Very soon now the end of the year will be upon us and that means The Truth will be telling you about his favorite records he bought this year. The Myth probably won't drop a list b/c he doesn't post anymore b/c he doesn't do anything that doesn't immediately lead to drinking Michelob Ultras with some skanky ass. But that's okay, I accept the sole responsibility of delivering the Year End List that accepts no payola, that suffers no NPR/Big Media/Big Indie list gladly, that isn't afraid to not include a single fucking record if every record sucks (almost happened last year), that is generally in with the out crowd. Before that happens though, I'm gonna do a soft open with the year's Honorary Mention: Small Black's Moon Killer 'Mixtape'
If you ever wondered what Slowdive/Chapterhouse would've sounded like had they worked with r&B superproducer The Dream, well, now you can find out by downloading the album below. It has quite a few gems inside, including this one that accomplishes the impossible feat of making a Nicki Minaj/Drake vocal actually listenable
This song obviously walks a thin line, even in 2011, and I applaud them for it. Seems like hip-hop is finally finding a way to weave itself into 'rock' in way that doesn't involve rap metal or trailer parks. So yeah, a few skinny white dudes from Brooklyn made a 'mixtape' that kind of rips off an aesthetic I had planned, but the combination is a little clumsy/too-obvious in places and that lets me know these whipsters don't really vibe to black culture in a non-ironic way like I do. Now if they start switching out the Heems verses for Birdman I might be worried. We'll see if they get enough balls to stop 'testing the market' and release this on a genuine recorded artifact. Until then, stay tuned for the best actual records of the year! Who knows, it might even inspire Drew to go plagiarize the Rolling Stone list of boring old man music again.
