A few of my favorite videos from this past year…
♩ Emile Haynie – Falling Apart (feat. Andrew Wyatt & Brian Wilson) [from We Fall]
♩ Jamie xx – Loud Places (feat. Romy) [from In Colour]
♩ Will Butler – Anna [from Policy]
Fantastic solo/side-project from Arcade Fire’s Will Butler. Indie folk rock at it’s best.
♩ Mick Jenkins – Get Up Get Down [from Wave[s]]
♩ Matt and Kim – Hey Now [from New Glow]
♩ Neonderthal – The Ride [single]
Another year of fantastic tunes. Not sure why, but it was a bit easier to nail my favorite LPs down than the last couple of years (favorite EPs was a bit more work this year). Enjoy and tune in later today for Brendan’s favorites.
15 – Will Butler//Policy
14 – The Go! Team//The Scene Between
13 – Youth Lagoon//Savage Hills Ballroom
12 – White Reaper//White Reaper Does It Again
11 – Colleen Green//I Want To Grow Up
♩ TV
10 – Dean Hurley//Days of Thunder & Rain
♩ How Can Love Grow From Pain?
9 – Dan Deacon//Gliss Riffer
8 – CHVRCHES//Every Open Eye
7 – Sufjan Stevens//Carrie & Lowell
6 – Beach House//Depression Cherry
5 – Emile Haynie//We Fall
♩ Come Find Me (ft. Lykke Li & Romy)
4 – Hot Chip//Why Make Sense?
3 – Telekinesis//Ad Infinitum
2 – Father John Misty//I Love You, Honeybear
1 – Jamie xx//In Colour
♩ Gosh
What are your favorite LPs of 2015?
A handful of my overall favorite tracks of 2015. Tune in later today for my favorite albums of the year.
Doo-wop vocals, playful keys, and swaying sax all come together to create this fun and energetic diddy.
♩ Ezra Furman – Lousy Connection [from Perpetual Motion People]
I want to be a videographer just so I can use this song in everything I produce. Pure cinematic brilliance. Easily my number one track of the year.
♩ The Chemical Brothers – Wide Open (ft. Beck) [from Born in the Echoes] (via Spotify)
[bonus]♩ The Chemical Brothers – Wide Open (ft. Beck) (Kölsch Remix) [single]
Music is special. There’s nothing quite like discovering a new favorite song for the first time. I probably listened to this track ten times in a row when it first came across my desk. This track is truly mesmerizing and I for one can’t wait to hear more from this New York-based songstress.
♩ OKAY-KAYA – I’m Stupid (But I Love You) [single]
Too hard to pick only one from my favorite album of the year. But since these tracks are so different, and SO GOOD, i’ll make the exception.
♩ Jamie xx – Gosh [from In Colour]
♩ Jamie xx – I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times) (ft. Young Thug & Popcaan [from In Colour]
Haynie’s debut full-length was jam packed with big names, including Romy (The xx), Lykke Li, Devonte Hynes, Julia Holter, Father John Misty…just to name a few. But it’s the leadoff track with Mike Snow’s Andrew Wyatt and the one and only Brian Wilson that I can’t get enough of. Seriously though, this entire album is great and deserves a proper listen from beginning to end. Doo-wop vocals, playful keys, and swaying sax all come together to create this fun and energetic diddy.
♩ Emile Haynie – Falling Apart (ft. Andrew Wyatt & Brian Wilson) [from We Fall]
A few of my favorite new releases this week…
Colleen Green//I Want To Grow Up
[colleengreen.bandcamp.com]
Dan Deacon//Gliss Riffer
[dandeacon.com]
Dutch Uncles//O Shudder
[dutchuncles.co.uk]
Emile Haynie//We Fall
[We-Fall.com]
Public Service Broadcasting//The Race for Space
[publicservicebroadcasting.net]
Screaming Females//Rose Mountain
[screamingfemales.com]
THEESatisfaction//EarthEE
[www.theesatisfaction.com]
A handful of excellent new tracks have dropped recently, including Hot Chip’s “Huarache Lights” and Dan Deacon’s “Learning to Relax”, but it was the latest single from Emile Haynie’s debut LP We Fall that’s been on constant repeat all week. Like previous offerings, Haynie is joined by more famous friends, this time Lykke Li and Romy (The xx). We Fall drops Feb 23/24 via Interscope. I can’t wait to hear more from this album.