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Looking Back on 2011 so far - Music

by turboman

I'm still a huge sucker for 90's sounding grunge. Two albums that jumped out at me immediately is Yuck's self titled album and Smith Westerns "Dye It Blonde" . Scratching that underbelly itch of dudes playing guitars and not caring that it sounds exactly like The Pixies. I still enjoy me some hipster bullshit. I don't like Panda Bear's solo efforts as much as I enjoy Animal Collective albums, b...

I'm still a huge sucker for 90's sounding grunge.

Two albums that jumped out at me immediately is Yuck's self titled album and Smith Westerns "Dye It Blonde". Scratching that underbelly itch of dudes playing guitars and not caring that it sounds exactly like The Pixies.

I still enjoy me some hipster bullshit.

I don't like Panda Bear's solo efforts as much as I enjoy Animal Collective albums, but Tomboy is a very solid record. Another album that falls in this catagory is Battles "Gloss Drop", though I get tired of the eight minute instrumental tracks very quickly. They need to get that dude that hooks up his microphone to an octave pedal back... that guy was great.

The mighty have fallen.

Boy, that Radiohead album came and went, didn't it? Other disappointing albums that pop in my head from huge bands are The Stokes and TV On The Radio. I understand the The Strokes haven't had a good album in 10 years, but TV On The Radio's album was a complete whiff compared to their first two great albums.

Only one stands above the rest.

In terms of something being called a "Great Album", 2011 has been a lousy year for me personally. Most of the times when picking what I wanna hear from my collection, I stay pretty clear from anything that's came out from this year. Is Bon Iver boring for most? I guess so... but there's nothing like listening to this guy's album, driving through the country, and appreciating nature.

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