Wednesday, December 29, 2010

7Inches - Singles awards of 2010 extravaganza- PT 3 - hello 2011




Finally.... best singles of the year:

Dirty Beaches - on Italian Beach Babe Records - I just hope more people can get their hands on this one, or he does a stateside single soon on someone's label...cool, detached, minimal home recorded awesome, with completely unique world influences.
Tonetta - Get it Going on Black tent Press - Oh Tonetta, where do I begin? Completely inspiring weirdness from Toronto (!?). The videos almost ruin the music they are so freaking amazing. A thousand thanks to Black Tent for putting this and TWO full length albums out now.
Useless Eaters - Mr. Oscillations on Mastermind Records - Everything Seth does is punchy to the point punk pop with a great layer of crisp distortion across everything. I hope it never ends. Everything so far has been on cassette and 7"....I never thought I'd say it, but enough already. I want a full length.
Sore Eros - Blackburn Recordings - Incredible hazy, melodic weirdness in line with the genius of Ariel Pink and Gary War. Completely mindblowingly complex. I have to catch this live this year.
Ariel Pink (round and round) - 4AD - I don't care how many times I hear this, it gets better and better. He works across genres in the most authentic and sincere way, with tons of experimental pop strewn across every track. There's a sad nostalgia to all of Before Today, that title now makes sense.
Sediment Club - on Soft Spot records - I still can't get over the ragged, simple, new wave from these guys. They're playing Jan 2nd.
Bare Wires - on Southpaw Records - So glad they ended up putting out a single from the guys that did Artificial Clouds, a record I played at least once a week because I wanted to. Mathew Melton is a serious bad ass.


RIP: Blessure Grave
, Jay Reatard




Greatest Book ever written award goes to Touchable sound from Soundscreen design : A clear winner, no contest really, everything I ever wanted from a book: that it's entirely about the greatest single design of the past 20 years, every page in full color. The closest I'll get to ever seeing a lot of these historic pieces of art.

See you monday, happy new year.

5 comments:

  1. Anonymous1:46 PM

    dirty beaches true blue 7¨on zoo music, badlands lp out march 2011.

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  2. I need to hear all of these (expect Ariel Pink). I think Dirty Beaches put out another one on Zoo Music this year.
    I got the book for Xmas. WOW, so impressive. Im looking forward to listening to the interview again after Ive absorbed every page!!

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  3. I forgot about that Zoo music one, have to hear it. That book is really incredible. Loony forward to your year end list, Santa left some cash for the ones I missed.

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  4. Anonymous4:14 AM

    You love your Tonetta!

    Also, not so sad about Blessure Grave.

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  5. YOU will love Tonetta. I Bless your grave.

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