]
Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse
Charlotte Hatherley - Grey Will Fade
Stars - Set Yourself On Fire
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Feist - Let It Die
Mascott - Dreamer’s Book
Komeda - Kokomemedada
Freezepop - Fancy Ultra-Fresh

[the honourable mentions]
Sarah Harmer - All Of Our Names
Wagon Christ - Sorry I Make You Lush
Neko Case - The Tigers Have Spoken
Air - Talkie Walkie
Call And Response - Winds Take No Shape
Cowboy Junkies - One Soul Now
Mirah - C’mon Miracle

[the disappointments]
Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat
PJ Harvey - Uh Huh Her
!!! - Louden Up Now