In lieu of a random ten here are, in no particular order and without explanation because I know what I like in music but I don’t know how to express it properly, my 10ish favorite CD’s of The Year Of Our Tebow 2011:

(Warning: links are to youtube videos so … noise)

Fucked Up – David Comes To Life
The Joy Formidable – The Big Roar
Washed Out – Within and Without
Telekinesis – Desperate Straight Lines
Yuck – Yuck
War On Drugs – Slave Ambient
The Wilderness Of Manitoba – When You Left The Fire (If you’re big fan of CSN&Y, highly recommended)
Cults – Cults
The Black Keys – El Camino
Smith Westerns – Dye It Blond
and a guilty pleasure: Awolnation – Megalithic Symphony which was a shit-ton of fun to listen to when the L&T Casey and I drove to San Francisco a few months ago. So sue me.

Here’s more Joy Formidable because they were the best live act I saw this year.

  • I almost forgot to add that someone (one of youse guyz) send me the first two seasons Breaking Bad, but you forgot to include your name.  You should all claim credit. I’d never know the difference and you’d be eligible to have your name entered in an exciting contest for one of my internal organs should Tebow smite me down for being a potty-mouth. Act now… our operators are standing by.