I got into Britney Spears, sorta. I really dug Hanson. I was “In Da Club” with everyone else, I even read a book, read a book, read a mother-fuckin’ book. But this year’s pop crop left me cold as a slurpee in an Iron Man 2 souvenir cup. But lotsa folks seemed to dig the folks whose music is covered in this series of posts . . .
Tags: Best of 2010, Covers
What makes We Were The States special is the wild freedom in the riffs and rhythms. This is a band that knows how to have fun. Intense fun, but fun nonetheless.
Good stuff. Check out the single below.
Tags: Indie Pop
From February 8 of this year, the band was touring to promote its all-covers album (“Turn Ons”) which, by the way, was one of the top 20 albums of the year. Which one? You’ll find out soon enough, when I publish my list. In the meantime, groove on this short set . . .
I Can’t Stand It
Damaged Goods
Fight For Your Right to Party
The Crystal Ship
Love is the Drug
Bike
Mirror in the Bathroom
Pump It Up
Queen Bitch
WHOLE SHOW HERE
Tags: Bootleg, Indie rock
It’s a power trio out of Nottingham! Alberto Veto‘s debut is a self-proclaimed DIY outing, so forgive the somewhat muddy production and instead dig in to the terrific postpunk songwriting and tight riffs. Gritty, raw, English-bar primal–it’s music that emphasizes energy over form and fists over flowers, perfect for a drinking party or a Jim Sheridan film.
For fans of: Franz Ferdinand, The Dears, David Byrne, The Frames.
Get a hard copy at CD Baby or just cop it off of Bandcamp for five pounds. That’s right, pounds. Do your own conversions.
That’s right, I didn’t pick Joe Budden this year. His latest Mood Muzik was too much like the others. Hit the break.
Tags: Free Album!, Hip Hop, Mixtape
