Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Best Songs of 2011


Again... better late than never. I've been busy tumblr'iing at mexicangolf.tumblr.com. Hit me up there for more frequent updates!

Anywho, as for the list; The rules are simple, in order to qualify a song/album has to have been released in the current calendar year, it cannot be a re- release, and it cannot be a Crunchy or Big Oil release (for the obvious reasons).

1. Shabazz Palaces - Are You... Can You... Were You (Felt)

Simply put, "Are You... Can You... Were You (Felt)" was the song I listened to the most last year and for good reasons too. There is just something about the mantra- like repetition of "It's a feeling", which strikes a chord with me every time. Happy or sad, it is always a feeling and, somehow, something so simple can feel so meaningful. Outside the lyrics, the beat is a thing of beauty. Over deep heartbeat-like thumps and crisp snares the woozy synth- strings floats in and out to gorgeous effect. Then half way through the song, the beat opens up and transforms itself into the musical equivalent of a warm and soulful hug. In a sentence, "Are You... Can You... Were You (Felt)" is a song that goes straight to the gut every time.

2. Purity Ring - Lofticries
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3. Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only Noise If You Can See 

4. St. Vincent - Year Of The Tiger


5. The Horrors - Still Life

6. True Widow - Skull Eyes
7. Wild Beasts - End Come Too Soon
8. Drake - Headlines
9. Hooray For Earth - True Loves
10. Tyler, The Creator - Yonkers
11. Veronica Falls - Bad Feeling
12. A$AP Rocky - Peso
13. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong
14. James Blake - Lindisfarne I + II
15. Dum Dum Girls - Coming Down
16. Real Estate - It's Real
17. The Dodos - When Will You Go
18. Future Islands - Balance 
19. Moonface - Fast Peter
20. Wise Blood - Loud Mouths
21. Widowspeak - Harsh Realm 
22. Cities Aviv - Coastin'
23. Metronomy - The Look
24. Action Bronson - Barry Horowitz
25. SBTRKT - Wild Fire
26. Lana Del Rey - Video Games
27. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Gotta Have It
28. The Men - Night Landing
29. Big K.R.I.T. - The Vent
30. Thee Oh Sees - The Dream

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