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