Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Top 16 Albums of 2011



Here's my personal Top 16 albums of 2011 list (+ my Top 10 dance tune picks here), accompanied by a song pick. I figured instead of bloating my post with commentary, you can listen for yourself. Check 'em out! I'm sure there were a handful of artists that came out this year that I won't discover until next year. Who did I forget this year?

1. Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx - We're New Here listen
2. SBTRKT - SBTRKT listen
3. Azari & III - Azari & III listen
4. Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind of Fix listen
5. My Morning Jacket - Circuital listen
6. James Blake - James Blake listen
7. Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only Noise listen
8. Tiger & Woods - Through the Green listen
9. Metronomy - The English Riviera listen
10. Cults - Cults listen
11. Jessica Lea Mayfield - Tell Me listen
12. The Weeknd - House of Balloon listen
13. Radiohead - King of Limbs listen
14. The Drums - Portamento listen
15. Walls - Coracle listen
16. Chapel Club - Palace listen

Honorable Mentions:
Craft Spells - Idle Labor listen
Gardens & Villa - Gardens & Villa listen
Siruismo - Mosaik listen
Vostok-1 - Outer Space Disco listen

Previous 'Best Of' lists:
2010
2009
2008

Monday, December 5, 2011

MIXTAPE: Holiday Mix 2011



Before everyone gets caught up in holiday fervor this year and forgets to read my blog :-( but then again, not like people are checking this often / posts are made on the regular--I'd like to gift you one last golden audio nugget of indie/rock & disco chillness for 2011. I've slowed things down a bit, brought in some classic rock favorites (ELO is a given, the other two covers are up to you to figure out), and wrapped things up with a classic soul must.

Until 2012, cheers!

Tracklist:
1. The Drums - Money (Craft Spells Remix)
2. Arthur Russell - How We Walk On The Moon (Youth Return to Base Edit)
3. Para One & Tacteel - A1
4. Friendly Fires - Hurting (Tensnake Remix)
5. ELO - Last Train to London (Blackjoy Re-Edit)
6. Kelley Polar - I'm Not What You Want
7. Metronomy - Everything Goes My Way (Ewan Pearson Remix)
8. Motor City Drum Ensemble - L.O.V.E.
9. Tribute - We Love Dreams
10. Kasper Bjorke - Heaven (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)
12. Bombɐy Bıcycle Club - Shufflǝ (Lǝo Zero Rǝmıx)
13. Dɐlǝ Eɐrnhɐrdt Jr. Jr. - Sımple Gırl (Tıgǝr & Woods Rǝmıx)
14. Poolside - Harvest Moon
15. Delegation - Oh Honey

Stream:
Holiday Mix 2011 by Heavy Accents #3

Download:
Holiday Mix 2011
(32 min | 44 mb)