I didn’t give up on this blog, I swear. I think I just forgot about doing it. I’m back though. I’ll try to be more regular about it from now on.
In case you were wondering, since I didn’t do a full on top album list like last year, my favourite album of 2011 was probably The Black Keys – El Camino? It came out pretty late in the year but the riffs were mind blowing, it was energetic and very driving. I was asked last night why I like it so much. To me, it not only sounds like real Rock n Roll, it feels like real, genuine Rock n Roll which is something that is kind of lost on this generation. There’s a ton of shit that you have to sift through, sometimes with rubber gloves to find real good music, but it’s out there.
My most listened to song according to my Last.fm was Yonkers – Tyler the Creator. If you’ve heard it before, then you’re most likely sick of it by now. Most people don’t get it, when I tell them that I love Tyler the Creator and OFWGKTA. I guess it just awakens the rebel inside of me that wants to kill people, burn shit, and fuck school. If you get it, you get it. If you don’t get it, then whatever, move on, it’s not for you.
My guilty pleasures were probably Niggas in Paris by Jay-Z and Kanye West, Superbass by Nicky Minaj and I Love You Like a Love Song by Selena Gomez. That shit cray
I think I’m going to tweak things a bit this year. I’m switching to monthly playlists. Here’s the music I kicked it to in January :
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Listen to it on 8tracks.com!
All 90s music! No boy bands. This is the quintessential 90s music primer for when we figure out how to thaw out cavemen and want to make them awesome. Jam packed with 100 songs from the most awkward decade, although some straddle the line from ‘89 and 2000 because they still exude the 90s feel. Enjoy!
Tell me if I missed anything, because I’m sure I did.
Ok, this week I have some new songs from some albums released recently, and some other ones from bands that I’m seeing soon! I am so excited to finally see Cage The Elephant and one of my favorite bands growing up, the Foo Fighters. Wilco, M83, Real Eastate and Coldplay have some really great new albums. Check them out.
Cage The Elephant - In one Ear
Foo Fighters - Next Year (live from Skin and Bones)
Wilco - Open Mind
Spoon - The Underdog
Hey Rosetta! - Death is Quick
Coldplay - Hurts Like Heaven
M83 - New Maps
Real Estate - Easy
Listen up:
Ray LaMontagne - You Are The Best Thing
Dan Mangan - Oh Fortune
The Weakerthans - Civil Twilight
Listen up:
Phantogram - Don’t Move
She & Him - In The Sun
Yeasayer - Ambling Alb
The Head and the Heart - Lost in my Mind
Dragonette - I Get Around
Happy late (Canadian) Thanksgiving! In my head, Canadian Thanksgiving is the story of the Canadian version of Christopher Columbus, Jacques Cartier, force-feeding pumpkin pie to a turkey while native Canadians thank him for helping them harvest yams. Classic. I am thankful this year for my excellent memory for Canadian history.
I’m experimenting with HTML5 audio tags so check that out in the near future. I honestly don’t know what I’m doing. Check out the songs below!
Dr. Dog - The World May Never Know
Ryan Adams - Lucky Now
Bon Iver- Your Love (The Outfield Cover)
This was my favorite song from Grand Theft Auto Vice City. I sang along to it every time it came on the radio in the car that I just jacked.
Bombay Bicycle Club - Always Like This
Ben Lee - American Television
Danger Mouse and Daniele Lupi - Black (with Norah Jones)
You might recognize this song from Sunday’s season finale of Breaking Bad. It was at the very end of the episode. Really good.
Justice- Newlands
From their new album Audio,Video,Disco due out very soon. Doesn’t really sound like Justice, but they were trying out 70s style Rock for this album. I like it.
The Kooks - Eskimo Kiss
One of the few songs that I like from their new album. It’s only OK.
Tyler The Creator - She (ft. Frank Ocean)
It’s an R n B song. Cool. Frank Ocean’s voice is so smooth.