December 2011
28 posts
And My Favourite Album Of The Year WAAAAAS:
Angles- The Strokes
“I’m putting your patience to the test.” And with that opening line, Julian Casablancas is mocking us all. “Haha, I know you’re waiting for this! …Imma take my sweet time.” says he, with his excellent hair and awesome shoe collection. Curse him and his coolness. I love the Strokes. They are one of my favourite bands in the whole...
Other Things I Listened To (And Why They're Not...
Fastlife- Joe Jonas. …Sigh.
Sticks And Stones- Cher Lloyd. I find Cher Lloyd both adorable and terrifying. This is how I want all my popstars. Standouts: With Ur Love, Beautiful People.
Christmas- Michael Bublé. LOVED IT.
The King Of Limbs- Radiohead. DIDN’T LOVE IT.
Up All Night- One Direction Don’t get me wrong, I love me some 1D and had all the songs been as good as...
Albums Of The Year: 2.
Sky Full Of Holes- Fountains Of Wayne.
“At fifteen shoplifting was the only game she liked to play. At forty she’s so bored she thinks about it… then decides to pay.” I am 21 years old. That’s still pretty young in the grand scheme of the world I think. But despite my boyish charm and deep rooted love of toy shops, I am all about middle-aged ennui. The Paul...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
JLS (27)
Take That (10)
Olly Murs (7)
The Temptations (7)
The Supremes (6)
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Albums Of The Year: 3.
Mylo Xyloto- Coldplay. “I’d rather be a comma than a full stop.” That’s the kind of awkward sentiment that for better or worse, defines this band. As a painfully uncool human being, of course I love Coldplay. I didn’t always but you can only resist a giant, wordless chorus for so long. There aren’t a lot of bands like them at the minute in that they’re a...
Albums Of The Year: 4.
Lasers- Lupe Fiasco “Album on hold, whole world on hold.”
Lupe Fiasco’s debut was the first album that got me into hip-hop so I have a bit of a soft spot for him even when he’s rapping about being a cheeseburger or doing other silly things. This album was super-delayed and eventually his label had apparently shelved it. But you cannot tell the internet what it can’t...
Albums Of The Year: 5.
Watch The Throne- Jay-Z & Kanye West
“Jay is chilling. ‘Ye is chilling. What more can I say? We killing ‘em.” The thing is… this is an album about friendship. Since about 2001, Kanye has been a big part of Jay-Z’s world. As a producer, protégé and total BFF. Throughout that time there have been ups and downs; Jay retired, came back and got married and...
Albums Of The Year: 6.
Take Care- Drake.
“I’ve had sex four times this week, I’ll explain, I’m having a hard time adjusting to fame… I need someone to put this weight on.” I want to be Drake. He seems like a smart, funny dude. And he’s friends with Rihanna which would really help my plan to make her fall in love with me. Drake seems like a fun guy but Take Care isn’t...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) →
The Horrible Crowes (59)
Chris Thile (25)
Telekinesis (22)
fun. (18)
The Gaslight Anthem (14)
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What Makes You Beautiful- Me.
Like many a...
Albums Of The Year: 7.
Telekinesis- 12 Desperate Straight Lines. “We fell in love in the summer, by the spring time we were done.” The break-up album is a pop standard. When someone goes through something like having your ripped out, shown to you then stomped on at least it makes for some kicky music. ‘Rumours’, ‘808s and Heartbreak’ and Abba’s better songs all fall into this...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
Kanye West (70)
The Walkmen (42)
Beulah (35)
John Mayer (26)
The Black Keys (25)
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Albums Of The Year: 8.
Blink 182- Neighborhoods
“I saw your ghost tonight, it fucking hurt like hell.”
To people of a certain age, I don’t think you can overestimate the musical importance of Blink-182. This statement may seem a little ridiculous but I’m of that certain age, so screw you. Case in point: ask anyone under 25 who can play guitar to play the intro to ‘Dammit’, bet you...
Albums Of The Year: 9.
The Wonder Years- Suburbia I’ve Given You All and Now I’m Nothing.
“And I know things change but I’m not sure why.”
I like sincerity in people. People who like what they like unabashedly are my favourite kind of people (unless what they like is racism or homophobia or whatever) If you’re sincere (and as mentioned above, not a dick) I think you’re pretty...