I am compiling my end of year list for Monday’s show. Thanks to everyone who got me into some great music in 2011, those who called in; got some great req’s & some long time listeners came out of the wood work this year, Thank you!, and of course the ordinate of M Y C F A, I thank u - the artists whose creative arcs intersected with time, money and sound to provide me with a soundtrack for what will go down as a year that didn’t keep me confused about the past as much as it kept me wondering about the future. I am sorry about the run on sentence there. So here it is!! No order-

Craft Spells, “Idle Labor”

Swiftumz, “Don’t Trip”

Wire, “Red Barked Tree”

Destroyer, “Kaputt”

Big Troubles, “Romantic Comedy”

Washed Out, “Within and Without”

Rival Schools, “Pedals”

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, “Belong”

Real Estate, “Days”

St. Vincent, “Strange Mercy”

Listen in Monday at noon on WCDB. I will play two selections from each album and discuss what made them 2011 for me.

Cheers
Leon

Photo by me: A Place to Bury Strangers. Would have loved a release from them this year but I totally recommend their 2007 and ‘09 releases if you haven’t.