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Happy Releaseday Adele! #25
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Four years after her groundbreaking 21, Adele examines the past and tries to right her wrongs on “Hello,” the first single off her third studio album, 25. On the surface, “Hello
Happy 50th Anniversary Scorpions. Today the band released the album "Return To Forever" and thanks to Rock Genius Deutschland we already got all the lyrics for you.
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Listen to "I Love You, Honeybear" - the beautiful new album from Father John Misty - here and follow along with its lyrics!
http://genius.com/albums/Father-john-misty/I-love-you-honeybear
Sam Smith's now giving Tom Petty partial credit for "Stay With Me." But did Petty filch one of his own famous hooks?
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Thanks to Rock Genius Deutschland we got already the new song of Feine Sahne Fischfilet!
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[Strophe I:] / Komm doch mit, weg von diesem Ort / Komm doch mit, ich gebe dir mein Wort / Komm doch mit, vergiss den ganzen Scheiß / Komm doch mit, wir nehm' uns gegenseitig in
The best album of the year on our list is "LP1", the stunning debut album from FKA twigs! See why here:
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The best album of 2014 is LP1, the stunning debut record from FKA twigs. See how we came to this decision by following along with the full list of writeups here
"Tyranny" by Julian Casablancas + The Voidz is the second best album of 2014.
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The #2 album of the year is Tyranny, the impenetrable release by Julian Casablancas + The Voidz. Keep track with the rest of the list here, as we explore the best in music 2014 had
The third best album of 2014 according to the Rock Geniuses is the self-titled masterpiece from St. Vincent - see why here:
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Rock Genius' #3 album of the year is St. Vincent’s enigmatic self titled record . Keep track with the rest of the list here, as we explore the best in music 2014 had to offer
Our #4 album of the year is the incredible pop-punk statement record from Against Me! -- "Transgender Dysphoria Blues"
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The fourth best album of the year is Transgender Dysphoria Blues, the rebellious pop-punk release from Against Me! Keep up with the full list here and let us know what you think
Run The Jewels 2 cracks the top 5 in our albums of the year list. Shoutout to our friends at Rap Genius!
Genius is the answer, your question is "what's rockin?"
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It’s top five time! The first of five albums we thought rose above Sun Kil Moon and The War on Drugs is Killer Mike and El-P’s hard-hitting second album as a duo. Music doesn’t get
Our number 6 album of the year is here, but is it "Lost In The Dream" by The War On Drugs or "Benji" by Sun Kil Moon?
http://genius.com/Rock-genius-aoty-6-the-war-on-drugs-vs-sun-kil-moon-lyrics
Celebrity shoulders take another hit this week; Patrick Carney of The Black Keys was hospitalized for a dislocated shoulder just a few weeks after Drake's dislocation. Beware the rule of threes...
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"Sun Structures", the psychedelic debut from Temples, is number 7 on our 2014 list. Check it out here!
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The seventh best Album Of 2014 was Temples‘ Sun Structures. If you want to read about more of 2014’s best music, have a look at the rest of our list
2014 is officially over, but we're still looking back on its best music. Number 8 on our list is "Atlas" by Real Estate
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Perfume may not be a Genius tag yet, but "Too Bright" by Perfume Genius is number 9 on our list!
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Next on our top ten is Perfume Genius' third full-length album Too Bright. Keep track with the rest of the list here, as we explore the best in music 2014 had to offer
"Range of Light" by S. Carey kicks off the top ten for our list. Check out the review right here:
http://genius.com/Rock-genius-aoty-10-s-carey-range-of-light-lyrics
The most famous Dutch contribution to pop/rock - an enduring hit with a 2000+ years old heroine -
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One of the very few non British or American To top the charts in both the UK and the US (and almost everywhere else in the world). In 1969 Dutch pop/rock group Shocking Blue
Not knowing it was composed in the early 70's, one could hear it as if it is a recent hit -
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The biggest hit (and the only remarkable one outside their native Canada) of this enduring band formerly (pre 1969) known as The Staccatos. Reached no.3 in the Billboard charts
One of the least known 60's gems - very early psychedelic rocK + Gregorian Chants like hooks and haunting lyrics, By the band who brought us Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck -
"Are We There", the beautiful album from Sharon Van Etten, is number 12 on our 2014 list:
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The band did "get it right" with this 70's classic -
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The biggest hit for the British band, curiously about a road trip in the USA. It reached N. 3 in the Billboard chart Another “road” song — covering a segment of the life on the
Lucky number 13 on our list is "They Want My Soul" by Spoon - one of the century's most consistent bands
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Rock Genius' #13 album of the year is They Want My Soul by Spoon. Keep track with the rest of the list here, as we explore the best in music 2014 had to offer
"You're Dead" by Flying Lotus is number 14 on our Rock Genius list:
http://genius.com/Rock-genius-editors-aoty-14-flying-lotus-youre-dead-lyrics/
Album of the Year number 15 on our list is Mac DeMarco's "Salad Days"
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Mac Demarco’s second album, Salad Days, is Rock Genius' #15 album of the year. Keep track with the rest of the list here, as we explore the best in music 2014 had to offer
CONTEST: Win a copy of Tara Murtha's 33 1/3 book by annotating Bobbie Gentry's "Ode To Billie Joe"
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"I Forget Where We Were"by Ben Howard is number 16 on our Rock Genius list http://genius.com/Rock-genius-aoty-16-ben-howard-i-forget-where-we-were-lyrics
∆ Alt-J clock in at #17 on our Rock Genius list with their sophomore album "This Is All Yours" ∆
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Rock Genius' #17 album of the year is This Is All Yours, the sophomore album by ∆ (Alt-J). Keep track with the rest of the list here, as we explore the best in music 2014 had to
Fall Out Boy
technically it started yesterday with the launch of the pre-order, new song, & new music video...
so welcome to day 2 of the 12 days of Fall Out Boy.
Today we're giving you the official lyrics and annotations to "American Beauty/American Psycho" and "The Kids Aren't Alright" up now on Genius/Rock Genius http://falloutboy.genius.com
gonna post something fun each day so keep checking back here, Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
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American Beauty/American Psycho out January 20th worldwide on DCD2/Island Records.
Pre-order on iTunes for $7.99 and get an instant download of "Centuries," "American Beauty/American Psycho," "The Kids Aren't Alright" http://smarturl.it/FOBABAP
CD Bundles available on http://falloutboy.gomerch.com/
And now for something completely different - some Holiday cheer -
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The then married Elmo and Patsy couple recorded the song in 1978, released it in 1979 and since then it became a Holiday favorite for all those who were sick and tired of the
Our friends from Fall Out Boy are back on RG! Pete Wentz annotated new singles "The Kids Aren't Alright" and "American Beauty/American Psycho" from their upcoming album - check out all the action at falloutboy.genius.com
#18 on the Rock Genius albums of the year list is "Here And Nowhere Else" by Cloud Nothings
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Rock Genius' #18 album of the year is Here and Nowhere Else by Cloud Nothings. Keep track with the rest of the list here, as we explore the best in music 2014 had to offer
The amazing self-titled debut from Alvvays is number 19 on our Rock Genius albums of the year list.
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Rock Genius' #19 album of the year is Alvvays — the eponymous debut from the Canadian indie-pop fivesome. Keep track with the rest of the list here, as we explore the best in
You can't dance to AOTY - but this one should get you up - by the "Queen of Disco" -
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The Queen of Disco’s mega hit from 1979, routinely chosen as one of the top 100 or so pop/rock song of all time. It reached the top of the Billboard charts and helped Donna Summer
The Antlers start off the top 20 of our Rock Genius albums of the year list with their fifth studio album, "Familiars"
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