Dec
20
2011
150. Drake feat. The Weeknd – Crew Love
This is the first of many times for both these artists on the list. Here the Weeknd provides his eerie tortured-party R&B before the beat drops and Drake laments.
149. Cass McCombs – County Line
McCombs brings another signature somber note in his trademark melancholy falsetto. One of my favorites from Wit’s End .
148. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
The first verse of this track more or less describes my life right now – realizing we are not unique snowflakes but small cogs in a machine we don’t know about yet. Simple, yet poignant.
147. The Joy Formidable – Magnifying Glass
From the maniacal laughter to the thumping stomp of that chorus to those wailing guitars, Joy Formidable claim the throne as the loudest new band of 2011.
146. YACHT – Dystopia
A play on an old R-rated cheerleader chant becomes a boogie-worthy ode to the end of the world. In typical Yacht fashion, it makes you wanna dance around the flames.
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Apr
1
2011
Once every three months I list 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: Architecture In Helsinki , Childish Gambino , Cloud Nothings , Cold Cave , Cory Gunz , Diamond Rings , Dum Dum Girls , Ford & Lopatin , Gold Panda , Green Day , J Mascis , Jamie Woon , Lil Wayne , Nicki Minaj , PS I Love You , Purity Ring , Pusha T , Ra Ra Riot , Radiohead , REM , Star Slinger , Teams , Thao and Mirah , The Cool Kids , The Decemberists , The Dodos , The Go! Team , The Kids Are Radioactive , the Strokes , Toro y Moi , tUnE-yArDs , Tyler the Creator , Wavves , Wiz Khalifa , Wolf Gang , YACHT , Yuck | posted in List , MP3 , Music , Quarterly Review
Feb
19
2011
Every Saturday, I post a 15-20 minute podcast featuring some tracks I’ve been jamming the previous week, as well as some commentary and random musings from yours truly. Enjoy!
Playlist:
tUnE-yArDs – Bizness
no comments | tags: Diamond Rings , Nicki Minaj , PS I Love You , Radiohead , Sean Kingston , Stewrat , The Hood Internet , tUnE-yArDs | posted in Music , Podcast
Jan
11
2011
40. Games – That We Can Play EP
1. Games - Strawberry Skies
39. Delorean – Subiza
2. Delorean - Simple Graces
38. Brothertiger – Vision Tunnels EP
3. Brothertiger - Lovers
37. The Thermals – Personal Life
4. The Thermals - I Don't Believe You
36. Diamond Rings – Special Affections
5. Diamond Rings - Show Me Your Stuff
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no comments | tags: Ben Folds , Brothertiger , Delorean , Diamond Rings , Free Energy , Games , Girl Talk , Nick Hornby , PS I Love You , Tame Impala , The Thermals | posted in Best of 2010 , List , MP3 , Music
Jan
6
2011
50. LCD Soundsystem – Dance Yrself Clean
49. 1. Dom - Living In America
48. 2. Arcade Fire - We Used To Wait
47. 3. The Walkmen - Victory
46. 4. Free Energy - Free Energy
45. 5. Deerhunter - Desire Lines
44. 6. Delorean - Simple Graces
43. 7. Josh Ritter - Folk Bloodbath
42. 8. Diamond Rings - Show Me Your Stuff
41. 9. Janelle Monae - Tightrope (feat. Big Boi)
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no comments | tags: Arcade Fire , Beach House , Big Boi , Brothertiger , Cee Lo Green , Cloud Nothings , Colleen Green , Crystal Castles , Deerhunter , Delorean , Diamond Rings , DOM , Evan Voytas , Fang Island , Free Energy , Hooray For Earth , Janelle Monae , Josh Ritter , Kanye West , LCD Soundsystem , Male Bonding , Nicki Minaj , Pusha T , Rihanna , Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings , Stars , Superchunk , Tame Impala , The Tallest Man On Earth , The Thermals , The Walkmen , Toro y Moi , Vampire Weekend | posted in Best of 2010 , List , MP3 , Music
Jan
4
2011
150. 1. Toro y Moi - Causers Of This
149. 2. Toadies - Pink
148. 3. Surfer Blood - Take It Easy
147. 4. Local Natives - Warning Sign
146. 5. Dominque Young Unique - War Talk
145. 6. Magic Kids - Good To Be
144. 7. Rihanna - Cheers (Drink To That)
143. 8. Deftones - Royal
142. 9. Wavves - Super Soaker
141. 10. Thrift Store Cowboys - One Gentle Inch To Nine Violent Miles
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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
200. 1. The Golden Filter - Solid Gold
199. 2. Delorean - Real Love
198. 3. Band of Horses - On My Way Back Home
197. 4. Games - Heartlands
196. 5. Cults - Oh My God
195. 6. El Guincho - Bombay
194. 7. Marnie Stern - Nothing Left
193. 8. Interpol - Barricade
192. 9. Ke$ha - Your Love Is My Drug
191. 10. Janelle Monae - Make the Bus (feat. of Montreal)
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no comments | tags: Arcade Fire , Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti , Avi Buffalo , Band of Horses , Beach House , Ben Folds , Best Coast , Big K.R.I.T. , Cloud Nothings , Crystal Castles , Cults , Deerhunter , Delorean , Dent May , Diamond Rings , Drake , El Guincho , Evan Voytas , Fang Island , Free Energy , Games , Harlem , Interpol , Janelle Monae , Japandroids , Josh Ritter , Junip , Kanye West , Ke$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
Jan
1
2011
Once every three months I list 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.
Continue reading
no comments | tags: A-Trak , Andrew WK , Broken Social Scene , Cloud Nothings , Cool Kids , Crystal Castles , Diamond Rings , Drake , Evan Voytas , Fang Island , Games , Girl Talk , Gobble Gobble , Harry Tuttle , Hooray For Earth , Kanye West , Kings of Leon , Le Chev , Marnie Stern , Nicki Minaj , OFF! , Pains of Being Pure At Heart , Passion Pit , Pilooski , Primary 1 , PS I Love You , Pusha T , Rihanna , Robert Smith , Robyn , Star Slinger , Tame Impala , The-Dream , Thrift Store Cowboys , Twin Shadow | posted in List , MP3 , Music , Quarterly Review
