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May 22, 2011
May 01, 2011
The Best Songs of 2011 (So Far)
[Fuck you, jerk! AIDS is not hilarious!]
OK, so I'm pretty fucking high, and it's 5 AM. As such, take this list with a grain of fucking salt. You will notice that there's only one song per album, which takes care of some bottlenecking. DON'T FUCK WITH THE METHODOLOGY!!
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15.) Earth - "Old Black"
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14.) Social Distortion, coasting on their own coattails - "Gimme the Sweet and Lowdown"
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13.) Colin Stetson - "Red Horse"
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12.) Goes Cube - "Safety Coffin"
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11.) Kurt Vile - "Baby's Arms"
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10.) Mogwai - "Death Rays"
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9.) The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - "Even in Dreams"
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8.) Mars Classroom - "Wish You Were Young"
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7.) Tapes 'N Tapes - "People You Know"
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6.) Radiohead - "Codex"
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5.) Monogold - "Dead Sea Minerals"
4.) Parts and Labor - "A Thousand Roads"
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3.) Raveonettes - "Recharge and Revolt"
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2.) Cheeseburger - "Winner"
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1.) BOAT - "Bite My Lips"
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BONUS VIDEO
BOAT - "King Kong" [this is the best music video I've seen this year]
