Best Albums & Music of 2009: K-Os & Tanya Morgan

I'm just going to post these willy-nilly as the inspiration comes, so this is really in no particular order, BUT that being said, these 2 are absolutely top-5 of the year and quite possibly top-2. Here's my judgement:

Tanya Morgan - Brooklynati

I've been a fan of TM for a short while (follow the link for samples), starting with the mixtape Tanya Morgan Is a Rap Group, and during that short period I downloaded/bought almost everything of theirs I could (thanks to Don, www.mcdayjob.com) . Most of their stuff was a combination of good and not-so-good but they definitely showed promise, and that promise was realized with Brooklynati. The first time I heard "On Our Way," I wasn't halfway through by the time I'd gone to imculture and ordered the Brooklynati Survival Kit, in order to give these guys as much of my money as I could. This album is fantastic.

K-Os - Yes!

Another album I bought essentially "sight-unseen" (sound-unheard?), this album will only disappoint you if you're deaf, or an idiot. If you're lucky enough to have lived in Canada and preordered the album on iTunes, please email me a CD-quality version of "Dance in your car." With a full 2nd disc of fan-made remixes, K-Os continues to solidify himself as a man of the people, and his music, as a result, is unassumingly excellent. My personal favorite on this album is the Soundcrates remix of 4321, but this is an easy album to get lost in from start to finish.

Thank you, K-Os and TM (Von Pea, Donwill, Ilyas), for the aural pleasure in 2009.

Soldier of Love

Sade: Soldier of Love [zshare]

Whoah. I've been jamming out to this song for a bit now. I just assumed that it was some epic, maybe unreleased, song I had missed.
Nope. This is NEW Sade.

This makes me very happy.

If I were a DJ 2

In anticipation of NYE with Kid Sister in Madison, WI [!!!!!!]
here are some killer dance jams [most jukeworthy of course] with some Kid Sis highlights.


Passion Pit: The Reeling (Calvin Harris Remix) [removed]

Kid Sister: Control [removed]

Major Lazer: Pon De Floor (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix) [removed]

Treasure Fingers: Cross the Dancefloor [removed]

Kid Sister: Right Hand Hi [removed]

A-Trak: Throw Some D's In Your Life [removed]

Solange: Would've Been the One (Edwin van Cleef Remix) [removed]

Diplo & Buraka Som Sistema: Inna De Ghetto (Remix) [removed]

Kid Sister: Switchboard [removed]

The Hood Internet: Juke & Pop (Mic Terror & Green Velvet) [removed]

A-Trak: Stuntin' Like My Guitar [removed]

Kid Sister: Get Fresh (Alex Gopher Remix) [removed]

Hood Internet: Wetter and Jeffer (Twista & Boys Noize) [removed]



Well there ya go. End the decade with a BANG!

You've got the...

Julie Doiron: The Sweetest Eyes (When You Laugh) [zshare]


Will Stratton: Sonnet [zshare]

Oh you look so pretty and full of fear


Blossom Dearie: Tea For Two [zshare]

We won't have it known that we own a telephone


Gordon Jenkins: Caravan [zshare]


Audrey: Pocket Arms [zshare]


Fat Freddy's Drop: Boondigga [zshare]

Tried everything, then tried it again


Washed Out: Luck [zshare]


Kings of Convenience: Boat Behind [zshare]

And you know your heart

Sunset Rubdown: Idiot Heart [zshare]

I've got dreams to remember

Closest thing you're gonna get to a holiday post. [From me at least]
I kinda lost my Christmas spirit 5yrs ago.



But here are a couple of my fave "Boooo! It's Christmas so soon?" songs.


Okkervil River: Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas [zshare]

Vince Guaraldi Trio: Christmas Time is Here (Instrumental) [zshare]

Broken Social Scene: Handjobs for the Holidays [zshare]

Scully, check this out...

In the episode of The X Files called "Orison," an escaped convict named Donny Faster (making his 2nd appearance) comes after Scully because he loves her red hair. He also wants to eat her pinky, no euphemism. Anyways, this song features prominently in the episode, as Scully and Mulder try to chase down Faster they hear it everywhere. The song isn't bad, but you'd have to try hard to make a music video with more absurdity for your buck than this one.

Sea Above, Sky Below

Dirty Three: Sea Above, Sky Below [zshare]

Dirty Three speaks to me in a way that few other bands/artists can.
I can't even begin to describe them.