{"id":1151,"date":"2010-12-30T00:09:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-30T00:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=1151"},"modified":"2024-04-12T00:10:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T00:10:37","slug":"my-top-three-are-better-than-your-top-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=1151","title":{"rendered":"My top three are better than your top three"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A look at the locals\u2019 favorite tunes of the year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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2010 ends this week and, for those of us who actually<\/strong> still listen to (and purchase) new music, this has been an exceptionally good year. Barring all the recent data that physical sales of music are fast coming to an altogether disastrous and timely death, there are those who have the foresight and wherewithal to look beyond their local radio station to satiate their musical appetite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve taken it upon myself to ask various members of the musical community\u2014from band members to talent buyers, industry folk to local legends\u2014what releases or individual songs hit them the hardest this year. This by no means is an all-encompassing map of the entire scene\u2019s tastes. But, at the very least, it\u2019s a litmus test with some results one might never expect. Without further ado, let\u2019s see what some of Sacramento\u2019s finest, in alphabetical order, think of this year\u2019s crop of music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Random Abiladeze<\/strong>, artist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who Cares, Teenage Ego Trip<\/em>
Macklemore, The Language of My World<\/em>
Black Star, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star<\/em>
Bilal, 1st Born Second<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Watts Barton<\/strong>, Sacramento Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girl Talk, All Day<\/em>
The Black Keys, Brothers<\/em>
The Arcade Fire, The Suburbs<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam Coe<\/strong>, musician<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grinderman, Grinderman 2<\/em>
Beach House, Teen Dream<\/em>
Sea of Bees, Songs for the Ravens<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DJ CrookOne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Black Milk, Album of the Year<\/em>
Gangrene, Gutter Water<\/em>
Chico Mann, Analog Drift<\/em>
Flying Lotus, Cosmogramma<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marty DeAnda<\/strong>, owner, Dig Music<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Seconds, Good Luck Buttons<\/em>
Jackie Greene, Till the Light Comes<\/em>
The Mother Hips, Pacific Dust<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Dockter<\/strong>, musician<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rufus Wainwright, All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu<\/em>
Autolux, Transit Transit<\/em>
Yann Tiersen, Dust Lane<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rick Ele<\/strong>, KDVS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyvek, Nothing Fits<\/em>
The Whines, Hell to Play<\/em>
Drunkdriver, self-titled<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Derek Fieth<\/strong>, Pets<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Black Angels, Phosphene Dream<\/em>
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Beat the Devil\u2019s Tattoo<\/em>
Crocodiles, Sleep Forever<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ross Hammond<\/strong>, musician<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter Gabriel, Scratch My Back<\/em>
Zach Hill, \u201cThe Primitives Talk\u201d
Phillip Greenlief, Lines Combined<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laurence Herman<\/strong>, engineer, Electron Pro Audio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Books, The Way Out<\/em>
Voivod, Infini<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Huang<\/strong>, manager, The Beat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Black Keys, Brothers<\/em>
The National, High Violet<\/em>
Beach House, Teen Dream<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Lindow<\/strong>, producer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shed, The Traveller<\/em>
Scuba, Triangulation<\/em>
Janelle Monae, The ArchAndroid<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terra Lopez<\/strong>, Sister Crayon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flying Lotus, Cosmogramma<\/em>
Warpaint, The Fool<\/em>
Baths, Cerulean<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marc Malakie<\/strong>, promoter, curator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Plebe, Brazo en Brazo<\/em>
Killing Joke, Absolute Dissent<\/em>
Disappears, Lux<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nick Miller<\/strong>, SN&R<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ariel Pink\u2019s Haunted Graffiti, Before Today<\/em>
F, Energy Distortion<\/em>
Shad, TSOL<\/em>
Honorable mention: Antoine Dodson, \u201cBed Intruder\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robby Moncrieff<\/strong>, producer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Dress Well, Love Remains<\/em>
Mayer Hawthorne, I Need You<\/em> 12-inch single
Appetite, Scattered Smothered Covered<\/em>
Pregnant, \u201cUphill Divination\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dave Park<\/strong>, CEO, Recombinant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cee Lo Green, \u201cFuck You\u201d
Broken Bells, \u201cThe High Road\u201d
LCD Soundsystem, \u201cDrunk Girls\u201d (song and video)
Honorable mention: The Black Keys, Brothers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barry Prickett<\/strong>, Portmeirion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girl Talk, All Day<\/em>
Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy<\/em>
LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evan Schneider<\/strong>, Tha Fruitbat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meat Beat Manifesto, Answers Come in Dreams<\/em>
Opiou, Slurp and Giggle<\/em>
Bassnectar, Wildstyle EP<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amy Scott<\/strong>, photographer, http:\/\/localindiemusicphotos.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doom Bird, DoomBird<\/em>
Sea of Bees, Songs for the Ravens<\/em>
Musical Charis, People, People<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Danny Secretion<\/strong>, the Secretions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Queers, Back to the Basement<\/em>
Bastards of Young, California Redemption<\/em>
Semi-Evolved Simians, End Holocene<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaun Slaughter<\/strong>, deejay, producer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Favorite dance release: Azari & III, \u201cInto the Night\u201d
Favorite indie-rock release: El Guincho, Pop Negro<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jae Synth<\/strong>, producer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DLRN, The Bridge<\/em>
Wacka Flocka Flame, Flockaveli<\/em>
Taylor Swift, Speak Now<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adam Whitley<\/strong>, the New Plague<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Triptykon, Eparistera Daimones<\/em>
Dio, At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987<\/em>
Forbidden, Omega Wave<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sherman Baker, Musician<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doom Bird, DoomBird<\/em>
Portugal. The Man, American Ghetto<\/em>
Dusty Brown, This City Is Killing Me<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Wilbur<\/strong>, manager, Armadillo Records<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaslight Anthem, American Slang<\/em>
Inquisition, Into the Infernal Regions of the Ancient Cult<\/em> (reissue)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dennis Yudt<\/strong>, writer, musician<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Wolf, Ascension<\/em>
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Kollaps Tradixionales<\/em>
Pan Sonic, Gravitoni<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while the glut of new releases that clog up the music pipeline continue to be force-fed down our throats (by major labels and independents alike), there are still viable releases coming out with each successive year. Upon further inspection, 2010 has not been any worse (nor any greater) than the previous years. Visit your local library if you want to check out new music, or make the effort to keep up with your favorite labels or artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, in case you\u2019re wondering, my favorite records of the year were, in no particular order: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Kollaps Tradixionales<\/em>; The Books, The Way Out<\/em>; Joanna Newsom, Have One on Me<\/em>; and honorable mention for Bonnie \u201cPrince\u201d Billy & the Cairo Gang\u2019s The Wonder Show of the World<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now go figure out your own list and buy an album or two, damn it!
(SN&R)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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