Monthly Archives: December 2010

Garth’s Hottest 50 (Best Songs of 2010) (Part II: 1-25)

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

This half is (not purposely) more Australian than 26-50. Oh, and after this, I’ll be away until the end of January. Thanks to everyone who has read anything that I’ve written in the past month. 25: Where I’m Going by … Continue reading →

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First Listen: Yeasayer’s Free Live Album

Posted on December 26, 2010 by

Just to add to your Christmas presents. Can be downloaded for any price (including $0) at this website. And if you’re interested, I have ten more songs to write about in my list of best songs of the year, so … Continue reading →

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First Listen: Klaxons’ New Free EP

Posted on December 26, 2010 by

Klaxons have released a free EP titled Landmarks of Lunacy. It can be downloaded at their site. And the second half of my top songs of the year will be up in the next two days. Sorry for the slight … Continue reading →

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Garth’s Hottest 50 (Best Songs of 2010) (Part I: 26-50)

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

And to think that at the beginning of the year I thought that 2010 might not musically hit the heights of its predecessor. I was completely wrong. Here is an unfounded attempt at the impossible: trying to rank songs that … Continue reading →

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Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

Collaboration between Sufjan Stevens, Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry and The National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner? Great. Said collaborators doing Christmas music? Greatest.

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Hear This Song Today: Treehouse by Gold Fields

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

As far as debut singles go, this one by Australian band Gold Fields is pretty excellent. Apparently recorded in their bedroom, Treehouse definitely reminds me of Miami Horror-especially that bass line- but without the synth overload. I’ll keep this short … Continue reading →

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Hear This Artist Today: Lacey Cole

Posted on December 19, 2010 by

Everyone knows length is a vital thing to consider in the construction of a song. Very few people actually enjoy listening to Siberian Breaks by MGMT or Led Zeppelin’s in My Time Of Dying purely because it feels like the … Continue reading →

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Festive Goodness from sleepyhands

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

Their message will suffice: ‘A free Christmas song for a joyous holiday. Feel free to spread the Christmas cheer!’ The song can be downloaded for free here. I wrote about this band a few weeks ago here. In related news, … Continue reading →

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More of The Middle East

Posted on December 12, 2010 by

A week or two ago I posted about a new song by Australian indie folk-rockers The Middle East. This is a song of such immense quality that I simply can’t stop listening to it, and, apparently, neither can visitors to … Continue reading →

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Hear This Song Today: Stand in the Water by Wildlife

Posted on December 10, 2010 by

Few bands today really sound like they’re striving to convey a message. I don’t mean that they actually have a message of monumental importance they’re trying to get across, but that they give off the impression that they’re earnestly trying … Continue reading →

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