Dec
25
2011
We’ve discussed the overrated and the disappointing, but there were also a ton of albums in 2011 that were absolutely great. Since I only make a Top 50, there were several I felt deserved recognition, but had strong superior competition. Here, in alphabetical order, are 25 of the best albums of this year that just missed the final cut. Spotify/Download/Buy links provided below.
Battles – Gloss Drop
Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
The Cars – Move Like This
Cheeseburger – Another Big Night Down the Drain
The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow
Clams Casino – Rainforest EP
Cults – S/T
Cymbals Eat Guitars – Lenses Alien
Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
DJ Quik – The Book of David
Dom – Family of Love EP
Fucked Up – David Comes to Life
Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx – We’re New Here
Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
J Mascis – Several Shades of Why
Cass McCombs – Humor Risk
Panda Bear – Tomboy
Pictureplane – Thee Physical
R.E.M. – Collapse Into Now
Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What
Martin Solveig – Smash
Thee Oh Sees – Carrion Crawler/The Dream
Shugo Tokumaru – Port Entropy
White Denim – D
Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers
no comments | tags: Battles, Beastie Boys, Cass McCombs, Cheeseburger, Clams Casino, Cults, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Dawes, DJ Quik, DOM, Fucked Up, Gil Scott-Heron, J Mascis, Jamie xx, Lykke Li, Martin Solveig, Panda Bear, Paul Simon, Pictureplane, R.E.M., Shugo Tokumaru, The Cars, The Civil Wars, Thee Oh Sees, White Denim, Wiz Khalifa | posted in Best of 2011, List, Music
Dec
19
2011
There are quiet moments, but overall this year’s song countdown is crazy upbeat; you’ve gotta be an uptight jerk not to enjoy at least some of what’s here. For the most part, this collection of songs from 2011, while decidedly less diverse than in past years, still perfectly captures my mood and preference. I’ll be counting down until Friday – feel free to browse, listen, discover, disagree, etc. I’ll publish a Spotify playlist at the end with most of the tracks on there; the rest can be found via YouTube below and on subsequent posts.
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no comments | tags: Battles, Big K.R.I.T., Born Gold, Cass McCombs, Cheeseburger, Class Actress, Cold Cave, Coldplay, Cults, Death Cab For Cutie, DJ Quik, DOM, Dominique Young Unique, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Florence and the Machine, Foo Fighters, Ford & Lopatin, Fucked Up, Girls, Gross Magic, I Break Horses, Iceage, James Blake, Jamie Woon, Jeff the Brotherhood, Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, Martin Solveig, Middle Brother, Nicki Minaj, Primus, Rihanna, SebastiAn, Terius Nash, The Big Pink, The Black Keys, The Cars, The Civil Wars, The Cool Kids, The Decemberists, The Dodos, The Go! Team, The Lonely Island, The Rapture, White Denim, Wolf Gang, Youth Lagoon | posted in Best of 2011, List, Music
Jan
4
2011
no comments | tags: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Band of Horses, Beach House, Ben Folds, Big Boi, Brothertiger, ceo, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Cults, Deerhunter, Deftones, Delorean, Diamond Rings, Dominique Young Unique, Fang Island, Janelle Monae, Japandroids, Josh Ritter, Kelis, LCD Soundsystem, Local Natives, Magic Kids, Male Bonding, Marnie Stern, Nick Hornby, OFF!, Onra, PS I Love You, Reggie B, Rihanna, Robyn, Rogue Wave, Sleigh Bells, Surfer Blood, Tanlines, Teenage Fanclub, The Hold Steady, The National, The New Pornographers, The Radio Dept., The Tallest Man On Earth, The Thermals, The-Dream, Thrift Store Cowboys, Toadies, Tobacco, Toro y Moi, TV Girl, Wavves | posted in Best of 2010, List, MP3, Music
Jan
3
2011
no comments | tags: Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Avi Buffalo, Band of Horses, Beach House, Ben Folds, Best Coast, Big K.R.I.T., Cloud Nothings, Crystal Castles, Cults, Deerhunter, Delorean, Dent May, Diamond Rings, Drake, El Guincho, Evan Voytas, Fang Island, Free Energy, Games, Harlem, Interpol, Janelle Monae, Japandroids, Josh Ritter, Junip, Kanye West, Ke$ha, LCD Soundsystem, Lindstrom and Christabelle, Marnie Stern, Nick Hornby, No Age, Of Montreal, OFF!, One Wolf, Restless People, Star Slinger, T.I., Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Telephoned, The Black Keys, The Delta Mirror, The Golden Filter, The Hold Steady, The Radio Dept., The Thermals, The Walkmen, The White Stripes, Underworld, Yeasayer | posted in Best of 2010, List, MP3, Music
Dec
15
2010
This year I made the big move from Lubbock to Austin, and the transformation has done wonders for my live music fix. I should have been writing down all the awesome bands I saw this year (and the years before, for that matter) but alas, hindsight, she is 20/20 once again. I think this post covers the highlights more or less, however. There’s plenty of great live music I saw this year that I’m leaving out, but after the jump, in no particular order, are twelve of the best shows I witnessed in 2010, eleven of them right here in the Live Music Capital of the World.
And for the record, I wanted to put the Sleigh Bells show on here, as fun as it was once they finally started playing, but everyone who attended knows Beauty Bar is at fault for that show’s omission. What a disaster.
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no comments | tags: A-Trak, Andrew WK, Antone's, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Austin, Austin Music Hall, Besnard Lakes, Best Coast, Big Boi, Big Freedia, Cults, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Dam-Funk, Dead Confederate, Deftones, Dirty Projectors, Dominique Young Unique, Dwight Yoakam, East Side Drive In, Free Energy, Fun Fun Fun Fest, Green Day, Hanson, Hold Steady, Japandroids, Jeff the Brotherhood, Josh Ritter, Local Natives, Man Man, Mohawk, No Age, Nutty Brown Cafe, OFF!, Peelander Z, Pixies, Red 7, RJD2, Slick Rick, Small Black, Stubb's, Superpages.com Center, Surfer Blood, SXSW, The New Pornographers, The Thermals, Toadies, Toro y Moi, Washed Out, Waterloo Park, Waterloo Records, Wavves, Weird Al Yankovic | posted in Analysis, Best of 2010, Music, Opinion
Apr
1
2010
Today I begin a new feature at Culture Greyhound. Once every three months I will be listing the best of what I heard in albums/songs/remixes for the quarter. I do this to personally keep up with all the awesome music I hear, as it ultimately helps me at the end of the year when I do my overall listing for the previous twelve months. I also do it to introduce you cool cats to tunes you may have missed independently.
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no comments | tags: ABC, Allen Blickle, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Baroness, Broken Bells, Bullion, Cults, Deftones, Felix Jaxx, Future Rock, Here We Go Magic, Japandroids, Joker, Lindstrom and Christabelle, Local Natives, Matthew Dear, Neon Indian, One Wolf, Passion Pit, PS I Love You, Quarterly Review, Rihanna, Rox, Surfer Blood, T.I., Tanlines, Telephoned, The Delta Mirror, The Radio Dept., The XX, The-Dream, Toro y Moi, Two Door Cinema Club, Vampire Weekend, White Stripes | posted in List, Music, Quarterly Review, Review
Mar
13
2010
Yes, indeed. Spring is upon us, and with it comes spring break, usually the best week of the entire year. This year, for me, will be spent the same way I have spent every spring break for the past three years – at SXSW. Posting on the blog will probably be a little spotty, so in lieu of that, I have compiled a small compilation of mostly new, mostly upbeat tracks to get you into the best season of the year. Here’s to Spring Break 2010: may yours be as awesome as mine will be.
http://www.mediafire.com/?nwiilymz1wo
Tracklist after the jump.
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no comments | tags: Besnard Lakes, Bullion, Cornelius, Cults, Local Natives, Neon Indian, New Pornographers, Passion Pit, Rogue Wave, Rox, She & Him, Spring Break, Tanlines, The Delta Mirror, The-Dream, Tom Lehrer, Two Door Cinema Club | posted in Mix, Music
