söndag 3 Jan 2010, 20:35
peaking lights - Imaginary Falcons
http://blog.kexp.org/blog/files/2009/04/peakinglights.jpg
Contains some of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
Dragging an Ox Through Water - The Tropics of Phenomenon
http://www.uzuaudio.com/images/their%20covers/dragging%20an%20ox.jpg
Perhaps the most original release this year.
Best Coast - Where The Boys Are , 7" on Art Fag, 7" on Group Tightener, When I'm with You , Myspace Songs
http://indietoday.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/best-coast.jpg
Easy Breezy.
Pete Swanson - Unlimited Options, Denim Life
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4242194233_39422b7280_o.jpg
On a par with the best the Yellow Swans have ever released.
Wet Hair - Dream
http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/e9575cbeec45ef94e4600f404dad6e72/2084264.jpg
Ye Olde Maids - God Blesses Us, Mother Dresses Us
http://cache0.bigcartel.com/product_images/7530961/yom_web.jpg
Wes Eisold's bedroom project, somewhere in between (at least in spirit) his older hardcore stuff and his more recent work with Cold Cave. Beautiful songs.
Secret Abuse - The Immeasurable Gift
http://www.arborinfinity.com/arbor75.jpg
Fucked up and beautiful, like most things out of Iowa City.
Absinthe Minds - The Song of Returning Light
http://www.discogs.com/image/R-150-1752142-1241038057.jpeg
Topaz Rags - Capricorn Born Again
http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2513103.jpg
Plus almost all other releases on Not Not Fun.
Dune Buggy - s/t c20
http://www.raccoo-oo-oon.org/np/images/dune2.jpg
Plus all the other releases on Night People, among them
Ryan Garbes, Terror Bird, Meth Teeth, Hanging Coffins, Earth Station
Secret Colors - Infinite Wandering
http://www.tomentosarecords.com/kzbtin.jpg
Inca Ore - Silver Sea Surfer School
http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/93740b08d4bc54c9aaf21df510bde147/2436641.jpg
Crocodiles - Summer of Hate
http://www.discogs.com/image/R-150-1817670-1245344547.jpeg
…and maybe many more (Ashtray Navigations, High Wolf); the 5 years of Hyperdub compilation was really cool.
Some remarkable songs (that are not on one of the above releases):
Jackie-O Motherfucker - A Mania (Ballads of the Revolution)
The Thermals - I let it go (Now We Can See)
Brittain Ashford - Missing (Just Wants To Love You)
Julian Lynch - Banana Jam Pt. 1 (Born 2 Run)
Real Estate - Fake Blues (Fake Blues 7")
Some shows:
Trees, Ear Venom, Geronimo, The Thermals, TacocaT, Wolf Eyes, Pete Swanson (all Seattle, WA)
Grouper (Olympia, WA)
Brittain Ashford (Portland, OR)
Flower-Corsano Duo (Stuttgart, Germany)
Donaueschinger Musiktage (various composers and performers, Donaueschingen, Germany)
and last but not least, my favourite youtube music video of 2009:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI6I0g8N7ms
(the last two songs are not yet released to my knowledge)
Thanks for reading.