I have never heard Frosting on the Beater, which seems like a crime, given the album's reputation and my affinity for power pop. So, here it goes.

Grand Magus || Grand Magus (re-issue)
Envy || Recitation

blank dogs land and fixed
cathedral statik magik ep
ghostface killah apollo kids

White Wires: WWII

One of the best garage pop records that's come out this year for me. Just good, catchy garage rock, nothing fancy but very well done.

tyler, the creator bastard
unknown mortal orchestra 7"
purling hiss s/t
owen pallett heartland

playing my top 50 tracks of 2010 mix

Taking Control - Alberta Cross (Broken Side of Time)
Modern Man - Arcade Fire (The Suburbs)
Bright Lit Blue Skies - Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti (Before Today)
Maybe - Asa (Beautiful Imperfection)
Lover Of Mine - Beach House (Teen Dream)
Next Girl - The Black Keys (Brothers)
Ghost Inside - The Broken Bells (Broken Bells)
Trash Day - Butch Walker (I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart)
Beacon Hill - Damien Jurado (Saint Bartlett)
Praying for a Miracle - Dan Sartain (Lives)
Greyhounds Forever - Daniel Tashian (The Lights of Town)
The Sad Sun - Deer Tick (The Black Dirt Sessions)
Black Gold - Foals (Total Life Forever)
Bang Pop - Free Energy (Stuck On Nothing)
Waterfall - Fresh and Onlys (Play it Strange)
Swim Until You Can't See Land - Frightened Rabbit (The Winter of Mixed Drinks)
Your Heart to Haunt - Glossary (Feral Fire)
Rhinestone Eyes - Gorillaz (Plastic Beach)
Keep Your Eyes Closed - The Henry Clay People (Somewhere On The Golden Coast)
The Weekenders - The Hold Steady (Heaven Is Whenever)
Tightrope - Janelle Monáe Feat. Big Boi (The ArchAndroid)
Burning The Bowery - Jesse Malin (Love It To Life)
Rogers Park - Justin Townes Earle (Harlem River Blues)
Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow) - Justin Vernon (Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine)
Dark Fantasy - Kanye West (My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy)
Writers Retreat - Lloyd Cole (Broken Record)
21st Century - Locksley (Be In Love)
It's a Shame, It's a Pity - Moondoggies (Tidelands)
Excuses - Morning Benders (Big Echo)
The Cave - Mumford & Sons (Sigh No More)
Numbers Don't Lie - The Mynabirds (What We Lose In The Fire We Gain In The Flood)
Bloodbuzz Ohio - The National (High Violet)
Mouthful of Diamonds - Phantogram (Eyelid Movies)
David - The Radio Dept. (Clinging to a Scheme)
Clementine - Sarah Jaffe (Suburban Nature)
Another Bad Night's Sleep - Silver Sea (Chateau Revenge)
Down On Loving - The Soft Pack (The Soft Pack)
Trouble Comes Running - Spoon (Transference)
Rosemarie - Superchunk (Majesty Shredding)
Floating Vibes - Surfer Blood (Astrocoast)
King of Spain - The Tallest Man On Earth (The Wild Hunt)
Lucidity - Tame Impala (Innerspeaker)
Forget - Twin Shadow (Forget)
Jackson, Don't You Worry - Two Cow Garage (Sweet Saint Me)
Don't Go Swimming - Unwelcome Guests (Don't Go Swimming)
What You've Been Saying - Volebeats (The Volebeats)
Angela Surf City - The Walkmen (Lisbon)
Comin' Through - The War On Drugs (Future Weather)
Giant Stairs - A Weather (Everyday Balloons)
My Angel Lonely - Wild Nothing (Gemini)

The Slackers: New Years Day 7"


Sharp Objects: Another Victim 7"

Grabbed a couple singles, digging them both. The Slackers is just a nice laid back reggae/ska cover of the U2 song, with a dub version in the back. The Sharp Objects is straight ahead punk rock shit.