DIDN’T REALLY CARE FOR MUCH AT ALL IN JANUARY:
1. IRON AND WINE-“KISS EACH OTHER CLEAN” (HORRIBLE. APPARENTLY SAM BEAM IS NOW OBSESSED WITH “PISS” LATELY SINCE THE WORD SHOWS UP IN SEVERAL SONGS. THE WRITING IS TERRIBLE, CRINGE INDUCING. EVERYTHING HE MAY HAVE LEARNED FROM CALEXICO HAS APPARENTLY ALL WORN OFF AND THIS IS WHAT HE’S BECOME NOW. THIS IS A TERRIBLE EXAMPLE OF WHAT POPULARITY CAN DO TO SOME PEOPLE. DEFINITELY WORST RELEASE OF THE YEAR SO FAR. CONGRATULATIONS!)
2. DANIEL MARTIN MOORE-“IN THE COOL OF THE DAY” (I DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS A RELIGIOUS ALBUM. I JUST COULDN’T RELATE TO IT BUT I DO LIKE DANIEL’S OTHER ALBUM WITH BEN SOLLEE. THE MUSIC IS NICE SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A RELIGIOUS RECORD THAT’S NEW THEN THIS COULD BE FOR YOU.)
3. CHAIN AND THE GANG-“CRY, CRY, CRY OVER YOU B/W SNAKES ON A PLANE” (SINGLE) (HORRIBLE! IAN FROM THE MAKE UP AND EVERY OTHER BAND HE COULDN’T MAKE WORK. HE’S DEFINITELY PAST RETIREMENT DATE. SAD)
4. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM-“LONDON SESSIONS” (I CAN HONESTLY SAY I’M NOT A FAN. I’VE LIKED A FEW SONGS OVER THE YEARS BUT LISTENING TO THIS SESSION I CAN SAY THESE SONGS DON’T STAND UP AT ALL. I’M SO BORED AND COULDN’T WAIT FOR THIS CRAP TO END. TOTALLY OVERRATED! AND HIS ATTENTION GRABBING “I’M ENDING LCD AND THESE ARE MY FINAL SHOWS” SO HE CAN PLAY BIG ROOMS LIKE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IS SO PATHETIC.)
5. YOUNG THE GIANT-“YOUNG THE GIANT” (INSIPID AND COMPLETELY UNORIGINAL. AN APPARENTLY UNASHAMED ATTEMPT TO BE COLDPLAY. JUST LISTEN TO “ISLANDS” OR “GUNS OUT” OR THE U2 WANNABE SINGLE OF “MY BODY” (IF YOU CAN) AND YOU CAN HEAR THAT THIS BAND ASPIRES TO MORE BLANDLESS THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE. IT’S BORING AND THEY HAVE NOTHING TO SAY. MAKE IT STOP!!!)
FAVOURITE SINGLES BY MONTH:
JANUARY (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
1. WIRE-“NOW WAS”
2. WIRE-“MOREOVER”
3. PURO INSTINCT-“STILYAGI”
4. SHONKY-“LE VELOUR (FRANCK ROGER COSMIC VERSION”
5. BAD VEINS-“GOOD PEOPLE”
6. ABIGAIL WASHBURN-“CHAINS”
7. BRITISH SEA POWER-“WHO’S IN CONTROL
8. BRITISH SEA POWER-“WE ARE SOUND”
9. THE DUKE SPIRIT-“EVERYBODY’S UNDER YOUR SPELL”
10. BRITISH SEA POWER-“OBSERVE THE SKIES”
11. EDIE BRICKELL-“PILL”
12. EDIE BRICKELL-“YOU COME BACK”
13. LISA GERRARD-“SLEEP”
14. BROKEN RECORDS-“A DARKNESS RISES UP”
15. CAGE THE ELEPHANT-“RIGHT BEFORE THE EYES”
16. JURGEN PAAPE-“WE LOVE”
17. THE DECEMBERISTS-“DOWN BY THE WATER” (W/ GILLIAN WELCH)
18. THE DECEMBERISTS-“THIS IS WHY WE FIGHT”
19. DISAPPEARS-“HALO”
20. DOLOREAN-“THINSKINNED”
21. DUCKTAILS-“ART VANDELAY”
22. MOGWAI-“HASENHEIDE”
23. THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS-“THE BEST EXPLANATION”
24. THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS-“THE GENERAL PUBLIC”
25. THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS-“PART OF YOUR NATURE”
26. THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS-“TO BE YOUR LOSS”
27. THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS-“WHO IS THEY”
28. SMITH WESTERNS-“ALL DIE YOUNG”
29. SMITH WETERNS-“DANCE AWAY”
30. R.E.M.-“DISCOVERER”
31. THE JOY FORMIDABLE-“WHIRRING”
32. MILLIONYOUNG-“REPLICANTS”
33. SOME COMMUNITY-“RANDOM WORDS”
34. CULTS-“OH MY GOD”
35. PAPERCUTS-“DO WHAT YOU WILL”
36. WE ARE COUNTRY MICE-“FESTIVAL”
37. TELEKINESIS-“CAR CRASH”
38. DESTROYER-“CHINATOWN”
39. BYRDS OF PARADISE-“TOUCH TUNNEL”
40. APEX MANOR-“UNDER THE GUN”
41. BRIGHT EYES-“SHELL GAMES”
42. KURT VILE-“JESUS FEVER 192”
43. DOM-“BOWL CUT” (FEATURING MADELINE OF CULTS” (AISLYN REMIX)
44. SEX BEET-“DIRTY BOOTS” (SONIC YOUTH COVER)
45. TWIN SHADOW & HOORAY FOR EARTH-“A PLACE WE LIKE”
46. TENNIS-“MARATHON”
47. OH NO! OH MY!-“WALKING INTO ME”
48. OH NO! OH MY!-“SUMMERDAYS”
49. YOUNG PRISMS-“IF YOU WANT TO”
50. YOUNG PRISMS-“IN YOUR ROOM”
51. YOUNG PRISMS-“IF DON’T GET MUCH”
52. WHITE LIES-“BIGGER THAN US”
53. WARPAINT-“KRIMSON”
54. ASOBI SEKSU-“TRAILS”
55. LOWER DENS-“BATMAN”
56. AMOS LEE-“WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN”
57. ARTHUR’S LANDING-“YOU CAN’T GO BACK”
58. ARTHUR’S LANDING-“IT’S A BOY”
59. CLOUD NOTHINGS-“UNDERSTAND AT ALL”
60. CLOUD NOTHINGS-“SHOULD HAVE”
61. CLOUD NOTHINGS-“FORGET YOU ALL THE TIME”
62. CLOUD NOTHINGS-“HEARTBEAT”
63. CLOUD NOTHINGS-“BEEN THROUGH”
64. DEERHOOF-“BEHOLD A MARVEL IN THE DARKNESS”
65. GANG OF FOUR-“YOU’LL NEVER PAY FOR THE FARM”
66. GANG OF FOUR-“GLASS (RE-RECORDED)”
67. EULOGIES-“WILL I”
68. CAROLINE-“SLEEP”
69. ANNA CALVI-“DESIRE”
70. ANNA CALVI-“SUZANNE AND I”
71. DESTROYER-“CHINATOWN”
72. FOSTER THE PEOPLE-“HOUDINI”
73. FOSTER THE PEOPLE-“HELENA BEAT” (DEFINITELY ONE OF MY FAV’S OF THE MONTH!)
74. I WAS A KING-“ECHOES”
75. I WAS A KING-“OLD FRIENDS”
76. CRYSTAL CASTLES-“NOT IN LOVE (FEATURING ROBERT SMITH OF THE CURE)”
77. LYKKE LI-“I FOLLOW RIVERS (THE MAGICIAN REMIX)
78. LOVEDRUG-“OUR WAR”
79. LOVEDRUG-“LET IT GO”
80. APEX MANOR-“UNDER THE GUN”
81. JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW-“AND IF MY HEART SHOULD SOMEHOW STOP”
82. THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION-“FLOCK OF HEARTS”
83. THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION-“WONTON”
84. THE RADIO DEPT-“HEAVEN’S ON FIRE”
85. CORINNE BAILEY RAE-“I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER” (PRINCE COVER)
86. THE VEILS-“BLOOM”
87. SERYN-“WE WILL ALL BE CHANGED”
88. CASEY SPOONER-“EXQUISITE CORPSE”
89. CASEY SPOONER-“RSVP”
90. CASEY SPOONER-“C.R.E.E.P.” (THE FALL COVER)
2011 FAVOURITE ALBUMS BY MONTH 2011:
JANUARY (IN ORDER BEGINNING WITH MY FAVOURITE RELEASES OF THE MONTH)
1. BRITISH SEA POWER-“VALHALLA DANCEHALL”
2. THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS-“ALONE”
3. THE DECEMBERISTS-“THE KING IS DEAD”
4. DOLOREAN-“THE UNFAZED”
5. CLOUD NOTHINGS-“CLOUD NOTHINGS”
6. DESTROYER-“KAPUTT”
7. ANNA CALVI-“ANNA CALVI” + THE SEPARATE SINGLE: “JEZEBEL B/W MOULINETTE”
8. (NEW ENTRY APRIL 10 2011) SERYN-“THIS IS WHERE WE ARE”
9. YOUNG PRISMS-“FRIENDS FOR NOW”
10. BRAIDS-“NATIVE SPEAKER”
11. BROKEN RECORDS-“LET ME COME HOME”
12. EULOGIES-“TEAR THE FENCES DOWN”
13. JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW-“EARLY IN THE MORNING”
14. (NEW ENTRY JUNE 1, 2011) CASEY SPOONER-“ADULT CONTEMPORARY”
15. THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION-“BUFFALO”
16. SMITH WESTERNS-“DYE IT BLONDE”
17. WIRE-“RED BARKED TREE”
18. SYSTEM 7-“CLASSICS” (2-CD 12” SINGLE REMIXES)
19. ASOBI SEKSU-“TRAILS” [EP]
20. MOGWAI-“RANO PANO B/W HASENHEIDE” (SINGLE)
21. TAPE DECK MOUNTAIN-“SECRET SERF” [EP]
22. ANA HELDER-“ANA HELDER”
23. LOWER DENS-“BATMAN B/W DEAR BETTY BABY” (SINGLE)
24. DEERHOOF-“DEERHOOF VS. EVIL”
25. APEX MANOR-“THE YEAR OF MAGICAL DRINKING”
26. MY DISCO-“LITTLE JOY”
27. TENNIS-“CAPE DORY”
28. THE DUKE SPIRIT-“KUSAMA” [EP]
29. DISAPPEARS-“GUIDER”
30. RESOE-“THE BLACK VOID OF SPACE…”
31. ROBAG WRUHME-“WUPPDECKMISCHMANFLOW” (A KOMPAKT COMPILATION MIXED BY ROBAG)
32. FRANCESCO TRISTANO-“IDIOSYNKRASIA”
33. WARPAINT-“EXQUISITE CORPSE” [EP]
34. CAROLINE-“VERDUGO HILLS”
35. TAPES N’ TAPES-“OUTSIDE”
36. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“MOJO MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2011 ISSUE PRESENTS: NEIL YOUNG’S “HARVEST” REVISITED”
37. COM TRUISE-“CYANIDE SISTERS EP” (DELUXE EDITION)
38. DUCKTAILS-“DUCKTAILS 3: ARCADE DYNAMICS”
39. OH NO! OH MY!-“PEOPLE PROBLEMS”
40. AMOS LEE-“MISSION BELL”
41. LOVEDRUG-“LOVEDRUG EP – PART 3”
42. ARTHUR’S LANDING-“ARTHUR’S LANDING”
43. FUJIYA & MIYAGI-“VENTRILOQUIZZING”
44. JOHN VANDERSLICE WITH THE MAGIK*MAGIK ORCHESTRA-“WHITE WILDERNESS”
45. GANG OF FOUR-“CONTENT”
46. FOSTER THE PEOPLE-“FOSTER THE PEOPLE EP”
47. GROUPLOVE-“GROUPLOVE” [EP]
48. CAGE THE ELEPHANT-“THANK YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY”
49. I WAS A KING-“OLD FRIENDS”
OTHER RELEASES I LIKED BUT EITHER WEREN’T AMAZING TO MAKE MY FAVOURITES LIST, OR THEY ONLY HAD A FEW TRACKS I REALLY LIKED. STILL THEY ARE WORTH A LISTEN AND A MENTION OTHERWISE SEE MY DIDN’T CARE FOR AT ALL LIST FOR THOSE THAT I JUST COULDN’T RELATE TO.
JANUARY (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER AT ALL)
1. CHAIM-“U & EYE” [EP]
2. SHONKY-“LE VELOUR” [EP]
3. BAD VEINES-“OUTLIERS” [EP]
4. ABIGAIL WASHBURN-“CITY OF REFUGE”
5. EDIE BRICKELL-“EDIE BRICKELL”
6. HANNAH PEEL-“THE BROKEN WAVE”
7. AETHENOR-“EN FORM FOR BLA”
8. WHITE FENCE-“IS GROWING FAITH”
9. WHITE LIES-“RITUAL”
10. SONIC YOUTH-“SIMON WERNER A DISPARU” (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK)
11. THE HONEY PIES-“THINK OF ENGLAND”
12. SHACKLETON-“FABRIC 55”
13. JATOMA-“LITTLE HOUSEBOAT REMIXE” [EP]
14. WANDA JACKSON-“THE PARTY AIN’T OVER”
15. NITE JEWEL-“IT GOES THROUGH YOUR HEAD” [EP]
16. THE VEILS-“TROUBLES OF THE BRAIN” [EP]
17. ZS-“NEW SLAVES PART 2: ESSENCE IMPLOSION!”
THESE ARE EITHER A RE-RELEASE OR BEST OF COLLECTION FOR 2011. JANUARY FAVOURITES IN ORDER:
1. THE JAYHAWKS-“TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS” (2-CD LEGACY EDITION)
2. THE JAYHAWKS-“HOLLYWOOD TOWN HALL” (EXPANDED EDITION)
3. JOY DIVISION-“+- SINGLES 1978-80” (REMASTERED COLLECTION)
4. THE RADIO DEPT-“PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE: SINGLES 2002-2010” (2-CD COLLECTION)
5. JURGEN PAAPE-“KOMPILATION”
6. MEW-“EGGS ARE FUNNY (A COMPILATION)”
7. LISA GERRARD-“THE BLACK OPAL” (2009/2011)
DIDN’T REALLY CARE FOR MUCH AT ALL IN FEBRUARY:
1. CHIXDIGGIT!-“SAFEWAYS HERE WE COME”
2. GRIZZLY BEAR (AND A FEW OTHERS)-“BLUE VALENTINE” (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK)
3. TICK TOCK-“IN THE BELLY OF THE WHALE” [EP]
FEBRUARY SINGLES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
1. ASOBI SEKSU-“TRAILS”
2. DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS-“EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE”
3. DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS-“USED TO BE A COP”
4. RADIOHEAD-“LITTLE BY LITTLE”
5. RADIOHEAD-“LOTUS FLOWER”
6. JAMES BLAKE-“THE WILHELM SCREAM”
7. JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN-“KISS THE SPECIFICS”
8. JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN-“SAY YES”
9. ADELE-“ROLLING IN THE DEEP”
10. ADELE-“TURNING TABLES”
11. ADELE-“HE WON’T GO”
12. ADELE-“SOMEONE LIKE YOU”
13. THE LOW ANTHEM-“BOEING 737”
14. THE CIVIL WARS-“TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN”
15. THE CIVIL WARS-“POISON & WINE”
16. MILLIONYOUNG-“REPLICANTS”
17. MILLIONYOUNG-“LOVE IS ALL AROUND”
18. …AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD-“SUMMER OF ALL DEAD SOULS”
19. MEN-“LIFE’S HALF PRICE”
20. SEEFEEL-“DEAD GUITARS”
21. CUT COPY-“NEED YOU NOW”
22. CUT COPY-“THIS IS ALL WE’VE GOT”
23. DIAMOND DOGS-“PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT” (THE SMITHS COVER)
24. JONNY-“CANDYFLOSS”
25. JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD-“OUR HEARTS ARE WRONG”
26. NICOLE ATKINS-“YOU COME TO ME”
27. COVENANT-“DYNAMO CLOCK”
28. OVER THE RHINE-“UNDAMNED (FEATURING LUCINDA WILLIAMS)”
29. WHEN SAINTS GO MACHINE-“FAIL FOREVER”
30. BRIGHT EYES-“SHELL GAMES”
31. BRIGHT EYES-“SELASSIE”
32. THE DEARS-“5 CHORDS”
33. THE BABIES-“SUNSET”
34. THE BABIES-“ALL THINGS COME TO PASS”
35. THE VACCINES-“POST BREAKUP SEX”
36. THE WAILIN’ JENNYS-“SWING LOW SAIL HIGH”
37. THE WAILIN’ JENNYS-“ASLEEP AT LAST”
38. THE TWILIGHT SINGERS-“WAVES”
39. YUCK-“GET AWAY”
40. YUCK-“HOLING OUT”
41. ARBOURETUM-“THE EMPTY SHELL”
42. LA SERA-“SLEEPTALKING”
43. MOGWAI-“SAN PEDRO”
44. MOGWAI-“GEORGE SQUARE THATCHER DEATH PARTY”
45. COWBOY JUNKIES-“FLIRTED WITH YOU ALL MY LIFE”
46. TREEFIGHT FOR SUNLIGHT-“THE UNIVERSE IS A WOMAN”
47. TREEFIGHT FOR SUNLIGHT-“THEY NEVER DID KNOW”
48. ULYSSES-“ACID REFLUX (ORIGINAL MIX)”
49. THE CAVE SINGERS-“BLACK LEAF”
50. THE CAVE SINGERS-“HAYSTACKS”
51. TORO Y MOI-“NEW BEAT”
52. PURO INSTINCT-“LUV GOON”
53. TELEKINESIS-“PLEASE ASK FOR HELP”
54. TELEKINESIS-“CAR CRASH”
55. STEFFI-“YOURS (FEATURING VIRGINIA) (ORIGINAL MIX)”
56. YOUNG GALAXY-“B.S.E. (BLACK SWAN EVENT)”
57. CULT OF YOUTH-“MONSTERS”
58. CULT OF YOUTH-“THROUGH THE FEAR”
59. SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION-“TARGET ON YOUR HEART”
60. THE LUCKY STRIKES-“MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM”
61. ROBERT SCOTT-“ON THE LAKE
62. NOW, NOW-“REBUILD / GIANTS”
63. THOSE DANCING DAYS-“I’LL BE YOURS”
64. THOSE DANCING DAYS-“WHEN WE FADE AWAY”
65. RON SEXSMITH-“THE REASON WHY”
66. THE DIRTBOMBS-“COSMIC CARS”
67. THE DIRTBOMBS-“SHARIVARI”
68. JULIANNA BARWICK-“BOG IN YOUR GAIT”
69. FLORENCE + THE MACHINE-“SWIMMING”
70. SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION-“AHEAD OF MYSELF”
71. SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION-“NEVER FAR FROM MY HEART”
72. SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION-“TARGET ON YOUR HEART”
FEBRUARY (IN ORDER BEGINNING WITH MY FAVOURITE RELEASES OF THE MONTH)
1. THE CIVIL WARS-“BARTON HOLLOW”
2. MOGWAI-“HARDCORE WILL NEVER DIE BUT YOU WILL”
3. RADIOHEAD-“THE KING OF LIMBS”
4. PJ HARVEY-“LET ENGLAND SHAKE”
5. THE LOW ANTHEM-“SMART FLESH”
6. SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION-“BRIGHT EXAMPLES”
7. ADELE-“21”
8. THE WAILIN’ JENNYS-“BRIGHT MORNING STARS”
9. CULT OF YOUTH-“CULT OF YOUTH”
10. THE TWILIGHT SINGERS-“DYNAMITE STEPS”
11. THE BABIES-“THE BABIES”
12. YUCK-“YUCK”
13. DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS-“GO-GO BOOTS”
14. ARBOURETUM-“THE GATHERING”
15. MILLIONYOUNG-“REPLICANTS”
16. ENSEMBLE-“EXCERPTS”
17. JULIANNA BARWICK-“THE MAGIC PLACE”
18. PHOTEK-“AVALANCHE” [EP]
19. DIAMOND DOGS-“THE GRIT & THE VERY SOUL”
20. TIM HECKER-“RAVEDEATH, 1972”
21. ASOBI SEKSU-“FLUORESCENCE”
22. ARRANGE-“QUIET STATE”
23. COWBOY JUNKIES-“DEMONS (VIC CHESNUTT COVERS) (THE NOMAD SERIES VOLUME 2)
24. ROBERT SCOTT (FROM BOTH OF THE BANDS: THE CLEAN & THE BATS)-“ENDS RUN TOGETHER”
25. JAMES BLAKE-“JAMES BLAKE”
26. RICK RIZZO & TARA KEY-“DOUBLE STAR”
27. THE LUCKY STRIKES-“GABRIEL, FORGIVE MY 22 SINS”
28. JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD-“TELL ME”
29. STEFFI-“YOURS AND MINE”
30. COVENANT-“MODERN RUIN” (DELUXE EDITION 2-CD)
31. THE DEARS-“DEGENERATION STREET”
32. EAST RIVER PIPE-“WE LIVE IN RENTED ROOMS”
33. KING CREOSOTE-“THRAWN”
34. THOSE DANCING DAYS-“DAYDREAMS AND NIGHTMARES”
35. THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE-“DEPARTING”
36. NICOLE ATKINS-“MONDO AMORE”
37. SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION-“BRIGHT EXAMPLES” [EP]
38. FLORENCE + THE MACHINE-“LUNGS: THE B-SIDES”
39. THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE-“DEPARTING”
40. BRIGHT EYES-“THE PEOPLE’S KEY”
41. JUNE TABOR-“ASHORE”
42. OVER THE RHINE-“THE LONG SURRENDER”
43. MOBY-“BE THE ONE” [EP]
44. PURO INSTINCT-“HEADBANGERS IN ECSTASY”
45. TORO Y MOI-“UNDERNEATH THE PINE”
46. TREEFIGHT FOR SUNLIGHT-“TREEFIGHT FOR SUNLIGHT”
47. THE BUILDERS AND THE BUTCHERS-“DEAD RECKONING”
48. THE LUYAS-“TOO BEAUTIFUL TO WORK”
49. THE CAVE SINGERS-“NO WITCH”
50. JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN-“THE DEEP END”
51. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“POP AMBIENT 2011”
52. BRAD MEHLDAU-“LIVE IN MARCIAC” (2-CD/1-DVD)
53. THE VACCINES-“THE VACCINES EP”
54. PAPERCUTS-“DO WHAT YOU WILL B/W THOUGHTS ON HELL” (SINGLE)
55. A CLASSIC EDUCATION-“HEY THERE STRANGER” [EP]
56. TELEKINESIS-“12 DESPERATE STRAIGHT LINES”
57. DANIELSON-“THE BEST OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY”
58. ESBEN AND THE WITCH-“VIOLET CRIES”
59. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“WERKSCHAU” (A COMPILATION OF TRAX FROM ELLEN ALLIEN’S BPITCH CONTROL LABEL)
60. ULYSSES-“ACID REFLUX” [EP]
61. ISOLEE / ROBAG WRUHME-SPLIT SINGLE: “THORA VUKK / TAKTELL”
62. MARTYN MIKE SLOTT-“COLLABS #1” (SINGLE)
63. A HAWK AND A HACKSAW-“CERVANTINE”
64. LA SERA-“LA SERA”
65. JUNIP-“IN EVERY DIRECTION” [EP]
66. BART DAVENPORT-“SEARCHING FOR BART DAVENPORT” (COVERS)
67. MEN-“TALK ABOUT BODY”
68. OH LAND-“OH LAND”
69. …AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD-“TAO OF THE DEAD”
70. AKRON/FAMILY-“AKRON/FAMILY II: THE COSMIC BIRTH AND JOURNEY OF SHINJU TNT”
71. STEPHAN MATHIEU-“A STATIC PLACE”
72. BLSSD OUT-“BLISSED OUT”
73. WHEN SAINTS GO MACHINE-“FAIL FOREVER” [EP]
74. GREG TROOPER-“UPSIDE-DOWN TOWN”
75. YOUNG GALAXY-“SHAPESHIFTING”
76. DAVID DONDERO-“A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION”
77. LUCKY SOUL-“UPON HILLY FIELDS” [EP]
OTHER RELEASES I LIKED BUT EITHER WEREN’T AMAZING TO MAKE MY FAVOURITES LIST, OR THEY ONLY HAD A FEW TRACKS I REALLY LIKED. STILL THEY ARE WORTH A LISTEN AND A MENTION OTHERWISE SEE MY DIDN’T CARE FOR AT ALL LIST FOR THOSE THAT I JUST COULDN’T RELATE TO.
FEBRUARY (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER AT ALL)
1. SEEFEEL-“SEEFEEL”
2. CUT COPY-“ZONOSCOPE”
3. JONNY-“JONNY”
4. TEDDY THOMPSON-“BELLA”
5. TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB-“TOURIST HISTORY REMIX EP”
6. DANIEL STEINBERG-“SHUT UP”
7. SHACKLETON-“DEADMAN” [THE REMIX EP]
8. MARCO CAROLA-“GROOVE CATCHER” [EP]
9. NOW, NOW-“NEIGHBORS”
10. RON SEXSMITH-“LONG PLAYER LATE BLOOMER”
11. TAHITI 80-“THE PAST, THE PRESENT & THE POSSIBLE”
12. MIKE WATT-“HYPHENATED-MAN”
THESE ARE EITHER A RE-RELEASE OR BEST OF COLLECTION FOR 2011. FEBRUARY FAVOURITES IN ORDER:
1. AUTECHRE-“THE EPs 1991-2002” (BOX SET)
DIDN’T REALLY CARE FOR MUCH AT ALL IN MARCH:
1. BEADY EYE-“DIFFERENT GEAR, STILL SPEEDING” (HONESTLY, THEY REALLY SHOULD HAVE CALLED IT: “FAMILIAR RIFFS, STILL STEALING”. THAT’S WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON HERE. PERHAPS THIS IS WHY OASIS REALLY SPLIT UP BECAUSE NOEL’S OUTPUT SINCE THEN HAS BEEN MUCH BETTER. SURE LIAM CAN SING AND I DO LOVE HIS VOICE, BUT HE CLEARLY HAS NOTHING TO SAY AND THIS IS MISSING ANY SLIGHT NOTICE OF ORIGINALITY SO I SAY SHAME ON THEM AND EVERYONE THEY STOLE FROM SHOULD SUE.)
2. BLACK FRANCIS (AKA FRANK BLACK)-“THE GOLEM” (APPARENTLY THIS IS A SOUNDTRACK OF A SORT TELLING THE STORY OF THE JEWS BEING PERSECUTED IN PRAGUE. PERHAPS I’M NOT LISTENING TO THE SAME RECORD AS THE REVIEWS I’VE SEEN. MUSICALLY, IT SOUNDS LIKE A DISASTER. FRANK SOUNDS LIKE HE’S ON DRUGS AND I COULDN’T DISCERN ANYTHING IN THE LYRICS PERHAPS BECAUSE IT SOUNDED BAD TO ME. AS MUCH AS I WANTED, I JUST COULDN’T CONNECT WITH THIS “PROJECT”.)
3. HUMAN LEAGUE-“CREDO” (UGH!!!! THIS IS JUST HORRIBLE! OK, THE CORRECT WORD TO DESCRIBE THIS ALBUM IS “STUPID”. THE DUMB RUDIMENTARY LYRICS OUTSHADOW ANY ATTEMPT AT ANYTHING MUSICAL HERE. THEY COME OFF AS ONE OF THE DUMBEST BANDS AROUND. I CAN’T BELIEVE I LET IT PLAY TO THE END SINCE IT WAS CLEARLY A WASTE OF TIME. CLEARLY WAY PAST THE RECOMMENDED RETIREMENT DATE. MAKE IT STOP!!!!!)
4. COTTON JONES-“SIT BESIDE YOUR VEGETABLES” [EP] (IT CAME AND WENT TWICE SO APPARENTLY I DIDN’T EVEN NOTICED I’D TRIED TO LISTEN TO IT TWICE. UGHHHHHHH)
5. RICHARD ASHCROFT & THE RPA-“UNITED NATIONS OF SOUND” (THE REVIEWS WERE MIXED ON THIS LAST YEAR WHEN IT CAME OUT AS AN IMPORT ONLY RELEASE. THE U.S. RELEASE IN MARCH THIS YEAR GAVE ME A CHANCE TO HEAR IT AND DECIDE FOR MYSELF. I DON’T LIKE WHAT RICHARD IS NOW UP TO HERE AND I’M GOING FOR IT AT ALL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PSEUDO-RAPPING THING GOING ON. AND THE TERRIBLLY EMBARRASING LYRIC “LET’S DO THIS THING CALLED LIFE”. NOW LIFE IS A THING? C’MON RICHARD. AND “BEATITUDES” IS JUST SO EQUALLY HUMILIATING FOR HIM. I CRINGED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE THEN HIT THE “NEXT” BUTTON BECAUSE I JUST COULDN’T TAKE ANOTHER SECOND OF THAT AWFUL MESS. ACTUALLY TO BE HONEST THIS ENTIRE RECORD IS CRINGE ENDUCING. I’M VERY SAD OVER THIS MESS. THIS IS THE FIRST REALLY BAD ALBUM THAT I COULDN’T EVEN MAKE IT THROUGH INDIVIDUAL SONGS. I MADE IT THROUGH IRON & WINE BUT JUST BARELY! APPARENTLY HE’S INTO HIP HOP TOO. UGH! MAKE IT STOP. PLEASE.)
6. LIZ JANES-“TIME & SPACE” [EP] (THIS IS AN EP OF COVERS. IT’S COMPLETELY POINTLESS AND A WASTE OF TIME. THERE’S NOTHING TO LISTEN TO ONCE LET ALONE REPEATEDLY. LIZ HAS TOTALLY LOST ME ON THIS ONE. COLOUR ME PERPLEXED.)
7. THE BAND OF HEATHENS-“TOP HAT CROWN & THE CLAPMASTER’S SON” (THAT TITLE ALONE! THEY ARE A GOOD BAND HOWEVER, I JUST COULDN’T RELATE TO THIS MATERIAL AT ALL! THE MUSICIANSHIP IS DEFINITELY THERE BUT THESE SONGS ARE NOT MY THING AT ALL.)
8. THE SCENE IS NOW-“MAGPIE ALARM” (IT WAS KIND OF JUST THERE – AND I WAS GLAD WHEN IT FINALLY WAS OVER BECAUSE I WAS BORED WITH IT.)
9. SMOKING POPES-“THIS IS ONLY A TEST” (THE LYRICS ALONE ARE SO SUPER BAD (SEE HUMAN LEAGUE FOR MORE HIDEOUS LYRICS) AND THEN MUSICALLY IT’S ALL JUST A CRINGE INDUCING NIGHTMARE. THEY SHOULD HAVE STAYED BROKEN UP INSTEAD OF RELEASING THIS EMBARRASEMENT. ALTHOUGH, ONE GOOD SONG LIES WITHIN “HOW DANGEROUS”. THE REST IS THROWAWAY)
10. PANIC! AT THE DISCO-“VICES & VIRTUES” (MOSTLY, IT’S JUST AN OVERPRODUCED HOT MESS!!!!)
11. LAURA JANSEN-“BELLS” (INTERNATIONAL VERSION) (I’M STUMPED AS TO WHAT HAPPENED TO LAURA BUT NEARLY ALL OF THIS IS A COMPLETE DISASTER. THE ONLY FULLY LISTENABLE EXCEPTIONS ARE: “BELLS” & “COME TO ME”. I HAD TO CONTINUALLY HIT THE FORWARD BUTTON TO GET TO THE NEXT DISASTROUS TRACK! UGH!!!!)
12. THOSE DARLINS-“SCREWS GET LOOSE” (I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD. SADLY, THESE SONGS ARE JUST SO UNMEMORABLE TO ME. I COULDN’T RELATE – AND WORST OF ALL, I COULDN’T WAIT FOR THE RECORD TO END!)
MARCH SINGLES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
1. LUCINDA WILLIAMS-“SEEING BLACK”
2. LUCINDA WILLIAMS-“KISS LIKE YOUR KISS”
3. DEVOTCHKA-“EXHAUSTIBLE”
4. BEADY EYE-“FOUR LETTER WORD”
5. FRIVOLOUS-“CRYIN’”
6. FRIVOLOUS-“RED TIDE”
7. ELBOW-“DEAR FRIENDS”
8. ELLIE GOULDING-“LIGHTS”
9. ELLIE GOULDING-“GUNS AND HORSES”
10. ELLIE GOULDING-“THE WRITER”
11. ELLIE GOULDING-“STARRY EYED (PENGUIN PRISON REMIX FEAT. THELOPHIOUS LONDON)”
12. R.E.M.-“OH MY HEART”
13. ADVENTURE-“FEELS LIKE HEAVEN”
14. I’M FROM BARCELONA-“GET IN LINE”
15. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART-“THE ONE”
16. THE CHAIN GANG OF 1974-“HOLD ON”
17. DUM DUM GIRLS-“THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT” (THE SMITHS COVER)
18. LYKKE LI-“I FOLLOW RIVERS”
19. LYKKE LI-“GET SOME”
20. MIDDLE BROTHER-“MILLION DOLLAR BILL”
21. PAPERCUTS-“DO YOU REALLY WANNA KNOW”
22. PAPERCUTS-“DO WHAT YOU WILL”
23. PAPERCUTS-“WHITE ARE THE WAVES”
24. PAPERCUTS-“WAIT TIL I’M DEAD”
25. PAPERCUTS-“MARIE SAYS YOU’VE CHANGED”
26. BEACH FOSSILS-“WHAT A PLEASURE”
27. BEACH FOSSILS-“ADVERSITY”
28. BETH DITTO-“I WROTE THE BOOK”
29. STARFUCKER-“JULIUS”
30. EXENE CERVENKA-“BRAND NEW MEMORY”
31. EISLEY-“SMARTER”
32. EISLEY-“BETTER LOVE”
33. EISLEY-“I WISH”
34. BELONG-“NEVER CAME CLOSE”
35. BELONG-“DIFFERENT HEART”
36. RIVAL SCHOOLS-“WRING IT OUT”
37. WYE OAK-“HOT AS DAY”
38. THE DODOS-“WHEN WILL YOU GO”
39. THE DODOS-“BLACK NIGHT [MAGIK VERSION]”
40. PARTS AND LABOR-“REST”
41. J MASCIS-“SEVERAL SHADES OF WHY”
42. J MASCIS-“NOT ENOUGH” (SINGLE OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH!!!)
43. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART-“BELONG”
44. THE NAKED & FAMOUS-“ALL OF THIS”
45. THE JOY FORMIDABLE-“I DON’T WANT TO SEE YOU LIKE THIS”
46. THE JOY FORMIDABLE-“WHIRRING”
47. THE DAMNWELLS-“NO ONE LISTENS TO THE BAND ANYMORE”
48. THE DAMNWELLS-“THE GREAT UNKNOWN”
49. JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD-“DIAMOND WAY”
50. KIP BOARDMAN-“CAN’T TAKE THIS”
51. KIP BOARDMAN-“THIS TOO SHALL PASS”
52. BRAVE IRENE-“NO FUN”
53. BRAVE IRENE-“CAMPFIRE”
54. DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH?-“PULL OUT MY INSIDES”
55. BUFFALO TOM-“DOWN”
56. BUFFALO TOM-“HERE I COME”
57. KURT VILE-“JESUS FEVER”
58. KURT VILE-“IN MY TIME”
59. KASEY ANDERSON AND THE HONKIES-“EXIT GHOST”
60. GUS BLACK-“FALL INTO YOU”
61. GUS BLACK-“WAITING IN THE COLD”
62. THE STROKES-“TWO KINDS OF HAPPINESS”
63. DEEP DARK ROBOT-“I’M COMING FOR YOU”
64. DEEP DARK ROBOT-“FUCK YOU, STUPID BITCH”
65. MEMPHIS-“APOCALYPSE POP SONG”
66. MEMPHIS-“I AM THE PHOTOGRAPHER”
67. NOAH AND THE WHALE-“TONIGHT’S THE KIND OF NIGHT”
68. ACID HOUSE KINGS-“UNDER WATER”
69. ACID HOUSE KINGS-“THERE IS SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL”
70. PETER MURPHY-“THE PRINCE & OLD LADY SHADE”
71. THE CHAIN GANG OF 1974-“MAKE MY BODY”
72. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS-“ESTATE SALE SIGN”
73. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS-“NEVER QUITE FREE”
74. IF BY YES (PETRA HADEN & YUKA HONDA)-“YOU FEEL RIGHT (REMIX BY KEIGO “CORNELIUS” OYAMADA)
75. IF BY YES (PETRA HADEN & YUKA HONDA)-“THREE AS FOUR”
76. THE LONELY FOREST-“WE SING IN TIME”
77. TREMBLING BELLS-“WHERE DO I GO FROM YOU?” (PHENOMENAL, CLOSE TO SONG OF THE MONTH? W/ J. MASCIS?)
78. ADVENTURE-“FEELS LIKE HEAVEN”
79. ERLAND & THE CARNIVAL-“I’M NOT REALLY HERE”
80. ERLAND & THE CARNIVAL-“THIS NIGHT”
81. GENERATIONALS-“YOU SAY IT TOO”
82. GENERATIONALS-“GOOSE & GANDER”
83. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART-“BELONG”
84. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART-“HEAVEN’S GONNA HAPPEN NOW” (THESE 2 PAINS SINGLES ARE FAVOURITES FOR SURE!!)
85. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART-“HEART IN YOUR HEARTBREAK”
86. PETER BJORN AND JOHN-“SECOND CHANCE”
87. PETER BJORN AND JOHN-“(DON’T LET THEM) COOL OFF”
88. PETER BJORN AND JOHN-“LIES” (A FAV!!)
89. VOXHAUL BROADCAST-“IF I RUN”
90. NOSFERATU-“BOMBERS”
91. NOSFERATU-“BLACK HOLE”
92. SMOKING POPES-“HOW DANGEROUS”
93. OH LAND-“SUN OF A GUN”
94. OH LAND-“RAINBOW”
95. ANNIE-“CRUSH (RICHARD X – ORIGINAL VERSION)
96. THE BOXER REBELLION-“STEP OUT OF THE CAR”
97. THE BOXER REBELLION-“BOTH SIDES ARE EVEN”
98. PANIC! AT THE DISCO-“LET’S KILL TONIGHT”
99. CRAFT SPELLS-“PARTY TALK”
100. CRAFT SPELLS-“FROM THE MORNING HEAT”
101. CRAFT SPELLS-“AFTER THE MOMENT”
102. MOON DUO-“MAZES”
103. CHAPEL CLUB-“FIVE TREES”
104. ROYAL BANGS-“LOOSELY TRUTHING”
105. SOUTHEAST ENGINE-“SUMMER AND HER FERRIS WHEEL”
106. HEIDE SPENCER AND THE RARE BIRDS-“HIBERNATION”
107. WILLIAM FITZIMMONS-“THE TIDE PULLS FROM THE MOON”
108. WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS-“PSYCHASTHENIA”
109. WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS-“LET YOU BREAK (FEATURING JULIA STONE)”
110. THE ARK-“BREAKING UP WITH GOD”
MARCH (IN ORDER BEGINNING WITH MY FAVOURITE RELEASES OF THE MONTH)
1. LUCINDA WILLIAMS-“BLESSED” (2-CD DELUXE EDITION)
2. PAPERCUTS-“FADING PARADE”
3. ELBOW-“BUILD A ROCKET BOYS!”
4. GRAILS-“DEEP POLITICS”
5. GUS BLACK-“THE DAY I REALIZED”
6. KURT VILE-“SMOKE RING FOR MY HALO”
7. PARTS AND LABOR-“CONSTANT FUTURE”
8. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART-“BELONG”
9. CRAFT SPELLS-“IDLE LABOR”
10. HEIDI SPENCER AND THE RARE BIRDS-“UNDER STREETLIGHT GLOW”
11. THE DODOS-“NO COLOR”
12. MEMPHIS-“HERE COMES A CITY”
13. J MASCIS-“SEVERAL SHADES OF WHY”
14. PETER BJORN AND JOHN-“GIMME SOME”
15. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS-“ALL ETERNALS DECK”
16. BUFFALO TOM-“SKINS”
17. THE BOXER REBELLION-“THE COLD STILL”
18. ROYAL BANGS-“FLUX OUTSIDE”
19. LYKKE LI-“WOUNDED RHYMES”
20. BATHS-“THE NOTHING/NIGHTLY, DAILY/SLEEPLESS” (3-TRACK SINGLE)
21. ACID HOUSE KINGS-“MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU”
22. FRIVOLOUS-“METEOROLOGY”
23. MIDDLE BROTHER-“MIDDLE BROTHER”
24. BELONG-“COMMON ERA”
25. ADVENTURE-“LESSER KNOWN”
26. THE JOY FORMIDABLE-“THE BIG ROAR”
27. MOON DUO-“MAZES”
28. THE NAKED & FAMOUS-“PASSIVE ME, AGGRESSIVE YOU”
29. WYE OAK-“CIVILIAN”
30. STARFUCKER-“REPTILIANS” (DELUXE EDITION)
31. BRAVE IRENE-“BRAVE IRENE”
32. R.E.M.-“COLLAPSE INTO NOW” (DELUXE EDITION)
33. ERLAND & THE CARNIVAL-“NIGHTINGALE”
34. BETH DITTO-“BETH DITTO EP”
35. TREMBLING BELLS-“THE CONSTANT PAGEANT”
36. ELLIE GOULDING-“LIGHTS” (U.S. EDITION)
37. SOUTHEAST ENGINE-“CANARY”
38. CHAPEL CLUB-“PALACE”
39. ALEXI MURDOCH-“TOWARDS THE SUN”
40. BEACH FOSSILS-“WHAT A PLEASURE” [EP]
41. GENERATIONALS-“ACTOR-CASTOR”
42. RIVAL SCHOOLS-“PEDALS” (DELUXE EDITION)
43. THE MEMORY BAND-“OH MY DAYS”
44. SIN FANG-“SUMMER ECHOES”
45. KIP BOARDMAN-“THE LONG WEIGHT”
46. DEEP DARK ROBOT-“8 SONGS ABOUT A GIRL”
47. IF BY YES (PETRA HADEN & YUKA HONDA)-“SALT ON SEA GLASS”
48. THE SHOES-“CRACK MY BONES”
49. GOLD PANDA-“COMPANION”
50. DEVOTCHKA-“100 LOVERS”
51. DUM DUM GIRLS-“HE GETS ME HIGH” [EP]
52. THE DAMNWELLS-“NO ONE LISTENS TO THE BAND ANYMORE”
53. PET SHOP BOYS-“THE MOST INCREDIBLE THING” (A BALLET MUSIC COMPOSED BY PSB) (2-CD)
54. MAE MOORE-“FOLKLORE”
55. BANJO OR FREAKOUT-“BANJO OR FREAKOUT”
56. JOHN FOXX & THE MATHS-“INTERPLAY”
57. PETER MURPHY-“I SPIT ROSES B/W THE PRINCE & OLD LADY SHADE” (SINGLE)
58. OBITS-“MOODY, STANDARD & POOR”
59. KEREN ANN-“101”
60. LUMERIANS-“TRANSMALINNIA”
61. EISLEY-“THE VALLEY”
62. EXENE CERVENKA-“THE EXCITEMENT OF MAYBE”
63. DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH?-“DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T WARN YOU”
64. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“INSOUND DIGITAL MIXTAPE COMPILATION MARCH 2011”
65. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“SPIN MAGAZINE PRESENTS AUSTIN POWER: BEST SXSW BANDS 2011”
66. FOR AGAINST-“BLACK SOAP” (3-TRAX PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED FROM 1984)
67. ACTRESS-“HARRIER ATTK / GERSHWIN” (SINGLE)
68. KASEY ANDERSON AND THE HONKIES-“HEART OF A DOG”
69. TYPHOON-“A NEW KIND OF HOUSE”
70. THE DIRTBOMBS-“PARTY STORE” (COVERS)
71. SHANNON MCNALLY-“WESTERN BALLAD”
72. GERMAN ERROR MESSAGE-“AFTER THE WARMTH”
73. VOXHAUL BROADCAST-“TIMING IS EVERYTHING”
74. PETE AND THE PIRATES-“COME TO THE BAR” (SINGLE)
75. PARENTHETICAL GIRLS-“PRIVILEGE, PART III: MEND & MAKE DO” [EP]
76. RAINBOW ARABIA-“BOYS AND DIAMONDS”
77. THE BERG SANS NIPPLE-“BUILD WITH EROSION”
78. 11TH DREAM DAY-“RIOT NOW!”
79. WARM GHOST-“UNCUT DIAMOND” [EP]
80. ELLEN ALLIEN-“DUST” (THE REMIXES) (2-CD)
81. NAKED ON THE VAGUE-“TWELVE DARK NOONS” [EP]
82. EGYPTRIXX-“BIBLE EYES”
83. JOAN ARMATRADING-“LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL”
84. ALL TINY CREATURES-“HARBORS”
85. ANR-“STAY KIDS”
86. FACTORY FLOOR-“(R E A L L O V E)” (REMIX SINGLE)
87. DIRTY BEACHES-“BADLANDS” (THIS HAS TO BE THE MOST INTERESTING RELEASE OF THE MONTH BY FAR. I STILL DON’T KNOW WHAT I THINK OF IT YET. COULD GROW ON ME OR I COULD END UP NOT LIKING IT AT ALL!?)
88. NOAH AND THE WHALE-“LAST NIGHT ON EARTH”
89. TORO Y MOI & CLOUD NOTHINGS-“I WILL TALK TO YOU” B/W “FOR NO REASON” (A SPLIT SINGLE)
90. THE CURIOUS MYSTERY-“WE CREELING”
OTHER RELEASES I LIKED BUT EITHER WEREN’T AMAZING TO MAKE MY FAVOURITES LIST, OR THEY ONLY HAD A FEW TRACKS I REALLY LIKED. STILL THEY ARE WORTH A LISTEN AND A MENTION OTHERWISE SEE MY DIDN’T CARE FOR AT ALL LIST FOR THOSE THAT I JUST COULDN’T RELATE TO.
MARCH (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER AT ALL)
1. BLACK FRANCIS-“ABBABUBBA (B-SIDES, ETC.)
2. CAITLIN ROSE-“OWN SIDE NOW”
3. THE STROKES-“ANGLES”
4. NICOLAS JAAR-“SPACE IS ONLY NOISE”
5. WILD PALMS-“UNTIL SPRING”
6. OKKERVIL RIVER-“WAKE AND BE FINE B/W WEAVE ROOM BLUES” (SINGLE)
7. THE LONELY FOREST-“ARROWS” (DELUXE EDITION) (I HAVE A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS ONE! SEVERAL TRACKS I REALLY LIKE BUT THE ONES I DON’T LIKE, I REALLY DON’T LIKE! CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF. SEE MY FAVOURITE SONGS & SINGLES LIST FOR WHAT I ENJOYED ABOUT THIS BAND)
8. BROKEN BELLS-“MEYRIN FIELDS” [EP]
9. TRUST-“CANDY WALLS” B/W “TRINITY” (SINGLE)
10. NOSFERATU-“WONDERLAND”
11. OH LAND-“OH LAND”
12. ANNIE-“CRUSH” (REMIX EP)
13. LADYTRON-“THE HARMONIUM SESSION” [EP]
THESE ARE EITHER A RE-RELEASE OR BEST OF COLLECTION FOR 2011. MARCH FAVOURITES IN ORDER:
1. (THE LONDON) SUEDE-“THE BEST OF SUEDE” (2-CD)
2. THE ARK-“ARKEOLOGY: THE COMPLETE SINGLES COLLECTION”
DIDN’T REALLY CARE FOR MUCH AT ALL IN APRIL:
1. THE SUBMARINES-“LOVE NOTES/LETTER BOMBS” (IT’S WAY TOO “POPPY” SOUNDING FOR ME. KINDA CROSSES OVER INTO THAT TOP 40 SOUND I SO DESPISE. THEY’VE NOW GONE TO PLACES I NEVER TREAD LIKE BUBBLEGUM POP…BASICALLY, MAKE IT STOP!!!)
2. TIMBER TIMBRE-“CREEP ON CREEPIN’ ON” (I JUST COULDN’T GET INTO IT. AT ALL.)
3. LOUISE RUTKOWSKI-“MIMI” (ONE TRACK SINGLE) (UGH! NOTHING BUT BAD SCMALTZ)
4. JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD-“(DAVID BOWIE I LOVE YOU) SINCE I WAS SIX” (FEATURING DAN AUERBACH OF THE BLACK KEYS) (ONE TRACK SINGLE) (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE ‘APART’) (I THINK THIS IS A TOTAL THROWAWAY TRACK. JESSICA’S NEW ALBUM IS VERY GOOD (SEE MY FEBRUARY 2011 CHARTS) SO WHY DID SHE DO SUCH A BAD SOUNDTRACK SONG?)
5. METRONOMY-“THE ENGLISH RIVIERA” (UGH! THIS IS SO BAD!!!!!! HANDS DOWN WORST ALBUM OF THE MONTH. IT’S BLAND, BORING, DEVOID OF ANY SUBSTANCE WHATSOEVER AND IT’S NOT EVEN A TOP 40 RECORD! IMAGINE THAT? AVOID AT ALL COST. I HAD TO MAKE IT GO AWAY OR WHO KNOWS WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE?!!!)
6. MATTHEW DEAR-“SLOWDANCE” [EP] (THE 2 MAIN TRACKS WITH REMIXES ARE BORING!!!!! ONE REMIX OF “LITTLE PEOPLE” I REALLY LIKE, OTHERWISE THIS WAS POINTLESS)
APRIL SINGLES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
1. COLD CAVE-“THE GREAT PAN IS DEAD”
2. COLD CAVE-“CATACOMBS”
3. COLD CAVE-“UNDERWORLD USA”
4. MARITIME-“PARAPHERNALIA”
5. ISRAEL NASH GRIPKA-“BALTIMORE”
6. DAVID KILGOUR & THE HEAVY EIGHTS-“DIAMOND MINE” (GOTTA BE SINGLE OF THE MONTH!!)
7. LOW-“SOMETHING’S TAKING OVER”
8. THE APPLESEED CAST-“MIDDLE STATES”
9. GLASVEGAS-“YOU”
10. GLASVEGAS-“DREAM DREAM DREAMING”
11. GLASVEGAS-“EUPHORIA, TAKE MY HAND”
12. THE RAVEONETTES-“RECHARGE & REVOLT”
13. THE RAVEONETTES-“FORGET THAT YOU’RE YOUNG”
14. THE RAVEONETTES-“IGNITE”
15. THE RAVEONETTES-“NO JOY”
16. K.D. LANG & THE SISS BOOM BANG-“PERFECT WORD”
17. K.D. LANG & THE SISS BOOM BANG-“SORROW NEVERMORE”
18. FOO FIGHTERS-“ROPE”
19. FOO FIGHTERS-“THESE DAYS”
20. TV ON THE RADIO-“WILL DO”
21. CRYSTAL STILTS-“SILVER SUN”
22. CRYSTAL STILTS-“SHAKE THE SHACKLES”
23. BLACK DEVIL DISCO CLUB-“X PARADISE” (FEATURING AJA EMMA COSMETICS)
24. BLACK DEVIL DISCO CLUB-“IN DOUBT” (FEATURING COCKNBULLKID)
25. THE FEELIES-“NOBODY KNOWS”
26. THE FEELIES-“SHOULD BE GONE” (IS THIS SINGLE OF THE MONTH? SO FREAKIN’ GREAT!!!)
27. THE FEELIES-“TIME IS RIGHT”
28. FIGURINES-“NEW COLORS”
29. FIGURINES-“FREE TODAY”
30. FIGURINES-“LUCKY TO LOVE”
31. PANDA BEAR-“TOMBOY”
32. PANDA BEAR-“LAST NIGHT AT THE JETTY”
33. THE NATIONAL-“EXILE VILIFY” (FROM THE GAME ‘PORTAL 2’”
34. JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT-“ALABAMA PINES”
35. JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT-“GO IT ALONE”
36. THE ONE AM RADIO-“SUNLIGHT”
37. THE ONE AM RADIO-“EVERYTHING FALLS APART”
38. VIVIAN GIRLS-“I HEARD YOU SAY”
39. VIVIAN GIRLS-“DANCE (IF YOU WANNA)”
40. THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT-“NUMB”
41. THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT-“HALF OF SOMETHING ELSE”
42. THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT-“STRANGE GIRL”
43. THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT-“ALL I EVER WANTED”
44. DIRTY VEGAS-“LITTLE WHITE DOVES”
45. DIRTY VEGAS-“ROUND AND ROUND”
46. EMMYLOU HARRIS-“THE ROAD”
47. EMMYLOU HARRIS-“HARD BARGAIN”
48. DAVID KILGOUR AND THE HEAVY EIGHTS-“A BREAK IN THE WEATHER”
49. DAVID KILGOUR AND THE HEAVY EIGHTS-“DIAMOND MINE” (THIS HAS TO BE MY FAVOURITE SINGLE OF APRIL!)
50. ART DEPARTMENT-“WITHOUT YOU”
51. ART DEPARTMENT-“I C U”
APRIL (IN ORDER BEGINNING WITH MY FAVOURITE RELEASES OF THE MONTH)
1. DAVID KILGOUR ANDD THE HEAVY EIGHTS-“LEFT BY SOFT”
2. COLD CAVE-“CHERISH THE LIGHT YEARS”
3. PANDA BEAR-“TOMBOY”
4. THE RAVEONETTES-“RAVEN IN THE GRAVE”
5. THE FEELIES-“HERE BEFORE”
6. FIGURINES-“FIGURINES”
7. VIVIAN GIRLS-“SHARE THE JOY”
8. ALELA DIANE-“ALELA DIANE & WILD DIVINE”
9. EPIC45-“WEATHERING”
10. HA HA TONKA-“DEATH OF A DECADE”
11. GLASVEGAS-“EUPHORIC /// HEARTBREAK///”
12. K.D. LANG & THE SISS BOOM BANG-“SING IT LOUD” (DELUXE EDITION)
13. LOW-“C’MON”
14. CRYSTAL STILTS-“IN LOVE WITH OBLIVION”
15. EMMYLOU HARRIS-“HARD BARGAIN”
16. THE APPLESEED CAST-“MIDDLE STATES” [EP]
17. SCISSOR SISTERS-“SCISSOR SISTERS VS. BOYZ NOIZE MIXTAPE”
18. 2562-“FEVER”
19. RADIOHEAD-“SUPERCOLLIDER B/W THE BUTCHER” (2 BONUS TRACKS FROM THE BAND FOR “THE KING OF LIMBS” ALBUM)
20. THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT-“ALL AT ONCE” (DELUXE EDITION)
21. DIRTY VEGAS-“ELECTRIC LOVE”
22. THE ONE AM RADIO-“HEAVEN IS ATTACHED BY A SLENDER THREAD”
23. THE BELLE BRIGADE-“THE BELLE BRIGADE”
24. TV ON THE RADIO-“NINE TYPES OF LIGHT”
25. BLACK DEVIL DISCO CLUB-“CIRCUS”
26. STEVE EARLE-“I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE”
27. EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY-“TAKE CARE TAKE CARE TAKE CARE”
28. FELIX DA HOUSECAT-“SON OF ANALOGUE”
29. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“INSOUND DIGITAL MIXTAPE” (APRIL 2011 ISSUE)
30. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“UNCUT MAGAZINE PRESENTS: HOMEWARD BOUND – 21ST CENTURY TROUBADOURS” (APRIL 2011 ISSUE)
31. THE WATSON TWINS-“NIGHT COVERS” [EP]
32. ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION-“PAPER AIRPLANE”
33. THE KILLS-“BLOOD PRESSURES”
34. JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT-“HERE WE REST”
35. CASS MCCOMBS-“WIT’S END”
36. ABOUT GROUP (ALEXIS TAYLOR OF HOT CHIP & JOHN COXON OF SPIRITUALIZED)-“START AND COMPLETE”
37. ART DEPARTMENT-“THE DRAWING BOARD”
38. UNKLE-“ONLY THE LONELY” [EP]
39. DEAD ROCK WEST-“BRIGHT MORNING STARS”
OTHER RELEASES I LIKED BUT EITHER WEREN’T AMAZING TO MAKE MY FAVOURITES LIST, OR THEY ONLY HAD A FEW TRACKS I REALLY LIKED. STILL THEY ARE WORTH A LISTEN AND A MENTION OTHERWISE SEE MY DIDN’T CARE FOR AT ALL LIST FOR THOSE THAT I JUST COULDN’T RELATE TO.
APRIL (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER AT ALL)
1. BEACH FOSSILS & WILD NOTHING-“A TRIBUTE TO THE WAKE” (2-TRAX SINGLE) (I LIKE THE WILD NOTHING TRACK BUT THE BEACH FOSSILS TRACK IS A DISAPPOINTMENT)
2. DESTROYER-“IDEAS FOR SONGS (1995-1997)” (I LOVE THE DESTROYER “REGULAR” RELEASES. PERHAPS HE SHOULD HAVE REALLY KEPT THESE IDEAS TO HIMSELF)
3. FOO FIGHTERS-“WASTING LIGHT” (OVERBLOWN MESS)
4. ROBBIE ROBERTSON-“HOW TO BECOME CLAIRVOYANT” (WHY HAVE THE REVIEWS BEEN SO GREAT? HE SOUNDS BORED TO TEARS VOCALLY AND WHILE I MAY LIKE SOME OF THE LYRICS, THE SONGS THEMSELVES ARE BORING AND BLAH BLAH BLAH. THERE ARE 3 TRACKS I DO KIND OF LIKE BUT THE REST ARE BAD ESPECIALLY THE CRINGE INDUCING TITLE TRACK.)
THESE ARE EITHER A RE-RELEASE OR BEST OF COLLECTION OR COMPILATION FOR 2011. APRIL FAVOURITES IN ORDER:
1. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“SPIN MAGAZINE APRIL 2011 COMPILATION”
2.
DIDN’T REALLY CARE FOR MUCH AT ALL IN MAY:
1. BRUCE HORNSBY & THE NOISE MAKERS-“BRIDE OF THE NOISEMAKERS” (AMAZON’S 3-CD EDITION) (I DON’T KNOW WHY I DOWNLOADED THIS EXCEPT IT WAS DIRT CHEAP AND I GUESS I THOUGHT SOME MIGHT BE GOOD. I COULDN’T GET THROUGH IT. THE BUTCHERING OF “THE WAY IT IS” & “MANDOLIN RAIN” ALONE IS ENOUGH TO MAKE ONE CRY – AND BETWEEN CRINGING I KNOW I HAD TEARS IN MY EYES. I GUESS BRUCE FANCIES HIMSELF A “JAZZ ARTIST” NOWADAYS. UGH, PLEASE – NOT EVEN!!!!! OH, AND BRUCE YOUR VOICE IS GONE – SHOT TO HELL. WHEN YOU CAN’T HIT THE NOTES NICELY YOU SHOULDN’T EVEN TRY. SO TAKE YOUR MILLIONS AND PLEASE GO RETIRE. NO REUNION TOURS (SEE THE CARS) OR CONTINUING ON THIS RIDICULOUS MANNER (SEE ELTON JOHN AND STEVEN TYLER). WHEN YOU’RE DONE YOU ARE DONE – SO ACCEPT IT)
2.
MAY SINGLES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
1. FLEET FOXES-“GROWN OCEAN”
2. SEAPONY-“DREAMING”
3. PYGMY LUSH-“JANUARY SONG”
4. THE SEA AND CAKE-“UP ON THE NORTH SHORE”
5. BORIS-“HOPE”
6. ohGr-“BELLEW”
7. THE CARS-“BLUE TIP”
8. THE CARS-“SAD SONG”
9. THE CARS-“FREE”
10. LADY GAGA-“MARRY THE NIGHT”
11. LADY GAGA-“JUDAS”
12. FOSTER THE PEOPLE-“HELENA BEAT” (ALBUM VERSION)
13. FOSTER THE PEOPLE-“PUMPED UP KICKS” (ALBUM VERSION)
14. CAT’S EYES-“FACE IN THE CROWD”
15. CAT’S EYES-“OVER YOU”
16. LAMB-“LAST NIGHT THE SKY”
17. LAMB-“BACK TO BEGINNING (FEATURING DAMIEN RICE)”
18. DECIBULLY-“THE GRASS OR THE GREEN”
19. OKKERVIL RIVER-“LAY OF THE LAST SURVIVOR”
20. OKKERVIL RIVER-“YOUR PAST LIFE AS A BLAST (A PERSONAL FAVORITE!)
21. ANTIETAM-“SOMETHING’S GONNA GIVE”
22. ANTIETAM-“BIG BLUFF LOVE”
23. THE ANTLERS-“FRENCH EXIT”
MAY (IN ORDER BEGINNING WITH MY FAVOURITE RELEASES OF THE MONTH)
1. FLEET FOXES-“HELPLESSNESS BLUES”
2. THE ANTLERS-“BURST APART”
3. CAT’S EYES-“CAT’S EYES”
4. ANTIETAM-“TENTH LIFE”
5. LAMB-“5”
6. OHGR-“UNDEVELOPED”
7. DECIBULLY-“YOU MIGHT BE A WINNER, YOU MIGHT BE A LOSER, BUT YOU’LL ALWAYS BE A GAMBLER”
8. JAMES PANTS-“JAMES PANTS”
9. OKKERVIL RIVER-“I AM VERY FAR”
10. ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS-“SWANLIGHTS” [EP]
11. THIS WILL DESTROY YOU-“TUNNEL BLANKET”
12. GRUFF RHYS-“HOTEL SHAMPOO”
13. SEAPONY-“DREAMING + 2” (SINGLE)
14. DERRICK MAY-“RELICS – A TRANSMAT COMPILATION SAMPLER”
15. FOSTER THE PEOPLE-“TORCHES”
16.
OTHER RELEASES I LIKED BUT EITHER WEREN’T AMAZING TO MAKE MY FAVOURITES LIST, OR THEY ONLY HAD A FEW TRACKS I REALLY LIKED. STILL THEY ARE WORTH A LISTEN AND A MENTION OTHERWISE SEE MY DIDN’T CARE FOR AT ALL LIST FOR THOSE THAT I JUST COULDN’T RELATE TO.
MAY (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER AT ALL)
1. THE CARS-“MOVE LIKE THIS”
2. LADY GAGA-“BORN THIS WAY”
3. GRINDERMAN-“EVIL” (REMIX EP)
THESE ARE EITHER A RE-RELEASE OR BEST OF COLLECTION OR COMPILATION FOR 2011. MAY FAVOURITES IN ORDER:
1. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“UNCUT MAGAZINE MAY 2011 ISSUE: “SUN IT RISES” COMPILED EXCLUSIVELY FOR UNCUT BY FLEET FOXES’ ROBIN PECKNOLD”
2. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“INSOUND DIGITAL MIXTAPE COMPILATION” (MAY 2011)
3. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“MOJO MAGAZINE MAY 2011 ISSUE: “PRESENTS- 1,2,3,4! THE ROOTS OF THE RAMONES”
4. VARIOUS ARTISTS-“SPIN MAGAZINE COMPILATION” (MAY 2011)
5. MORRISSEY-“GLAMOUROUS GLUE B/W TREAT ME LIKE A HUMAN BEING (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED DEMO)” (SINGLE) (THE SOUND IS FANTASTIC AND THE B-SIDE IS CLASSIC MOZ!)
