{"id":5995,"date":"2010-12-19T20:48:54","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T01:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/?p=5995"},"modified":"2010-12-19T20:48:54","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T01:48:54","slug":"goin-up-to-eleven-for-twenty-ten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/19\/goin-up-to-eleven-for-twenty-ten\/","title":{"rendered":"goin&#8217; up to eleven for twenty ten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the music that powered the year for me:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bertrandbelin.com\/\">Bertrand Belin<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong>Hypernuit<\/strong>: heard this on the radio. He has an awesome voice. Seeing as it&#8217;s all in French, I have no idea what it&#8217;s about, but that&#8217;s okay.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reverbnation.com\/calvindontjump\">Calvin, don&#8217;t Jump!<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong>Under Bridges<\/strong>: Kirk Pleasant&#8217;s first major outing from his Canadian location. Combines E6 ambient and skronk with some thoughtful songwriting.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/colleenandpaul.com\/\">Colleen and Paul<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong>Colleen and Paul<\/strong>: happy, sunny, folky, lovely. Enjoy it before it becomes car ads.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wearedumdumgirls.com\/\">Dum Dum Girls<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong>I Will Be<\/strong>: Motown meets The Jesus &amp; Mary Chain, with screamy lofi fuzz. Like Strawberry Switchblade (DDG are <a href=\"http:\/\/wearedumdumgirls.com\/2010\/12\/03\/trees-flowers-cover\/\">big fans<\/a>) with maximal noise.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaahh-records.net\/entertainment-for-the-braindead\/\">Entertainment For The Braindead<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/details\/EntertainmentForTheBraindead-Roadkillaaahh.009\">Roadkill<\/a><\/strong>: Julia did a banjo album! It&#8217;s great \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and free!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wearefrightenedrabbit.com\/\">Frightened Rabbit<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong>The Winter of Mixed Drinks<\/strong>: juddery Scottish gloriousness with full miserability ahead.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jonsi.com\/\">J\u00c3\u00b3nsi<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong>Go<\/strong>: this album&#8217;s so sunny it farts marigolds.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/peterstampfelmusic\">Peter Stampfel<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.babygramps.com\/\">Baby Gramps<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong>Outertainment<\/strong>: dementedly demented, with demented bits gleefully stuck to it. Gramps sings like Popeye&#8217;s ancestor, and Peter&#8217;s got the caterwauling yawp down pat. They&#8217;re having so much fun making this, they don&#8217;t care what you think.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/therubysuns\">The Ruby Suns<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong>Fight Softly<\/strong>: don&#8217;t you dare call them Animal Collective Lite. They can dance better, for one thing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stereototal.de\/\">Stereo Total<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong>Baby Ouh!<\/strong>: &#8220;irritating&#8221; is not usually a word one associates with a favourite album, but Stereo Total are completely annoying. I love them for it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sufjanstevens.bandcamp.com\/\">Sufjan Stevens<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong>The Age of Adz<\/strong>: this is a hard album to like. I was about to completely give up on it when I played it on a long subway ride home. I&#8217;m sold. Charming, but difficult.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;s six not from 2010 that also helped make the year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/brettdennen.net\/\">Brett Dennen<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong>Brett Dennen<\/strong> (2005): he&#8217;s got a weird little voice in his first album, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sPAaOZGxQeg\"><em>Don&#8217;t Forget<\/em><\/a> is as catchy as anything.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlottegainsbourg.com\/\">Charlotte Gainsbourg<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong>IRM<\/strong> (2009): it&#8217;s a Beck album! Not sung by Beck!!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldtimeherald.org\/archive\/back_issues\/volume-12\/12-2\/creed.html\">Kyle Creed<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countysales.com\/products.php?product=KYLE-CREED-%27Liberty%27\">Liberty<\/a><\/strong> (1977): this is <em>the<\/em> clawhammer album. Kyle played such a clean banjo; e-v-e-r-y note&#8217;s in the right place, the volume&#8217;s right, he doesn&#8217;t dominate (bluegrass pickers, take note). So brilliant, and finally available on something other than cassette.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orangetwin.com\/majorpg1.html\">Major Organ And The Adding Machine<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong>Major Organ and the Adding Machine<\/strong> (re-release): squee! An expanded version of 2001&#8217;s mad outing complete with the movie. Spot all your favourite E6 musicians!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/raymondscott.com\/\">Raymond Scott<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/raymondscott.com\/SSFB.htm\">Soothing Sounds For Baby<\/a><\/strong> (1963): The first volume (designated <em>for one to six months<\/em>) is about my level. I&#8217;d have been tripping spheroids if this had been playing near my crib.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theturtles.com\/\">The Turtles<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <strong>The Turtles Present The Battle of the Bands<\/strong> (1968): a delightful confection of phenomenal songwriting and playing making a very silly concept album. You&#8217;d hardly believe it was all done by one band.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/scruss-best_of_2010.mp3\">scruss-best_of_2010<\/a> [mp3]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the music that powered the year for me: Bertrand Belin \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Hypernuit: heard this on the radio. He has an awesome voice. Seeing as it&#8217;s all in French, I have no idea what it&#8217;s about, but that&#8217;s okay. Calvin, don&#8217;t Jump! \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Under Bridges: Kirk Pleasant&#8217;s first major outing from his Canadian location. 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