Speaking of gems from 2004…
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Please get in touch with me on Facebook or Tumblr if you remember this hidden gem from 2004.
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From the Archives, Part I
In a recent room cleaning, I came across hundreds of lost writings from my emo years. I plan on releasing some of this poor poetry (pooretry) every now and again when I feel like Tumblr can use a good laugh at the expense of 15-17 year old me. This particular piece was found near the end of the oldest notebook I found. The context is lost, but there is a good possibility that the sadness was fabricated for the good of the genre. Please sleep soundly knowing that this would have been a timeless classic had one of the many incarnations of my band stayed together long enough to put it to music and record it.
Parole
6/5/2006
“What are you thinking?”
A question that becomes more familiar over time.
They say “Once and for always.”
Slightly more logical and feasible than “Forgive and forget.”
Is it too indecisive to say “Once and again and I’m gone?”
Naivety is my specialty
and it’s on my menu daily
but for once I’ll order serenity.
Bring back your childhood
and use your imagination to pretend you never failed me.
I can do the same
and we can create a fantasy
of a more pleasant collision.
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The 2011 Album List
I need to stop delaying this. Here it is, unabridged, unedited, and uncensored, along with the “Best of 2011” tracks associated with each album (if any).
Spotify “Best of 2011” Playlist: Best of 2011
100. Sorry for Party Rocking - LMFAO
Best of 2011: N/A
99. Rolling Papers - Wiz Khalifa
Best of 2011: N/A
98. Super Nintendo Sega Genesis - Team Teamwork
Best of 2011: N/A
97. Peanut Butter & Swelly - Chiddy Bang
Best of 2011: N/A
96. Blue Slide Park - Mac Miller
Best of 2011: N/A
95. Tomboy - Panda Bear
Best of 2011: N/A
94. Belong - Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Best of 2011: N/A
93. No Devolucion - Thursday
Best of 2011: N/A
92. The R.E.D. Album - Game
Best of 2011: “Martians Vs. Goblins” ft. Tyler, the Creator and Lil Wayne
91. Days - Real Estate
Best of 2011: N/A
90. 50 Words for Snow - Kate Bush
Best of 2011: N/A
89. Finally Famous 3 [Mixtape] - Big Sean
Best of 2011: N/A
88. Who You Are - Jessie J
Best of 2011: N/A
87. Turtleneck and Chain - The Lonely Island
Best of 2011: N/A (Tracks only enjoyable when paired with videos.)
86. Hot Sauce Committee Part Two - Beastie Boys
Best of 2011: N/A
85. Slave Ambient - The War on Drugs
Best of 2011: N/A
84. Parallax - Atlas Sound
Best of 2011: N/A
83. The Carter IV - Lil Wayne
Best of 2011: “6 Foot 7 Foot” ft. Cory Gunz
82. Ferrari Boyz - Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka Flame
Best of 2011: N/A
81. Weekend at Burnie’s - Curren$y
Best of 2011: N/A
80. FEAR OF GOD - Pusha T
Best of 2011: N/A
79. When the Sun Goes Down - Selena Gomez & The Scene
Best of 2011: N/A
78. Webster’s Laboratory - Chris Webby
Best of 2011: N/A
77. F.A.M.E. - Chris Brown
Best of 2011: N/A
76. Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
Best of 2011: “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
75. Let England Shake - PJ Harvey
Best of 2011: N/A (Sorry, Rich.)
74. Codes and Keys - Death Cab for Cutie
Best of 2011: N/A
73. The Year of Hibernation - Youth Lagoon
Best of 2011: N/A (Sorry again, Rich.)
72. Ventriloquizzing - Fujiua & Miyaagi
Best of 2011: N/A
71. The Whole Love - Wilco
Best of 2011: N/A (Sorry, World.)
70. Talk That Talk - Rihanna
Best of 2011: “You Da One” | “Watch n’ Learn”
69. Cole World: The Sideline Story - J. Cole
Best of 2011: “Work Out”
68. Born This Way - Lady Gaga
Best of 2011: “You and I” | “The Edge of Glory”
67. Moonfire - Boy & Bear
Best of 2011: N/A (Sorry, Ben)
66. Meyrin Fields [EP] - Broken Bells
Best of 2011: N/A
65. When Fish Ride Bicycles - The Cool Kids
Best of 2011: N/A
64. War Paint - The Dangerous Summer
Best of 2011: N/A (Sorry, Mallory)
63. I’m Gay (I’m Happy) - Lil B
Best of 2011: N/A (Sorry, BasedGod)
62. We The Best Forever - DJ Khaled
Best of 2011: “I’m On One” ft. Rick Ross, Drake, and Lil Wayne | “Welcome to My Hood (Remix)” ft. Mavado, Game, Busta Rhymes, Ace Hood, Birdman, T-Pain, Ludacris, Fat Joe, Bun B, Jadakiss, Waka Flocka Flame, and Twista
61. Covert Coup - Curren$y
Best of 2011: N/A
60. Simple Math - Manchester Orchestra
Best of 2011: N/A
59. James Blake - James Blake
Best of 2011: “Limit To Your Love”
58. Yours Truly - Sublime with Rome
Best of 2011: “Panic”
57. Listen & Forgive - Transit
Best of 2011: N/A
56. Yuck - Yuck
Best of 2011: “Suicide Policemen”
55. Purple Naked Ladies - The Internet
Best of 2011: “Love Song - 1”
54. Portamento - The Drums
Best of 2011: “How It Ended”
53. Red - Dia Frampton
Best of 2011: “Inventing Shadows” (Not technically on the album, but it was her 2011 single from The Voice.)
52. The King of Limbs - Radiohead
Best of 2011: N/A (Sorry, Sean.)
51. The Hunter - Mastodon
Best of 2011: “Curl of the Burl” | “Blasteroid”
50. Mountaintops - Mates of State
Best of 2011: “Mistakes”
49. The People’s Key - Bright Eyes
Best of 2011: N/A
48. El Camino - The Black Keys
Best of 2011: N/A (Sorry again.)
47. Thursday - The Weeknd
Best of 2011: “The Zone” | “Rolling Stone” (Not in the Best of 2011 playlist. Spotify really didn’t want to recognize this mixtape for some reason.)
46. Neighborhoods - blink-182
Best of 2011: N/A
45. Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay
Best of 2011: “Hurts Like Heaven”
44. BlackenedWhite - Mellowhype
Best of 2011: “F666 the Police”
43. 4 - Beyonce
Best of 2011: “1 + 1” | “Best Thing I Never Had” | “Countdown”
42. David Comes to Life - Fucked Up
Best of 2011: N/A
41. The Heart Goes to Heaven, The Head Goes to Hell - That Handsome Devil
Best of 2011: “Charlie’s Inferno”
40. Cocoon - Meg & Dia
Best of 2011: N/A
39. Wasting Light - Foo Fighters
Best of 2011: “Rope”
38. Under the Influence - Domo Genesis
Best of 2011: “Mission Statement” | “Guess Who’s Back” ft. Casey Veggies | “Smokemon”
37. Taking Back Sunday - Taking Back Sunday
Best of 2011: “Best Places to be a Mom”
36. People and Things - Jack’s Mannequin
Best of 2011: N/A
35. Ambition - Wale
Best of 2011: “Double M Genius” | “Slight Work” ft. Big Sean
34. Gloss Drop - Battles
Best of 2011: “Africastle”
33. Torches - Foster the People
Best of 2011: “Helena Beat”
32. Past Life Martyred Saints - EMA
Best of 2011: “California” | “Marked”
31. House of Balloons - The Weeknd
Best of 2011: “High for This” | “Wicked Games”
30. EP [EP] - Childish Gambino
Best of 2011: “Be Alone” | “Freaks and Geeks” | “Not Going Back”
29. Relax - Das Racist
Best of 2011: “Relax” | “Power” ft. Danny Brown and Despot
28. Echoes of Silence - The Weeknd
Best of 2011: “D.D” | “Montreal” | “XO / The Host” | “The Fall”
27. Daybreak - Saves the Day
Best of 2011: “Daybreak” | “Deranged & Desperate” | “Undress Me”
26. Father, Son, Holy Ghost - Girls
Best of 2011: “Love, Like a River” (Not in the Best of 2011 playlist. Spotify took it off of their system and I don’t feel like downloading it to add the one track.)
25. Helplessness Blues - Fleet Foxes
Best of 2011: “The Shrine / An Argument” | “Grown Ocean”
24. Undun - The Roots
Best of 2011: “Sleep” | “Make My” ft. Big K.R.I.T. and Dice Raw | “Kool On” ft. Truck North and Greg Porn
23. I Am Very Far - Okkervil River
Best of 2011: “The Valley” | “Rider” | “White Shadow Waltz”
22. Nostalgia, Ultra. - Frank Ocean
Best of 2011: “Strawberry Swing” | “Novacane” | “Songs for Women” | “American Wedding”
21. Black Up - Shabazz Palaces
Best of 2011: “Are You…Can You…Were You? (Felt)” | “Youlogy”
20. Finally Famous - Big Sean
Best of 2011: “I Do It” | “My Last” ft. Chris Brown | “Marvin & Chardonnay” ft. Kanye West and Roscoe Dash | “Dance (A$$)”
19. Camp - Childish Gambino
Best of 2011: “Fire Fly” | “Bonfire” | “Heartbeat” | “LES” | “You See Me” | “That Power”
18. Zonoscope - Cut Copy
Best of 2011: “Need You Now” | “Take Me Over”
17. Ceremonials - Florence + The Machine
Best of 2011: “Shake It Out” | “What the Water Gave Me”
16. Strange Mercy - St. Vincent
Best of 2011: “Cheerleader”
15. Hello Sadness - Los Campesinos!
Best of 2011: “Songs About Your Girlfriend” | “Baby I Got the Death Rattle”
14. Go Tell Fire to the Mountain - WU LYF
Best of 2011: “Dirt” | “Concrete Gold”
13. Never Trust a Happy Song - Grouplove
Best of 2011: “Tongue Tied” | “Colours” | “Spun”
12. Unbroken - Demi Lovato
Best of 2011: “Lightweight” | “Unbroken” | “Give Your Heart a Break” | “Skyscraper” | “In Real Life” | “My Love Is Like a Star” | “For the Love of a Daughter”
11. Angles - The Strokes
Best of 2011: “Under Cover of Darkness” | “Taken for a Fool” | “Gratisfaction” | “Life is Simple in the Moonlight”
10. Goblin - Tyler, the Creator
Best of 2011: “Goblin” | “Yonkers” | “She” ft. Frank Ocean | “Tron Cat” | “Sandwitches” ft. Hodgy Beats | “Fish / Boppin’ Bitch” | “Analog” ft. Hodgy Beats | “Bitch Suck Dick” ft. Jasper Dolphin and Taco (Sorry, people offended by profanity.)
9. Take Care - Drake
Best of 2011: “Headlines” | “Crew Love” ft. The Weeknd | “Take Care” ft. Rihanna | “Marvin’s Room” | “Buried Alive [Interlude]” ft. Kendrick Lamar | “Lord Knows” ft. Rick Ross | “HYFR” ft. Lil Wayne | “Practice”
8. Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming - M83
Best of 2011: “Intro” | “Midnight City” | “Claudia Lewis” | “Steve McQueen”
7. Watch the Throne - Jay-Z and Kanye West
Best of 2011: “Niggas In Paris” | “Otis” | “Gotta Have It” | “Who Gon Stop Me” | “Why I Love You” | “Illest Motherfucker Alive” | “H.A.M”
6. w h o k i l l - tUnE-yArDs
Best of 2011: “My Country” | “Gangsta” | “Bizness”
5. Cults - Cults
Best of 2011: “You Know What I Mean” | “Most Wanted” | “Bumper” | “Rave On”
4. Bright Lights - Ellie Goulding
Best of 2011: “Guns and Horses” | “Starry Eyed” | “This Love (Will Be Your Downfall)” | “Under the Sheets” | “The Writer” | “Every Time You Go” | “Wish I Stayed” | “Lights”
3. Kaputt - Destroyer
Best of 2011: “Chinatown” | “Blue Eyes” | “Suicide Demo for Kara Walker” | “Poor in Love” | “Kaputt” | “Downtown”
2. 21 - Adele
Best of 2011: “Rolling in the Deep” | “Rumour Has It” | “Turning Tables” | “Set Fire to the Rain” | “Take It All” | “One and Only” | “Someone Like You”
1. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Best of 2011: “Perth” | “Minnesota, WI” | “Holocene” | “Towers” | “Michicant” | “Wash.” | “Calgary” | “Beth/Rest”
