sit next to me

Music video for Foster the People's new single.

top 10 singles of 2011

2011 is almost over.  Happy Holidays & New Year, dear readers!

Be sure to check out my Top Films of 2011 next month!

Here are my top singles for the year.  What tunes were you feelin' this year?

TOP 10 SINGLES

10.
The Hood Internet - "Sprawl of Glass"

A perfect mashup of Blondie and Arcade Fire!

9.
The Go! Team - "Apollo Throwdown"

A rousing, cheerleader stomp.

8.
Lykke Li - "I Follow Rivers"

Haunting electropop.

7.
St. Vincent - "Cruel"

Builds beautifully.

6.
Austra - "Lose It"

Aching vocal from Katie Stelmanis.

5.
Bon Iver - "Holocene"

Sprawling mood piece.

4.
Adele - "Rolling in the Deep" / "Someone Like You"

Finely written and performed torch songs by the talented young songtress.

3.
Foster the People - "Pumped Up Kicks" / "Call It What You Want"

The year's catchiest single was disarmingly topical.  "Call It What You Want," with its tumbling piano riff was one of the best dance-pop tunes.

2.
Jay-Z & Kanye West - "Ni**as in Paris"

Fun verses over a skittery, staccato beat.  Dubstep breakdown.

1.
M83 - "Midnight City"

Layered electro number with a killer sax solo.

call it what you want

New video for Foster the People's "Call It What You Want."  One of my favorite singles of the year.

july tunes!

Loving the new Class Actress track "Keep You."

 Keep You by Carpark Records

"Call It What You Want" by Foster the People has been on repeat for a while.

 Foster The People - Call It What You Want by Posh Magazine

And so has Gilgamesh's disco version of "Pumped Up Kicks."

Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks (Gigamesh Remix) by GIGAMESH

"The Look" by Metronomy.  Love it.

Metronomy - The Look by modernromance

cold night playlist

"Empire Ants (Miami Horror Remix)" - Gorillaz

"Pumped Up Kids" - Foster the People

"Painted Eyes" - Hercules & Love Affair

"Chinatown" - Destroyer

"Marathon" - Tennis

"XXXO on the Dock of the Bay (M.I.A. vs. Otis Redding)" - ToToM

"Tree By the River" - Iron & Wine

"Take Off" - Jon Giovanni