henke on 26/12/2009 at 10:56
I've had The xx's Basic Space on my playlist for half a year, only just now got around to listening to the whole album. It is indeed good stuff, reminds a bit of Bat for Lashes. :)
Stitch how about adding 1&2 already?
Sulphur on 26/12/2009 at 18:39
The rest of the album's a lot more at-night and sexily languorous than Natasha Khan, though. Bob Dylan was right when he said music is the silence between the notes. There's a slight amount of unease prevalent, but it's really the epitome of the night-time record.
As a side-note, I'd recommend speakers instead of headphones for this one. Feels more alive and expansive on a good set of speakers.
Stitch on 30/12/2009 at 16:52
Quote Posted by Aja
STITCH just put Post Pavilion in #1 and call it a year already ;)
lol
(#1 and #2 now FINALLY up)
(edit: and everything else except single of the year)
Scots Taffer on 31/12/2009 at 01:11
Ambivalence Avenue is a pretty cool album, Aja. Ta for the heads-up.
And while my love for Grizzly Bear still can't grab root much further than a few good tracks on Vekatimest, my love for "My Girls" is finally encompassing "Brother Sport", "Also Frightened" and more on Merriweather.
Stitch on 31/12/2009 at 21:28
Yeah, the Grizzly Bear disc has plenty of standouts but on the whole it lacks a center for the less hooky songs to hold onto, I think.
Also: lol SE tag
Aja on 31/12/2009 at 21:55
I think it needs to be treated more as an album than just a collection of songs. Everything flows, so the less hooky songs (which does not include Southern Point, which I still like the most) serve more as interludes. Same with Embryonic; a lot of those tracks just wouldn't work without context.
Stitch on 31/12/2009 at 22:00
I agree, except that Veckatimest has a few too many Virgo Self-Esteem Broadcasts and not enough Watching the Planets, if you will. There is no single bad song and yet a couple could probably have been cut to strengthen the experience as a whole.
Stitch on 5/1/2010 at 19:25
LAST BUMP EVER
Added a top ten singles list, AKA hiphop's time to shine :cool:
I was going to write a little bit about each song but even I am sick of listening to me mouth off about music by this point.
Roll on 2010, new Vampire Weekend in a few days!
Scots Taffer on 6/1/2010 at 01:57
yeah shut the fuck up you self indulgent bastard
fake edit: just kidding, love the list - as always these threads provide the lazy music downloader in me fodder to try out on the iphone as I drive to and from work :)
I was heartened to see that I share at least 4 of your favourite singles for the year! I'm hip!
Aja on 6/1/2010 at 02:18
I'm surprised at the overall lack of lists here. It was a pretty good year for music, I'd say—last year (arguably an inferior one) we had nineteen lists (including those that weren't quite top tens) compared to this year's nine.
Even though I don't tend to investigate them as much, I still enjoy those posts that just kinda pop in with a quick list and no words.
