Im not a synths junkie, but yeah, chvrches are charming. They did a live set on satellite radio recently that hooked me.
A couple that I would also recommend from that list:
Pitchfork’s Top 100 Tracks of 2013
97. Foxygen - “No Destruction” - these guys are douches but this song owns.
90. Yo La Tengo - "Ohm"
87. The National - "Pink Rabbits"
84. Chvrches - "Recover"
83. My Bloody Valentine - “New You” - A "radio friendly MBV song?? With a delicioussly soft Belinda Butcher vocal? Yes!"
77. Julia Holter - “Hello Stranger” - some of her songs sound cool, but her vocal style is so offputting - forced eclectic
70. Neko Case - “Man” - Neko is so cool. Not sure what her hangup about frat boys is. Possible trauma in college?
68. Kurt Vile - “Goldtone” - not gonna - lie I just wanna see kurt vile on the list
53. Deerhunter - “Monomania” - not gonna lie - I just wanna see deerhunter on the list.
51. Arcade Fire - "Afterlife"
50. Phosphorescent - “Song for Zula” - this is fantastic.
44. Parquet Courts - “Stoned and Starving” - this is an absolutely stupid stoner garage song but I kinda like it
36. Rhye - “Open” - actually, no, “The Fall” is much better.
27. Chvrches - "The Mother We Share"
26. My Bloody Valentine - “Only Tomorrow” - maybe the definitive MBV song of all time?
8. Daft Punk - “Get Lucky” [ft. Pharrell]
4. Arcade Fire - “Reflektor”
BTW - this week is the 20th anniversary reissue for Nirvana’s “In Utero”. I am about this close to buying it. Underrated record.
What are these letters and symbols you are typing? ??? Why cant bands these days have actual names and not look like they were typed on the tweeter?[/quote]
I can understand Waxahatchee, but really Swearin’ and P.S. Eliot are too hard for you to read? Our English department is worse than I thought.
Reading through that pitchfork list makes me think that Pitchfork is indie musics own worst enemy. Most of that list is garbage and just cements every stereotype people have of indie music
What are these letters and symbols you are typing? ??? Why cant bands these days have actual names and not look like they were typed on the tweeter?[/quote]
I can understand Waxahatchee, but really Swearin’ and P.S. Eliot are too hard for you to read? Our English department is worse than I thought.[/quote]
[font=verdana]Maybe Im just getting codgy in my old age…I dont understand this hip stuff[/font]
[quote=“casstommy, post:9, topic:28481”]I’ve bought a s*** ton of music this year, but looking back on it I dont know that much of it was from 2013. My favorites from the year are probably:
Arctic Monkeys - AM
Vampire Weekend- whatever its name was, i can’t remember a the moment
Portugal the Man- Evil Friends[/quote]
Never been a fan of Portugal the Man, but I really like the other two. Both surprises, I had given up on both bands but they are both really great albums. Glad to see Vampire Weekend getting a bunch of year-end list love.
This is always an interesting aggregation of lists: