12.22.2011

Favorite Albums of 2011



20. Future Islands
On The Water

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19. Panda Bear
Tomboy

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18. WU LYF
Go Tell Fire to the Mountain

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17. The War On Drugs
Slave Ambient

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16. Wye Oak
Civilian

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15. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Wolfroy Goes To Town

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14. Colorfeels
Syzygy

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13. Washed Out
Within and Without

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12. Ryan Adams
Ashes and Fire

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11. Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra

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10. Cut Copy
Zonoscope

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9. Shabazz Palaces
Black Up

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8. Bon Iver
Bon Iver

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7. A Winged Victory for the Sullen
A Winged Victory for the Sullen

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6. Radiohead
The King of Limbs

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5. Youth Lagoon
The Year Of Hibernation

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4. Kendrick Lamar
Section.80

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3. St. Vincent
Strange Mercy

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2. Fleet Foxes
Helplessness Blues

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1. Destoryer
Kaputt

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12.21.2011

christmas time is here: a yuletide mix



I have always loved just about any music that can be considered Christmas music. Even this song gets me in the spirit. But I especially love some Christmas tunes that aren't the traditional ones. While this mix contains a few standards, it is (at least for me) a new way of experiencing the season.

All that to say, I've been spinning this thing non-stop for a couple of weeks. It's kind of like an Oreo cookie, with black music on the top and bottom and white music squeezed in the middle.

Click here to download the zip file.

Merry Christmas everyone!

1. Holy, Holy, etc. / Sufjan Stevens
2. Swingin' Them Jingle Bells / Fats Waller & His Rhythm
3. Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto / James Brown
4. Ain't No Chimneys / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
5. Black Christmas / The Harlem Childrens' Chorus
6. White Christmas / The Drifters
7. Happy X-Mas (War Is Over) / John Lennon
8. You're All I Want For Christmas / Jump, Little Children
9. The Man With All The Toys / The Beach Boys
10. Christmas Song / Vince Guaraldi Trio
11. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! / Doris Day
12. Lo, How A Rose E're Blooming / Feist
13. Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel / Joshua James
14. Christmas Must Be Tonight / The Band
15. Christmas Time Is Here / Vince Guaraldi Trio
16. Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis / Tom Waits
17. River / Joni Mitchell
18. I Love NYE / Badly Drawn Boy
19. Christmas In New Orleans / Louis Armstrong
20. White Christmas / Otis Redding
21. Don't Believe In Christmas / The Sonics
22. Funky Funky Christmas / Electric Jungle
23. Soulful Christmas / James Brown
24. Santa's Got A Bag Of Soul / Soul Saints Orchestra
25. Boogaloo Santa Claus / J.D. McDonald
26. Auld Lang Syne / Black On White Affair