This is probably a good time to be articulate.
It seems crass to say “fuck these music industry awards, pay attention to us instead!” That’s not at all what this is about. The Grammies are run by a bunch of old fucks who would never talk to you, or with you, about this shit. We will, if you ask. We’re here, and more real in your lives than anyone voting on Grammies might be.
So it’s with transparency in mind that I think we should mention the award committee this year was Andrew and I. Matt got his life ate, and asking him to catch up on 32 albums in a few weeks is just fucked. He will be joining us for the Album of the Year podcast, though, playing the role of the mysterious stranger who turns the town on it’s head.
Anyways!
2011: Probably the best year of music we’ve been alive for. Which is great because we didn’t write shit about it. Whoops! Either way, we’ve been listening to a fucking lot of music, and we have a fucking lot of music to talk about in the next two weeks. We’re going to wrap up before Christmas this year because the holiday season is rough, so we want to make sure you get at least two gifts that you don’t want to return in the Deliberationcast and Best Songs Fermixtape.
So check this shit out!
Best Songs of 2011
Fermixtape uploaded on December 23rd at 12:01AM
Best Album of 2011
– “Knife Man” by Andrew Jackson Jihad
– “Let England Shake” by PJ Harvey
– “Black Up” by Shabazz Palaces
– “Apocalypse” by Bill Callahan
– “Here’s To Nowhere” by Mesita
– “Goblin” by Tyler, The Creator
– “New Brigade” by Iceage
– “w h o k i l l” by tUnE-yArDs
– “Strange Mercy” by St. Vincent
– “Replica” by Oneohtrix Point Never
– “undun” by The Roots
Best Rap Album
– “Exmilitary” by Death Grips
– “XXX” by Danny Brown
– “undun” by The Roots
– “Black Up” by Shabazz Palaces
– “Return of 4Eva” by Big KRIT
– “Goblin” by Tyler The Creator
Best Rock Album
– “Leave Home” by The Men
– “New Brigade” by Iceage
– “Knife Man” by Andrew Jackson Jihad
– “Tripper” by Hella
– “Prom” by Grooms
– “Life Fantastic” by Man Man
Best Pop Album
– “The King of Limbs” by Radiohead
– “Helplessness Blues” by Fleet Foxes
– “Here’s to Nowhere” by Mesita
– “Bon Iver, Bon Iver” by Bon Iver
– “Strange Mercy” by St Vincent
– “Let England Shake” by PJ Harvey
Best Electronic Music Album
– “James Blake” by James Blake
– “Fuck Death” by Blackout Beach
– “Replica” by Oneohtrix Point Never
– “Ravedeath, 1972” by Tim Hecker
– “Biophilia” by Bjork
– “The Golden Age of Apocalypse” by Thundercat
Best Ineffable Album
– “Apocalypse” by Bill Callahan
– “Viscera” by Jenny Hval
– “w h o k i l l” by tUnE-yArDs
– “Giles Corey” by Giles Corey
– “Own Your Ghost” by 13 & God
– “New History Warfare, Volume 2: Judges” by Colin Stetson
Best Debut Album
– “SBTRKT” by SBTRKT
– “New Brigade” by Iceage
– “Giles Corey” by Giles Corey
– “Exmilitary” by Death Grips
– “LiveLoveA$AP” by ASAP Rocky
– “The Golden Age of Apocalypse” by Thundercat
Colton David’s Album of the Year
– No nominees. I just asked him to write a thing and send it to me. God knows how that’ll turn out.
Not the Best Album of the Year
– “Green Naugahyde” by Primus
– “We Must Become The Pitiless Censors of Ourselves” by John Maus
– “Tha Carter 4” by Lil Wayne
– “Smoke Ring For My Halo” by Kurt Vile
– “Yuck” by Yuck
– “House of Balloons” by The Weeknd
Now GET HYPED
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