Time for sharing what I liked (and didn't) in 2011:
(in no peculiar order)
Top 30 best songs of the year:
. Ecoute - by Medhi Zannad
. Superball - by Magic Kids
. It's Real - by Real Estate
. Mystery Cloud - by Starfucker
. One Day We'll Get Married - by Shirley Lee
. Kaputt - by Destroyer
. Shining Bright - by The Proper Ornaments
. I Am Never Going To Die - by Tim Cohen
. An Arcade From The Warm Rain... - by Comet Gain
. Light In Your Eyes - by Vivian Girls
. Will You Marry Me - by Kim Novak
. The Black Dog - by Jacob Yates and the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers
. Sleep Composite - by TV Ghost
. Watermelons - by The Lovely Eggs
. Sycamore Tree - by Crystal Stilts
. She Didn't Know - by Twerps
. The Words That Maketh Murder - by PJ Harvey
. Be With You - by Hal
. Like It Was Again - by Dignan Porch
. Amplifiers - by Atlas Sound
. Charlie Sheen - by Cheveu
. Means That Much To Me - by Shellshag
. Most Days - by Mazes
. If I Keep On Loving You - by Let's Wrestle
. Want Some? - by Tahiti 80
. Desire Be, Desire Go - by Tame Impala
. Please Turn Me Into The Snat - by Conan Mockasin
. You Today - by Martial Canterel
. Late Bloomer - by Ron Sexsmith
. Café - by Sonic Youth
Top 10 best LPs of the year:
Album of Death - by Moustache Of Insanity /
Yoko Eats Whales - by No Cars /
Cob Dominos - by The Lovely Eggs /
The Past, The Present and The Possible - by Tahiti 80 /
Nursing Home - by Let's Wrestle /
Fugue - by Mehdi Zannad /
Days - by Real Estate /
Rumors In Disguise - by Shellshag /
Ce Très Cher Serge - by Aquaserge /
Veronica Falls - by Veronica Falls
Top 5 biggest 'flops' of the year:
Angles - by The Strokes / Out of Sight, Out of Town - by Standard Fare / Happy Soup - by Baxter Dury / Smoke Ring For My Halo - by Kurt Vile / Forever Today - by I'm From Barcelona
Best concert and concert venue of the year:
Moustache Of Insanity's album launch party at Dogstar, in Brixton was cool, promoted by Librarian Wanted (these kids are very kind, they'll always greet you with a huge smile and offer you a cupcake and if you do have a library card, they'll give you a reduce-priced ticket).
Best venue... hmm, I still like the Lexington the best... though come on guys, I'm not ready to spend over ten quid for a gig in a fucking pub!!! WTF!!
Best festival of the year:
Indietracks was having a great line up this year again.
A special blink to french indie festival 'La Route du Rock' as they now make it easy for people from UK to buy ticket including the coach and ferry. Everything is organised for you, from London to the Fort St Père, so you don't have to worry about how to go there ;-) (and as french festivals tickets are usualy way cheaper than for festivals in UK, it doesn't make any difference of price for you at the end. And you'll have a lovely escapade in France ;-) and you can take advantage to see the beautiful medieval town St Malo so closed to the festival site! Win! Win! Win!)
Best music blog of the year:
What about mine? ;-)
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