Turtleneck & Chain

If you haven't listened to the new Lonely Island album I suggest you purchase it now!

Here are some of my favorites

First Song of the Month

Josh T. Pearson
Album: Last of the Country Gentlemen
Song: Sweetheart I ain't Your Christ

This is the first post for April. There are 4 more songs to be added during the month. So don't get your panties in a twist. I picked this song to share because of how under produced it feels. Here is a man who is pouring out his soul over the eleven minute long song(Album Version), and its beautiful. No gimmicks, no flashy guitar solos, just a man and his demon.

Top Fifteen Songs from January to March

Going about this in a different direction. I would like to keep doing album reviews but I thought I'd inform you all about the songs that I cant get out of my head during the year. I'm hoping I can do a top 5 songs of the month eventually. Anyway these are the songs I cant stop listening too. Check them out if you have a chance.

Top 15 Songs from January 2011 to March 2011-
(These are songs that were released during 2011 and are in no particular order)
1 - Radiohead- Album: King of Limbs - Song: Morning Mister Magpie

2 - Tyler the Creator - Single released this year - Song: Yonkers

3 - 13 And God - New Album Coming out Soon!- Song: Old Age

4 - Nicolas Jaar - Album: Space is Only Noise - Song: Space is Only Noise if You can See

5 - Iron and Wine - Album: Kiss Each Other Clean - Song: Walking far From Home

6 - Cage the Elephant - Album: Thank You Happy Birthday - Song: Aberdeen (reminds me of a pixies song)

7 - Bright Eyes - Album: The People's Key - Song: Shell Games (Sometimes Bright Eyes reminds me of The Cure, and this song does just that for me)

8 - The Twilight Singers - Album: Dynamite Step - Song: Never Seen No Devil

9 - Wanda Jackson - Album:The Party Ain't Over - Song: Shakin' All Over (listen to the Guitar!)

10 - Lykke Li - Album: Wounded Song: Silent My Song

11 - Anna Calvi - Album: Anna Calvi Song: Blackout

12 - Mogwai - Album: Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will Song: Rano Pano

13 - Antonionian - Album: Antonionian Song: Into The Night
(because I couldn't find a video :( here is the MP3: http://www.anticon.com/anthill/Antonionian_-_Into_The_Night.mp3)
14 - Atmosphere - Album: The Family Sign (out 4/12/11) Song: Just For Show

15 - Feel Good Music Coalition - Album: Teach me how to Jimmer - Song: Teach me how to Jimmer(Why not catch the fever? Dont take this literally though)


("With a little help from a friend")Written by: Cameron Christensen and Stephan Stuart

Cam's Top 50 songs of 2010

My Favorite 50 Songs of 2010
(This was done without using the same album twice, or there wouldn't have been a whole lot of variety)

1-LCD Soundsystem – Album: This Is Happening – Song: Dance Yourself Clean
2- Jonsi –Album : Go – Song: Boy Lilikoi
3- Kanye West – Album: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Song: Runaway
4- Sufjan Stevens- Album: All Delighted People EP- Song: All Delighted People (Original Version)
5- Arcade Fire – Album: The Suburbs – Song: Rococo
6- The Black Keys – Album: Brothers – Song: Howlin’ For You
7-Tobacco – Album: Maniac Meat – Song: Fresh Hex (Featuring Beck)
8-Deerhunter- Album: Halcyon Digest- Song: Desire Lines
9- Dead Weather- Album: Sea of Cowards – Song: Die By the Drop
10-Yeasayer – Album: Odd Blood – Song: Ambling Alp
11-Eminem – Album: Recovery – Song: 25 to life
12-Laura Marling- Album: I Speak Because I Can- Song: Rambling man
13-Gorillaz- Album: the Fall – Song: Phoner to Arizona
14-Forest Swords – Album: Dagger Paths – Song: Miarches
15-Deer Tick – Album: The Black Dirt Sessions - Song: Twenty Miles
16-Johnny Cash – Album: American VI- Song: Aint No Grave
17-The Dead Weather – Album: Twilight Eclipse Sound Track – Song: Rolling in on a Burning Tire
18-Sufjan Stevens- Album: Age of Adz- Song: Futile Devices
19-Josh Ritter- Album: So Runs the World Away – Song: Long Shadows
20-Gorillaz – Album: Plastic Beach – Song: Superfast Jellyfish
21-M.I.A. – Album: MAYA – Song: It Takes A Muscle
22-Nas/Damien Marley – Album: Distant Relatives – Song: Strong will Continue
23-Spoon – Album: Transference – Song: Who Makes Your Money
24-Murder By Death – Album: Good Morning, Magpie – Song: Foxglove
25-Lil Wayne – Album: Rebirth – Song: Drop the World (Featuring Eminem)
26-Cee Lo Green – Album: The Lady Killer – Song: Fuck You
27-Portugal The Man – Album: American Ghetto – Song: The Dead Dog
28-Baths – Album: Cerulean – Song: Maximalist
29-Big Boi – Album: Sir Lucious Left Foot – Song: Shutterbug
30-Robyn – Album: Body Talk – Song: Dancing on My Own
31-Menoma – Album : Mines - Song: INTIL
32-Mark Ronson and the Business Intl. - Album: Record Collection – Song: Bang Bang Bang (Feat. Q-tip)
33-Broken Bells- Album: Broken Bells – Song: The High Road
34-Freelance Wales- Album: Weathervanes – Song: Generator 1st Floor
35-Tim Kasher – Album: The Game of Monogamy- Song: Strays
36-Gil Scott Heron – Album: I’m New Here – Song: Me and the Devil
37- Sleigh Bells – Album: Treats -Song: Rill Rill
38-Los Campesinos! – Album: Romance is Boring- Song: We’ve Got Your Back
39- Sam Amidon- Album: I See the Sign – Song: You Better Mind
40-Kid Cudi – Album: Man on the Moon II- Song: Erase Me
41-Ray Lamontagne-Album: God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise- Song: Old Before Your Time
42-Josiah Wolf- Album: Jet Lag – Song: The Trailer and the Truck
43-Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Album: Before Today- Song: Round and Round
44-Murs/9th Wonder- Album: Fornever- Song: Cigarettes and Liquor
45-Janelle Monae – Album: The ArchAndroid – Song: Oh, Maker
46-Ratatat- Album: LP4- Song: Drugs
47-Villagers- Album: Becoming a Jackal –Song: Twenty-Seven Strangers
48- Kylesa- Album: Spiral Shadow – Song: Tired Climb
49-Karen Elson- Album: The Ghost Who Walks- Song: Stolen Roses
50-Titus Andronicus – Album: The Monitor – Song: Four Score and Seven

Cam's Top 25 Albums of 2010

Top 25 Albums of 2010
By: Cameron Christensen
1-Kanye West-Album: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy(This album will go down as his Greatest, but I thought that about Graduation as well.)
2-LCD Soundsystem- Album: This is Happening(The only thing that holds this album down is the song Drunk Girls or it’d be the number one album of the year.)
3-The Black Keys- Album: Brothers(Dan’s guitar playing is why it toped the Arcade Fire album. )
4-Arcade Fire- Album: The Suburbs (I’m beginning to think Arcade Fire can’t make a bad album.)
5-Deerhunter- Album: Halcyon Digest (I’d be surprised if these guys don’t have a #1 album during this decade.)
6-Tobacco- Album: Maniac Meat(An album where all of your senses can be unlocked.)
7-Laura Marling- Album: I Speak Because I Can(The best folk album of the year.)
8-Eminiem- Recovery (He’s back!)
9-Baths- Cerulean(This album snuck up on me, I didn’t like it at first. Then I listened to it a few more times…WOW!)
10-Yeasayer- Album: Odd Blood(Different and Odd)
11-Ratatat- Album: LP4 (Ratatat makes me want to dance. That’s a tough thing to do)
12-Sufjan Stevens- Album: The Age of Adz(Sufjan tried something new. It’d worked for a few songs, and those songs are great)
13-Jonsi-Album: Go(Jonsi is such a great song maker.)
14-Dead Weather-Album: Sea of Cowards (How could I leave a Jack White band of this list?)
15-M.I.A. – Album: Maya (My favorite album she has released so far.)
16-Spoon-Album: Transference (This group is so talented, but never seem to break the top ten for me)
17- Emeralds-Album: Does it Look Like I’m Here?(This album is so spacey! Like Kevin)
18-Broken Bells- Album: Broken Bells (Danger mouse…What else is there to say?)
19-Sam Amidon- Album: I See the Sign(Reminds me of Nick Drake)
20-Gil Scott-Heron- Album: I’m New Here(This man has a haunting voice. Welcome back Gil)
21-Gorillaz- Album: The Fall (The beats are great!)
22-Atmosphere- Album: To All My Friends, Blood Makes the Blade Holy(Just started listening to this and it blew me away. Slug and Ant don’t really disappoint)
23-Josh Ritter- Album: So Runs The World Away(Pretty good folk album from someone from Idaho)
24-Kylesa-Album: Spiral Shadow(The best heavy metal album I’ve heard in years. Also I don’t like heavy metal)
25-Nas/Damien Marley- Album: Distant Relatives (Nasty Nas tears it up throughout the entire album)

Runner ups- Forest Sword-Album: Dagger Paths, Caribou-Album: Swim, Massive Attack-Album: Heligoland, Gorillaz-Album: Plastic Beach, Grinderman – Album: Grinderman 2, Mark Ronson and The Buisness Intl. – Album: Record Collection, Band of Horses-Album: Infinite Arms, Portugal the man-Album: American Ghetto, Menomena -Album: Mines,Robyn-Album: Body Talk, Xui Xui-Album: Dear God I hate Myself and Neal Young-Album Le Noise.

Steve's Top of 2010

The list is a bit delayed this year.  I was thinking it had been an awful year for music.  I wanted to give some albums a chance that I wasn't able to get to.  Turned out there were quite a few gems last year.  

1 Baths - Cerulean (Can't get enough of this album!)

2 Ray Lamontagne and the Pariah Dogs - God Willin'& The Creek Don't Rise (Wasn't too keen on it at first, now it may be my favorite of his)

3 Dark Dark Dark - Wild Go (Absolutely beauitful album)

4 Tobacco - Maniac Meat (For when words don't seem to cut it)

5 Kanye - My Beautful Dark Twisted Fantasy (What can I say about this album that hasn't already been said?)

6 Blue Sky Black Death - Third Party (Production geniuses team up with vocalist from Boy in Static)

7 Eminem - Recovery (Finally, a return to true form)

8 MGMT - Congratulations (One of my favorites from early in the year, got passed over as the year progressed)

9 Saroos - See Me Not (Will have staying power for me and the plays will only increase)

10 Josiah Wolf - Jet Lag (A solid start, but don't forget about Why?)

11 Sage Francis - Li(f)e (Catchy hooks and smart rapping from one of the greatest)

12 Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II (Not as solid as the first, but still extremely fun to listen too)

13 Atmosphere - To All My Friends, Blood Makes the Blade Holy (Some great tracks, but some filler too)

14 Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma (Was so hyped for this, have to say it did disappoint, but only a little)

15 Four Tet - There is Love in You (Solid throughout)

16 The Black Keys - Brothers (This is my first exposure to The Black Keys, and I have to say I'm ready to start exploring the catalog)

17 Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns (A huge change of pace from one of my favorites, still very solid)

18 Daedelus - Righteous Fists of Harmony (Not quite sure I get this one yet, but I do need a bit more time)

19 Robyn - Body Talk (One of the BEST pop albums)

20 36 Crazyfists - Collisions and Castaways (Totally missed this, but glad I waited as ever time I listen to this album I get a huge smile)

21 Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest (Another first exposure and also intrigued by the catalog)

There were a few other albums that I dug, but didn't feel were worthy of being considered a TOP album.  In no particular order:

Broken Social Scene Forgiveness Rock Record

Nas/Damian Marley Distant Relatives

Post-Foetus The Fabric

LCD Soundsystem This is Happening

65daysofstatic We Were Exploding Anyway

Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot…The Son of Chico Dusty

Gonjasufi A Sufi and a Kiler

RJD2 - The Colossus

Broken Bells - Broken Bells

Trapt - No Apologies

Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here