While all around me my associates have been looking back on, and listening back to, 2010, I haven’t really had time yet toformulate an opinion on the year in music. So, instead I simply carried on playing recent and forthcoming releases tonight. These are they that I played tonight:
Jonny – “Candyfloss” (single) (Turnstile)
Zola Zesus – “Poor Animal” (single)
Floating Points Ensemble – “Post Suite” (single) (Ninja Tune)
The Pipettes – “Santa’s On His Way” (free download) (Fortuna Pop!)
The Wave Pictures – “Now You Are Pregnant” (Moshi Moshi)
Deerhoof – “Behold A Marvel In The Darkness” (LP – “Deerhoof vs Evil”) (ATP)
Micah P Hinson – “Watchers, Tell Us Of The Night” (single) (Full Time Hobby)
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo – “Pause” (LP – “Almanac”) (Everyone Sang)
The Loves – “December Boy” (free download) (Fortuna Pop!)
Big Star – “September Gurls” (LP – “Radio City”) (UMC)
Neon Indian – “Terminally Chill” (single)
The Death Set – “Slap Slap Slap Pound Up Down Snap” (single) (Counter)
The Besnard Lakes – “And This Is What We Call Progress” (LP – “The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night”) (Jagjagwar)
Becoming Real – “Like Me” feat. Trim (single)
Thanks for playing us and Happy New Year!
It was my pleasure, Emily, thanks for making such lovely music! Happy New Year to you too.