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Thursday, December 22, 2011

HOAX HOAX HOAX - Old unreleased Radiohead demo - How Do you Sit Still (mp3)

Disregard.  It was all a hoax!!!  http://stereogum.com/913351/latest-radiohead-demo-a-hoax/video

 

We're not sure what sessions this comes out of, but it definitely sounds like it comes from the Bends Era.


Radiohead - How Do You Sit Still [unreleased b-side] 

Friday, December 2, 2011

Best Songs of 2011

After looking over the Best Albums of 2011 list, it quickly became apparent that some of this years best songs were not from the best albums.  So, here is a 2nd list that considers some of the top tracks of 2011.  (Best album covers and Music Videos lists are forthcoming...)

1.  
Futura, from BattlesGloss Drop


2. 
Walking far from Home, from Iron and Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean


3.
Helplessness Blues, from Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues


4.
Slick Watts, from Blue Scholars - Cinemetropolis


5.
Second Song, from TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light


 6.
Fix Up, from Black Star - Fix Up


  7.
Give Up the Ghost, from Radiohead - The King of Limbs


8.
Montezuma, from Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues


9.
Life is Life, from  Noah and the Whale - Last Night on Earth


10.
One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley's Boyfriend), from Wilco - The Whole Love


11.
Think you Can Wait, from The National - Win Win [soundtrack] and Think you Can Wait [7" single]




12.
Ice Cream, from BattlesGloss Drop




13.
I Can't Make You Love Me, b-side from Bon Iver - Calgary [single]


14.
Row Jimmy (Grateful Dead cover), b-side from The Decemberists - January Hymn [7" single] and Long Live the King [EP]


15.
Discoverer, from R.E.M. - Collapse into Now


16.
Perth, from Bon IverBon Iver



17.


18.
L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N., from Noah and the Whale - Last Night on Earth 

19.
Undress Me, from Saves the Day - Daybreak


20.
Seijun Suzuki, from Blue Scholars - Cinemetropolis


21.
Annihilation Eyes, from Maritime - Human Hearts



22.
Outer Scorpion Squadron, from The Mountain Goats - All Eternals Deck


23.
Mine is Yours, from Cold War Kids - Mine is Yours 




24.
Can't Keep Johnny Down, from They Might be Giants - Join Us 


25.
Make Some Noise, from Beastie BoysHot Sauce Committee Part Two

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Best Albums of 2011

Best Albums of 2011
To see the previous versions of the list as they came out throughout the year, click here:

LPs
  1. Blue Scholars - Cinemetropolis
  2. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
  3. Bon IverBon Iver
  4. BattlesGloss Drop
  5. Radiohead - The King of Limbs
  6. Wilco - The Whole Love
  7. The Head and the Heart - The Head and the Heart
  8. TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
  9. Noah and the Whale - Last Night on Earth 
  10. Death Cab for CutieCodes and Keys
  11. Saves the Day - Daybreak
  12. The Get Up Kids - There Are Rules
  13. Owen - Ghost Town
  14. The Mountain Goats - All Eternals Deck
  15. A. A. Bondy - Believers
  16. Maritime - Human Hearts
  17. Bright Eyes - The People's Key
  18. Explosions in the SkyTake Care, Take Care, Take Care
  19. Cold War Kids - Mine is Yours
  20. R.E.M. - Collapse into Now
  21. Iron and Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean
  22. Mike Doughty - Yes and Also Yes
  23. The Wooden BirdsTwo Matchsticks
  24. Prometheus Brown and Bambu - Walk into a Bar
  25. Lateef the TruthspeakerFireWire
  26. The Decemberists - The King is Dead
  27. Sigur Ros - Inni
  28. Okkervil RiverI am Very Far
  29. Fruit Bats - Tripper
  30. David BazanStrange Negotiations
  31. R.E.M. - Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage
  32. Ben Folds - Best Imitation of Myself: a Retrospective
  33. Rob Crow - He Thinks He's People
  34. General Elekriks - Parker Street
  35. Cake - Showroom of Compassion
  36. Collections of Colonies of Bees - Giving
  37. Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
  38. Damien JuradoLive at Landlocked
  39. Strange Fruit Project - A Dreamer's Journey
  40. They Might be Giants - Join Us 
  41. Beastie BoysHot Sauce Committee Part Two
  42. Mates of State - Mountaintops
  43. John Vanderslice - White Wilderness
  44. Lateef the Truthspeaker - Truth at Sea Mixtape
  45. Say Hi - Um, Uh Oh
  46. Someone Still Loves you Boris Yeltsin - Tape Club
  47. Saul WilliamsVolcanic Sunlight
  48. ShearwaterThe Island Arc Live (Excerpts)
  49. Ben HarperGive Until It’s Gone
  50. Amos Lee - Mission Bell
  51. Smith Westerns - Dye it Blonde
  52. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring for my Halo
Singles / 7 inches / Misc