Ohmpark’s Top 40 Songs of 2011
Now that this blog only covers local music, I decided that all of my year-end lists this year will be Atlanta music specific. There’s plenty of sites that do national/international lists anyway. So then, this is my 40 favourite songs of the year by artists affiliated with Atlanta. I spent a lot of time with each of these songs, and if you are unfamiliar with any of them, I strongly suggest you click on the song titles below to give them a listen.
40. “Black Leaves” by Slowriter
39. “A Letter To The FDA” by Where Are We?
38. “Nerve Pop” by Small Reactions
37. “Tomorrow’s Garden” by Imagination Head
36. “Barcelona” by Dark Room
35. “Islands” by Kinisi
34. “The Battle of East & West Virginia” by Mediocre Machine
33. “Santa Maria” by Beachtapes
32. “mandelbrotset” by Time Wharp
31. “Control” by Young Again
30. “Who’s In Bed” by Jungol
29. “Children” by Vocabulary
28. “Black Lion” by Places
27. “Movie Night” by Easily Suede
26. “Edita V” by Balkans
25. “Passion Seekers” by Little Tybee featuring Adron
24. “Q ‘n’ A” by Spirits and the Melchizedek Children
23. “Lights lights” by Beachtapes
22. “Breathe” by Exact Index featuring Casey Harper
21. “No Tomorrow” by Places
20. “Far From The Best” by Cassandras
19. “Things I Like” by Vocabulary
18. “I Think It’s Working” by New Animal
17. “Pacer” by BOSCO
16. “Rise Up” by Cassandras
15. “Creature Lives” by Mastodon
14. “They Don’t Know” by New Animal
13. “Sweet Melinda” by Places
12. “cuspcake” by Time Wharp
11. “Out There” by New Animal
10. “Ivan” by We the Lion
9. “History” by Little Tybee
8. “Old Monster” by Today The Moon, Tomorrow The Sun
7. “Wicca Chimes” by Nomen Novum
6. “Lift You Up” by New Animal
5. “Distinguished Critter” by Places
4. “Still In Mind” by New Animal
3. “Water Story” by Wowser Bowser
2. “Millennials” by Nomen Novum
1. “Two Faced” by Living Rooms
- Posted by Davy Minor on December 5, 2011 at 5:39 am
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[Mp3] Imagination Head: “Tomorrow’s Garden”
The new year has barely begun, and already I’ve heard so many good, local records with a 2011 release. One of my favourites so far is Imagination Head‘s second full length, On/Off. It doesn’t get a proper release until next week with a show at Highland Inn Saturday, January 29th, but you can pick up a digital copy now. Sonically, the record is folk-based, laid back, and a touch playful, containing dynamic yet focused songwriting. Similarly to bands like Oryx and Crake, Little Tybee, and Akron/Family, Imagination Head takes traditional aesthetics and breathes new life into them resulting in a record that sounds fresh yet classic. Here’s one of its 14 tracks:
Imagination Head : “Tomorrow’s Garden”
Buy On/Off
Imagination Head website
- Posted by Davy Minor on January 17, 2011 at 5:04 am
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Photos: Imagination Head, Book Of Colors @ Drunken Unicorn (9/17/09)
More Imagination Head photos here
- Posted by Kevin Griggs on September 21, 2009 at 1:57 am
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