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Wednesday, 28 December 2011
Albums Of The Year: 2011
Most of this year’s top albums lists have already been release and whilst everyone is looking towards Pitchfork for the most comprehensive and critically acclaimed list, there will be a large percentage of the music loving community eagerly anticipated Village Boy’s top list. Possibly.
Putting this list together made me realise a couple of things. 1. What an incredible year of music it has been across all genres, the fact that almost all of these albums are debut albums makes you realise that music is in a healthy state no matter what LMFAO and Pitbull try to do to it. And secondly, how much my music taste has changed, I've got TWO R&B albums in there. There's hip-hop, indie, rock, dance, acoustic, it makes my iTunes a happy place to be.
So here's my 21 favourite albums of the year. Feel free to point out ones I've missed, which order they should be in or how completely right I am...
21. Ghostpoet - Peanut Butter And Melancholy Jam
Favourite track - Cash And Carry Me Home
20. Twin Atlantic - Free
Favourite track - Free
19. Everything Everything - Man Alive
Favourite track - Come Alive Diana
18. James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning
Favourite track - We Don't Eat
17. The Weeknd - House Of Balloons
Favourite track - High For This
16. Frank Ocean - Nostaligia Ultra
Favourite track - Swim Good
15. Apollo Brown - Clouds
Favourite track - Never In A Million Years
14. Wild Beasts - Smother
Favourite track - Albatross
13. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Favourite track - Reunion
12. Ben Howard - Every Kingdom
Favourite track - The Fear
11. The Black Keys - El Camino
Favourite track - Gold On The Ceiling
10. The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
Favourite track - All In White
9. J Cole - Cole World: Sideline Story
Favourite track - Sideline Story
8. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Favourite track - Bridge Burning
7. SBTRKT - SBTRKT
Favourite track - Wildfire
6. Yuck - Yuck
Favourite track - Holing Out
5. Jamie XX & Gil Scott Heron - We're New Here
Favourite track - NY Is Killing Me
4. Drake - Take Care
Favourite track - Marvin's Room
3. Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind Of Fix
Favourite track - Lights Out, Words Gone
2. Jay Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne
1. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Favourite track - Towers
Putting this list together made me realise a couple of things. 1. What an incredible year of music it has been across all genres, the fact that almost all of these albums are debut albums makes you realise that music is in a healthy state no matter what LMFAO and Pitbull try to do to it. And secondly, how much my music taste has changed, I've got TWO R&B albums in there. There's hip-hop, indie, rock, dance, acoustic, it makes my iTunes a happy place to be.
So here's my 21 favourite albums of the year. Feel free to point out ones I've missed, which order they should be in or how completely right I am...
21. Ghostpoet - Peanut Butter And Melancholy Jam
Favourite track - Cash And Carry Me Home
20. Twin Atlantic - Free
Favourite track - Free
19. Everything Everything - Man Alive
Favourite track - Come Alive Diana
18. James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning
Favourite track - We Don't Eat
17. The Weeknd - House Of Balloons
Favourite track - High For This
16. Frank Ocean - Nostaligia Ultra
Favourite track - Swim Good
15. Apollo Brown - Clouds
Favourite track - Never In A Million Years
14. Wild Beasts - Smother
Favourite track - Albatross
13. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Favourite track - Reunion
12. Ben Howard - Every Kingdom
Favourite track - The Fear
11. The Black Keys - El Camino
Favourite track - Gold On The Ceiling
10. The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
Favourite track - All In White
9. J Cole - Cole World: Sideline Story
Favourite track - Sideline Story
8. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Favourite track - Bridge Burning
7. SBTRKT - SBTRKT
Favourite track - Wildfire
6. Yuck - Yuck
Favourite track - Holing Out
5. Jamie XX & Gil Scott Heron - We're New Here
Favourite track - NY Is Killing Me
4. Drake - Take Care
Favourite track - Marvin's Room
3. Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind Of Fix
Favourite track - Lights Out, Words Gone
2. Jay Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne
Favourite track - Murder To Excellence
1. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Favourite track - Towers
Monday, 19 September 2011
Music Monday 67: Bumper Edition.
Jay Electronica - Act 2
Blink 182 - After Midnight
Florence And The Machine - Shake It Out
J Cole (ft Jay-Z) - Mr Nice Watch
Lana Del Ray - Blue Jeans
Futures - Say My Name
Bon Iver - Beth/Rest (Piano version)
Monday, 30 May 2011
Music Monday 53: Bumper Edition.
Yeah it was one of those weeks where new music was coming out of all the cracks, so I'm going to shut up and let you listen this week.
Arcade Fire - Speaking In Tongues
Arcade Fire - Culture War
Bon Iver - I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt cover)
Bon Iver - Your Love (The Outfield Cover)
Yeasayer - The Devil And The Deed
J Cole - Return Of Simba
Limp Bizkit - Shotgun
Dot Rotten - Normal Human Being
Told you it was big.
Arcade Fire - Speaking In Tongues
Arcade Fire - Culture War
Bon Iver - I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt cover)
Bon Iver - Your Love (The Outfield Cover)
Yeasayer - The Devil And The Deed
J Cole - Return Of Simba
Limp Bizkit - Shotgun
Dot Rotten - Normal Human Being
Told you it was big.
Monday, 15 November 2010
Music Monday 27.
Every week I make a list of songs I hear that have the possibility of going into a Music Monday update. This morning I had to shift through quite a few to get it down to the usual three or four. Those that missed the cut include N.E.R.D, Jessie J and Black Cards, so if you've had enough of this post at any point, go check them out if you haven't already heard them.
Michael Jackson - Breaking News
This is it. It's not his best. It's quite weird. But it is some new Michael Jackson and therefore demands to have a good deal of attention paid to it. It almost feels like this post-humanous song is literally coming from beyond the grave. He sings of his obituary, how the media wouldn't leave him alone and would destroy him, all in the third person. How much input MJ had in this before his death, how much is his family/friends and how much is simply his record label wanting some more dollar, who knows. But we all miss MJ, so give it a listen.
Dom Kennedy - Locals Only
Before you appreciate this gorgeous tune and the lyrics, just take a second to appreciate the quality of filming of this video. The next three songs are all about some of the new big names in hip-hop, you may have heard of them, you may not of, but listen up. (I'm not claiming to be on the forefront of underground hip-hop by the way, I'm a white guy living in Bath. End of.) From what I know Dom Kennedy has been on the underground and the underbelly of mainstream for a while, and with these gorgeous piano loops and clever lyrics, it's clear he deserves to be up there. And surely he will be.
J Cole Ft Drake - In The Morning
Drake is already making his way into hip-hop superstardom and J Cole is not far behind, now part of Roc Nation. This song is lazy, I don't think that Drake could 'rap' any slower, but it works, the way Cudi works.
Jay Electronica - The Announcement
This week Jay Z officially announced that Jay Electronica is the latest signee on Rac Nation. Rightly or wrongly for Jay Electronica, this decision can only make him huge. His huge mixtapes, Exhibits A, B and C have drawn him a huge fan base, both in terms of fans and fellow artists, so it seems that this signing was only a matter of him. Excited to see what his produces.
Michael Jackson - Breaking News
This is it. It's not his best. It's quite weird. But it is some new Michael Jackson and therefore demands to have a good deal of attention paid to it. It almost feels like this post-humanous song is literally coming from beyond the grave. He sings of his obituary, how the media wouldn't leave him alone and would destroy him, all in the third person. How much input MJ had in this before his death, how much is his family/friends and how much is simply his record label wanting some more dollar, who knows. But we all miss MJ, so give it a listen.
Dom Kennedy - Locals Only
Before you appreciate this gorgeous tune and the lyrics, just take a second to appreciate the quality of filming of this video. The next three songs are all about some of the new big names in hip-hop, you may have heard of them, you may not of, but listen up. (I'm not claiming to be on the forefront of underground hip-hop by the way, I'm a white guy living in Bath. End of.) From what I know Dom Kennedy has been on the underground and the underbelly of mainstream for a while, and with these gorgeous piano loops and clever lyrics, it's clear he deserves to be up there. And surely he will be.
J Cole Ft Drake - In The Morning
Drake is already making his way into hip-hop superstardom and J Cole is not far behind, now part of Roc Nation. This song is lazy, I don't think that Drake could 'rap' any slower, but it works, the way Cudi works.
Jay Electronica - The Announcement
This week Jay Z officially announced that Jay Electronica is the latest signee on Rac Nation. Rightly or wrongly for Jay Electronica, this decision can only make him huge. His huge mixtapes, Exhibits A, B and C have drawn him a huge fan base, both in terms of fans and fellow artists, so it seems that this signing was only a matter of him. Excited to see what his produces.
Monday, 8 November 2010
Music Monday 26.
Cee Lo Green - It's Ok
The last time we show such a wonderful lyric video was indeed from Cee Lo, and it was it huge track Fuck You. Therefore, pay attention. This song brings some gorgeous motown and soulful vibes with Mr Green's ever incredible voice. This man knows how to make a catchy tune.
Brother - Time Machine
This band have seem to come from nowhere with some great indie pop tunes that can't be denied. All we know is that they are from Slough (no always a good thing) and that they are a mixture of members from Kill The Arcade and Wolf Am I. This is a totally different sound from previous projects, and after their incredible first single Darling Buds of May, it's clear these boys knew their way around. Big fan.
J Cole - Who Dat?
I strongly suggest you start to pay attention to this man. Featured on Kanye's amazing Last Call, touted by Jay-Z as the next star on The Blueprint 3, already having big tunes Simba and Lights Please under his belt, this man is looking like the future. The shame with this new song is that the repetitive shouts of "Who Dat?" covers up the clever word play and lyrical ability of this guy. So, I repeat, pay attention.
Kanye West ft Kid Cudi & Raekwon - Gorgeous
Hopefully soon Dark Twisted Fantasy will leak or get released so our ball ache can cease as we get teased every week by Kanye. This is the first track on his short film Runaway, and it stood out to me instantly. Simple beat, Cudi's voice and Kanye's wordplay is at his best on this track. Listen up.
The last time we show such a wonderful lyric video was indeed from Cee Lo, and it was it huge track Fuck You. Therefore, pay attention. This song brings some gorgeous motown and soulful vibes with Mr Green's ever incredible voice. This man knows how to make a catchy tune.
Brother - Time Machine
This band have seem to come from nowhere with some great indie pop tunes that can't be denied. All we know is that they are from Slough (no always a good thing) and that they are a mixture of members from Kill The Arcade and Wolf Am I. This is a totally different sound from previous projects, and after their incredible first single Darling Buds of May, it's clear these boys knew their way around. Big fan.
J Cole - Who Dat?
I strongly suggest you start to pay attention to this man. Featured on Kanye's amazing Last Call, touted by Jay-Z as the next star on The Blueprint 3, already having big tunes Simba and Lights Please under his belt, this man is looking like the future. The shame with this new song is that the repetitive shouts of "Who Dat?" covers up the clever word play and lyrical ability of this guy. So, I repeat, pay attention.
Kanye West ft Kid Cudi & Raekwon - Gorgeous
Hopefully soon Dark Twisted Fantasy will leak or get released so our ball ache can cease as we get teased every week by Kanye. This is the first track on his short film Runaway, and it stood out to me instantly. Simple beat, Cudi's voice and Kanye's wordplay is at his best on this track. Listen up.
Monday, 29 March 2010
Music Monday 4.
Quite a few songs this week, been meaning to put some of them up for a couple of weeks, others are pretty new. So I'll just let you listen.
Jonsi - Go Do
Lead singer of Sigur Ros flies solo and does it in English this time. Really beautiful piece of work from a hugely talented and humble guy. (Check out the actual video here, embedding is disabled.)
The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
No video yet for this song yet as it was only leaked a few days ago. Yet another amazing track from an amazing band with an incredible sound. Nuff said.
J-Cole - Lights out
This guy featured on Jay-Z's Blueprint 3, on A Star is Born. And of course Jay-Z has got it right, a star is born. J-Cole is young, new and talented. Exciting stuff.
Jay Electronica - Exhibit C
Another bit of hip-hop. This is a brand new track yet has that old-school chilled out hip-hop vibe about it which I love. Lovely hooks, sweet beats and clever lyrics.
Foals - Spanish Sahara
Yey a video! I know this is a couple of weeks old now but I forgot to put it in the last couple of posts. Something completely new from Foals and it is incredible. No other words for this track. With about 3 minutes of build up this song just explodes, so beautiful.
Jonsi - Go Do
Lead singer of Sigur Ros flies solo and does it in English this time. Really beautiful piece of work from a hugely talented and humble guy. (Check out the actual video here, embedding is disabled.)
The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
No video yet for this song yet as it was only leaked a few days ago. Yet another amazing track from an amazing band with an incredible sound. Nuff said.
J-Cole - Lights out
This guy featured on Jay-Z's Blueprint 3, on A Star is Born. And of course Jay-Z has got it right, a star is born. J-Cole is young, new and talented. Exciting stuff.
Jay Electronica - Exhibit C
Another bit of hip-hop. This is a brand new track yet has that old-school chilled out hip-hop vibe about it which I love. Lovely hooks, sweet beats and clever lyrics.
Foals - Spanish Sahara
Yey a video! I know this is a couple of weeks old now but I forgot to put it in the last couple of posts. Something completely new from Foals and it is incredible. No other words for this track. With about 3 minutes of build up this song just explodes, so beautiful.
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