Here are 50 songs that defined 2011 for me. Listen. Enjoy. Tell me what you think. And yep, that's my ugly mug on the cover. Given and Taken in Ink's Top 50 Songs of 2011 from gtimusic on 8tracks . Here's the playlist: 1. Wilco - One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley's Boyfriend) 2. City Reign - Anywhere Anyway 3. The Mountain Goats - Never Quite Free 4. Zaac Pick - Whitewater 5. Yuck - Holing Out [...]
If you hadn't figured it out based on the fact that we've posted on him twice in one day, or by the interview we did with him last Summer, I am a big fan of Ben Cooper, the singer and songwriter who embraces a DIY aesthetic by making weird, gorgeous, haunting folk music that he [...]
Miaou are a talented band from Tokyo, Japan. They make dreamy electronic music full of all kinds of lush, melodic audio landscapes, which is in full evidence on their fourth full-length album The Day Will Come Before Long, which is out now on Big Cartel. The song "Lost Souls" features vocals from one of my [...]
Recent Minnesota-transplant Astronautalis didn't take long to ingratiate himself in the Twin Cities music community, easily winning over local music fans with his high-spirited live shows and g
Here is my list of the songs I liked best in 2011, which will be the last one we offer here. I only adhered to three rules with this list, really: 1. The song had to be officially released in 2011, 2. I could only select one song for any artist, and 3. The list [...]
I've been thinking a lot about the list-making process. Someone recently asked me: What is the purpose of making a list? My initial reaction - because it's fun - is actually somewhat shallow. Is it really? Yeah, probably...somewhat...maybe? But if so, still: Why? In listening to me think out loud about this, my wife commented that she doesn't make lists for fun. Why, then? "To keep myself sane. To make sure I don't forget things I need to do." In other words: To make order out of chaos. To provide structure to an unstructured world. As [...]
Heycoolkid!'s 100 Best Songs Of 2011 (1-10) So it's down to the 10 best songs of 2011. Here is what made life better, got me through tough times, made me nostalgic, got me to think optimistically, and at the end of the day helped it all make sense. . . 10.Baby Monster -"The Fear of [...]
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Radical Face is the brainchild of Jacksonville, FL-based Ben Cooper, who has also been a member of several other bands and projects, including Electric President, Patients, Iron Orchestra, and Mother's Basement. As Radical Face, Cooper has created an outlet for his unique and intricate storytelling. His 2007 LP Ghost was a concept album that explored the notion that houses have "memories"; that is, the events and experiences that occur within them live on (as "ghosts") after the residents are gone. Cooper's next Radical Face project, The Family Tree , is a trilogy of albums [...]
In 2011, I saw more than 500 bands perform live over 265-plus days of show-going, and still I feel as if I missed a lot. Plenty of what I did see remains etched in my memory, though, from festival adventures big and small (SXSW, Coachella and FYF to the Silverlake Jubilee, the substitute Sunset Junction soiree, Lobsterfest and more) to club shows that reminded me that up-close-and-personal is best. Below, my favorite 15 live moments of 2011 (with a previously unpublished photo gallery by Laurie Scavo from No. 8, Eastern Conference Champions' album-release show): [...]
Heycoolkid! Best Songs Of 2011 (11-25) THIS IS WHERE THINGS START GETTING OFFENSIVELY GOOD [I messed up the count. See #17 as to why. Yes I realize there are two 26's just enjoy the music, we're all friends here] . . 26. Radical Face - "All Is Well (Goodbye, Goodbye)" Radical Face is oneartist who've [...]
Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers – Starlight HotelDownload “If I Can’t Trust You With a Quarter (How Can I Trust You with My Heart?)” My Morning Jacket – CircuitalDownload “Circuital” New York Dolls – Dancing Backward in High...
The holiday season is upon us (also basketball season, finally). But mostly, it's the season of ugly sweaters, drunk uncles, and, if you're a teenager, enough gift cards to paper your walls because nobody knows what to get you. We here at The Wild Honey Pie are better at Christmas shopping than your great Aunt Mildred, though. We put together a holiday playlist full of classics and indie favorites that will keep your earbuds warm when the weather outside starts to get frightful. There's no better soundtrack to accompany the decking of halls, the nogging of eggs, [...]
Para hoy la selección de los 25 discos largos. 1. Sin Fang - Summer Echoes Sin Fang - Bruises [Right clic for download] 2. Radical Face - The Family Tree: The Roots Radical Face - Always Gold [Right clic for download] 3. The Black Keys - El Camino [...]
Gli ultimi giorni dell'anno sono giorni di classifiche. Questi sono gli album che ho ascoltato di più, sono parecchi perché quando ci son da fare delle scelte non riesco mai a decidermi. Non c'è un ordine, ho aperto la cartella della musica scaricata quest'anno e ho copiato e incollato i nomi dei dischi che son stati la colonna sonora del mio 2011, tutto qui. Come al solito puntando la copertina vengono fuori nome del gruppo, titolo dell'album e cliccandoci sopra si arriva a qualcosa da ascoltare. Divertitevi. [...]
Interview: Erik David Hidde (Housewarming Records) Erik David Hidde is the man behind Housewarming Records , a worldwide digital label and home of several bands featured on these pages, namely, 17-year old London producer Jamie Isaac , downtempo IDM project IVVVO from Portugal, Austin’s Gladius The Fertile , Berlin’s Freakish Atlantic and a little closer to home, Brighton’s Birkwin Jersey. As this interview goes out, Housewarming is digital, free and and able to be checked out in more detail at the Housewarming Records website . [...]
After seeing many of my favourite music bloggers start the annual ritual of listing the "Top Songs of the Year", I decided I would give it a go as well. I originally tried to narrow it down to my top 20 tunes but alas, 12 hours later, I present to you the first instalment of my list...songs # 51 through #60 . Just remember, these are just MY favourites...there were so many awesome albums released over the past 12 months. Make sure to go out to live shows, buy records and remain open-minded to all genres of music. I sincerely [...]
The second part of Given and Taken in Ink's autumn mix is now up on 8tracks: Every time I make a new list, I think it's the best one I've ever done. Sometimes that's actually true. This just may be one of those times. There's the pure pop joy (no pun intended) of "Murderous Joy," the quirky brilliance of Siskiyou, and the weary rasp of Dan Mangan. I love the tranquility of "State / Meant" juxtaposed with the anxiously dreamlike "Curfews." "Ghost Towns" and "My Friends" are highlights of two masterful albums. And I [...]
A far liste non sono capace ma più o meno ci siamo, 15 dischi + 1 dove i primi sono i migliori e gli altri solo belloni. Essendo io un emotivo è tutto molto soggettivo e ricco di doveri morali, poi sarei anche pieno di mancanze e i dischi migliori li ascolterò l'anno prossimo ma che importa, mica siamo qua a fare Pitchfork. (Se cliccate sulle immagini ci stanno le canzoni preferite) The Low Anthem | Smart Flesh Feist | The Metals [...]
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Tweet Watch the video for one of the best songs of 2011, " Always Gold " by Radical Face below. Connect with Radical Face - Website | Facebook | Soundcloud | Last.fm
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So, over the past couple months I have been attempting to learn how to run a restaurant. On my parade through the many positions and shifts that happen on a daily basis, I have noticed a variety of musical themes to the day. By far my favourite so far has been the first few hours that you have before the doors are unlocked in the morning. Durnig this time there is a lot of paperwork done, money counted, payroll entered and most of all, A LOT of coffee/espresso/cappuccino/etc consumed. To balance out the caffeine highs, I have turned to my [...]
Given and Taken in Ink
The Wounded Jukebox
City Pages - Gimme Noise
Heycoolkid!
Buzz Bands
The Wheel's Still In Spin
the WILD honey pie
Escafandrista Musical (by DJ Golden)
JunkiePop
This Music Wins
The Meatysauce Review
Listen Before You Buy
The Postal Service – “A Tattered Line of String”
Frau – Tarian Sari (stream)
Watch Empire of the Sun perform “Alive” on Kimmel
