2011 Favorites

Albums/EP’s (No Particular Order)

Blum-First Blum

The Roots-Undun

Common-The Dreamer, The Believer

SBTRKT-SBTRKT

Jesse Boykins III- Way of a Wayfarer

BLU- J e s u s/ NoYork! /Give me my flowers while I can still smell them (ft. Exile)

James Blake- James Blake

Muhsinah- Gone

Little Dragon-Ritual Union

J*Davey- evil christian cop/new designer drug

Frank Ocean-Nostalgia/Ultra

Open Mike Eagle- Rappers will die of natural causes

recess-recess

Childish Gambino -EP

Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX- We’re new here

Lupe Fiasco- Friend of the people

Toro Y Moi - underneath the pine

Raphael Saadiq-Stone Rollin’

Kendrick Lamar-section.80


Singular Favorite Songs from 2011:

Bilal- “Levels (Sonnymoon Rmx)”

Incubus- “In the Company of Wolves”/ “Switchfoot”

Monroe- When There Is War (Body Snatchers)

C.9ine- “Wonder”

Mar & INT- “Harbor” —(every Mar Variation from this year)

Albums from 2010 that remained in 2011 rotation

Mara Hruby from her eyes (11/2010)

Full Crate & Mar- conversations with her (1/2010)

The Roots- how i got over (2010)

The Black Keys- brothers

Light like a feather
bright like a dying star.
Cut those together
girl that is what you are.
Wild eyes forever
built to punish and persuade.
I like together
But all I got was a switchblade.

Awesome music month!

Releases this month:

Incubus “If Not Now When”

The Cool Kids “When Fish Ride Bicycles”

Theophilus London “Timez are weird these days”

Little Dragon “Ritual Union”

I’m pretty much covered on all bases :) so excited. Such great summer music!

If Not Now, When?

I received my Incubus CD in the mail today :) A day early. I gave it a listen on my drive up to Boston and I love it. The first three songs are…okay. But after that, it’s so imaginative and awesome. Each song tells a different story and really has it’s own personality.

I knew “In the Company of Wolves” would be my favorite song after I watched them perform it live on the Berlin live stream a few weeks back, but really hearing it recorded blew my mind. I got pretty lost in it, which isn’t really a good thing since i was driving. but that breakdown is so tough. i know for a fact that is going to be the song that rips my heart at when I hear it live, just like Sick Sad Little World.

I’m going to need some more time with it, but after the first run through, I’m pretty satisfied :)

10/7 10/7 10/7!!

can’t come fast enough.

10/7 10/7 10/7!!

can’t come fast enough.

(Source: b-boyd)

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