36. Tycho - Dive
25. The Thoughts - I Won't Keep You Here
21. Balam Acab - Wander/Wonder
10. Adele - 21
7. A Winged Victory for the Sullen - A Winged Victory for the Sullen
(probably could have picked a better song but couldn't resist that this user put the song over the absolutely beautiful 'Pas de Deux pt deux' by Norman McLaren. It is worth the watch just for that)
(probably could have picked a better song but couldn't resist that this user put the song over the absolutely beautiful 'Pas de Deux pt deux' by Norman McLaren. It is worth the watch just for that)
1. The Weeknd - House of Balloons
Years ago, had Allen Iverson been able to hear House of Balloons, he would have ranted something like the following: "Mixtape. We're talking about a mixtape man, we're not even talking about the album, when it actually matters, we're talking about mixtape." This isn't your run of the mill late-night BET r&b, the Weeknd came out of nowhere and transcended a genre. There isn't a weak song to be heard and almost every song sounds as great the tenth time you listen to it as it does when it first graces your ears. It was the idea of such an artist samping Beach House that had me intrigued but the second "High For This" came on I knew this mixtape was something really special.
Hope you found something to love or hate going through the list. The coming days might bring a few more lists (musical or otherwise) so keep a lookout for those and hopefully before long I'll start finding some new music to review as we head into 2012.