Well, this is not my top list of 2012…why? Because the
computer I was housing it on fried on me last week and I’ve yet to figure out a
way to retrieve it. I know, I know, if I’d just been on the ball and gotten it
done a month ago…but alas…
I have no excuse for JT other than plumb laziness on his
part.
You’ve been called out, son.
However, I must bring attention to another pal’s top, or as
he calls it “bestest,” of 2012. MSP has been name dropped here a time or so in
the past and he always has an ear open for the most interesting of what’s going
on out there. So check out his bestest picks below, complete with song links,
and then go here for more categories of what floated his boat last year, both
new and old.
Meanwhile, I’ll be trying to re-piece my own list…
The Bestest
Beak> » - It just kept getting into
grooves and unexplainable corners and science fiction yesterdays I was feeling
pretty in touch with. And it just rocked.
Cate Le Bon Cyrk - Somewhere between nico and punk
rock is easy to fall for.
Deerhoof Break Up Song - Dudes, pizzicato 5
+ dymaxion + jesu + who knows what else… robot break dance me right off the
taco truck and i’m smiling.
Fergus &
Geronimo Funky Was the State of Affairs
- ‘Cause weird ass punk rock with rayguns and kooky samples is always gonna be
my thing.
Flying Lotus Until the Quiet Comes - In the back of
my head kind of primal moods like nighttime in a place I used to know.
Grass Widows Internal Logic - Best guitar and
vocal lines. My bestest of bestest I think.
Kendrick Lamar
Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City - A combination
of Christian religious symbolism, booty shake, and long form out sound is why I
love this record.
Lower Dens Nootropics - Taste and nuance are
tricky and these folks have it.
Sharon Van
Etten Tramp - Love the lyrics
and feel of this one. It’s hard not to swoon a tad.
Weird Weeds Weird Weeds - The mood and movement
is just perfect. Listen to the track below, it’ll do better than a
description.
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