The “Similar Album” Stack

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I have no idea if this will get any traction.

I’ve really been digging the Futurebirds album that was the discovery pick for Magnolia Record Club this month. I decided to see what Allmusic would say was a similar album. Next thing I know I had spin the following by spinning a record that was similar to the last one I had spun! It was a fun exercise!
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Futurebirds - Teamwork
BNQT - Volume 1
Susto - & I’m Fine Today
Jeff Tweedy - Together at Last
Will Oldham - Songs of Love and Terror (which may have to be followed up by Colter Wall in @Indymisanthrope ’s honor!)
 
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Ok, so I was wondering how I should kick start my similar album stack.
Initially I thought of picking up from Lee's last album but I ended up with using the calendar to pick a record. Today is 4/17 so I'll start with album #417 on my Discogs collection:

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I'll post the complete stack when I'm done
 
Will probably have to finish in the morning, but here’s what I got starting with @Crabbers ’ exceptional record of the month:
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Patrick Sweany - Every Hour is a Dollar Gone
Dan Auerbach - Waiting on a Song
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound
Josh Ritter - Fever Breaks
Jennifer Lewis with the Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat
 
Lee Newman said:
Will probably have to finish in the morning, but here’s what I got starting with @Crabbers ’ exceptional record of the month:
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Patrick Sweany - Every Hour is a Dollar Gone
Dan Auerbach - Waiting on a Song
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound
Josh Ritter - Fever Breaks
Jennifer Lewis with the Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat
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Well all be damned...I’ll play along with this thread:)

I love those first 2 picks btw @Lee Newman...never listened to the other 3 tho:)
 
Here’s an interesting stack. These are albums I got through Vinyl Den or Magnolia. Vinyl Den is how I came to be a part of Magnolia:
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Rayland Baxter - Soho/Thunder Demos
Longhorns Slum - Lost at Last Vol. 1
The Lumineers - III
Shovels & Rope - By Blood
The Head and the Heart - Living Mirage
 
I gave this a try. I hit a few deadends where I did have all the links but didn't want to repeat an artist twice (Of course Beck's album is similar to an album that's similar to Beck's album!). I started with Beck's Modern Guilt because I was actually spinning his discography the other day and got to this album and stopped.

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Beck - Modern Guilt
Air - Pocket Symphony
Broadcast - Haha Sound
Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will
Godbless You! Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O.

I hit a few albums I was trying to make it in the stack - it was almost like doing a puzzle! I was trying to avoid Radiohead because every artist and every album is related to Radiohead in my collection! This was a collection where I probably haven't heard any of these in a while

EDIT - you know what. I played Morning Phase not Modern Guilt - I broke it!!!
 
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