Continuing work on my best of heard in 2011, next up is M83 “Midnight City”. My complete spotify playlist can be heard here.
Separating the fact that this song is used in a Victoria’s Secret commercial. it’s still pretty great. It was produced by Justin Meldal Johnson who also produced my favorite Big Sir remix in the early 00′s.
I’m working on a list of the best of what I heard in 2011. Here is the complete spotify best of 2011 playlist.
tUnE-yArDs W H O K I L L – 4AD
I’ve written quite a bit about Merrill Garbus this year. If my list ended here it would be enough. What Merrill does under the moniker tUnE-yArDs is wholly original. She crafts beats and melodies which could only be her own. I fully believe if not for the success she has garnered in 2011 she would be doing exactly the same thing busking in the BART in Berkley. tUnE yArDs have not hit critical mass yet. (I don’t think they have done an american express commercial or the like yet ) but there will be followers. So many followers.
W H O K I L L is truly stunning in every way.
Director David Phillips just posted this two video story arc of a love triangle for Bill Baird’s “We’ll Meet Again Someday, or We Won’t” and ” Burn Burn Burn Burn”. I hope this ex-boyfriend in the ” Burn” video finds some peace.
You can find all of Bill Baird’s LP Goodbye Vibrations Lp here blankfritz.bandcamp.com/album/goodbye-vibrations . He’s got very melo stylings that are reminiscent of Elliot Smith with out the self destruct button.
Bono, Facebook IPO: U2 Singer To Become The World's Richest Musician http://t.co/LJPVr6dx via @HuffPostEnt - posted on 18/05/2012 10:04:40http://t.co/i6sr4i6h Donna Summer ~ I Feel Love #RIPDONNASUMMER - posted on 17/05/2012 11:47:47I'm at Dick & Janes (Brooklyn, NY) http://t.co/vP8TLKoI - posted on 15/05/2012 22:26:45I'm at Sit & Wonder (Brooklyn, NY) http://t.co/4QztwohD - posted on 15/05/2012 14:16:32I'm at Dick & Janes (Brooklyn, NY) http://t.co/tj9FVXki - posted on 13/05/2012 22:57:47If not, let the Alabama Shakes remind you. They’re selling out shows across the country and their debut album isn’t even out for another couple months. I managed to see these blues-infused soul grabbers play a jam packed show at the Indy in San Francisco last night. Best overpriced scalped ticket I ever bought! Don’t [...]
Continuing work on my best of heard in 2011, next up is M83 “Midnight City”. My complete spotify playlist can be heard here. Separating the fact that this song is used in a Victoria’s Secret commercial. it’s still pretty great. It was produced by Justin Meldal Johnson who also produced my favorite Big Sir remix [...]
Do You Remember Rock & Roll?
If not, let the Alabama Shakes remind you. They’re selling out shows across the country and their debut album isn’t even out for another couple months. I managed to see these blues-infused soul grabbers play a jam packed show at the Indy in San Francisco last night. Best overpriced scalped ticket I ever bought!
Don’t believe the hype? Are you in Lefsetz’s corner? All due respect to differing musical tastes, but you’d have to be made of stone to hear a song like “Be Mine” and think that this is a band that’s “not ready.” They sound like they were born ready.
Go see the Alabama Shakes, if you can. Pick up their album Boys & Girls when it drops the second week of April. And peep my photos from last night’s show:
Additional photos on my Flickr.
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