Tuesday, December 13, 2011

My top ten favorite songs of 2011

(excluding songs by artists that will appear on my favorite albums list)

10. Rangers - "Zombies (day)" - Ariel would be proud.



9. Oneohtrix Point Never - "Replica" - Taking ambien to make music to take ambien to.




8. Toro y Moi - "I can Get Love" - Just ride the wave, brah.



7. Gang Gang Dance - "Glass Jar" - I was going to drop a Loveless reference, but you just don't do that.



6. Cold Cave - "Underworld USA" - A deeply excitable song off a pretty mediocre album.



5. Julia Holter - "Try to Make Yourself a Work of Art" A good example of "l'art comme philosophie," like that one French guy talked about.



4. Girls - "Vomit" - Do not be confused. This is actually a b-side to the unreleased single of Pink Floyd's "Us and Them"



3. Twin Sister - "Stop" - Easy on the ears? I think so.



2. Cass McCombs - "County Line" - Made the second spot on "songs I would like to get drunk and slow dance to on a lake shore under a full moon," just under Neil Young's "Harvest Moon"




1. Puro Instinct - "Lost at Sea" - Cocteau Twins + Felt + Los Angeles aesthetic = bonafied 2011 heavenly pop hit.



HONORABLE MENTION

Comet Gain - "Clang of the Concrete Swans" - Youthful and vivacious as ever

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