December 2009
35 posts
Liars - Scissor
From the upcoming album by Liars,...
Detachments - The Flowers that Fell (Three Four...
WatchWashed Out - Belong
Cosmic Jazzercise is a pretty stone cold aesthetic.
50 Best Songs of 2009
2009 was easily one of the most musically rewarding years of my lifetime. Here are my top 50 tracks of the year (with links to listen to each one).
Enjoy.
50. Eric Copeland - Alien in a Garbage Dump
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13303-alien-in-a-garbage-dump/
49. Omar Souleyman - Lansob Sherek
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruAklSJQ08M
48. Heaven - Huck Finn
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My rapper name is Appa Juice. “You Down With A.P.P” and “Appers Delight” are on my debut album “No Preservatives”
Grass Widow - To Where
You could do a whole...
RIP Jack Rose →
I saw Jack Rose in Oakland a few years back. He told a guy drinking sparks to “quit drinking that pussy juice and go find some whiskey”. He then added, “fucking kids these days” before launching into a beautiful and FLAWLESS set despite the fact that he was drunk off his face. He seemed like one helluva guy.
The Strange Boys - By This Girls Taught Me a...
Lil B - The New Negro
If you don’t like...
Wulomei - Ashola
Sometimes in this bizarre...
High Places - I Was Born
High Places make a...
Stop What You're Doing (James Blake Remix) →
A semi-clusterfuck of synths fall all over each other until the whole things piles up into a towering crescendo.
WatchMunch Munch - Cyclorama
I had heard the name Munch Munch kicked around here and there for a while but never bothered to look into them until now. Apparently I have been missing out cause I haven’t heard many tracks more exhilarating this year. Something about the voice and hyper keyboard reminds me of that youthful rush so perfectly captured on ‘teenage riot’ but with the manic...
Fuck Buttons - Surf Solar {7” Edit}
Like a...
Worst Album Covers '09
a barrage of wtf.