best tracks of the year
#143-DUM DUM GIRLS-Jail La La (Sub Pop)
Vivian Girls opened the door to a renewed appetite for garage rock chick bands, the latest of them are this four-piece from California that began the year being signed by Sub Pop and debuted with the album ‘I Will Be’.
#144-FREDDIE GIBBS-C.H.L. (COPS, HOES & LABELS) (Off Mixtape)
One of the biggest promises in the hip-hop world anticipated his first mini-album ‘Stra8 Killa’ through the usual promotional mixtape. ‘Stra8 Killa No Filla’ contained ‘C.H.L’, our favourite song to date by this rapper from Gary, Indiana. You can listen to it here.
#145-DAM-FUNK FEAT. MC EIHT-Hood Pass Intact (Stones Throw)
After that electro-tinged career break that was his mammoth ‘Toeachizone’, Dam-Funk revisited his 90’s beginnings by turning one of the originally instrumental tracks from that album into a G-Funk jam, helped by the vocals of MC Eiht. It was followed by a compilation of his early recordings called ‘Adolescent Funk’.
#146-GIRLS-Heartbreaker (Broken Hearts Club EP) (True Panther)
Tras revelarse con su epónimo debut el año pasado, la banda de San Francisco no pierde la ocasión de mantener el interés de su audiencia, publicando un nuevo y más tranquilo EP de seis canciones cuyo tema estrella es ‘Heartbreaker’.
#147-SAM AMIDON-How Come That Blood (Bedroom Community)
Among the most interesting young voices in US folk, Sam Amidon has pushed the boundaries of tradition by collaborating with Icelandic Producer Valgeir Sigurðsson on his three records to date. The pair hit the road joining British orchestra arranger Nico Muhly & Australian electronica artist Ben Frost in ‘The Whale Watching Tour’, one of the … Read more
#148-BROKEN BELLS-The Ghost Inside (Columbia)
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The team made by Danger Mouse and The Shins lead singer James Mercer may not have lived up to the expectations, despite the perfect marriage between Mercer’s harmonies and the Gnarls Barkley half’s electronic production. ‘The Ghost Inside’ was our favorite moment; … Read more
#149-DELOREAN-Simple Graces (True Panther)
On the strength of last year’s summery ‘Ayrton Senna EP’, the Basque band Delorean were signed by True Panther and continued to flaunt an Animal Collective go to the beach trademark with their international breakthrough ‘Subiza’.
#150-ABE VIGODA-Throwing Shade (Bella Union)
Los punks angelinos Abe Vigoda cambiaban su habitual influencia tropical para sumergirse en el tan de moda sonido balear, creando un autentico monstruo de pop bailable en el primer single extraído de su cuarto album ‘Crush’.
#150-ABE VIGODA-Throwing Shade (Bella Union)
Former LA punks Abe Vigoda traded their tropical background for trendy Balearic sounds in this dance pop monster; the first single from their fourth album ‘Crush’.
2010: Music Review Of The Year
151-LADY GAGA FEAT. BEYONCE-Telephone (Interscope)
Once more we’ve reached the moment when everybody has a break to recap the best music of the year. 2010 may have been crisis-stricken and socially troubled, but it has also been excellent for music.
Bad news first, the industry has kept on going from bad to worse, with an ever shrinking … Read more