Monday 13th December 2010
BEST OF 2010 – PART II
Part II of our yearly round up.
I’ve never been more in love.
1. DENT SWEAT – “I DON’T MIND”
Call it pastiche. Call it parody. Call it Prince. Either way, Dent May assumed a pseudonym that was pure amyl nitrate and disco paranoia, opening his ass and letting his mind follow. I just wouldn’t like to see those text messages in the morning, no matter who’s paying for them.
DOWNLOAD:
Dent Sweat – “I Don’t Mind”
2. ACTRESS – “MAZE”
John Carpenter. The Terminator. K. Anxiety. A shadow on your shoulder that wont shift. Will you ever be the same again? Why would you want to be?
DOWNLOAD:
Actress – “Maze”
3. END GAMES – “ECSTASY (JAM CITY REFIX)”
In the future, this is what the past really sounds like. Which is to say that Jam City futuregaze so hard they caught themselves from behind. Everything is a motion.
STREAM:
Endgames – “Ecstasy (Jam City Refix)”
4. HEALTH – “USA BOYS”
Dear JG Ballard, we’ve chosen love. (LPM)
DOWNLOAD:
HEALTH – “USA Boys”
5. ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI – “ROUND & ROUND”
Two Worst-kept Secrets In Pop: 1. Daniel O’Donnell’s “proclivities”; 2. Ariel Rosenberg’s genius. All it took was a nah nah nah to make the world see. (LPM)
DOWNLOAD:
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – “Round and Round”
6. WOMEN – “EYESORE”
Oh to live in a world where the undeservingly over-privileged suffer greater indignities than a vehicle coated in cheap emulsion. Until then, dream of living inside this song. (LPM)
DOWNLOAD:
Women – “Eyesore”
7. WEEKEND – “COMA SUMMER”
Travel once more down the Slumberland time tunnel; The past was better than the future used to be, so it’s a good job this is now. (LPM)
DOWNLOAD:
Weekend – “Coma Summer”
8. ABE VIGODA – “CRUSH”
Young men entering your twenties, take note: when the teen drama ends, it can only get worse. Wrap yourself in this and hope for the best. (LPM)
DOWNLOAD:
Abe Vigoda – “Crush”
9. BECOMING REAL – “SOUTH LONDON CONGO”
There’s a drowned world south of the river. And it’s starting to freeze.
DOWNLOAD:
Becoming Real – “South London Congo”
10. PANTHA DU PRINCE FEAT. PANDA BEAR – “STICK TO YOUR SIDE”
Now that the cancer ‘tashes have gone, feel the luxury of true benevolence. (LPM)
STREAM:
Pantha Du Prince feat. Panda Bear – “Stick To My Side”
(LPM) = Liam P. Manley
(Photo: Tomasz Pluta)
