Friday, December 23, 2011

DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS: The Albums, 2011.



08/Feist/Metals

We all try. And when we find that someone worth fighting for, we give it all we got til there's nothing more to give or the thrill is gone. And once that thrill is gone, it's gone. No one wants to admit this, but that's just the way it is. You tried. He/She/Them tried. We all try. Feist tried, and Metals is her morning after. The look back, and the emotional aftermath. An intimate and beautifully subdued work that places Feist's unfaltering wants, desires, and misgivings front and center as she searches for clarity and that horizon line. A clear and contemplative examination of the who, what, when, and why of "What Happened?" from a woman looking to once again place herself  beneath the light of the sun. Back at start and back at one, Metals is an emotionally stirring set that gives Feist the space and time needed to make sense of (as well as make peace with) all that's occurred so that she can once again allow herself to know what love is and simply trust a try.
KEY TRACKS: The Bad in Each Other/The Circle Married the Line/Undiscovered First

09/Jay-Z & Kanye West/Watch the Throne

10/A$AP Rocky/LiveLoveA$AP

11/Tyler the Creator/GOBLIN

12/Drake/Take Care 

13/SBTRKT/SBTRKT

14/Junior Boys/It's All True

15/Danny Brown/XXX

16/JUSTICE/Audio, Video, Disco 

17/Jill Scott/The Light of the Sun 

18/CULTS/CULTS

19/James Blake/James Blake 

20/PJ Harvey/Let England Shake 

21/Lady Gaga/Born This Way

22/The Rapture/In the Grace of Your Love

23/Holy Ghost!/Holy Ghost!

24/Patrick Stump/Soul Punk

25/Beyonce/4 

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