As 2011 draws to a close, thought it might be fun and interesting to start a thread compiling everyone's favorite music from this year. Hopefully this will generate ideas for Black Friday and Holiday gifts. Here are my favorites in the Pop/Rock genre. All are available on vinyl! Sorry for the length of the post, but I included videos for reference as a some of these groups a tad obscure...
1. The Kills "Blood Pressures" (Domino)
Comeback LP no one saw coming. Pretty well recorded. Gotta love Alison Mosshart
2. Lia Ices "Grown Unknown" (Jagjaguwar)
Avant garde singer/songwriter. Very well recorded.
[video=vimeo;27307060]http://vimeo.com/27307060[/video]
3. Girls "Father, Son, Holy Ghost" (True Panther)
From Pitchfork's review: "The first listen to Father, Son, Holy Ghost brings with it an almost eerie sense of familiarity, like these are songs you've been hearing your whole life even when you can't place them" An excellent quality recording.
4. Sallie Ford and Go Outside "Dirty Radio" (Partisan)
"Mines the sweet spot between vintage and modern".
5. Cults "Cults" (In The Name Of)
Debut LP. Terrific infectious indie pop. Not the best recording.
6. Yuck "Yuck" (Fat Possum)
Guitar riff driven debut LP from a bunch of 20 year olds...
7. Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi "Rome"
Five years in the making. A homage to spaghetti western soundtracks. Extremely well recorded. Features Jack White and Nora Jones. Shouldn't work but it's brilliant.
8. Head & The Heart "Head & The Heart" (SubPop)
This is what Fleet Foxes should aspire to. Very well recorded.
9. Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks "Mirror Traffic" (Matador)
Another fun release from the former Pavement frontman
10. Atlas Sound "Parallax" (4AD)
Just got this new release. Deerhunter's Bradford Cox's solo vehicle. Expands on last year's excellent Deerhunter LP "Halcyon Digest"
Favorite 2011 jazz on a separate post...
1. The Kills "Blood Pressures" (Domino)
Comeback LP no one saw coming. Pretty well recorded. Gotta love Alison Mosshart
2. Lia Ices "Grown Unknown" (Jagjaguwar)
Avant garde singer/songwriter. Very well recorded.
[video=vimeo;27307060]http://vimeo.com/27307060[/video]
3. Girls "Father, Son, Holy Ghost" (True Panther)
From Pitchfork's review: "The first listen to Father, Son, Holy Ghost brings with it an almost eerie sense of familiarity, like these are songs you've been hearing your whole life even when you can't place them" An excellent quality recording.
4. Sallie Ford and Go Outside "Dirty Radio" (Partisan)
"Mines the sweet spot between vintage and modern".
5. Cults "Cults" (In The Name Of)
Debut LP. Terrific infectious indie pop. Not the best recording.
6. Yuck "Yuck" (Fat Possum)
Guitar riff driven debut LP from a bunch of 20 year olds...
7. Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi "Rome"
Five years in the making. A homage to spaghetti western soundtracks. Extremely well recorded. Features Jack White and Nora Jones. Shouldn't work but it's brilliant.
8. Head & The Heart "Head & The Heart" (SubPop)
This is what Fleet Foxes should aspire to. Very well recorded.
9. Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks "Mirror Traffic" (Matador)
Another fun release from the former Pavement frontman
10. Atlas Sound "Parallax" (4AD)
Just got this new release. Deerhunter's Bradford Cox's solo vehicle. Expands on last year's excellent Deerhunter LP "Halcyon Digest"
Favorite 2011 jazz on a separate post...