At this point in my life, coming up with a year end music list is akin to cramming for an exam in a class I didn't attend all semester. I certainly don't have the same drive to uncover new music that I used to (it happens) so I have to rely on others. The missus, thank goodness, still keeps her ear to the ground and of course there's always other folk's year end lists to scour to see what I missed (even though more and more of the stuff on the indie lists seems like total shit to me: Wavves? Arcade Fire (I haven't been able to get past their cringe-worthy lyrics since the last record)? No Age? Bleh. Still, as I went throughthis I was slightly surprised by how many good songs I actually came up with.
This year's list includes the usual white boys with guitars, but a lot more hip-hop/electronic stuff than I probably would have had in the past.
- The National — England
- Aloe Blacc — I Need a Dollar
- Das Racist — Hahahaha j/k
- Hot Chip — Thieves in the Night
- Shout Out Louds — 1999
- Dum Dum Girls — Bhang Bhang (I’m a Burnout)
- The Soft Pack — C’mon
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart — Say No to Love
- The Drums — Best Friend
- Kanye West feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver, and Nicki Minaj — Monster
- Spoon — Got Nuffin’
- Wild Nothing — Summer Holiday
- Life in Film — Sorry
- Beady Eye — Bring the Light
- Lady GaGa — Telephone
- Vampire Weekend — Giving Up the Gun
- Janelle Monae — Cold War
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