who really cares what my favorites of 2010 are?
favorite overall artist-
fred thomas (night times, mighty clouds, swimsuit s/t cassette/peace gulls, dolphins/heart love 7″, new beginnings academy, etc.)
favorite release that wasn’t a fred thomas release-
holy clover 7″ (the cairo gang)
favorite 7″s-
i’m giving up on you (sharon van etten)
eloise (royal headache)
heavenward grand prix (japandroids)
perpetual night (home blitz)
tell me what you want to know (fresh & onlys)
creep academy (my teenage stride)
come take me/laundry pills (lean tales)
favorite ep’s-
we spoke our minds (the young sinclairs)
august in my mind (the fresh & onlys)
in the pond (martha’s vineyard ferries)
curved space (the spires)
frolics in the pink (son of rams)
favorite full lengths-
chimeys (the young sinclairs)
epic (sharon van etten)
whet (broken water)
laugh tracks (tim cohen)
son of rams (son of rams)
melted (ty segall)
scriptural supplies (duffy and the doubters)
play it strange (the fresh & onlys)
white fence (white fence)
one must die (the moon knights)
huge mask (quaker parents)
favorite full lengths from last year i only got around to this year -
drumheller (sports)
play guitar lp (play guitar)
primary colours (kestrels)
favorite older record i played to death-
leaves turn inside you (unwound)
favorite finds of the year -
ghost pants
slow loris
el-tin fun
car seat headrest
nevin buck
sweet lights
things that are probably favorites but i didn’t listen to enough-
old friends (i was a king)
snyderland ep/mr. tower’s dead trophy (horse marriage)
things fall apart (mark mcguire)
favorite anticipated record that never came out-
baron in the trees (jeffrey novak)
favorite free stuff that accompanied official releases-
to dreamers bonus (kelley stoltz)
sunset x 2 (sunset/bill baird)
favorite outstanding tracks-
true demons (the turnaround)
everything that hammershop recorded this year!
the motion makes me last (eluvium)
run from the city & don’t even try (purling hiss)
drunk punks (minks)
travelers (julian lynch)
leaving the barren ground (joseph childress)
murder dull mind (amen dunes)
drag city (women)
in my time (kurt vile)
out of time (real estate)
technicolor man (kelley stoltz)
good intentions paving company (joanna newsome)
he would have laughed (deerhunter)
suffering season & i’m not gone (woods)
troublesome houses (oldham & cairo gang)
not a problem (s)
CIA (surf city)
no anchor (the bitters)
glass widow (liquid fossils)
i tried to tell you (justin seeker)
on a ride (dignan porch)
old hat (young governor)
daydream (beach fossils)
the past won’t forget me (sunset)
2012 (ps i love you)
every single song off alive as you are (darker my love)
joseph just walked by (long long long)
i said (moonhearts)
dirty thing (telekinesis)
romantic girl (bare wires)
paris cafes (the art museums)
favorite shows-
the fresh & onlys (lees palace)
woods & real estate (the horseshoe)
tortoise (lees palace)
polvo (lees palace)
royal baths (parts & labour)
i hate making lists
I envy your list-making abilities!
nice lists. glad to see the white fence on there, as it reminds me of riding around with you.
and mavis is the most beautiful angel ever.
she looks stunned, as am i that i put together a list (of sorts).
my real list (condensed) is-
1.night times (fred thomas)
2.mighty clouds (mighty clouds)
3.holy clover (the cairo gang)
4.chimeys (the young sinclairs)
5.epic/i’m giving up on you (sharon van etten)
6.august in my mind (the fresh & onlys)
7.whet (broken water)
8.scriptural supplies (duffy & the doubters)
9.son of rams (son of rams)
10.melted (ty segall)
I wouldn’t be able to come close to making a list, sadly.
yours-
alive as you are (darker my love)
white fence (white fence)
funeral song/drunk punks 7″ (minks)
nemesis cassette (thralls)
everything by optimist park
good job. that’s pretty much it!
also, despite listening to and buying a million records this year, i didn’t even skim the surface of what could have been heard. crazy.
now that’s a batch of lists, looks like i have a lot of catching up to do.
jason, you make music, you don’t have to make lists:) though, i am looking forward to seeing what makes yours.
OOOOh but I do!
also, i meant that i haven’t heard much of what’s on yr list so i have a lot of listening to do…
now back to the list making!!
OOOOOHHH… gotta love a good list. Multi-lists are even better.
paul, i love that your top record of the year was by canadians. seems completely fitting. you know, i neglected to list public strain despite listening to it to death. lists…so fleeting. wonderful record.