The 2011 year-end music survey
I know some blogs do their year-end music lists as soon as the calendar flips to December. I like to let the music soak up as much as possible before putting together a year-end list. How else are you going to fully appreciate that Black Keys album that recently came out, right?
For The Bee’s best and worst music list, I gathered a panel of local tastemakers — DJs, promoters, radio personalities, bloggers, etc. — and asked them to pick their top 10 songs of the year plus answer a few other questions about what they loved/hated in 2011 (see the grid below for answers).
To help you digest, the 10 top 10 lists I’ve created an accompanying Spotify playlist that has about 85% of what’s listed. (Some is pretty obscure).
Now it’s your turn to play along.
- Top 10 songs of 2011?
- Favorite album of the year?
- Most disappointing album?
- Favorite artist?
- Artist you’re “over” after this year?
- Favorite music discovery?
- Non-2011 song you played like it was brand new?
- Most annoying song?
- Artist to watch in 2012?
Responses to "The 2011 year-end music survey"
Spotify playlist is not working for me.
Using Firefox, just ends up at the Spotify web site with the error “Uh-oh! An error occurred”
OK. Thanks. Working on it.
Hmmm. I can’t figure it out.
A few options for anybody having trouble accessing the playlist:
You can visit my Spotify account and find it there.
http://open.spotify.com/user/mike_oz
Here’s the direct link to the playlist:
http://open.spotify.com/user/mike_oz/playlist/6hSGYskl4jo6ysY4Z0q5Il
There’s a link on my Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/mikeosegueda
Hope that works until I figure out another solution.
Favorite album: “True Love Cast Out All Evil,” Roky Erickson
Most disappointing album: I am easy to please, I guess … so …
Favorite artist: GIRAFFES? GIRAFFES!
Artist I am over this year: I got nothing.
Favorite music discovery: Local stuff (Wearbear, Dale Stewart, Populus, Born Loser, Kinship, etc.).
Non-2011 song I played like it was brand-new: “Little Star,” by the Elegants
Most annoying song: That crappy-ass Bob Seger cover I’ve heard on the radio lately.
Artist to watch 2012: The Airborne Toxic Event??
Favorite Album: The Black Keys – El Camino
Most Disappointing Album: RHCP -I’m with You
Favorite Artist: Fleet Foxes
Artist I’m Over: the Decemberists
Favorite Music discovery: Lykke Li
Non-2011 song played like brand new: Johnny Cash’s cover of Springsteen’s: Further Up the Road
Most annoying song: Moves like Jagger or ANYTHING with Autotune.
Artist to Watch 2012: Florence + the Machine
Favorite Album: M83 – Hurry up, We’re Dreaming
Most Disappointing Album: Drake – Take Care
Favorite Artist: James Blake
Artist I’m Over: Adele
Favorite Music discovery: The Weeknd
Non-2011 song played like brand new: Nate Dog (Feat. Warren G) – Noboby Does it Better
Most annoying song: Lil Wayne – How to Love
Artist to Watch 2012: War on Drugs
Destroyer’s Kaputt was easily the best album this year, followed by Kurt Vile’s Smoke Ring for my Halo and Hova and Yeezy’s Watch the Throne. Bon Iver was mega overrated, btw.
This direct link is working now.