Friday Random Ten LVIII

The “Kororaa Xgl LiveCD v0.2 just sucked away three or four hours of my night” edition.

Friday Random Ten

Vast • Untitled
Solefald • The USA Don’t Exist
Sigur Rós • Ba Ba
Oasis • Some Might Say
Van der Graaf Generator • The Undercover Man
Mostly Autumn • Distant Train
After Forever • Yield to Temptation
Old Man Gloom • Poisoner
Foo Fighters • Virginia Moon
Vast • My TV and You

Coolest 42-second song: “Poisoner”
Most statistically significant band: Vast. Three albums, 2 random appearances
Bonus 11^th song: “New Year’s Eve” by Pain of Salvation

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