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Best of 2011 - a flamgirlant mixtape
It’s that time of year where we make lists! Nice lists, naughty lists (quite fond of those) and my favorite, “Best of” lists. It’s fun to take a step back and really evaluate all of my loves over the past year and let me tell you, I really got around! Some albums were mere crushes or flirtations, others I fell for hard and fast but then cooled and still others where the love started as a spark and grew to a great roaring fire.
After much soul searching and extreme self-imposed stress, I believe I came up with my Best of 2011. 10 favorite albums, 5 favorite EPs. As is my tradition, I created a mixtape for you all to download and enjoy. 2 tracks off of my favorite albums and a single track off of my favorite EPs. Maybe we share loves, maybe you’ll fall for someone new, give it a download and let’s find out! Can always give it listen over on 8tracks too!
Best of 2011 - a flamgirlant mixtape
Top 10 Albums
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks : Mirror Traffic
01. Forever 28
02. Long Hard Book
Unknown Mortal Orchestra : Unknown Mortal Orchestra
03. FFunny FFriends
04. Boy Witch
Widowspeak : Widowspeak
05. Puritan
06. Limbs
The Shivers : More
07. So Long Woman
08. Kisses
Yellow Ostrich : The Mistress
09. WHALE
10. Hate Me Soon
Real Estate : Days
11. Kinder Blumen
12. Out Of Tune
tUnE-yArDs : W H O K I L L
13. Powa
14. You Yes You
Megafaun : Megafaun
15. Real Slow
16. You Are The Lights
Peaking Lights : 936
17. Birds of Paradise Dub Version
18. Hey Sparrow
Chad VanGaalen : Diaper Island
19. Freedom for a Policeman
20. Heavy Stones
Top 5 EPs
Crystal Stilts : Radiant Door
21. Dark Eyes
White Denim : Takes Place In Your Workspace
22. Cat City
Chapter 24 : Chapter 24
23. You Said
Each Other : Taking Trips
24. Odd Body of Water
Continents : Spiriting
25. The Perfect Circle
As always, show these bands some love! Buy a record or a Tshirt, go see a show. Show them how much you also dig ‘em buy throwing some money their way. Support the bands you love!
Hit up my mixtape hub ‘o love to hear other things that scratched my itch this year. And hey, looking forward to spending some great musical times with you all this next year.
xox
flamgirlant
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - “Senator”
This. Is. Great.
Jack Black! The most elaborate video of Malkmus’ career! Scott Jacobson is giving Tom Scharpling a run for his money in the silly indie rock video game.
Sometimes you go to shows where you smile so hard it fucking hurts.
Shit happens.
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - “Forever 28”
For a skinny dude without a beard, Stephen Malkmus has got it going on. See you Friday, darlin’.
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks perform “Forever 28” on top of a Brooklyn roof for Pitchfork.tv’s “Don’t Look Down”.
(via craigz)
Give As I Do Get - a flamgirlant mixtape
As promised, here is my latest mixtape for you and yours to download and enjoy. This mix has some of my favorite songs of late, many of which you’ve already seen on this little blog. Dig in! If you can’t grab it quite yet but still are itching to listen, give it a spin over on 8tracks. Or download it here.
01. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - No One Is (As I Are Be)
02. Milk Maid - Oh!
03. Cocobeurre - Les Bulles
04. Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin - So, I Went to Beach, Melody
05. Continents - Land Of Plenty
06. Howlin’ Woods - BOSS
07. Naomi Punk - The Spell
08. Julia Holter - Goddess Eyes
09. Chad VanGaalen - Heavy Stones
10. Extra Happy Ghost!!! - Mercy, Mercy
11. Beirut - Goshen
12. Widowspeak - Puritan
13. The Group Sound - Hey Gurl
14. Bill Callahan - Too Many Birds
15. Amen Dunes - Lower Mind
16. Ducktails - In The Swing
17. Caveman - December 28th
18. Pure X - Half Here
Please do a solid and support these artists. Buy a shirt or a record, catch a show, send the band a little love note. Do as the title suggests and give as you do get so we can keep getting more. After all, what would life be like without a killer soundtrack?
And as always, hit up my mixtape hub to download other mixes!
xox
