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2010 A GREAT YEAR IN MUSIC.

OF NOTE:

Avi Buffalo – Avi Buffalo

Laura Veirs – July Flame

Gorillaz – Plastic Beach

Yeasayer – Odd Blood

Menomena – Mines

Frightened Rabbit – The Winter Of Mixed Drinks

Best Coasr – Crazy for You

New Pornographers – Together

Cloud Cult – Light Chasers

Sufjan Stevens – The Age Of Adz

The Black Keys – Brothers

Angus & Julia Stone – Down The Way

Big Boi – Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son Of Chico Dusty

LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening

Broken Bells – Broken Bells

Tallest Man On Earth – The Wild Hunt

Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest

Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Beach House – Teen Dream

Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

The National – High Violet

Das Racist - Sit Down, Man

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - Before Today

Brian Jonestown Massacre - Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?

Toro y Moi - Causers of This

The Drums - The Drums

Eugene and the 1914s - Troubles

Baths - Cerulean

Maximum Balloon - Maximum Balloon

School of Seven Bells - Disconnect From Desire

Mike Patton - Mondo Cane

Crocodiles - Sleep Forever

Tame Impala - Innerspeaker

Caribou - Swim

Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest

Trap Tiger - Twisted Shapes

The Walkmen - Lisbon

Wolf Parade - Expo 86
 

The National - High Violet

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Yeasayer - Odd Blood

Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 

Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Magic Disc

Belle & Sebastian, Belle And Sebastian Write About Love

Interpol, Interpol

Stereolab, Not Music

Laetitia Sadier, The Trip

Xiu Xiu, Dear God I Hate Myself

Blonde Redhead, Penny Sparkle

The Birthday Massacre, Pins And Needles

Crystal Castles-Crystal Castles 2  

Shugo Tokumaru-Port Entropy  

Janelle Monáe-The ArchAndroid    

Zola Jesus -

Tennis -Marathon 

Alcest-Scales Of The Moon

4 Tet-There Is Love In You

Beach House-Teen Dream

Sufjan Stevens-All Delighted People/The Age Of Adz

Clinic-Bubblegum

The Tallest Man On Earth-The Wild Hunt

Stornoway-Beachcomber’s Windowsill

Jonsi-Go

Fang Island-Fang Island

Efterklang-Magic Chairs,

Local Natives 
Gorilla Manor

The Twilight Sad-The Wrong Car

Titus Andronicus-The Monitor

Flying Lotus-Cosmogramma

Former Ghosts-New Love 

Warpaint-The Fool

Max Richter-Infra,

Ratatat-LP4

 John Roberts-Glass 8s 

Spoon - Transference

Midlake - Courage of Others,

Owen Pallett - Heartland

Band of Horses - Infinite Arms

Cloud Cult - Light Chasers

Murder By Death - Good Morning, Magpie

Get Up Kids - Simple Science

Julieta Venegas - Otra Cosa

LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening

New Pornographers - Together

OK Go - Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky

Retribution Gospel Choir - 2

Rogue Wave - Permalight

The Thermals - Personal Life

Versus - On The Ones And Threes

The Gaslight Anthem- American Slang 

Free Energy-Stuck on Nothing

The Black Keys- Brothers

Drive-By Truckers- The Big To-Do

Yeasayer-Old Blood

Vampire Weekend-Contra

Against Me!- White Crosses

The Hold Steady- Heaven is Whenever

SINGLES

Band of Horses: Neighbor

Yeasayer: ONE

LCD Soundsystem: Dance Yrself Clean

Spoon: I Saw the Light

Black Keys: Next Girl

Menomena: Queen Black

Caribou-Odessa

Wild Nothing - Summer

Twin Shadow - Tyrant Destroyer

COVERS

Long Way Home  - Mates of State

Unbreak My Heart - Weezer

I Wanna Be Adored - The Raveonettes

No One’s Gonna Love You - Cee-Lo Green

Georgia - Band Of Horses

 I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine - Dirty Projectors

God Only Knows - Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Ashes To Ashes - Warpaint

Kiss On My List - The Bird And The Bee 

Mix Madness

SAD TOWN POP. 1

Everything - Winterpills

Flakes -  Mystery Jets

Heart Skipped A Beat  -  The XX

Breathe Me  -  Sia (Remember 6 Feet Under fans?)

Armchairs  - Andrew Bird

Dry Lips - Lightspeed Champion

To Build A Home - The Cinematic Orchestra

Transatlanticism - Death Cab For Cutie

Such Great Heights - The Postal Service

Run - Snow Patrol

Eyes - Rogue Wave

Always For You  - The Album Leaf

We’re Looking For A Lot of Love (Christmas Recording)  - Hot Chip

To All Of You  - Syd Matters  (remember OC fans?)

I Have Nothing - Noah And The Whale

Ah the Clash 1980 release.  I have a feeling, a heavy 80 punk/new wave rotation will be visiting Cake Shop this Saturday. 

Sandinista! is the fourth studio album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was released on 12 December 1980 as a triple album containing 36 tracks, with 6 songs on each side.  Anticipating the “world music” trend of the 1980s, it features reggae, jazz, mock gospel, rockabilly, folk, dub, rhythm and blues, calypso, and rap.

Sandinista! was voted the best album of the year in The Village Voice’s Pazz & Jop critics poll, and it was ranked number 404 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. 

Twin Shadow is the work of one George Lewis Jr., who was recently named one of Time Out New York’s Most Stylish New Yorkers. 

As Twin Shadow, Lewis creates dramatic, electro-tinged soul, heavy on the synth; reminiscent of 70’s retro sound with hints from the 80’s. 

1. Duck Sauce - “Barbra Streisand”

The first single from the upcoming album by Kanye West producer A-Trak and DJ Armand Van Helden, “Barbra Streisand” is both ridiculously catchy and outright ridiculous. It’s three parts Chromeo and one part Phil Spector — the peppery “oo”s will have you singing this on the subway.

2. The Octopus Project -“Fuguefat”

The Octopus Project love two things: sweet, bublly pop and experimental minimalist music. “Fuguefat,” a single off their upcoming sophomore album Hexadecagon, combines Steve Reich’s obsessively repetitive percussion with a sweet synthesizer beat. It’s like what might happen if Terry Riley worked with The Human League.

3. No Age – “Fever Dreaming”

“Fever Dreaming” is a departure from No Age’s traditional low-key distortions á la Nouns, a rollicking stunner of a song that seems like it would be more at home in prime CBGB’s era than nestled snugly in the Sub Pop catalog. It’s fast, it’s fierce, and it’s teetering on the brink of a total meltdown.

4. Gang of Four - “Never Pay for the Farm”

“Never Pay for the Farm” comes from Content,  Gang of Four’s first release of new material in 16 years. The whole album doesn’t drop until late January, but from what we can make out from this new single, all the angular, hooky post-punk goodness is on its way back.

5. Yelle – “La Musique (Lorenz Rhode Remix)”

Delicious, bubbly French pop served up with a club-kid twist, this Yelle track has us dancing around and pretending to understand the lyrics. Check out the wonderfully mid-’80s Michael Jackson breakdowns in the first two minutes.

6. Lower Dens – “Blue and Silver”

Gorgeous, dreamy guitar fuzz coupled with Jana Hunter’s quiet incantations make this song feel both spacey and sweet. “Blue and Silver” would be an ideal song for a late night drive or, say, a visit to the aquarium. Lower Dens’s first album, Twin-Hand Movement, came out in July, and the band is currently touring their way around the country. They’re also set to headline Flavorpill’s unofficial CMJ day partyOctober 23rd at Southpaw, so you know they have our endorsement.

7. Soars - “Figurehead”

A self-described “dreamgaze” band from Pennsylvania, Soars make the sort of dense, guitar-heavy music you might expect from kids who grew up on My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth. Not that that’s a bad thing–”Figurehead” is pretty and sleepy, but it also has some underlying bite and a little bounce, with touches of Love is All around the edges. We’re looking forward to hearing the rest of their stuff, and we won’t have to wait long: their self-titled album comes outtoday.

8. Grass Widow - “Shadow”

This all-girl San Francisco psych trio released its first LP, Past Time, in August and has been touring along the East Coast with the likes of Babies and Beach Fossils. They’re sort of the anti-chillwave: smeary, jangly guitar filled with lush harmonies and sing-alongs, reminiscent of early Sleater-Kinney.

9. Florence + The Machine - “Dog Days Are Over (Yeasayer Remix ft. Gilbere Forte)”

We thought we were sick of this song, until we heard this remix. Gilbere Forte brings a cool swagger to the chorus, changing it from a “belt it out in your car while driving” song to a “dance around while you’re getting ready to go out” song. Or maybe it’s just both? Regardless, it’s worth a listen.

10. Deerhunter – “Helicopter” (Diplo + Lunce remix)”

In Diplo’s steady hands, this Deerhunter song loses none of its quiet melancholy, but that mood is stretched out and emphasized, thanks to the added bells and whistles (literally). It’s a smart treatment of an already-good song. We particularly like the hand-claps towards the end.