I LIKE POP MUZZICK

well, it certainly has been a while. for me at least.
i would like to start posting again, even if it's just me this go 'round....
it's good to have an outlet, and i don't consider facebook to be anything personal at all.
please post whatever whenever. [postandeason]
for now, here is my list of 25 great albums from this year.
i know you have all been on the edge of your seat.
these are all albums i have, so if you would like to hear something on this list you haven't heard before, e-mail me--jayjerkm@gmail.com/or comment on the post and i will throw an mp3 on this hoe.
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25. fuck buttons - tarot sport
this is the kind of noise i can fuck with. beautiful, miserable melancholy drones with dancy beats behind them. i'm also glad they halted the screaming, although it goes so well with the last album.

24. julian casablancas - phrazes for the young
the first three songs on this album are the biggest buildup of the year, only to be followed by a pretty severe let down. i love him so much though, and the first three songs are really that good

23. empire of the sun - walking on a dream
kind of in the same vein as julian, great opening half, pretty dumb closing. again, a few songs i reeheeeally like

22. flaming lips - embryonic
glad they are back to making druggy creepy music again.

21. xx - xx
okay, say what you will but this is a pretty great album. it's coherent and cohesive and breezy and timely. the xx are smart, music is ready for this sound.

20. yim yames - tribute to
fuck i wish this wasn't limited to six songs. boo!!

19. themselves - thefreehoudini
homies. good rap, they get the white boy fuzz hop nod since why? wanted to sing country songs.

18. sparklehorse - dark night of the soul
nice. was kind of underwhelmed, but sparklehorse and dangermouse? they could ______ a _______ and i would still listen. [insert whatever, i don't care, you get it]

17. major lazer - guns don't kill people
fantastic idea. some really great songs. also some kinda dumb ones.

16. japandroids
anything aaron cox likes i know i will like. this is one of the only in that new lo-fi shitcore stuff that i really got into. japandroids seem so much more thoughtful than all the other new 4-bit whatever bullshit.

15. mew - no more stories....
most underrated album of the year. if these guys could stick to a time signature they would be as big as the backstreet boys. they are super cute too.

14. dirty projectors - bitte orca
best live show i saw all year. there's not anything wrong with the album, i just don't think i have the patience sometimes to appreciate what they're doing. their show was UNbelievable.

13. pictureplane - dark rift
trosclair's stories about how fucked up this dude gets only tickled my pussy bone. i'm so happy this weirdo is alive and making music. his songs will take you out of your element. very pleasant and unpleasant end-to-end, it depends on what kind of mood your speakers are in.

12. jay-z - blueprint 3
quit hatin, it's dope and you know it. seriously, haters, shut the fuck up.

11. dan deacon - bromst
this should be higher, but i just wasn't that into him this last time i saw him with the ensemble at spanish moon. he seemed irritated. that has nothing to do with the album. the album is balls to the wall awesome and dancy and thoughtful and hard and evil and spiritual.

10. grizzly bear - veckatimest
i still don't know what to think. i mean, of course i love it. i just don't think this is the be-all-end-all album ever and shit. i think they have a lot better, heavier albums coming in the future. anything i say about this will sound inadequate, because i've listened to it probably more than most of these albums. but, i really like it and i'm glad it's getting this kind of attention.

9. mos def - the ecstatic
i did not dig his last album, which was critically acclaimed all-around. really, i just think he's gotten s'dang cute!

8. teengirl fantasy - tgif ep
k, it's just an e.p., it's only four songs, but this little diddy is really spectacular. they just signed to anticon., which is strange, but i'm glad. thanks justin nix, you done good finding this for me. teengirl fantasy might be the next huuuge wave. or just another nice new sound that i'll never care about again.

7. maxwell - blacksummersnight
he's back! thank god...i was listening to ne-yo for a second just to get my chocolate.
'now' is one of my favorite albums ever, and somehow his most recent effort didn't disappoint. i was hoping it'd be more dramatic, but his lyrics are really specific and i dig that.

6. pterodactyl - worldwild
i just have a boner for these dudes. they played with the peekers a long time ago and blew my mind. megan "let me borrow" the cd, which hasn't come out of my car since. 'worldwild' this year did for me what videohippos used to. something progressive and loud without being annoyingly ahead of the curve and make you feel behind.

5. neko case - middle cyclone
somehow hyped and underrated at the same time. my favorite album by neko case, easily. very hooky, but honest, sincere lyrics. it's a seasonal album, that you can fit into any season. SEASUNZ *hand swipe across belly*

4. lil wayne - no ceilings mixtape
he's rapping again! there's nothing better in the rap world for me than weezy non-stop over dope beats for an entire album [3000 aside].... syrup got me slow, like a turtle round this hoe...every line he spits is something you'll want to repeat at some point during the day. a few of these songs blow, though. but, swag surfin/watch my shoes/ice cream paint job=FLAWLESS

3. animal collective - merriweather post pavillion/fall be kind
no surprise. it's just really good. there are a few songs that i still just don't feel so much, and i don't think it's their best album. but merriweather would be this high on my list for 'brothersport' alone. the fact that they just put out this e.p. [which is brilliant] pushes them up the list i think. 'fall be kind' is 20 minutes of heaven right now.

2. phaseone - white collar crime
this is a little tricky, because dude's using other people's music. i'm not particularly a fan of this method. but, the thing about his album, mixtape, whatevz, is that he doesn't just throw a new beat on some other people's stepped-on shit. he creates a completely new feel for each song, and makes a banger out of all of them. the music is gorgeous, the song selection--on point. i can't stop listening.

1. phoenix - wolfgang amadeus phoenix
i've said it before, i'll say it again: I LIKE POP MUZZICK. k. now, this is easy for me. i heard this album and knew exactly how i felt about it. every song is a hit. every song is still exciting to listen to each go 'round. it's such a great pop album. it is definitely one of my favorites of all time, in fact.
the thing that really gets me, is that they must have known when they made it how huge it would be. they must have written these songs and thought, "fuck, yeah we should call SNL. this shit's gonna be huge."
the lyrics are cryptic, but the listener is able to connect with them.
i don't know what i would have done this summer without this album.
i like it as much as i did when i first heard it. and if you know me, and you know how much i've listened to it, that is quite the feat.

honorable mention: dead man's bones, crocodiles, the field, dd/mm/yyyy, little girls


coming soon...postandeason's favorite youtube videos, songs of the year, quotes of the year, the all-darsh squad, pix of the year, and more!
don't call it a comeback!

-jerks