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(31) Days of Good//12.17.17
Favorite Music Videos of 2017: Volume 2
♩ Future Islands – Beauty of the Road [from The Far Field]
[future-islands.com]
♩ Run The Jewels – Call Ticketron [from Run the Jewels 3]
[runthejewels.com]
♩ London O’Connor – Nobody Hangs Out Anymore [from O∆]
[londonoconnor.bandcamp.com]
♩ Chromeo – Juice [single]
[chromeo.net]
♩ HAIM – Want You Back [from Something To Tell You]
[haimtheband.com]
♩ White Reaper – Judy French [from The World’s Best American Band]
[whitereaperusa.com]
♩ St. Vincent – New York [from MASSEDUCTION]
[ilovestvincent.com]
♩ Sleigh Bells – And Saints [from Kid Kruschev]
[tornclean.com]
♩ Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE. [from DAMN.]
[kendricklamar.com]
Favorite LPs//2017
I’m only ranking my top 5 this year With that said, you’ll still find more of my favorites listed after my top 5. I hope you enjoy my selections and find a few new favorites to add to yours. Cheers.
5 – Run The Jewels//Run the Jewels 3
♩ Call Ticketron
[runthejewels.com]
4 – LCD Soundsystem//american dream
♩ oh baby
[lcdsoundsystem.com]
3 – The xx//I See You
♩ On Hold
[thexx.info]
2 – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein//Stranger Things 2
♩ Eulogy
[survive.bandcamp.com]
1 – Future Islands//The Far Field
The rest of my favorites (in alphabetical order)…
Alvvays//Antisocialites
Arcade Fire//Everything Now
♩ Everything Now
[everythingnow.com]
Cigarettes After Sex//Cigarettes After Sex
♩ Apocalypse
[cigarettesaftersex.com]
Cults//Offering
♩ Offering
[cultscultscults.com]
David Bazan//Care
Gordi//Reservoir
♩ Heaven I Know
[gordimusic.com]
Gorillaz//Humanz
♩ Ascension (feat. Vince Staples)
[gorillaz.com]
Hazel English//Just Give In / Never Going Home
♩ Fix
[hazelenglish.com]
Jay Som//Everybody Works
♩ 1 Billion Dogs
[jaysom.bandcamp.com]
Julien Baker//Turn Out the Lights
♩ Appointments
[julienbaker.bandcamp.com]
Kendrick Lamar//DAMN.
Lana Del Rey//Lust For Life
♩ Love
[lanadelrey.com]
Mura Masa//Mura Masa
♩ Blu (feat. Damon Albarn)
[muramasa.me]
Sound of Ceres//The Twin
♩ Humaniora
[soundofceres.com]
St. Vincent//MASSEDUCTION
♩ Hang On Me
[ilovestvincent.com]
Sufjan Stevens • Nico Muhly • Bryce Dessner • James McAlister//Planetarium
♩ Mercury
[planetariumalbum.com]
Swells//What Are You Gonna Do?
Sylvan Esso//What Now
♩ Just Dancing
[sylvanesso.com]
Tom Adams//Silence
♩ Come On, Dreamer
[tomadams.eu]
White Reaper//The World’s Best American Band
♩ Judy French
[whitereaperusa.com]
(31) Days of Good//12.1.17
I know, I know. Run the Jewels 3 is technically a 2016 release, but they dropped it at the end of the year (on Christmas day to be exact), without warning, and I wasn’t able to properly feature them during #31days2016. So it’s only fair I kick things off this year with my favorite track from the incredible RTJ3, the raw and explosive “Call Ticketron.”
♩ Run The Jewels – Call Ticketron [from Run the Jewels 3]
[runthejewels.com]
The debut single from the NYC-based Gussie is a chirpy blend of blurred synths and tenacious electronic beats, which creates a near perfect 80’s throwback sound.
♩ Gussie – Others [single]
[soundcloud.com/blairblairblair]
There are certain songs I become completely lost in and this is one of those. Originally released back in 2015 as part of the Lost River Original Motion Picture Score, but released this year as a proper single, so i’m counting it towards 2017.
♩ Johnny Jewel – Tell Me (feat. Saoirse Ronan) [single]
[soundcloud.com/johnnyjewel]
♩ Swells – Dream Girl [from What Are You Gonna Do?]
North Hollywood surf-punk rockers Swells dropped their excellent debut LP this year and it included this solid ballad. Swells is one of the hardest working bands out there right and they put on a super fun live show…and they just happen to be hosting the inaugural Swells Christmas Special tonight in Los Angeles. Swing by if you can manage.
(31) Days of Good//12.31.16
Happy New Year Party People.
2016 – the music was great, but you were brutal. 2017 – can’t wait to see what you’ve got in store for us. Try not to be as deadly.
♩ Major Lazer & Showtek – Believer [single]
[majorlazer.com] + [showtek.nl]
Chet Faker has become one of my favorite producers with his brand of downtempo electronic music, and his work with Marcus Marr on the Work EP was on repeat since it was released. [via BFAY]
♩ Marcus Marr & Chet Faker – Birthday Card [from Work]
[soundcloud.com/marcus-marr] + [nickmurphymusic.com]
♩ Chance The Rapper – All Night (ft. Knox Fortune) [from Coloring Book]
♩ FEMME – Fever Boy (Lindstrøm remix) [from Debutante Remixed]
♩ Charli XCX – Vroom Vroom [from Vroom Vroom EP]
♩ BROODS – Free [from Conscious]
♩ Run The Jewels – Legend Has It [from RTJ3]
♩ The xx – On Hold [from I See You]
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