The Playlist: Major Lazer / Yeasayer / Todd Terje / The Vaccines / Bombay Bicycle Club

Major Lazer - Get Free



Yeasayer - Henrietta



Todd Terje - Inspector Norse



The Vaccines - No Hope



Bombay Bicycle Club - Beg

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

Favourite track - Murder To Excellence

1. Bon Iver - Bon Iver

Favourite track - Towers

Vaccines: Wetsuit

Just when you thought The Vaccines couldn't appeal to the indie hipsters anymore they make a video out from a load of Instagram photos. It's a cool idea. Plus, I really like the The Vaccines and Instagram.

Music Monday 21. BUMPER EDITION.

Right, there's so many songs in this week's update. Don't ask me why, don't complain. I'm not. No words, just music.

Brother - Darling Buds Of May




The Vaccines - If You Wanna



DJ Shadow - I've Been Trying



Unicorn Kid - Wild Life (Nu Remix)



Chromeo ft Ezra Koening- I Could Be Wrong



Florence And The Machine Vs Yeasayer - Dog Days Are Over



Sleight Bells - Infinity Guitars



Architects - Day In Day Out (CLIP)




Mark Ronson Ft Boy George, Business International and Miike Snow - Somebody To Love Me





And breathe.