New Music From Iceland

Of Monsters and Men...


From what I could tell, these young pips have yet to be signed by any label. Though this certianly wont last for long-- there must be something about the soaringly bleak landscape of Iceland that inspires musical epiphany. Watch Of Monsters and Men perform 'Little Talks' live in a room for KEXP here.

Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks

Best Songs of 2010

My annual edition of the best songs birthed from the past year...

Rehashing a year that was chock full of good music is never easy-- tunes seemed to ooze from artists on a weekly basis. Take a listen to some of 2010's best and pat me on the back for a robust list of musical insight.

10. Jonsi - Tornado

Jonsi - Tornado


9. The Black Keys - Tighten Up

The Black Keys - Tighten Up


8. Delorean - Stay Close


7. How to Dress Well - Ready For the World


6. Band of Horses - Compliments


5. James Blake - Limit to Your Love


4. The National - Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks

The National - Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks


3. jj - Right Side of My Brain (The Dream cover)





2. Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt


The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt


1. The Arcade Fire - Suburbs II (Mountians Beyond Mountians)

The Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountians Beyond Mountians)



Worth Mentioning (in an honorable way of course)


Crystal Castles - Not in Love (ft. Robert Smith)

Crystal Castles - Not In Love (ft. Robert Smith)


Whats Next If...


That truth-is-stranger-than-fiction factor keeps getting jacked up on us on a fairly regular, maybe even exponential, basis. I think that’s something peculiar to our time. I don’t think our grandparents had to live with that.

Thoughts from William Gibson

Music From Sweden

jj covers The Dream



If you liked the above-- then.

The Miracle Summer

A new sort of post-- Taken from their Mexican Summer 12", A New Love. Directed by Judah Switzer


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