Well, 2011. You were quite the year! So much so that I’ve only been able to recover enough to think about you a full week into 2012. Crazy, huh? New jobs, lots of change, oodles of shenanigans, and yes, lots of good music. So much so, that I undoubtedly missed vast quantities of things that I really should have got to. Ho hum.
So what things did Skye like? Blimey. I just looked at the Excel spreadsheet of this year’s releases (see how cool Skye is!), and there’s a lot of stuff on there. However it’s fair to say that I do actually have a favourite record of 2011, despite my general resistance to ranking things. I know, crazy times, huh, maybe the Mayans are right after all.
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Topics:
2011,
anna calvi,
arcade fire,
bill wells and aidan moffat,
bon iver,
carloman,
cults,
danger mouse and daniel luppi,
feist,
gorillaz,
king cresote and jon hopkins,
king's daughters and sons,
laura marling,
loch lomond,
low,
mogwai,
roundup,
sons & daughters,
st. vincent,
stephen malkmus and the jicks,
summer camp,
the dead man's waltz,
the go team,
tv on the radio,
wilco,
wild beasts
These are in no particular order, and the only criteria that these albums satisfy are that I like them. I’m afraid that I’m not going to make any hyperbolic statements of greatness, but what I will do is run down some records that for me were memorable, got played a lot, and that I basically loved. You might disagree. Well, I forgive you.
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Topics:
arcade fire,
broken records,
danger mouse,
dark night of the soul,
gorillaz,
kokay,
marina & the diamonds,
midlake,
mogwai,
panico,
robots and dinosaurs,
royksopp,
sea of bees,
sparklehorse,
sparrow and the workshop,
teenage fanclub,
the black keys,
the fool,
warpaint
Washing up in a bottle from Plastic Beach is this Jamie Hewlett video for Gorillaz’ latest single “Doncamatic”, featuring what is probably the most adorable submersible yet seen in a music video. Take that Yellow Submarine!
I actually found Daley washed up on Plastic Beach – covered in oil and singing to a seagull…or was it an albatross? Anyway, I recognise golden pipes when I hear em’ so I popped a bag over his head, hosed the boy down and chucked him in the studio with Noodle and her 8-track. I left them to it while I stepped outside for a Lucky Lung or three, and when I popped back in this is what they’d come up with! Am I a genius or WHAT?!? – Murdoc
Doncamatic is out on the 22nd of November. Gorillaz play at the o2 in London tonight before heading off to Birmingham tomorrow and Brighton on the 18th, and then on to Europe and New Zealand (click through for dates).
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Head on over to youtube to listen to “Doncamatic (All Played Out)”, the new single from Gorillaz and featuring British singer Daley. Apparently the title and track derive from the Donca Matic drum machine – Japanese designed, and the first device produced by the Korg company in ’63.
It’s synthy, danceable and fun. And it’s not on Plastic Beach (no doubt you’ve noticed!) and will be released on the 22nd November.
Gorillaz UK tour dates after the jump…
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Gorillaz are going on tour and they’re going to be meeting up with a frankly staggering number of guests, including:
Lou Reed (NYC only)
Mos Def (NYC, Camden and DC only)
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Bashy
Little Dragon
De La Soul
Bobby Womack
Roses Gabor
Bootie Brown
Kano
Miho Hatori (to appear in Los Angeles and NYC only)
N.E.R.D. has been confirmed as support for the North American dates, joining the tour at Boston’s Agganis Arena and performing on all North American dates except the Montreal opener.
Hardly any of this lot need any introduction, but I caught Hypnotic Brass Ensemble supporting Blur at Hyde Park last year, and they are well worth seeing. You can grab a list of who’s going to be where at Gorillaz.com.
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Catch ‘em at:
10-3 – Montreal, QU – Bell Centre
10-5 – Wallingford, CT – Oakdale Theatre
10-6 – Boston, MA – Agganis Arena
10-8 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
10-10 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
10-11 – Fairfax, VA – Patriot Center
10-13 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
10-14 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
10-16 – Chicago, IL – UIC Pavilion
10-17 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
10-19 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
10-20 – Dallas, TX – Verizon Theatre
10-22 – Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center
10-24 – Denver, CO – Wells Fargo Theatre
10-26 – Phoenix, AZ – Dodge Theatre
10-27 – Los Angeles, CA – Gibson Amphitheatre
10-30 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
11-2 – Seattle, WA – Key Arena
11-3 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Gorillaz will tour the world by year’s end.
MP3: Gorillaz – Kids With Guns (Hot Chip Mix)
Be certain to watch the extensive feature below for a parade of details.
MP3: Gorillaz – Kids With Guns (Hot Chip Mix)
Their recent set featured:
On Melancholy Hill
Rhinestone Eyes
Broken
Glitter Freeze
Watch the full performance here.
NPR readers adore Plastic Beach.
MP3: Gorillaz – Dare (DFA Mix)
