Archive for December, 2008:
2008 Top 20 Tracks… according to Flores
Well, the year is almost officially over and it couldn’t come soon enough… it’s time for my TOP TWENTY SONGS OF 2008!
You know I’ve never been the kind of person who could say with full conviction which movie is my favourite of all time or what the best restaurant is. See, I find it will almost always be dependent on how you feel at that particular point in time.
Of course, music is the same way. Even the most mundane routine in your day to day life can be perfectly captured by some song. And that song at that exact moment is the best song there could be… (Garden State would not have been as good a movie without that amazing soundtrack)
So anyways, it goes without saying then that I had some difficulty selecting my TOP TWENTY.
There are definitely songs on my list that have been fully rinsed in 2008. But hey what can I say? I ain’t no snob… I’m a fan of pop music just as much as I am a fan of the indie and sub-pop jams.
I won’t bore you with a commentary on each track.
Here are twenty 2008 tracks that have stood out to me… haters, get your hate on:
20. Metronomy – A Thing For Me (Mad Decent’s B-Live Miami Mix)
19. Matt & Kim – Good Ol’ Fashion Nightmare
18. Santogold – Say Aha (Tepr Remix)
17. The Kills – Cheap and Cheerful
16. Ratatat – Mirando (YACHT Remix)
14. Friend – Secret
13. Mike Jones ft Lil Wayne – I Done Did It
12. Feist – I Feel It All (Escort Remix)
11. Radiohead – Reckoner (Diplo Remix)
10. Kid Cudi – Day ‘N Nite (Crookers Remix)
9. Lykke Li – Little Bit (CSS Remix)
8. Lil Wayne – A Milli (Say-Wut Remix)
7. Ladyhawke – Paris Is Burning (Cut Copy Remix)
6. Treasure Fingers – Cross The Dancefloor (Chromeo Remix)
5. Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire
4. Crystal Castles – Courtship Dating
3. Friendly Fires ft Au Revoir Simone – Paris (Aeroplane Remix)
2. Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream
1. Cut Copy – Lights & Music (Boys Noize Happy Birthday Remix)
Goodbye to the year that was… brighter days ahead?
Toronto’s Best Kept Secret?
Don Cash hails from Toronto. In 2006 he released his first album, “On The Bus” which caught the attention of Berlin label boss, producer/dj, Headman who signed him to his indie label, Relish.
His music combines everything from 80′s disco to freestyle to hip hop, new wave, punk and early house and repackages it in a futuristic, forward thinking package. There are a lot of influences at work that clash together harmoniously. It reminds me of Prince, Lou Reed, Green Velvet, Bowie, Joy Division, The Sex Pistols and Grandmaster Flash all at once.
His thoroughly enjoyable album, “Freshy Fresh” is coming out January 12th and will be available through itunes and amazon… BUT if you want it right now it will be available right here for free download for the next two weeks.
More Year End Top Tenz
We have another top ten albums of 2008 list for you. I’m stoked as it’s from our super pal Oost who we ran our previous blog, Versus with. He’s my fave go to guy for new bands.
10. Ladyhawk [Shots]
chances are you won’t like them until you see them live
Ladyhawk – Night You’re Beautiful
9. Crystal Stilts [Crystal Stilts]
psych you can dance to
http://www.myspace.com/crystalstilts
Crystal Stilts – Converging in the Quiet
8. The Walkmen [Daytrotter Session] Leonard Cohen Covers
no, not a studio album, but the best damn cohen i’ve heard since the originals.
http://www.daytrotter.com/article/1214/the-walkmen
7. Cut Copy [In Ghost Colors]
i had to have this
Cut Copy – Far Away (Solly remix)
6. Devotchka [A Mad and Faithful Telling]
except for that first track.
5. Women [Women]
the canadian band to watch for sure
4. Audiobytes For Autobots [2.0]
http://audiobytes.net/download.html
mashups were dead to me, then I heard this.
Audiobytes For Autobots – Babysitting Blues
3. Little Vic – [Each Dawn I Die]
dude makes semi-concept rap album
2. Little Joy [Little Joy]
so cute you’ll puke
1. Silver Jews [Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea]
http://pitchfork.tv/juans-basement/silver-jews/interview-on-being-kosher
Silver Jews – Suffering Jukebox
You got my soul.
here are some soft female vocals to help soothe your holiday hangover.
Sally Shapiro – Anorak Christmas (Anoraak’s Christmas Remix)
Lali Puna – Together In Electric Dreams
Merry merry merry
Nothing better than some vintage Christmas tunes to open gifts to…
Darlene Love – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
The Moonglows – Hey Santa Claus
Happy holidays from the Winnie Cooper fam!
Christmas Wrapping
Here’s one of my fave holiday classics. It’s been covered endlessly, but you can’t beat the 1981 original by The Waitresses. The 80s post-punk band recorded the track when rap started gaining momentum. Fronted by Patty Donahue, her ‘talk-sing’ style borrowed heavily from hip hop and, if you listen carefully, she tells a charming little story.
The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping
Just a few more days now… we’re almost there!
