To be fair, the urchin on the far right has bars for days. Like Quinton, a zip is on its way.
50. Dan Ex Machina - “Beautiful Women, Busy Plot” [Self-Released]
49. Times New Viking – “Move to California” [Matador]
48. White Denim – “Mirrored In Reverse” – [Downtown]
47. Souvenir – “Drums, Sex, Dance” [Jabalina Musica]
46. Hudson Mohawke – “Polkadot Blues” [Warp]
45. Ganglians- “Voodoo” [Woodsist]
44. R Kelly- “Turn My Swag On” [Gangsta Grillz]
43. Matias Aguayo - “Rollerskate” [Kompakt]
42. Califone - “Funeral Singers” [Dead Oceans]
41. Best Coast - “Sun Was High (So Was I)” [Art Fag]
40. Baby Charles - “Treadin’ Water” [Record Kicks]
39. The-Dream - “Rockin’ That Shit” [Def Jam]
38. The Coathangers - “Killdozer” [Suicide Squeeze]
37. The Soft Pack – “Answer to Myself” [Kemado]
36. Bullion - “Are You the One” [One Handed Music]
35. Belbury Poly- “Remember Tomorrow” [Ghost Box]
34. Cotton Jones – “Gotta Cheer Up” [Suicide Squeeze]
33. Joy Orbison – “BKLYN CLLNG” [Hotflush Recordings]
32. Crystal Antlers – “Andrew” [Touch and Go]
31. Daedelus- “LA Nocturne” [Friends of Friends]
30. Harmonia & Eno ’76- “Sometime in Autumn (Shackleton Remix)” [Amazing Sounds]
29. Avi Buffalo – “What’s In It For” [Sub Pop]
28. Doctor P - “Sweet Shop” [Circus Records]
27. Handsome Furs- “I’m Confused” [Sub Pop]
26. Mono/Poly-”Beatles Bitch” [Faces Records]
25. Soom T – “Dirty Money” [Jahtari]
24. Neon Indian – “I Should’ve Taken Acid With You” [Lefse]
23. Delorean-”Deli” [Foolhouse]
22. Fool’s Gold- “Surprise Hotel” [IAMSOUND]
21. Sic Alps – “L Mansion” [Slumberland]
20. Wild Beasts – “We Still Got the Taste Dancing On Our Tongues” [Domino]
19. Dam-Funk -”Hood Pass Intact” [Stones Throw]
18. Mika Miko - “Sex Jazz” [Sub Pop]
17. Glasser - “Apply” [True Panther]
16. Franz Ferdinand – “Live Alone” [Domino]
15. Local Natives – “Sun Hands” [Frenchkiss]
14. Kryptic Minds – “Six Degrees” [Defcom]
13. Gemmy – “Shanti Riddim” [Punch Drunk]
12. Animal Collective – “Summertime Clothes” [Domino]
11. The Streets - “Blinded by the Lights (Nero Remix)”
10. Mayer Hawthorne - “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out” [Stones Throw]
9. Silkie – “Purple City” [Deep Medi]
8. Kode 9- “Black Sun” [Hyperdub]
7. Burial & Four Tet-”Moth” [Text]
6. Guido – “Orchestral Lab” [Punch Drunk]
5. Sunset Rubdown - “Idiot Heart” [Jagjaguwar]
4. Dirty Projectors – “Stillness is the Move” [Domino]
3. Darkstar – “Aidy’s Girl’s A Computer” [Hyperdub]
2. Grizzly Bear -”Two Weeks” [Warp]
1. Joker – “Do It”/”Digidesign” [Kapsize/Hyperdub]
5 comments
bromwich says:
December 27, 2009 at 12:52 pm (UTC -7)
Not to be impatient, but a zip would be awesome. Also, I’m really hoping we’re going to get a fifty best album countdown here, as those are pretty definitive for me. Any hope?
Passion of the Weiss says:
December 27, 2009 at 4:59 pm (UTC -7)
Not at all. I spent all morning dealing with Time Warner Customer Service. Apparently, there is a problem with my area’s Internet and no one can upload anything. It’s really annoying.
The 50 Best Albums list is coming next week. Tuesday or Wednesday.
Alison Hillman says:
December 29, 2009 at 11:00 am (UTC -7)
heya, love this. very eclectic summary of the year’s best..gimme a zip already! is there ever gonna be a way to post to twitter to share your collection with others?
Nicole Mickey Factz Ripsy says:
December 31, 2009 at 2:55 pm (UTC -7)
True true on that. Reminds me of the best up and coming in my opinion, Mickey Factz who has got his raps is a crowd pleaser!
Passion of the Weiss » Blog Archive » Sach O: Darkstar - North says:
October 18, 2010 at 3:00 am (UTC -7)
[...] set to be a collection of robotic garage tunes in the vein of their hit single (and PotW favorite) “Aidy’s Girl is a Computer,” the first version of North was scrapped and the band spent half a year building a new album [...]