Next week, 2011’s M(ost) V(aluable) to the P(rogressive) Cause list will be jointly and simultaneously unveiled here at Delaware Liberal and on the Al Mascitti Show on WDEL 1150-AM. Still time for last minute nominations.
For now, I have sifted, listened, and relistened to my faves from this year, and it’s time for my list of the 10 Best Tunes of 2011. Appearing, of course, in reverse chronological order:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMToQg0vSds[/youtube]
10. “Baby Missiles”-The War On Drugs
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q25zB3lJqgY&feature=related[/youtube]
9. “Romance”-Wild Flag
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KrmxavLIRM[/youtube]
8. “Calgary”-Bon Iver
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1VmLdZvUlo[/youtube]
7. “Jesus Fever”-Kurt Vile
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ1LI-NTa2s[/youtube]
6. “Bizness”-tUnEyArDs
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnVSUH6_oBY[/youtube]
5. “I Found You”-Alabama Shakes
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO1OV5B_JDw[/youtube]
4. “Video Games”-Lana Del Rey
http://vimeo.com/18014728[/vimeo]
3. “The World (Is Going Up In Flames)”-Charles Bradley
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX3k_QDnzHE[/youtube]
2. “Midnight City”-M83
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOcnITphyjk[/youtube]
1. “County Line”-Cass McCombs
OK, second-guessers. Whaddayagot? Any faves you’d like to share? I’m all ears.