Needles & Grooves AotM /// Vol. 39 - September 2022 // Dogs Die In Hot Cars - Please Describe Yourself

[wmeugene]

So welcome to the madness. Volume 39 of this illustrious series.

So I am pretty sure my choice is available around the world at a reasonable price. If not I apologize in advance and will give out other albums if for whatever reason this album isn't available when the time comes. I hate supply chains and this is the most readily available of the 3 or 4 albums I was picking.

Let's start the show!

[Will update this post with links, etc. when the time comes]

 

[wmeugene]

Reserved for compilation of hints and explanations!

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[wmeugene]

Wrong Guesses:

Peppa's Adventures: The Album (@NewsFedora)
NIN - Downward Spiral (@Lee Newman)
Madvillian - Madvilliany (@4080)
Prince - Musicology (@duke86fan)
The Get Up Kids - Guilt Show (@avecigrec)
And The Lefthanded - Rocket Rock (@4080)
The Futureheads - The Futureheads (@Big Diaper Energy)
Arcade Fire - Funeral (@Big Diaper Energy)
Interpol - Antics (@Big Diaper Energy)

 

[wmeugene]

Hint #0 (Pre-August):

If either had been reasonably available on vinyl, my first choice would have been The Wrens - The Meadowlands and my second choice Gang Of Youths - Go Farther In Lightness. It's neither of those.

 

[wmeugene]

Hint #1 -

 

[NewsFedora]

Peppa's Adventures: The Album

A bold ROTM choice I must say, but it did score higher than Donda, after all.

 

[avecigrec]

Peppa's Adventures: The Album

A bold ROTM choice I must say, but it did score higher than Donda, after all.

Lyrically miles ahead of "woop scoopity poop"

 

[Fleetwood-Matt]

Does it have to do with this somehow? lol

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[4080]

Trying to figure out if this is a record that falls between a 6-6.5 on the Pitchfork scale, a band that has/had beef or 2 titans of the industry that came together to create a masterpiece....

 

[scotthilk]

Pumped!

 

[Nee Lewman]

NIN - Downward Spiral. Close the thread.

 

[duke86fan]

Does it have to do with this somehow? lol

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its gotta be that.. must have a connection to Mercedes Benz stadium.. or maybe its an embarrassing score like how peppa got .5 more than donda which was baffling score wise (but if we were doing that a less known example would be the games god hand and imagine party babies)

 

[wmeugene]

Hint #2:

 

[avecigrec]

Hint #2:
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UN International Year of Rice.

2004 release?

 

[4080]

A 2004 release from a larger than life character and producer combo, so Madvillain "Madvillainy"? No idea if it's readily available though...

 

[duke86fan]

what are some bafflingly negative pitchfork reviews from 04

 

[duke86fan]

i had a guess

Prince - Musicology

2004
pitchfork gave it a negative score but recently raised the score to a 7.8

but its probably not that because of the availability

 

[avecigrec]

i had a guess

Prince - Musicology

2004
pitchfork gave it a negative score but recently raised the score to a 7.8

but its probably not that because of the availability

Best post-90s Prince album for sure!

 

[avecigrec]

 

[wmeugene]

Hint #3: