Wednesday, January 12, 2011

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


Riot Rhythms.

07/Sleigh Bells - Treats

I came in the door and said it before: this right here is BLITZKRIEG Pop from a boy and a girl that revels in that old time rock and roll while playing by its own rules. Treats is a wildly confrontational and raucous affair that booms like an 808, rips pop and rock's soundscapes apart, and puts it all back together again in its own special way. These gifts from the kitchen invade your territory and make themselves comfortable in your headspace. The beats HIT, and the songs CONNECT, both sonically and emotionally, thanks in large part to the mood enhancing vocals provided by Ms. Krauss. She talks, we listen, as she and her vocals ride the waves, chase the rhythms, and go toe to toe with Derek’s block rocking beats. A riotous call to arms. Take heed, get up, and get down.
KEY TRACKS: Infinity Guitars/Run the Heart/Rill Rill

  • 08/Caribou - Swim & Robyn - Body Talk Pt. 1


  • 09/Wavves - King of the Beach


  • 10/Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest


  • 11/Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record


  • 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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