January 3, 201213 yr Author OH RYAN only just saw your comment (reading my own topic back like a saddo) and it's not that bad! I was kinda still very much still in the honeymoon period when i did this but there's a few songs that save it from total ruin. Plus it's Rihanna. Can't go wrong.
January 3, 201213 yr Author http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt7z4fAdUP1qch259.jpg 03. WU LYF - Go Tell Fire To The Mountain We Bros, Summas Bliss, Spitting Blood, Heavy Pop, L Y F I loved the whole image (or lack thereof) that WU LYF constructed to build up hype around themselves and so was really quite excited to hear from them on their first album. Obviously I was disappointed and deleted it because I realised a few months later that it had entirely disappeared. What was I thinking? Atmospheric yet full of tunes, and his voice complements the music perfectly. They're definitely now top of my list of bands to see live in 2012 (at least after M83 in feb. hello spoilers.) Love ittt. Edited January 3, 201213 yr by 152chris
January 3, 201213 yr Author http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/content/antony624.jpg 02. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming Midnight City, Reunion, Steve McQueen, Intro (ft. Zola Jesus), OK Pal, Wait, ETC.) Oh where to startt? Euphoric synths, soaring vocals, indecipherable lyrics. An album where even the INTRO is a highlight must be amazing, and this has been by far my most listened to album of the year and SO CLOSE to being my number 1. I could listen to the whole thing on repeat forever and probably not get bored, even the lows (Raconte-Moi Une Histoire) have a certain charm to them that won't let me skip. Double albums are cool. OKAY? Ready for the most predictable number one possible?
January 3, 201213 yr Author http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmjhpgX0NW1qze2ado1_500.jpg 01. Bon Iver - Bon Iver Holocene, Perth, Calgary, Towers, Beth/Rest Well it's just a bit beautiful isn't it, Holocene is one of the nicest songs I think I've ever heard and the rest of the album really isn't far off. His way with words and music is entirely unrivalled and makes the whole thing incredibly special. WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO SAY. SPEECHLESS. And at once I knew I was not magnificent.
January 3, 201213 yr Author ALBUMS OF 2011 01 Bon Iver - Bon Iver 02 M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming 03 WU LYF - Go Tell Fire To The Mountain 04 Washed Out - Within and Without 05 tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l 06 Jay-Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne 07 Active Child - You Are All I See 08 Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx - We're New Here 09 James Blake - James Blake 10 Lady Gaga - Born This Way 11 Ghostpoet - Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam 12 Yuck - Yuck 13 Metronomy - The English Riviera 14 Drake - Take Care 15 Foster The People - Torches 16 Youth Lagoon - The Year of Hibernation 17 St. Vincent - Strange Mercy 18 The Weeknd - Thursday/House of Balloons/Echoes of Silence 19 Friendly Fires - Pala 20 Jamie Woon - Mirrorwriting 21 SBTRKT - SBTRKT 22 Neon Indian - Era Extrana 23 The Horrors - Skying 24 Little Dragon - Ritual Union 25 Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will 26 Katy B - On A Mission 27 Wild Beasts - Smother 28 Feist - Metals 29 The Strokes - Angles 30 Beirut - The Rip Tide 31 Bjork - Biophilia 32 Tom Vek - Leisure Seizure 33 Cocknbullkid - Adulthood 34 35 Toro Y Moi - Under The Pine 35 Chase and Status - No More Idols 36 Justice - Audio, Video, Disco 37 Hooray For Earth - True Loves 38 Rihanna - Talk That Talk 39 Cults - Cults 40 The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? 41 Flashguns - Passions Of A Different Kind 42 Lykke L- - Wounded Rhymes 43 Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact 44 Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind Of Fix 45 Kele - The Hunter EP 46 Florence and the Machine - Ceremonials 47 Battles - Gloss Drop 48 Funeral Party - The Golden Age Of Knowhere 49 Zola Jesus - Conatus 50 Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow HOPE YOU HAD FUN
January 3, 201213 yr A fine choice for #1 album there, cannot fault it - except maybe the final track.. :P The WU LYF album really grew on me over the past few months, learning that they recorded it in a church makes it all the more special - I absolutely LOVE "We Bros" and "Such a Sad Puppy Dog" - amazing!! The mark of a great album is the more you listen to it then more gems you unearth and that is very true of Washed Out's album. I didn't think much of it when I first listened to it (apart from "Amor Fati" which immediately stood out) but I've been won over for sure. Great chart Chris! :D
January 7, 201213 yr Author Glad you like! Albums that grow well seems to be the theme of this countdown somehow, WU LYF/Washed Out/Lady Gaga etc. all took their time but ended up top notch albums. Within and Without has nothing on Life Of Leisure though. Favourite EP ever.
February 2, 201213 yr Author I feel I should address the GLARING ERROR in this countdown and point out that In The Grace Of Your Love should definitely now be included: http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyf7oatfue1rn9798o1_500.jpg 04. The Rapture - In The Grace Of Your Love How Deep Is Your Love, In The Grace Of Your Love, Come Back To Me, Sail Away WOO LOVE IT ETC. APOLS KATE
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