Below are the top ten records that I spun during my transformative super senior year in college. Some are newer records and artists, while others lay hidden in my library undiscovered till this year. Each resonated deeply with the events, emotions and experiences I engaged with during the last six months. I am forever indebted to the artists for their inspiration, entertainment and comfort.
Enjoy.
Top Ten Albums
1) The XX- xx
2) Neko Case- Blacklisted
3) Neko Case- Middle Cyclone
4) Florence and the Machine- Lungs
5) Bon Iver- For Emma, Forever Ago
6) Freelance Whales- Weathervanes
7) Lady Gaga- The Fame Monster
8) Local Natives- Gorilla Manor
9) Discovery- LP
10) Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton- What Is Free to A Good Home? EP
Honorable Mention: Mew- No More Stories Are Told Today..., Dirty Projectors- Bitte Orca, Paramore- Brand New Eyes, Taken By Trees- East of Eden, Yeah Yeah Yeahs- It's Blitz!
And for good measure:
Top Twenty Jams
1) The XX- Islands
2) Florence and the Machine- Drumming Song
3) The Black Keys- Meet Me in the City
4) Emily Haines- Rowboat
5) The Knife (in collaboration with Mt. Sims)- The Colouring of Pigeons
6) Neko Case- Deep Red Bells
7) Neko Case- Outro With Bees
8) Neko Case- Pharoahs
9) Freelance Whales- Generator (First Floor)
10) Local Natives- Wide Eyes
11) Yeasayer- Love Me Girl
12) Drake ft. Lykke Li- Little Bit
13) Mew- Introducing Palace Players
14) La Roux- Bulletproof (Zinc Remix)
15) Taken By Trees- To Lose Someone
16) Aceyalone ft. Z-trip- Everything Changes
17) Lady Gaga- Bad Romance
18) Dirty Projectors- No Intention
19) Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Hysteric (Acoustic)
20) LMFAO ft. Lil' Jon- Shots
Honorable Mention: Kid Sister- Right Hand Hi, Pitbul- Shut It Down, Lil' Wayne ft. Nikki Minaj- Knockout, Jay-Z- Death of Autotune, Brazilian Girls- Don't Stop, James Yuill- This Sweet Love, The Dream ft. Fabolous, Juelz Santana, Rick Ross & Ludacris- Rockin' that Shit, Radiohead- 4 Minute Warning, AmpLive- Weird Fishez/Video Tapez
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