Golly gosh gosh! We havent been writing much for a while. This is about to change! More from us soon…

Amazing! 

As that joyous day full of glee, happiness, food, oh so much food, edges ever closer it reminds me of one thing….

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEARS!

So with the last Thursday and full working week of 2011 upon us we decided we would spend our lunch break discussing our favourite tracks of the year. Some are singles, some aren’t, but the most important thing is they are all rad (especially my list)! The only rule established was: You couldn’t include anything you were associated with… And so it begins.

Ben:

10. Lovely cup – Group Love
9. Video Games – Lana Del Rey
8. How Can You Love Me – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
7. Gebbie Street – DZ Deathrays
6. Winter Beats – I Break Horses
5. The Look - Metronomy
4. I’m His Girl – Friends
3. Lights Out Words Gone – Bombay Bicycle Club
2. Young Blood – Naked and Famous
1. Holocene – Bon Iver

Alex:

10. Walking Far From Home - Iron & Wine
9. Tired - Chikita Violenta
8. East Harlem - Beirut
7. The Wilhelm Scream - James Blake
6. My Country - tUnE-yArDs
5. I Don’t Want Love - The Antlers
4. Midnight City - M83
3. Before - Washed Out
2. Ice Cream - Battles
1. Holocene - Bon Iver

And here it is from our lovely interns.

Camilla:

10. Metronomy - The English Riveira
9. Toro Y Moi - Underneath The Pine
8. And So I Watch You From Afar - Gangs
7. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo
6. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
5. Feist - Metals
4. Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind Of Fix
3. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
2. Ghospoet - Peanut Butter Blue & Melancholy Jam
1. Bjork - Biophilia

Meg:

Alex here. It was pretty difficult to attempt to follow a picture of Samantha Mumba but here goes my top ten records of 2011 in highly scrutinised end-of-year style…

10. Lanterns On The Lake - Gracious Tide, Take Me Home

9. J Mascis - Several Shades Of Why

8. Youth Lagoon - Year Of Hibernation

7. James Blake - James Blake

6. tUnE-yArDs - Whokill

5. Washed Out - Within And Without

4. Battles - Gloss Drop

3. Balam Acab - Wander/Wonder

2. The Antlers - Burst Apart

1. Bon Iver - Bon Iver

Well, did you really think I wouldn’t include a picture too. So here’s Seal as a seal…

Alex x

Forgotten gem….

As 2011 draws to a close it gets to that inevitable time when those ‘end of year’ lists start to be drawn up and polished off. So we thought we’d do the same, become stressed out and see what hits our top ten albums of 2011 list.

Ben:

10. Wye Oak - Civillian
09. Youth Lagoon - Year Of Hibernation
08. Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow
07. Ghostpoet - Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam
06. Metronomy - The English Riviera
05. I Break Horses - Hearts
04. Feist - Metals
03. Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind Of Fix 
02. Unknown Mortel Orchestra - Unknown Mortel Orchectra
01. Bon Iver - Bon Iver

Chris:

10. The Antlers - Burst Apart
09. Feist - Metals
08. Youth Lagoon - Year Of Hibernation
07. Washed Out - Within And Without
06. I Break Horses - Hearts
05. Frank Ocean - Nostalgia
04. Kurt Vile - Smoke Ring For My Halo
03. Timber Timbre - Creep On Creepin’ On
02. Ghostpoet - Peanut Butter & Melancholy Jam
01. Bon Iver - Bon Iver

* Everyone else’s lists will come some point; Ben and myself are all about lists so thought we’d get in there first. 

Here’s a picture of a monkey doing a handstand on a goat, whilst on a tightrope..pretty awesome.