Records of 2010 - 25. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest

Records of 2010 - 25. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter are one of the best bands in the world. Live and on record. With their fourth album, they've gone for the concept of memory and created their most lucid piece of work in every sense of the word and I'll leave it at that. Just read the dictionary definition and listen to "Helicopter" on the link below, and instead of putting it into words, I'll put it into a word:

lu·cid

   [loo-sid] Show IPA

–adjective

1.

easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: alucid explanation.

2.

characterized by clear perception or understanding; rationalor sane: a lucid moment in his madness.

3.

shining or bright.

4.

clear; pellucid; transparent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5RzpPrOd-4

Records of 2010 - 36. High Places - High Places Vs. Mankind

Records of 2010 - 36. High Places - High Places Vs. Mankind

Here are the facts (wikipedia!):

"Since its inception, High Places has created a signature sound out of using bass-heavy, yet crisp beats, lilting vocal melodies, syncopated rhythmic lines performed on folk percussion instruments, guitar duets turned into treated samples, and percussive lines created from the manipulation of household objects. The duo has an “exquisite corpse” style of songwriting where they exchange ideas back and forth, challenging one another’s expectations. The songwriting is expansive and fluid, all the while managing to be concise. Overall, the compositions are settled and assured. High Places gravitates toward the organic over the electronic, and that natural aesthetic adds warmth and intimacy to the recordings."

My opinion:

Eerie, experimental and excellent dream-pop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyeQeEq2sp8

Records of 2010 - 39. Wild Nothing- Gemini

Records of 2010 - 39. Wild Nothing- Gemini

Once I had a dream that I was in a state of bliss a sugary bliss that felt sweet but not sticky and a bit wintry like eating chocolate in bed and I missed you and your jokes and your fuck-ups and a lazy day to contemplate some chords feedback echo and lyrics just knowing that even if we didn't go and create simply thinking about creating was a nice activity in itself and the clouds were parting and the snow rose back up into the sky. The daydream I had was just now. Wild Nothing's "Gemini" gives me many of these.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmDQDqZE4Fo