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2020…the year of glynner & faggle

gfom’s | top albums 2012

1. frank ocean : channel orange

2. beach house : bloom

3. twin shadow : confess

4. chromatics : kill for love

5. kendrick lamar : good kid, m.a.a.d city

6. animal collective : centipede hz

7. grizzly bear : shields

8. moonface : heartbreaking bravery

9. grimes : visions

10. dirty projectors : swing lo magellan

10. perfume genius : put your back n 2 it

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11. wild nothing : nocturne

11. alt-j : an awesome wave

12. spiritualized : sweet heart sweet light

12. tame impala : lonerism

13. hot chip : in our heads

14. schoolboy q : habits and contradictions

14. bat for lashes : the haunted man

14. passion pit : gossamer

15. stars : the north

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stats – no.1 spot received 15% of the votes / top.3 totaled 149 of 390 points or 38% of the votes / top.3 albums appeared on everyone’s list / 46 pts separated the top 10 albums

gfom’s | top 10′s of 2012 > individual lists

what everyone’s been waiting for… order of received.

fraggle
>>albums
1. chromatics : kill for love
2. grizzly bear : shields
3. frank ocean : channel orange
4. beach house : bloom
5. twin shadow : confess
6. wild nothing : nocturne
7. grimes : visions
8. animal collective : centipede hz
9. perfume genius : put your back n 2 it
10. spiritualized : sweet heart sweet light
11. dirty projectors : swing lo magellan
12. hot chip : in our heads
13. cloud nothings : attack on memory
14. andy stott : luxury problems
15. ariel pink’s haunted graffiti : mature themes

>>tracks
twin shadow : i don’t care
perfume genius : normal song / take me home
andy stott : numb
frank ocean : sweet life
chromatics : into the black
burial : kindred

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glynner
>>albums
1. frank ocean : channel orange
2. grizzly bear : shields
3. chromatics : kill for love
4. beach house : bloom
5. grimes : visions
6. kendrick lamar : good kid, m.a.a.d. city
7. animal collective : centipede hz
8. twin shadow : confess
9. schoolboy q : habits and contradictions
10. dirty projectors : swing lo magellan
m. the xx : coexist
m. jessie ware : devotion
m. ryan hemsworth : last words

>>tracks
earl sweatshirt : chum
action bronson : 9-24-12
ryan hemsworth : colour and movement

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gordo
>>albums
1. kendrick lamar : good kid, m.a.a.d. city
2. beach house : bloom
3. frank ocean : channel orange
4. tame impala : lonerism
5. twin shadow : confess
6. spiritualized : sweet heart sweet light
7. bat for lashes : the haunted man
8. grimes : visions
9. chromatics : kill for love
10. grizzly bear : shields

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milky
>>albums
1. moonface w/ sinai : heartbreaking bravery
2. beach house : bloom
3. alt-j : an awesome wave
4. frank ocean : channel orange
5. kendrick lamar : good kid, m.a.a.d. city
6. twin shadow : confess
7. passion pit : gossamer
8. stars : the north
9. the xx : coexist
10. schoolboy q : habits and contradictions
11. bat for lashes : the haunted man

>>tracks
* frank ocean : pyramids
moonface w/ sinai : shitty city
alt-j : tessellate
stars : lights changing colour

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b.i.
>>albums
1. frank ocean : channel orange
2. moonface w/ sinai : heartbreaking bravery
3. beach house : bloom
4. animal collective : centipede hz
5. kendrick lamar : good kid, m.a.a.d. city
6. twin shadow : confess
7. wild nothing : nocturne
8. chromatics : kill for love
9. dirty projectors : swing lo magellan
10. hot chip : in our heads
11. grimes : visions
12. grizzly bear : shields
13. menomena : moms
14. schoolboy q : habits and contradictions
15. purity ring : shrines

>>tracks
moonface w/ sinai : headed for the door
frank ocean : pyramids
hot chip : look at where we are
wild nothing : paradise
grizzly bear : gun-shy

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gibson
>>albums
1. twin shadow : confess
2. frank ocean : channel orange
3. perfume genius : put your back n 2 it
4. animal collective : centipede hz
5. dirty projectors : swing lo magellan
6. chromatics : kill for love
7. beach house : bloom
8. hot chip : in our heads
9. purity ring : shrines
10. alt-j : an awesome wave

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rob c
>>albums
1. chromatics : kill for love
2. frank ocean : channel orange
3. sigur ros : valtari
4. bat for lashes : the haunted man
5. el-p : cancer for cure
6. burial : kindred ep

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… thats it. new year has begun.

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coachella 2011 | day 3 recap

“…1pm-12am / 12 bands / 5 stages”

high lights of the day were the national, delorean, nas & damian marley, & css

low light was best coast

day3 | coachella crowd

day3 | menomena

day3 | delorean

day3 | caspa

day3 | css

day3 | nas and damian marley

day3 | dfa 1979

day3 | best coast

day3 | the national

day3 | chromeo

day3 | the strokes

day3 | kanye west

day3 | the presets

coachella 2011 | day 2 recap

“…930pm-1am / 4 bands / 3 stages”

high lights of the day were empire of the sun & arcade fire… and the sublimely self-righteous cask ale at stone brewery

day2 | coachella valley

day2 | coachella valley vista point

day2 | stone brewery

day2 | animal collective

day2 | empire of the sun

day2 | steve angello

day2 | arcade fire

coachella 2011 | day 1 recap

“…3pm-1130pm / 11 bands / 5 stages”

high lights of the day were the drums, odd future, & yacht

low light was ariel pinks haunted graffiti

day1 | opening morning

day1 | ozomatli

day1 | titus andronicus

day1 | the drums

day1 | odd future x pharrell

day1 | a-trak

day1 | ariel pinks haunted graffiti

day1 | yacht

day1 | cold war kids

day1 | sleigh bells

day1 | crystal castles

day1 | kings of leon

gfom’s | top albums 2010

lists are in >>> here are the results…

01. beach house – teen dream

02. deerhunter – halcyon digest

03. the national – high violet

04. lcd soundsystem – this is happening

05. crystal castles – crystal castles (II)

06. the drums – the drums

07. kanye west – my beautiful dark twisted fantasy

08. twin shadow – forget

09. spoon – transference

10. sleigh bells – treats

\\honorable mentions…
arcade fire – the suburbs
local natives – gorilla manner
yeasayer – odd blood
ariel pink’s haunted graffiti – before today

break-it-down>> no.1 11% total points/top3 ~30% total points/8points separate 1-3/12points separate top3 from pack/18points separate 4-10/all individual no.1 in top4 (except fraggle)/

gfom’s | top 10′s of 2010 > individual lists

who doesn’t love lists!! in order of received…

\\richie-o
01. lcd soundsystem – this is happening
02. janelle monet – arcandroid
03. spoon – transference
04. kanye west – my beautiful dark twisted fantasy
05. sharon jones and the dap kings – i learned the hard way
06. deftones – diamond eyes
07. local natives – gorilla manner
08. dead weather – sea of cowards
09. black keys – brothers
10. corinne bailey – rae the sea
* sade – soldier of love

\\geneva
01. the national – high violet
02. yeasayer – odd blood
03. frightened rabbit – the winter of mixed drinks
04. sleigh bells – treats
05. the drums – the drums
06. analog rebellion – ancient electrons
07. ok go – of the blue colour of the sky
08. interpol – interpol
09. sufjan stevens – age of adz
10. the chemical brothers – further
* hot chip – one life stand
* broken bells – broken bells

\\glynner
01. beach house – teen dream
02. deerhunter – halcyon digest
03. the national – high violet
04. ariel pink’s haunted graffiti – before today
05. the drums – the drums
06. twin shadow – forget
07. caribou – swim
08. girls – broken dreams club
09. curren$y – pilot talk
10. land of talk – cloak and cipher
* stars – the five ghosts
* best coast – crazy for you

\\bi
01. beach house – teen dream
02. deerhunter – halcyon digest
03. lcd soundsystem – this is happening
04. the national – high violet
05. crystal castles – crystal castles (II)
06. hot chip – one life stand
07. broken social scene – forgiveness rock record
08. arcade fire – the suburbs
09. ariel pink’s haunted graffiti – before today
10. wild nothing – gemini

\\pat
01. lcd soundsystem – this is happening
02. spoon – transference
03. local natives – gorilla manner
04. kanye west – my beautiful dark twisted fantasy
05. the hold steady – heaven is whenever
06. trent reznor & atticus ross – the social network soundtrack
07. sleigh bells – treats
08. beach house – teen dream
09. stereolab – not music
10. arcade fire – the suburbs

\\fraggle
01. twin shadow – forget
02. the drums – the drums
03. crystal castles – crystal castles (II)
04. the national – high violet
05. beach house – teen dream
06. sleigh bells – treats
07. yeasayer – odd blood
08. caribou – swim
09. deerhunter – halcyon digest
10. ariel pink’s haunted graffiti – before today
* foals – total life forever
* delorean – subiza
* freelance whales – weathervanes

\\dustin
01. deerhunter – halcyon digest
02. beach house – teen dream
03. foals – total life forever
04. matthew dear – black city
05. kanye west – my beautiful dark twisted fantasy
06. wavves – king of the beach
07. arcade fire – the suburbs
08. twin shadow – forget
09. crystal castles – crystal castles (II)
10. lcd soundsystem – this is happening

\\mel
01. the national – high violet
02. deerhunter – halcyon digest
03. tim kasher – the game of monogamy
04. arcade fire – the suburbs
05. beach house – teen dream
06. lcd soundsystem – this is happening
07. she & him – volume II
08. broken social scene – forgiveness rock record
09. hot chip – one life stand
10. jenny & johnny – i’m having fun now

\\gordo
01. beach house – teen dream
02. deerhunter – halcyon digest
03. menomena – mines
04. the morning benders – big echo
05. crystal castles – crystal castles (II)
06. surfer blood – swim
07. the national – high violet
08. arcade fire – the suburbs
09. vampire weekend – contra
10. local natives – gorilla manner
* titus andronicus – the monitor
* sleigh bells – treats
* ariel pink’s haunted graffiti – before today
* lcd soundsystem – this is happening
* twin shadow – forget

corinne bailey – rae the sea

black keys – brothers

dead weather – sea of cowards

local natives – gorilla manner

deftones – diamond eyes

sharon jones and the dap kings – i learned the hard way

kanye west – my beautiful dark twisted fantasy

spoon – transference

janelle monet – arcandroid

lcd soundsystem – this is happening

method man, ghost, and raekwan – our dreams

ahh yesssss!!!

yes. count me in.

how cool

so how cool is solange yall? she did a cover of dirty projectors “stillness is the move”, was recently filmed on stage performing with the band, was seen jammin out with sister beyonce (yeah did i just mention beyonce on g.f.o.m.????) and jay z, during a grizzly bear performance, took the stage with susan sarandon and of montreal to perform some songs, and is featured on the new of montreal album as well. so yes…i pose the question how cool is this girl?

solange knowless – stillness is the move (dirty projectors cover) by gfom