ArleyM.com » Music http://arleym.com The Personal Website of Arley McBlain Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:36:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Top 5 Songs of 04/24/2010 http://arleym.com/2010/04/top-5-songs/ http://arleym.com/2010/04/top-5-songs/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:19:56 +0000 ArleyM http://arleym.com/?p=956
  • The Clientele – Paper Planes (MIA cover)
  • Arcade Fire – Month of May
  • Black Keys – Tighten Up
  • Iron & Wine – House by the sea
  • Dr. Dog – Shadow People
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  • Gorillaz – Stylo
  • Shad – Random Flow
  • OK GO – This too shall pass
  • Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
  • Ray Charles – I got a Woman
  • Guilty Pleasure – Edward Khil` – Vocalize
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  • Port O’Brien – I Woke Up Today
  • The Editors – The Weight of the World
  • Spoon – Stay don’t go
  • The Xx – infinity
  • Jandek – Nancy Sings
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  • Spoon – Written in Reverse
  • The xx – Islands
  • Dead Weather – I cut like a buffalo (version II)
  • David Bowie – Man Who Sold The World
  • Social Studies – Casanova Part I & II
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    This may be largely in part to not living in my own place for the last quarter (and thus going really gently on the Internet bandwidth). My last.fm account shows me listening to comforting and familiar songs over the last 12 months, and so I don’t really have ten albums listed in my top ten; even when I went easy on myself and allowed older albums in.

    I love getting retrospective and making lists; and I especially benefit from other lists. Pitchfork does an annual wrap up where I generally discover something awesome that I missed. The best find so far is a band from the UK called The xx. If you feel like I’m missing something else comment me up, and drop a link for streaming.

    Favourite band of 2009: Dr. Dog

    Top Ten (discovered) 2009 Albums:

    7. Cloud Cult – Feel Good Ghosts
    6. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raising Sand
    5. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
    4. Lackthereof – Your Anchor
    3. Menomena – I am the fun blame monster
    2. Los Campesinos! – Hold on
    1. Dr. Dog –  Easy Beat

    Top Ten 2009 Songs:

    I gotta think about this…

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  • Feist + Beck – Weighted Down
  • Bear Country – Liars and Deceivers
  • The xx – Crystalised
  • White Rabbits – Percussion Gun
  • Them Crooked Vultures – New Fang
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  • Peter Bjorn and John – Up Against the Wall
  • The Winstons – Amen, Brother
  • Robert Plant + Alison Kraus – Gone Gone Gone
  • Neil Young – Mr. Soul
  • Keith Hampshire – Big Time Operator
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    One of the best things I did was learn the neck. I did it by making some sheets up and figuring out patterns. Enjoy;

    Bassics PDF

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  • Dr. Dog - “I’m In The Light”
  • The Most Serene Republic – Phi
  • Years - The Major Life
  • Sebastien Grainger - (are there) Ways to Come Home
  • The Hidden Cameras – Walk On
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  • Regina Spektor – Laughing With
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads will roll
  • Lackthereof – Locked Upstairs
  • Sebastien Grainger – I hate my friends
  • Dr. Dog – Say Something
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