Thursday, December 29, 2011

I knew I kept this blog around for a reason, dust 'er off for my..........

HIGH-CLASS PICKS OF 2011




My favorite piece of music released in 2011 was the self-titled 7" from OBN III's. (I am cheating right off the bat because this is only supposed to be full-lengths, however, Tic Tac Totally calls this a desert island record. I agree.)

I played the shit out of these four songs.

Got lucky enough to catch this band twice during SXSW and these local jerks, previously unknown to me, made the whole trip to Texas worth it within 30 seconds of taking the stage at the Spiderhouse. They're a 5-piece, stripped down and all swagger. You know Orville from Bad Sports already, but if you don't know about what happens when he passes on the James Williamson to free himself up for a shot at playing Iggy, then you're missing out big time.

(also of note, their "that's no way to rock n roll" 7" out on super secret records and their full-length of completely different material "the one and only" on tic tac totally.)




it's silly trying to rank so many good records that all have different charms and merits.
i love ye all:


1. obn III's s/t 7" (tic tac totally)
2. jeff the brotherhood - we are the champions (infinity cat)
3. useless eaters - daily commute & the singles (tic tac totally)
4. ty segall - singles 2007 - 2010 (goner) & goodbye bread (drag city)
5. natural child - 1971 (infinity cat)
6. mikal cronin - s/t (trouble in mind)
7. mind spiders - s/t (dirtnap)
8. bad sports - kings of the weekend (dirtnap)
9. peach kelli pop - s/t (cheatin' with this one and i don't currrrrrr.) (infinity cat)
10. all the pujol 7"s collectively (infinity cat)
11. hunx & his punx - too young to be in love (hardly art)
12. veronica falls - s/t (slumberland)
13. heavy times - jacker (hozac)
14. the babies - s/t (shrimper)
15. pure x - pleasure (acéphale)
16. cum stain - hurry up and kill yourself... (burger records)
17. thee oh sees - carrion crawler/the dream (in the red)
18. shannon & the clams - sleep talk (1-2-3-4 go!)
19. night beats - s/t (trouble in mind)
20. kurt vile - smoke ring for my halo (matador)
21. wooden shjips - west (thrill jockey)
22. davila 666 - tan bajo (in the red)
23. spits - v (in the red)
24. liquor store - yeah buddy (almost ready)
25. white faces - s/t (windian)
26. thee goochi boiz - oops! (burger)
27. bare wires - cheap perfume (southpaw)
28. mickey - rock 'n' roll dreamer (hozac)
29. dum dum girls - only in dreams (sub pop)
30. the reatards - teenage hate (a re-issue, of course, or it'd be in the top 3) (goner)





if only HEAVY CREAM, MEAN JEANS, NOBUNNY, GENTLEMAN JESSE & HIS MEN, and THE TOUGH SHITS had put out full-lengths this year, then this list would really feel complete. New stuff in the works for all of them, though. I'm sure they'll be together filling out the top 5 next year.



NOTABLE SNACK-SIZED RECORDS:

COUSIN BRIAN.
http://cousinbrian.bandcamp.com/album/first

THE EERIES.
http://theeeries.bandcamp.com/releases

The Eeries (on Evil Weevil) are Philly's answer to "The Onders" from That Thing You Do (if the Wonders got shitty and covered The Mummies on Halloween); which would make Bill, the label's prez, Tom Hanks*. Just check out the wax he peddles for Big Eyes, Pujol, Dry Feet, and Diarrhea Planet and you will see what a worthy comparison that is.

* Unless you wanna be Frankie Sharp, Bill (just tweet your preference).

Alright, now that it's 4:40am, I'll leave this shit show. Hopefully not to wake up in a night-sweat around 7 realizing I forgot something crucial. if I did- IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN THAT GOOD, SUCKERS.

All photos by me taken at SXSW 2011. Copyright Leigh Metzler 2011
http://www.leighmetzler.com / See more here.

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