Saturday, January 08, 2011

"SPEAKERS GOING HAMMER!": The Albums: 2010.


11/Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record

Nine tracks in. Meet Me in the Basement. This album’s centerpiece. Seven musicians together as one. Alone in the studio, a room like a basement, sans words, lost in the music, lost in the sound, and the act of creating; A multi-layered composition that rises and falls, switching moods, and changing tempos at a fascinating pace. This album’s centerpiece, indicative of what this album’s sets out to do and achieves. Brendan, Justin, Kevin, Andrew, Sam, Charles, Lisa, John, Martin, plus the usual suspects, here collaborating, meshing and providing emotional grit here, there, and everywhere as is needed. Vocally, musically, together. Forgiveness Rock Record makes a joyful noise onto the world, finding comfort in creation, and comfort in the sound.
KEY TRACKS: Texico Bitches/Meet Me in the Basement/Sentimental X’s

  • 12/Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty


  • 13/Freeway & Jake One - The Stimulus Package


  • 14/Of Montreal - False Priest


  • 15/Drake - Thank Me Later


  • 16/Spoon - Transference


  • 17/The Dream - Love King


  • 18/Scissor Sisters - Night Work


  • 19/Vampire Weekend - Contra


  • 20/Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)


  • 21/Gorillaz - Plastic Beach


  • 22/Janelle Monae - The Archandroid


  • 23/Cee-Lo Green - The Lady Killer & Jazmine Sullivan - Love Me Back


  • 24/Jenny & Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now


  • 25/The Black Keys - Brothers
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