Cómo melómanos de larga data reinvidicamos las tan denostadas listas de fin de año. Porque pese a todos sus defectos sí funcionan en el objetivo de resumir lo que fue la temporada. Qué no estemos de acuerdo en la elección y orden es otro asunto. Y tenemos más que claro que se nos han pasado 45 discos por el lado que esperemos reconocer y apreciar en un futuro cercano, incluyendo algunos editados tan encima de la fecha de cierre que no pudimos darles el tiempo necesario. Cada año que pasa el acceso a discos es tan brutalmente abierto [...]
By Mark Kawasaki [Wanna know how to get your "best of" list published here? Well you can do it by adding a comment, of course, but you can also join our monthly book club. That's what Mark, our final best guest lister of 2010, did. Get the jump on next year's list and join us at Eddie's Attic on January 31 as we read Nick Hornby's Juliet, Naked . Now here are Mark's top tracks of 2010, most of which interestingly are not singles. - Rube] [...]
ariel pink"s haunted graffiti "before today" : bright lit blue skies flying lotus " cosmogramma" : zodiac shit john grant " the queen of denmark" : marz these new puritans "hidden" we want war twin shadow " forget" : slow beach house "teen dream" : norway owen pallett "heartland" : [...]
Want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Have some tunes to listen to (They will be up for 24 hours): Beach House - I Do Not Care For The Winter Sun Best Coast and Wavves - Got Something For You Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (2010 Version) Coldplay - Christmas Lights [...]
Compiling a year end Best of Songs list is not exactly the easiest ask. There are SO MANY great songs. And 'the line' between making one's list a true Best of list vs. a Favorite songs of the year list can be quite the thin one. Here's our best go at it. Also, if you've yet to check out our Top 50 Albums of 2010 list then you can get familiar HERE . Happy Holidays, and thanks for reading! We'll see y'all in 2011... [...]
This year in music was possibly one of my favorite in a very long time... I have been thinking long and hard on exactly why this is. As I went back through 2010 I noticed that my favorite albums were some of my best friends throughout the year. I could relate to them. I listened to them when I needed a shoulder to cry on, when I needed something to calm my soul or even to just hang out and enjoy their company. This group of albums below has been a major part of my life this year. I enjoy [...]
2010 is all but up and what a year of music its been. The bakers of Hotcakes have been putting their collective toques together and these are our favourite albums of the year: 1. Beach House - Teen Dream This album came top by a country mile, which just goes to show how exceptional it is. Regardless of your tastes and genres, it is so hard to not be bowled over by all ten songs, right from the first riff of [...]
It is that time of year once again, to throw our hat in the collective ring 2.0 and weigh in on our top releases of the year. There were a ton of heavyweights joining the fray in 2010, so which releases were left standing after all was said and done? 10. Broken Bells - Broken Bells I don't know that anyone knew what to really expect from [...]
Hey dudes, here's my list of favorite albums from the past year (20 10 , stoners). I picked twenty this year as a small tribute to this being the first year where debate on how to pronounce said year swirled fiercely and ardently. Is it "twenty-ten"? Or is it "two thousand ten"? How to decide? Anyhoo, I ranked 'em, but after the first 6 or 7, it's all pretty arbitrary. The Suburbs came out on top. Can you believe that shit?? . . [...]
ariel pink"s haunted graffiti "before today" : bright lit blue skies flying lotus " cosmogramma" : zodiac shit john grant " the queen of denmark" : marz these new puritans "hidden" we want war twin shadow " forget" : slow beach house "teen dream" : norway owen pallett "heartland" : [...]
Check out the shades on that Bear!!! Below are my favorite albums of 2010 and a song from each that is a good representation of each album. These albums / songs are not ranked in any type of order, but more how I felt they would blend together during a yule tide holiday listening session or something festive like that. [...]
Wow guys, was 2010 a year of major musical renaissances or what? It was also a year where I traveled the most consecutively just to catch all of these up-and-coming acts at decently intimate venues before the demand for them exceeds those personable capacities; I refused to let myself miss out on the ample amount of talent that was touring the US in 2010. This year has left me beaming with excitement for 2011. Can you imagine what's in store for next year? I don't know if I can handle it. But for now, my fellow Indie Shufflers, please [...]
Brianne's favorite records from 2010 include Deerhunter, Titus Andronicus and more. Read on!
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16. Expo 86 - Wolf Parade 15. Eyelid Movies - Phantogram 14. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West 13. Total Life Forever - Foals 12. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest 11. The Hundred in the Hands - The Hundred in the Hands ( buy ) Interestingly the band's sound changed substantially since "Dressed in Dresden" was recorded in 2008. The hybrid electro-dance-rock-guitar has grown up well, aided by [...]
We'll keep this short so we can get to the music. Just last year we were exchanging our Best Of lists via email, so it's terribly exciting that we are now able to do so on a semi-public scale. Thanks to everyone for reading. 20 . Free Energy - Stuck On Nothing Buy at iTunes - Insound - DFA 19 . John Vanderslice [...]
2010 felt more fractured musically then even previous years. Beneath the non essential behemoth that is current day popular music there existed layers and stratas of many musical colours and styles. Sometimes it all felt a bit overwhelming and uncertain. There were new styles and movements. Some appealing, some not so. Basically for me I still searched for new ideas in old frameworks. I am a sucker for well structured songs with good melody, insightful lyrics and a load of heart and passion. If it involves something approaching electro pop or hip hop I will generally steer clear of it. [...]
Ace Reporter counts down his year-end list by covering new songs by Arcade Fire, Yeasayer, Beach House, Local Natives, and The National!
------------------------------ ---------- #11 Hooded Fang - Hooded Fang / mp3 : "Highway Steam" Hooded Fang makes you want to stay in, be cozy and throw on your favorite sweater. #10 Wild Nothing - Gemini / mp3 : "Summer Holiday" I wish I had this album when I was younger with all those hours that were lost into doing nothing. It's an album I can easily get lost into while [...]
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There's no particular order because everyone are winners-or some bullshit like that. These were albums that the writers at SFCritc had on repeat, will repeat, will love, and do love. We hope you feel the same. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor In a year when indie rock albums were cycled through like town bicycles, Gorilla Manor was one of the few albums everyone continued to play. There are many indie bands that premiered this year which [...]
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