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Its December once again! Time for caroling, gingerbread houses, domesticated trees, and indie rock. The year is finishing off strong with great new releases from Bat For Lashes, Titus Andronicus, the Babies, and more. Be sure to keep it locked here on the Great 88 to hear the sweet sweet sounds of brand new rock ‘n’ roll.

 

 

Here’s our CMJ Top 30 for the week of December 4th…

1 BAT FOR LASHES The Haunted Man EMI
2 TY SEGALL Twins Drag City
3 TITUS ANDRONICUS Local Business XL
4 SLAM DUNK Welcome To Miami File Under: Music
5 SUFJAN STEVENS Silver And Gold Asthmatic Kitty
6 TAME IMPALA Lonerism Modular
7 BABIES Our House On The Hill Woodsist
8 OF MONTREAL Daughter Of Cloud Polyvinyl
9 GUIDED BY VOICES The Bears For Lunch GBV Inc.
10 SPYRALS The Spyrals Mock
11 ALT-J An Awesome Wave Canvasback
12 PRINCE RAMA Top Ten Hits Of The End Of The World Paw Tracks
13 TAMARYN Tender New Signs Mexican Summer
14 GARY CLARK JR. Blak And Blu Warner Brothers
15 BARBARAS 2006-2008 Goner
16 SAN CISCO Awkward Fat Possum
17 SCOTT AND CHARLENE’S WEDDING Para Vista Social Club Critical Heights
18 EX-CULT Ex-Cult Goner
19 CLINIC Free Reign Domino
20 SIC ALPS Sic Alps Drag City
21 SUN AIRWAY Soft Fall Dead Oceans
22 EL PERRO DEL MAR The Pale Fire Control Group
23 SKY FERREIRA Ghost Capitol
24 SONIC YOUTH Smart Bar Chicago 1985 Goofin’
25 PEACE The World Is Too Much With Us Suicide Squeeze
26 HARLAN Night Loop Still Beat
27 BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD Boracay Planet Om
28 SHANNON AND THE CLAMS “Gremlins Crawl” [Single] Volar
29 DIAMOND RINGS Free Dimensional Astralwerks
30 TORO Y MOI So Many Details [7-inch] Carpark