Singles due March 25th on 4AD [pre-order].
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(1) Day of Anticipation: 2014
A few of the albums i’m most excited to hear in 2014…
Painted Palms//Forever (out Jan 14 on Polyvinyl)
[paintedpalms.net]
Gem Club//In Roses (out Jan 28 on Hardly Art Records)
[iamgemclub.com]
Hospitality//Trouble (out Jan 28 on Merge Records)
[hospitalitylives.com]
CEO//Wonderland (out Feb 4 on Modular People)
[ceoceoceoceoceo.com]
Angel Olsen//Burn Your Fire for No Witness (out Feb 18 on Jagjaguwar)
[angelolsen.com]
Phantogram//Voices (out Feb 18 on Republic Records)
[phantogrammusic.com]
St. Vincent//St. Vincent (out Feb 25 on Loma Vista)
[ilovestvincent.com]
Yellow Ostrich//Cosmos (out Feb 25 on Barsuk Records)
[yellowostrich.com]
Sisyphus//Sisyphus (out March 18 on Asthmatic Kitty and Joyful Noise Recordings)
[sisyphusmusic.com]
Future Islands//Singles (out March 24 on 4AD)
[future-islands.com]
Ages and Ages//Divisionary (out March 25 on Partisan Records)
[agesandages.com]
Kishi Bashi//[unknown title] (out Spring 2014 on Joyful Noise Recordings)
[kishibashi.com]
The Echo Friendly//[unknown title] (out Spring 2014)
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[on the road] Future Islands
Future Islands will finish up their On The Water tour with a slew of shows this November. The new 7″ split with Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, featuring the band’s new song “Cotton Flower”, can now be downloaded here. On The Water is available now Thrill Jockey.
Nov. 2 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre *
Nov. 3 – Savannah, GA @ The Wormhole *
Nov. 4 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jackrabbits *
Nov. 5 – Orlando, FL @ The Social *
Nov. 6 – Miami, FL @ Bardot Miami *
Nov. 7 – Tampa, FL @ Crowbar *
Nov. 8 – Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box *
Nov. 9 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon *
Nov. 10 – Houston, TX @ Rudyard’s *
Nov. 11 – Austin, TX @ The Parish Underground *
Nov. 13 – Dallas, TX @ The Prophet Bar *
Nov. 14 – Norman, OK @ The Opolis *
Nov. 15 – Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe *
Nov. 16 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway * %
Nov. 17 – Bloomington, IN @ Russian Recording * %
Nov. 18 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall * %
Nov. 19 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom * %
Nov. 20 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * %
(* = with Talk Normal % = with Dope Body)
Top 10 Albums of 2011
Here you go, my top 10 albums of 2011. The top 5 were actually really easy to settle on and went back and forth quite a bit with 6-10, which was somewhat of a surprise. But no going back now, my picks are official and floating around the world wide web for everyone to scrutinize. And speaking of scrutiny, I would love some feedback. Do you agree/disagree with my picks? What were your favorites this year? Heck, what were your least favorites? Leave a comment below and keep the conversation going.
[p.s. see how my final top 10 compared to my favorites back in July]
10. Childish Gambino//Camp
Key tracks: Heartbeat. Bonfire. Kids. Backpackers.
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9. Mister Heavenly//Out of Love
Key tracks: Bronx Sniper. Mister Heavenly. Pineapple Girl. Your Girl.
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8. Acid House Kings//Music Sounds Better With You
Key tracks: Are We Lovers Or Are We Friends?. Would You Say Stop?. Under Water. There Is Something Beautiful.
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7. Lykke Li//Wounded Rhymes
Key tracks: Sadness Is A Blessing. I Follow Rivers. Get Some. Youth Knows No Pain.
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6. Girls//Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Key tracks: My Ma. Honey Bunny. Alex. Vomit.
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5. The Antlers//Burst Apart
Key tracks: No Widows. Putting The Dog To Sleep. French Exit. Rolled Together.
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4. Youth Lagoon//The Year Of Hibernation
Key tracks: Montana. 17. Cannons. Daydream.
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3. Future Islands//On The Water
Key tracks: The Great Fire, Balance, Before the Bridge, Give Us the Wind. Where I Found You.
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2. M83//Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
Key tracks: Midnight City. Intro. Raconte-Moi Une Histoire. My Tears Are Becoming a Sea. Year One, One UFO. Claudia Lewis.
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1. Cults//Cults
Key tracks: Abducted. You Know What I Mean. Rave On. Bad Things. Go Outside. Oh My God.
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(31) Days of Good: Day 12
I’ve been a fan of Future Islands since I first heard ’em a couple of years ago. This year, the synthpop trio from Baltimore released their third LP, On The Water, and it was an unexpected favorite of mine. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan and expected to like the album, but I didn’t expect to like it so much. On The Water is a damn good album, one of the year’s best. If you haven’t given Future Islands a chance yet, now is the time. My favorite track is definitely “The Great Fire”, which features some excellent guest vocals from Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner, and might just be my favorite song of the year.
♪ Future Islands – The Great Fire (from On The Water)
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I really like Telekinesis and was a big fan of their debut LP, Telekinesis!. So needless to say, I was really looking forward to their follow up this year. 12 Desperate Straight Lines is a lot of fun, full of catchy, indie pop songs that you can’t help but to nod your head and tap your feet too. At first listen, I was certain my favorite track was going to be “Car Crash”, and then I heard to “You Turn Clear In The Sun” and it was love at first listen.
♪ Telekinesis – You Turn Clear In The Sun (from 12 Desperate Straight Lines)
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Mister Heavenly is Nicholas Thorburn (Islands), Ryan Kattner (Man Man), Joe Plummer (The Shins), and some guy named Michael Cera was the tour bassist. As far as i’m concerned, Mister Heavenly was the super group of 2011 and easily lived up to the hype surrounding the collaboration. The debut LP, Out of Love, was not only a great fix until Islands releases A Sleep & A Forgetting next year, it was an awesome record. The record has a sound that’s easiest described as 1950s doo-wop, with a pinch or two of early heavy metal, which “invokes some long-lost 1950s teen drama flick”. Now I have a soft spot for doo-wop and background vocals, so it’s a bit surprising I didn’t pick “Mister Heavenly” or “Your Girl”, but there’s something about the “unrestrained violence” of “Bronx Sniper” that makes it my favorite — I can’t help but blast the volume when this song comes on. (p.s. you have to check out the video below, definitely one of the stranger videos this year)
♪ Mister Heavenly – Bronx Sniper (from Out of Love)