Somehow I found the compilation of 'Pitchfork Presents: 100 Best Tracks of 2008'... while I enjoy year-mixes AND Pitchfork, I only enjoy approximately 1/3 of the collection. Pitchfork has the well-known tendency to take the uber-pretentiousness of the music hipster to another level, and I must say, it culminates in their top 100. While I read the list online, the collection as an entire album is just absurd. The intention was to give a listen to some good music that I had missed this last year, and really, the only thing that I discovered via this album was some unknown hip-hop tracks that would have never popped onto my radar. Aside from that - kinda feels like walking into a restaurant that everyone tells you is great, the menu is supposed to be awesome, and the prices cheap - only to be abused by the wait-staff. This make any sense? Yeah... that's how it feels.
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