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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Best of 2010

So, the point of this post is tell you guys about my "Best of 2010" mix and get your impressions. I make this "Best of" mix every year and hand it out to co-workers, family, friends, etc. That being the case, the songs I choose tend to be pretty accessible with a lot of familiar names in the list. As a result, some bands like The National and Beach House did not make the cut despite the fact that I think they produced some amazing tunes. This list adds up to a mix that will fit on an 80-minute blank CD. Feel free to suggest revisions in the comments or offer up your own "Best of"!


1. Sweet Part of the City -- The Hold Steady http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SB7fNxbnlo
2. I Should Have Known It -- Tom Petty http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4hWRhour1Q
3. Thinking 'Bout Somethin' -- Hanson (yes, that Hanson) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EypbJ89_-Yo&feature=fvw
7. Sweet Disposition -- Temper Trap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tafqnb5fsK8&ob=av3el
8. The Ghost Inside -- Broken Bells http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVxTsXRjNTw&ob=av2el
9. Beg, Steal or Borrow -- Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6a_1R3w5i4
10. Swim Until You Can't See Land -- Frightened Rabbits (Best song of the year? Best song of the year.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzjERZU3wbY
11. Tennessee Me -- Secret Sisters (Second best song of the year? Second best song of the year.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5RhOL7MYfg
13. Diamond Made from Rain -- Eric Clapton (off of a woefully under-appreciated album, creatively entitled Clapton.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyjJChpFAhk
14. Dark as a Dungeon -- Willie Nelson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgi32rz-1yA
15. Lunesa -- Karen Elson (ex-girlfriend of Jack White. You can definitely hear his influence throughout her entire album.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO6fo_ep7zY
16. Factory -- Band of Horses http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yVd-o07jSU
17. I Think Ur a Contra -- Vampire Weekend http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRmNmoIPxWE
18. Redemption Day -- Johnny Cash (J.C. is like TuPac. He'll be releasing albums in the 22nd century.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoSkjdquxlwws
19. Ready to Start -- Arcade Fire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvokOD-EnMw

Posted by Teacherman at 7:49 PM

7 comments:

  1. thekelburrowsJanuary 18, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    I came for the Arcade Fire but I stayed for Frightened Rabbit and Ray LaMontagne. Great work, Teach. I look forward to buying you a drink some day and arguing with you about whether or not it's cool to force your taste in music down your friends' throats no matter how obscure / weird / inaccessible you think they will find it.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 18, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    Frightened Rabbiiiiiiiit!!!

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  3. booyamachineJanuary 19, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    I do the same thing! Here's mine:

    01 The Walkmen - Juveniles
    02 MIA - XXXO
    03 Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - In Motion
    04 Sufjan Stevens - I Want to be Well
    05 Yeasayer - O.N.E
    06 Kanye West - All of the Lights
    07 Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Co.
    08 Spoon - Got Nuffin
    09 Gorillaz - Stylo
    10 Big Boi - Shine Blockas
    11 Major Lazer - Good Enough
    12 Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - The Game Gets Old
    13 The Roots - How I Got Over
    14 Janelle Monae - Cold War
    15 of Montreal - Hydra Fancies
    16 Vampire Weekend - Giving Up The Gun
    17 Mavis Staples - You're Not Alone
    18 Arcade Fire - Sprawl II

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  4. MaudJanuary 19, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    Thanks teacherman! This is great!

    I agree with you on many of these. Love me the new Tom Petty, and Raphael Saafiq. I also have an eternal crush for Johnny Cash, my all-time favorite of them all.

    I would like to add some others:

    - Gil Scott Heron 'I'm new here' album
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV_astp3BjM
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OET8SVAGELA

    - Vieux Farka Touré (son of Ali Farka)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FfseZhdfsQ
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqIP5CeEK_c

    - Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSvRMiemEGc
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKZdzxX3qFc

    - Anais Mitchell 'Hadestown'
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDqBzuh-DIg

    - Belleruche
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntonFtX4Fpo
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEDhY9H0f08

    - Joanna Newsom
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n1a4dSmYB0

    - Janelle Monae 'Tightrope' feat. Big Boi
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwnefUaKCbc

    - Féloche 'Darwin avait raison'
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipO2aFH_i3k

    - Neil Young 'Love and War'
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skJddbSJQjA

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  5. MaudJanuary 19, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    Oh and Gotan Project, always.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFzk_MX1DCo
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf6J-Hg_YWo

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  6. TeachermanJanuary 19, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    Dammit, fucking forgot about Neil Young. Le Noise was an awesome album.

    Thanks for the suggestions! Keep 'em comin!

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  7. booyamachineJanuary 19, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    @Mouesh

    I'm not ashamed to admit that the track "I'm New Here" made me cry the first time I heard it.

    That was an emotional morning drive to work.

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