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