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Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Matador at 15

This came out in 2004 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


Influential New York indie imprint Matador Records celebrates its 15th anniversary with a three-disc set:

One CD of “hits” from the last five years, including New PornographersLaws Have Changed, Cat Power’s Free and Guided by VoicesMy Kind of Soldier; another CD of cool unreleased tracks and rarities from all those bands, along with Interpol, Stephen Malkmus, Mogwai, Mission of Burma, Matmos, Cornelius and more; and a DVD of seldom-seen videos. Here’s looking forward to the next 15.