December 2011
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Records I got for Christmas, 2011
Small Plates Records’ Crack Friday pack - this is the first six releases from the label run by the guys from yvynyl and I Guess I’m Floating. The releases are: Guards Resolution of One 7” on mixed color vinyl (it’s bluish) - “Resolution of One” b/w “Crystal Truth” and “Long Time” Campfires Dusty Mansions 7” on red vinyl -...
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Matthew McVickar: 2011 in Music: Sounds →
marathonpacks:
(This is totally awesome. Click through and listen. Love, Eric)
matthewmcvickar:
I tend to fixate on sounds and tones in songs and records. These are my favorite sounds from this year.
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“Be yourself - but don’t be conspicuous.”
– Fred Astaire’s style philosophy (via putthison)
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Why don't rock bands cover "All I Want for...
Sure, they couldn’t touch Mariah’s melisma. The song’s in the constantly-in-vogue 60’s Spector style, however, and, well, I’m surprised there aren’t even any bad covers of it, you know?
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A little James Blake fun →
taylorifc:
Hey hey, Josiah/IFC posted James Blake’s BBC Radio 1 essential mix! Click through to see hear it and read what Siah had to say. I’ve been bingeing on James Blake and Jamie xx DJ mixes lately.
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The three proverbs printed on the packaging of the...
To forgive once is to be blessed once. The more we forgive, the more we are blessed.
IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FIND PEACE IN THE SOUL WITHOUT SECURITY AND HARMONY BETWEEN THE PEOPLE.
GENUINE COMPASSION IS UNBIASED
*[so that she could finish a craft. Also I have preserved the punctuation and capitalization from the packaging in its presentation above]
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My favorite albums of 2011
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{in order: favorites first}
The Year of Hibernation :: Youth Lagoon [Fat Possum]
Both sonically and lyrically, this feels like a thoughtful retrospective of one’s emerging adulthood. Trevor Powers carves out a unique sound that sounds instantly familiar.
+ spotify + spin
Tomboy :: Panda Bear [Paw Tracks]
It sounds less bright than Person Pitch, but...
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my 70 favorite songs of 2011
Here’s the Spotify playlist. List with links below.
Beyonce, ”Countdown”
Purity Ring, “Ungirthed”
Smith Westerns, “Weekend”
Youth Lagoon, “July”
Clams Casino, “Gorilla”
Abadabad, “Park Slope (I’m Sorry)”
Creep, “You” (feat. Nina Sky)
Fleet Foxes, “Helplessness Blues”
MNDR,...
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