Music of 2011

[Michael*]

Some nice best-of-the-year choices so far. I'll post mine shortly too.

And since it's customary to hear Sleigh Bells in mid-to-late December...

[donbot]

^Yay, I heard this on the radio this morning

Thats a good thing no? I still get giddy whenever I discover new finds

If you plan to listen to "The Antlers" I suggest you start off with "Hospice" The album as a whole is utterly brilliant in my opinion and simply drift away blissfully. The best song to demonstrate that being "Bear"

Thanks for sharing - I like it a lot

[MattLoveModels]

Here is my list...

1.Burst Apart - The Antlers

2.Yuck (Reissue) - Yuck

3.Belong - The Pains of Being Pure At Heart

4.The Year of Hibernation - Youth Lagoon

5.In The Pit of The Stomach - We Were Promised Jetpacks

6.Bon Iver - Bon Iver

7.Blood Pressures - The Kills

8.On The Water - Future Islands

9.Golden Age - Beat Radio

10.Portamento - The Drums

You've gone completely hipster

[Nightlife]

^ It appears that way, i'm guessing you don't approve

[donbot]

Some new Radiohead

Two leftovers from Radiohead's recordings for The King Of Limbs have found their way online. The tracks are said to feature on the band's recently filmed From The Basement session, which will be released early next year.

[red_ed]

I like list tiem! :dance: In no order but the first one

Bon Iver - Bon Iver

The Antlers - Burst Apart

Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind of Fix

Justice - Civilization

The Dodos - No Color

James Blake - James Blake

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

Kasabian - Velociraptor!

Lisa Hannigan - Passenger

M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

Alex Turner - Submarine

Starfucker - Reptilians

TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light

Elbow - Build a Rocket Boys!

Wilco - The Whole Love

Funeral Party - The Golden Age of Knowhere

Young the Giant - Young the Giant

Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi - Rome

Battles - Gloss Drop

The Strokes - Angles

There are too many I can't choose a top 10

Some good listens that didn't make the cut but deserve a mention nonetheless:

Foster the People - Torches

SebastiAn - Total

The Rapture - In the Grace of Your Love

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong

Seeker Lover Keeper - Seeker Lover Keeper

William Fitzsimmons - Gold in the Shadows

The Jezabels - Prisoner

Gotye - Making Mirrors

The Drums - Portamento

Arctic Monkeys - Suck It and See

California Wives - Affair (released in 2010, but I found out about this year and I would include it in the main list if I could).

(I've tried to cut it down, I swear :|)

[red_ed]

While we're at it, I'm gonna list top singles:

The Antlers - Putting the Dog to Sleep

Owl Eyes - Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People cover)

Justice - Civilization

Kimbra - Cameo Lover

Elbow - The Birds

Alex Turner - Piledriver Waltz

Bon Iver - Towers

Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know

James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream / Limit To Your Love / Measurements

Death Cab For Cutie - Stay Young, Go Dancing

Kasabian - La Fee Verte

Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi - Two Against One

Lisa Hannigan - Home / O Sleep / Passenger

Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites

Mr Little Jeans - The Suburbs (Arcade Fire cover)

M83 - Raconte-Moi Une Histoire

TV on the Radio - Caffeinated Consciousness

Starfucker - Death as a Fetish / Millions

The Strokes - Taken For a Fool

California Wives - Tokyo

[donbot]

^Good call on the Owl Eyes cover. That was my favourite LAV of the year, along with Art vs. Science's Daft Punk cover (Y). And Kimbra's.

Songs are even harder

_{01. BOY & BEAR - feeding line}

_{02. ANNA CALVI - desire}

_{03. THE KILLS - future starts slow}

_{04. THE WOMBATS - 1996}

_{05. BON IVER - calgary}

_{06. GOTYE FEAT. KIMBRA - somebody that i used to know}

_{07. LAURA MARLING - sophia}

_{08. LANA DEL REY - video games}

_{09. FLORENCE & THE MACHINE - never let me go}

_{10. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - you are a tourist}

_{11. DUM DUM GIRLS - he gets me high}

_{12. GROUPLOVE - itchin' on a photograph}

_{13. CAGE THE ELEPHANT - shake me down}

_{14. FOSTER THE PEOPLE - houdini}

_{15. ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI - contact high}

_{16. MUTEMATH - blood pressure}

_{17. THE DECEMBERISTS - this is why we fight}

_{18. THE PANICS - majesty}

_{19. THE STROKES - machu pichu}

_{20. KIMBRA - cameo lover}

[Michael*]

Because I'm nothing if not predictable...

01. Anna Calvi - 'Anna Calvi'

02. PJ Harvey - 'Let England Shake'

03. The Horrors - 'Skying'

04. St. Vincent - 'Strange Mercy'

05. WU LYF - 'Go Tell Fire To The Mountain'

06. Laura Marling - 'A Creature I Don't Know'

07. Wild Beasts - 'Smother'

08. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - 'Unknown Mortal Orchestra'

09. Kurt Vile - 'Smoke Ring For My Halo'

10. Yuck - 'Yuck'

11. Arctic Monkeys - 'Suck It And See'

12. Girls - 'Father, Son, Holy Ghost'

13. The Kills - 'Blood Pressures'

14. Cat's Eyes - 'Cat's Eyes'

15. The Strokes - 'Angles'

16. Connan Mockasin - 'Forever Dolphin Love'

17. Fleet Foxes - 'Helplessness Blues'

18. Lykke Li - 'Wounded Rhymes'

19. Gazelle Twin - 'The Entire City'

20. The Vaccines - 'What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?'

Back with tracks soon.

[red_ed]

Any particular opinion on Wild Things, M*? I haven't had the chance to sit down and listen to it properly (it's such a soft, delicate album and I'm always listening on a noisy bus <_<) but I had the feeling they couldn't have done too badly given the how epic Two Dancers was.

[Michael*]

Any particular opinion on Wild Things, M*? I haven't had the chance to sit down and listen to it properly (it's such a soft, delicate album and I'm always listening on a noisy bus <_<) but I had the feeling they couldn't have done too badly given the how epic Two Dancers was.

I'd say 'Two Dancers' is maybe 5% more of a masterpiece but generally, I think 'Smother' stacks up pretty well - quite different hearing Hayden and Tom singing in harmony when they usually trade off vocals. Both albums were criminally under-appreciated though, as is the band in general.

[donbot]

01. Beach House - Teen Dream

I half-jokingly called this my album of 2010 way back in January and not only have I not heard anything that tops it, I'm still obsessed with it almost a full year later. I'd even go so far as to say that it's become an all-time favourite.

You did it again

99% sure that I've just heard my album of 2011. Marry me, Anna Calvi!

Puts a lot of pressure on January 2012 now

[Michael*]

There's a few albums due out this month that I'm quite looking forward to, though I'll be surprised if lightning strikes three times. No pressure, January 2012...

[Pierre Tombale]

my list for 2011:

1. Long Distance Calling - Long Distance Calling

2. Demonaz - March Of The Norse

3. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light

4. Chthonic - Takasago Army

5. Iced Earth - Dystopia

6. Insomnium - One For Sorrow

7. Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestial Lineage

8. Kylesa - Spiral Shadow

9. Before The Dawn - Deathstar Rising

10. Omega Massif - Karpatia

11. The Morningside - TreeLogia

12. Machine Head - Unto The Locust

13. Megadeth - TH1RT3EN

14. Mogwai - Hardcore WIll Never Die, But You Will

[Pierre Tombale]

...

_{01. BOY & BEAR - feeding line}

_{02. ANNA CALVI - desire}

_{03. THE KILLS - future starts slow}

_{04. THE WOMBATS - 1996}

_{05. BON IVER - calgary}

_{06. GOTYE FEAT. KIMBRA - somebody that i used to know}

_{07. LAURA MARLING - sophia}

_{08. LANA DEL REY - video games}

_{09. FLORENCE & THE MACHINE - never let me go}

_{10. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - you are a tourist}

_{11. DUM DUM GIRLS - he gets me high}

_{12. GROUPLOVE - itchin' on a photograph}

_{13. CAGE THE ELEPHANT - shake me down}

_{14. FOSTER THE PEOPLE - houdini}

_{15. ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI - contact high}

_{16. MUTEMATH - blood pressure}

_{17. THE DECEMBERISTS - this is why we fight}

_{18. THE PANICS - majesty}

_{19. THE STROKES - machu pichu}

_{20. KIMBRA - cameo lover}

seriously, this is the better version:

[Pierre Tombale]

girl from the previous vid sings this song, too:

and as versatile as she is:

though the latter is from 2010 already

[donbot]

seriously, this is the better version:

Dunno about better, but it's a pretty good version (Y)

Girl's got a good voice, but she sounds a little generic to me <_<

[red_ed]

seriously, this is the better version:

That was awesome! Thanks for posting.

For me, the only drawback was the guy that sang the first verse. I don't think he captured the emotion of the song very well, but he still did a decent job.

[Michael*]

Somewhat belatedly I know, but I finally came up with a list of favourite tracks...

01. PJ Harvey - 'The Words That Maketh Murder'

02. Lana Del Rey - 'Video Games'

03. The Strokes - 'Under Cover Of Darkness'

04. The Horrors - 'Still Life'

05. Anna Calvi - 'Blackout'

06. St. Vincent - 'Chloe In The Afternoon'

07. Alex Turner/Arctic Monkeys - 'Piledriver Waltz'

08. Laura Marling - 'Sophia'

09. Girls - 'Alex'

10. The Kills - 'Future Starts Slow'

11. 2:54 - 'Scarlet'

12. Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi with Jack White - 'Two Against One'

13. Tune-Yards - 'Bizness'

14. Gazelle Twin - 'I Am Shell, I Am Bone'

15. Wild Beasts - 'Albatross'

16. M83 - 'Midnight City'

17. Howler - 'I Told You Once'

18. Florence + The Machine - 'What The Water Gave Me'

19. Grouplove - 'Itchin' On A Photograph'

20. Austra - 'Lose It'

[vaishali1010]

I have never experienced anything like when I listen to The Weeknd's song. His voice just turns me on.