Shanimal’s Top Ten of Eleven
I feel like every time I do these lists, like homework, I am
enthusiastic starting them, get really into them but then end up rushing my
thoughts and opinions once I get to the very end to JUST GET IT DONE. So I’ve warned you, but hopefully the music
speaks for itself.
The Black Keys- El Camino
This album hasn’t been out much of 2011, but it’s pretty f’ing
solid. Loud, fast, hard and dirty—the
way I like it.
Cut/Copy – Zonoscope – Summer Jammmmmssss…This album makes me want
to have a drug-induced haze dance party. My memories of seeing them at Turner
Hall with Washed Out are very foggy and glittery. Favorite tracks: Need You Now, Blink and You’ll Miss a
Revolution, and Hanging on to Every
Heartbeat. This is the closest to
electronica/techno that I’ll get, thankfully its 80s influences outweigh the
techno in my opinion.
Arctic Monkeys – Suck it and
See
Classic Rock feel at its best.
I personally was more into 2009’s Humbug
because of its intense darkness heavily influenced by the Queens of the Stone
Age’s Josh Homme. On this album you can definitely
hear the Bowie/Cash/Cohen influences, but the band’s lyrical genius remains
prominent on this album with its often punny lyrics. Favorite tracks : She’s Thunderstorms, The Hellcat Spangled
Shalalala, Reckless Serenade, Piledriver Waltz and Love is a Lazerquest. Seeing them preform this album &
songs at the Rave (although, not as great as Pabst/Riverside Turner J_ ) made
me get more into this album.
The Kills – Blood Pressures
– I think “Future Starts Slow” was
probably the one of my most played songs of the summer and it definatley was a
summer album for me. Catchy guitar
riffs, nitty-gritty vocals and total garage rock feel got me hooked on this
album, definitely worth a listen.
Washed Out- Within & Without
- This was an album I got really into in the summertime, laying around
and cuddling with my boyfriend. That’s
pretty much all I did when listening to this album, I don’t recall tracks or
names cause it was something I just sat there and spaced out to. Great album.
I also am going to be honest and admit that I’m getting lazy and don’t
feel like going in depth about stuff and just want to hurry and finish this
list off, but it was an amazing album..definitely “chillwave” J
Cults – Cults “Abducted”
is so catchy, it has been my ringtone for the last 6 months. This band was also a summer-y obsession for
me. I really like the
60s-Supremes-influence that you can definitely hear when you play this
album. Underrated track for sure was “Rave On.”
Brilliant album.
The Smith Westerns – Dye It
Blonde
This album should be on everyone’s…nuff said. I still can’t get
over the fact that the band is all in their early 20s, with such a mature
sound. They pay homage to a lot of the
Brit-pop that I have far loved and listened to in my teen years.
Portugal, the Man – In the Mountain, In the Cloud -Very happy and Bowie influenced, I wasn’t
too familiar with this band prior to this album even though I knew they had
been around awhile. This album just makes me happy and can always put me in a
good mood and make me dance. Such
positive and eclectic music. Seeing them
at Turner Hall also gave them major bonus points.
Destroyer – Kaputt I love
the 80s feel I received from this album.
It was very dreamy and transitional for me and very easy to just lose
yourself in. I know it came out in early
2011, and I was listening to it during the last few months of winter ’11, but I
went and revisited it and knew it still had high ranking even after not listening
to it as much in the summer.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – It’s a Corporate World
Their Horsepower EP
really got me noticing this band, and then they came and just knocked it out of
the park with their full length. My boyfriend put it best as saying this album
is like a giant stoner dream, with the exception of the cover of Gil Scott
Heron’s “We Almost Lost Detroit.” Which actually was the standout track for me
and was also a summer jam for me as well.
Lyrically and harmonically this album is solid and they proved that they
are more than just one half of the guys from the “Free Credit Score”
commercials. Seeing them live in Chicago a little while ago was amazing and I
got even more into this album than I was already. Amazing album, well put-together. Bravo,
gentlemen.
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Honorable Mentions : (aka I listened to them but not nearly enough)
The Joy Formindable – The Big Roar
The Field – Looping State of Mind
Los Campesinos! – Hello, Sadness
Real Estate – Days
St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
Tune-Yards – W H O K I L L
Atlas Sound - Parallax
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