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D. W. Samson
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Disgruntled Academic, Democratic Socialist, Cinephile, Aspiring Guerilla Gardener, Meditative Hillbilly, Tsaiophile
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I planted some root stocks in a small wooded area behind my house. Happy to see some made and hopeful for a future colony of mayapples.

#wildflowerhour
April 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2024

Trail of Flowers, Sierra Ferrell

#VinylCommunity
March 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2023

The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, Chappell Roan

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March 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2022

Young Blood, Marcus King

Honorable Mentions:

Palomino, First Aid Kit
Blood Harmony, Larkin Poe
To Anywhere, Snow Tha Product

Note: This is a solid year. Any one of these four albums could have won most other years.

#VinylCommunity
March 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2021

Jubilee, Japanese Breakfast

Honorable Mention:

Valentine, Snail Mail

#VinylCommunity
March 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2020

Punisher, Phoebe Bridgers

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March 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2019

Norman Fucking Rockwell!, Lana Del Rey

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March 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2018

By the Way, I Forgive You, Brandi Carlile

Honorable Mention:

Venom & Faith, Larkin Poe

#VinylCommunity
March 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2017

Whiteout Conditions, The New Pornographers

#VinylCommunity
March 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2016

Paradise, White Lung

Honorable Mention:

Puberty 2, Mitski

#VinylCommunity
March 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2015

Strange Trails, Lord Huron

#VinylCommunity
March 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2014

Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, Sturgill Simpson

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March 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2013

Trouble Will Find Me, The National

#VinylCommunity
March 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2012

The Lion’s Roar, First Aid Kit

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March 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2011

Carrying Lightning, Amanda Shires

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March 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2010

On My Mind, Fabienne Delsol

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March 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2009

Holy Smoke, Gin Wigmore

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March 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2008

The Renaissance, Q-Tip

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February 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2007

Boxer, The National

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February 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Let’s not forget his greatest role.

#GeneHackman
February 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2006

St. Elsewhere, Gnarles Barkley

Honorable Mentions:

Back to Black, Amy Winehouse
Begin to Hope, Regina Spektor

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February 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2005

Advice From the Happy Hippopotamus, Cloud Cult

Honorable Mentions:

Alligator, The National
The Woods, Sleater-Kinney

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February 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2004

Hot Fuss, The Killers

Honorable Mention:

Franz Ferdinand, Eponymous

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February 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2003

Fever to Tell, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Honorable Mention:

Elephant, White Stripes

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February 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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My Favorite Album from Each Year I’ve Been Alive - 2002

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco

Honorable Mentions:

Come Away With Me, Norah Jones
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, The Flaming Lips

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February 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM