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halftime (2012)

Written by . Posted on June 29, 2012. Filed under Best of the Year, Lists, Music. No comments.

alphabetical…

*MOVIES.

The Avengers, Dir. Joss Whedon

Bernie, Dir. Richard Linklater

The Cabin in the Woods, Dir. Drew Goddard

The Deep Blue Sea, Dir. Terence Davies

Dragon Eyes, Dir. John Hyams

4:44: Last Day on Earth, Dir. Abel Ferrara

Haywire, Dir. Steven Soderbergh

Into the Abyss & On Death Row, Dir. Werner Herzog

Magic Mike, Dir. Steven Soderbergh

Moonrise Kingdom, Dir. Wes Anderson

MUSIC.

Attack on Memory by Cloud Nothings

Bloom by Beach House

Fin by John Talabot

The Idler Wheel is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More than Ropes Will Ever Do by Fionna Apple

Kin by iamamiwhoami

Locked Down by Dr. John

The Money Store by Death Grips

R.A.P. Music by Killer Mike

There’s No Leaving Now by The Tallest Man on Earth

Visions by Grimes

*As usual, the list of movies is decidedly lackluster and mainstream at the halfway point, something which will change in the coming months drastically, when VIFF rolls around.

Music, 2011

Written by . Posted on January 1, 2012. Filed under Best of the Year, Lists, Music, Off Topic. Tagged . No comments.

The ten best albums of the year–

1. Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de couleur libres by Matana Roberts

2. Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

3. Giles Corey by Giles Corey

4. New History Warfare Vol.2: Judges by Colin Stetson

5. Bon Iver by Bon Iver

6. Take Care by Drake

7. Tha Carter IV by Lil Wayne

8. 50 Words For Snow by Kate Bush

9. Bad As Me by Tom Waits

10. The King of Limbs by Radiohead

Honourable mentions–

Goblin by Tyler the Creator

The Weeknd’s Mixtape Trilogy: House of Balloons, Thursday, and, especially, Echoes of Silence

Albums you should probably listen to–

All Eternals Deck by The Mountain Goats, Biophilia by Bjork, Black Up by Shabazz Palaces, Darkbloom by Grimes, Eye Contact by Gang Gang Dance, Ghosts by Peter Evans Quintet, Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes, James Blake by James Blake, Kaputt by Destroyer, Lights of Endangered Species by Matthew Good, Looping State of Mind by The Field, Metals by Feist, Nostalgia/Ultra by Frank Ocean, Oneirology by CunninLynguists, Ravedeath, 1972 by Tim Hecker, Section.80 by Kendrick Lamaar, Sorry 4 the Wait by Lil Wayne, Space is Only Noise by Nicolas Jaar, Undun by The Roots, Watch the Throne by Jay-Z & Kanye West, The Whole Love by Wilco, Wildlife by La Dispute, A Winged Victory for the Sullen by A Winged Victory for the Sullen

Twenty-five best songs–

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1. Libation for Mr. Brown: Bid Em In by Matana Roberts

2. Lotus Flower by Radiohead

3. The Haunting Presence by Giles Corey

4. Yonkers by Tyler the Creator

5. Judges by Colin Stetson

6. Michicant by Bon Iver

7. Holocene by Bon Iver

8. England by PJ Harvey

9. Take Care by Drake feat. Rihanna

10. Wicked Games by The Weeknd

11. Abortion by Lil Wayne

12. Misty by Kate Bush

13. No One is Ever Going to Want Me by Giles Corey

14. A Commotion by Feist

15. All and Everyone by PJ Harvey

16. Marvin’s Room/Buried Alive by Drake

17. Hell Broke Luce by Tom Waits

18. Vanessa by Grimes

19. Niggas in Paris by Jay-Z & Kanye West

20. Wilhem’s Scream by James Blake

21. Non Populus by Matthew Good

22. Words I Never Said by Lupe Fiasco

23. WWJD He’d Prolly LOL Like WTF!!! by Lupe Fiasco

24. Nightcall by Kavinsky & Lovefoxxx

25. Estate Sale Sign by The Mountain Goats