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Canadian electro-goth artist Grimes aka Claire Boucher officially signed to 4AD yesterday from the small Canadian label Arbutus. Grimes will be releasing her new full-length, Visions, on February 21 via 4AD. In the meantime, we can sink our teeth into “Genesis”- a fresh track from the upcoming LP.

2011 was an interesting year for music. Great sounds were thankfully everywhere- but songs, as opposed to albums, became suddenly more memorable. While there is no doubt that 2011 was an exciting time for full-length releases, more and more artists seemed to be embracing the idea of the single and crafting an album around it. Due to this apparent evolution, I will be counting down my top 100 songs of 2011. The rules are simple- obviously the track must have first been released in this current year. Also, no one album can have more than three songs make an appearance. Also, keep in mind, this list is subjective- I have not yet had the opportunity to listen to some of this year’s more popular releases.The new Jay-Z/Kanye West collaboration, Watch the Throne will not be making an appearance. Adele’s 21 and Drake’s Take Care were not taken into account either.

20- TV on the Radio- “Second Song”- Nine Types of Light

19- Cults- “Go Outside”- Cults
Cults – Go Outside by underhisempire2

18- Zola Jesus- “Vessel”- Conatus
Zola Jesus – Vessel by souterraintransmissions

17- Lykke Li- “Sadness is a Blessing”- Wounded Rhymes
Lykke Li – Sadness Is a Blessing by a.vourloumis

16- Other Lives- “For 12″- Tamer Animals
For 12 by Other Lives

15- Bon Iver- “Holocene”- Bon Iver
Holocene by boniver

14- Battles- “Futura”- Gloss Drop
Battles — Futura by m4spam

13- Foster the People- “Pumped Up Kicks”- Torches
Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People

12- Radiohead- “Bloom”- The King of Limbs

11- tUnE-yArDs- “Bizness”- who kill
BIZNESS Tune Yards by CristinaBlack

10- Panda Bear- “Last Night at the Jetty”- Tomboy
Panda Bear – Last Night At The Jetty by bigasslens

9- Girls- “Vomit”- Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Girls – Vomit by artsandcraftsmx

8- St. Vincent- “Cruel”- Strange Mercy

7- Lana Del Rey- “Video Games”

6- Atlas Sound- “Terra Incognita”- Parallax
Atlas Sound – Terra Incognita by rslblog.com

5- Washed Out- “Amor Fati”- Within and Without
Washed Out – Amor Fati by DominoRecordCo

4- Cults- “Abducted”- Cults
Cults – Abducted by cultscultscults

3- Fleet Foxes- “Helplessness Blues”- Helplessness Blues
Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues by MMMusic

2- Radiohead- “Lotus Flower”- The King of Limbs

1- M83- “Midnight City”- Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

- Fr. Jones

2011 was an interesting year for music. Great sounds were thankfully everywhere- but songs, as opposed to albums, became suddenly more memorable. While there is no doubt that 2011 was an exciting time for full-length releases, more and more artists seemed to be embracing the idea of the single and crafting an album around it. Due to this apparent evolution, I will be counting down my top 100 songs of 2011. The rules are simple- obviously the track must have first been released in this current year. Also, no one album can have more than three songs make an appearance. Also, keep in mind, this list is subjective. As one person, there are several albums that I have not yet had the opportunity to hear- including a few of the more popular releases. I missed out on Adele’s 21, Drake’s Take Care, and Jay-Z/Kanye West’s Watch the Throne(although I did finally pop this one in last night- wow!)-records which have been perennially favorites on many year-end lists.

2011 was an interesting year for music. Great sounds were thankfully everywhere- but songs, as opposed to albums, became suddenly more memorable. While there is no doubt that 2011 was an exciting time for full-length releases, more and more artists seemed to be embracing the idea of the single and crafting an album around it. Due to this apparent evolution, I will be counting down my top 100 songs of 2011. The rules are simple- obviously the track must have first been released in this current year. Also, no one album can have more than three songs make an appearance. Also, keep in mind, this list is subjective.  As one person, there are several albums that I have not yet had the opportunity to hear- including a few of the more popular releases. I missed out on Adele’s 21, Drake’s Take Care, and Jay-Z/Kanye West’s Watch the Throne (although I did finally pop this one in last night- wow!)-records which have been perennially favorites on many year-end lists.

Anyway, on we go.

 

100. Red Hot Chili Peppers- “Brendan’s Death Song”- I’m With You

99. Pictureplane- “Post Physical”- Thee Physical
Post Physical by PICTUREPLANE

98. Twin Shadow- “Tyrant Shadow”- Forget

97. Moby- “Be the One”- Destroyed
Be The One by thelittleidiot

96. Braids- “Plath Heart”- Native Speaker
Braids – Plath Heart by snipelondon

95. Team Me- “Weathervanes and Chemicals”- Team Me EP
Team Me – Weathervanes And Chemicals by MathiasMathias

94. Balam Acab- “Oh, My”- Wander/Wonder
Oh, Why by BALAM ACAB

93. Nicolas Jaar- “Space is Only Noise If You Can See“- Space is Only Noise 
Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise If You Can See by La Boite à Moustache

92. SBTRKT- “Golddigger”- SBTRKT
SBTRKT – Golddigger by sbtrkt

91. TV on the Radio- “No Future Shock”- Nine Types of Light

90. The Field- “Looping State of Mind”- Looping State of Mind
Looping State Of Mind – The Field by Juan Antonio Zertuche

89. Twin Sister- “Saturday Sunday”- In Heaven
Twin Sister – Saturday Sunday (Live @ WNYU) by lizpelly

88. Austra- “Darken Her Horse”- Feel it Break
Darken Her Horse by Austra by goincase

87. Best Coast- “Boyfriend”- Crazy For You
Best Coast: Boyfriend by -gaga

86. Grooms- “Prom”- Prom
Grooms ‘Prom’ by kaninerecords

85. Wild Beasts- “Bed of Nails”- Smother
Wild Beasts – Bed of Nails by forerunner

84. Zomby featuring Panda Bear- “Things Fall Apart”- Dedication
Zomby – Things Fall Apart [ft. Panda Bear] by Pretty Much Amazing

83. Modeselektor featuring Thom Yorke- “Shipwreck”- Monkeytown
02. Shipwreck With Thom Yorke – Modeselektor by Republic of Music

82. Ford and Lopatin- “I Surrender”- Channel Pressure
11 – I Surrender (feat. Autre Ne Veut) by Ford & Lopatin

81. Biosphere- “Genkai-1″- N-Plants
Biosphere – genkai-1 by diesi7

80. Dirty Beaches- “A Hundred Highways”- Badlands Dirty Beaches – A Hundred Highways by valterbarreira

60- Twin Shadow- “I Can’t Wait”- Forget
Twin Shadow – I Can’t Wait by Juan Guitaro

59- Zola Jesus- “Seekir”- Conatus
Seekir by ZolaJesus

58- Pictureplane- “Real is a Feeling”- Post Physical
Real is a Feeling by PICTUREPLANE

57- Arrange- “When’d You Find Me”- Plantation
Arrange – When’d You Find Me by dangervillage

56- Elbow- “The Birds”- Build a Rocket Boys!
ELBOW ‘The Birds’ from album ‘Build a Rocket Boys!’ by KidTwist

55- The Weeknd- “The Morning”- House of Balloons
The Weeknd – The Morning by The_Weeknd

54- Active Child- “Hanging On”- You Are All I See Active Child: ‘Hanging On’ by Ragged Words

53- tUnE-yArDs- “Powa”- who kill
Powa – Tune Yards by CaballeroDeMartin

52- Modeselektor- “German Clap”- Monkeytown

Neon Indian – Polish Girl by deejlr

 

50- Purity Ring- “Belispeak”- Split 7″

Belispeak by PURITY RING

49- Washed Out- “Echoes”- Within and Without
Washed Out – Echoes by ListenBeforeYouBuy

48- Other Lives- “Desert”- Tamer Animals
Desert by Other Lives

47- Reptar- “Stuck in My Id”- Oblangle Fizz Y’all
Reptar – Stuck in my Id by j.co413

46- The Antlers- “Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out”- Burst Apart
The Antlers – Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out by mjvisme

45- Grimes- “Sagrad”- Halfaxa
Grimes – Sagrad by my.monkey

44- The Strokes- “Under Cover of Darkness”- Angles
The Strokes – Under Cover Of Darkness by d_antec

43- M83- “Year One, Year UFO”- Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

42- Zomby- “Natalia’s Song”- Dedication
Zomby – Natalia’s Song by marsbars

41- Radiohead- “Separator”- The King of Limbs

On 12/3/2011, Art Bar hosted Post-Echo: The Audio/Visual Experiment featuring live performances from Roomdance, Forces of a Street, Cassangles, as well as visual contributions from local artists- Jason Stroud, Joel Floyd, Jessica Diaz, and Johnny Timmons. It was indeed an experience to be remembered. If you missed out, here’s some footage of the event.  For further coverage of the artists involved with this event, visit www.Post-Echo.com .