Lets Finish What We Started - Another 2011 Countdown!

Well I kept my promise. one post a year! A special shout out to my fanbase (Jevons) I don't know you but thanks for listening I bet we have a lot in common.

Rather than rehash the year, its been pretty much shit for me, lets get straight to the music and put ourselves in a good mood! Here's my top 20 songs of 2011.

If watching all of these videos seems daunting to you then check out my best of 2011 mix(link is the box on the right) the same list plus a few extras, just mixed up a bit.

20. Tune Yards - Gangsta
"What's a boy to do if he'll never be a gangsta?"

19. The Strokes - Under Cover of Darkness 

"So long my friend and adversary I will wait for you...Will you wait for me too?"

18. Real Estate - It's Real 

17. Dr. Dog - That Old Black Hole
"I dont expect you to believe me but everything is alright"

16. Kanye West & Jay-Z - Otis
"sophisticated ignorance, write my curses in cursive"

15. Little Dragon - Ritual Union
"love is not like they say, a light is hard to make it stay"

14. Bombay Bicycle Club - Lights Out Words Gone
"keep your old and wasted words"

13. Bright Eyes - Shell Games
"someone's gotta share in the load"

12. Los Campesinos! - By Your Hand
"Its a good night for a fist fight"

11. TV on the Radio - Forgotten
"Its writing its name in the sky"

10. The Head and the Heart - Cats & Dogs/Coeur D'Alene

"my roots have grown but I dont know where they are"

9. Top Bunk - Gauntlet Hair

8. Fleet Foxes - Lorelai
"often its hard to just sweet talk"

7. M83 - Reunion 

"you make me feel my soul"

6. The Decemberists - June Hymn
"youre standing on the landing with the war, you shouldered all the night before"




















5. Bastille - Flaws
"you have always worn your flaws upon your sleeve, and I have always buried them deep beneath the ground"

4. Youth Lagoon - Montana

"a door is always open, if it isnt closed"

3. Radiohead - Separator
"Finally Im free of all the weight Ive been carrying"

2. Bon Iver - Towers
"well you're standing on my sternum, dont you climb down darling"
















1. Phantogram - Don't Move
"Don't you realize your fine...can't you see you that your fine...and know that you're still alive...dont you know you're alive"

















Like?! Then check out my end of the year best of mix on 8tracks:


All of theses songs plus a few extras for your listening pleasure in a tonally pleasing assortment. Best thing about 8tracks is you can download the free app and listen on your iphone. Download app and search user "complete_unknown"



Hope you enjoyed! See you next year.

20+ songs in 2010

As I anxiously await law school denial/acceptance letters I am in need of a distraction. One of those distractions is creating a music blog, something that I will probably only update once, tonight and maybe once next year for my 2011 countdown.

Come along now! Clear the next 90 minutes from your calendar, grab a warm beverage and find a comfy place to sit as we take a ride through 2010 in music! I hope you find this eclectic blend of nonsense to be as inspiring to you as it is to me.

20. Woe Is Me - The Walkmen

Kickin it off with one of my favorite bands from the last couple years! this is a great song and a clever performance.

19. Little Fox - Justin Jones

had the pleasure of seeing him live a few weeks ago opening for badly drawn boy. justin stole the show. incredible performer, he oozes passion from every beautifully sung note!

18. Futile Devices - Sufjan Stevens

and if you have an extra 12 minutes another gem from Sufjan - All Delighted People (bonus song):

17. Show Me Something New - Shout Out Louds

they're singing under water! how could you not like this!

16. Best Friend - The Drums

rip-off of every 80's song I ever liked? maybe. I still love it!

15. Psychic Chasms - Neon Indian

this song is stuck in my head. always.

woah woah woah...where you going? we're just getting started...

14. Cee Lo Green - No One's Gonna Love You

wait a minute?!? cee Lo covering band of horses??...anything to make me smile!!!

13. Joy & Misery - Hoodie Allen

did you like that? hoodie's giving away his full album 'pep rally' for free!!! I love it. Download it here: http://www.timeforthepeprally.com/

12. Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk - The New Pornographers

one of my favorite bands ever put out another awesome album in 2010! here's a little ditty they performed on Letterman this summer.

11. Eskimo Boy - Strange Talk

so glad I found this band. i'd say Phoenix meets Animal Collective meets Yeasayer. Their debut album won't even be out until feb but I'm pumped.

10. Revival - Deerhunter

brilliant. and we still have 9 to go.

9. O.N.E. - Yeasayer

from my third favorite album of the year, "odd blood". saw these guys at virgin freefest, they didn't disappoint!

what? you wanted creepier? here you go:

9.5 Madder Red-Yeasayer (bonus song)

8. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire

my second favorite album of the year. i don't have one favorite song on this album, they're all great. so here's the title track and a very interesting video from Spike Jonez. 

7. Pigeon - Maps & Atlases

this band is a pure delight!

also try: Living Decorations and Solid Ground

6. Solitude is Bliss - Tame Impala

Give these a listen as well Lucidity and Expectations

5. Ril Ril - Sleigh Bells

one of my favorite new bands the year. they put on a fascinating show in the dance forest at freefest.

4. Too Many Miracles - Badly Drawn Boy

maybe my favorite living songwriter. put out another solid album this year. i think he had an off night when I saw him live a few weeks ago so I will forgive him and keep enjoying his sweet tunes.

3. Excuses - The Morning Benders

needs no explanation. Enjoy this song and find yourself humming it weeks from now.

2. The Loneliness & the Scream - Frightened Rabbit

i dare you. try finishing this video without having a smile on your face. impossible.

1. Cubism Dream - Local Natives

easily my favorite album of the year 'gorilla manor' and favorite live performers I saw this year. get to know them, buy their album, see them live.

they have a slew of cool music videos, links below. 

Wide Eyes - Who Knows Who Cares - Airplanes - World News

So that's it. Anticlimactic you say? post your own countdown or favorite songs from 2010.

I'm bored. It's cold. I don't have a car.

Q. What is this? Where am I?

A. Most of my evenings after work are spent drinking beer and endlessly searching the net for new music and music videos. Well, now it's the holidays and I've decided to gather my thoughts and share my findings with you! Welcome to my music blog.