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I'll make mine short and to the point. A top ten.
1) Sonic Youth : no comment
2) Shellac : infinite respect for Albini and the way he grew to be such a proficient engineer and performer.
3) Pavement/Malkmus : amazing melodies and guitar lines
4) Sebadoh/Lou Barlow : idem
5) Don Cab / Ian Williams / Damon Che : amazing musicianship
6) Jim O' Rourke + David Grubbs : lovely production skills
7) Pixies / Franck Black : amazing melodies and master in rhythm guitar lines that click instantly.
8) Deerhoof/ Greg Saunier : nice production and very original songwriting.
9) Shannonwright : fierce and moving on guitar AND piano.
10) Bill Callahan : amazingly deep voice and nice coherent catalogue
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