Best Songs of 2011 Thus Far

Best Songs of 2011 Thus Far

[image by Max Capacity]

In celebration of one full year of Altered Zones, we're going back to where we began and observing our very favorite tracks of 2011 thus far. We pulled together all of AZ's contributing blogs' top picks and assembled a 25-song list of cuts that can't missed. --Ric Leichtung, Altered Zones

AZ's Favorites of 2011.5

Balam Acab: "Oh, Why"
Bill Callahan: "Baby's Breath"
Clams Casino: "I'm God (Instrumental)"
Devin Gary & Ross: "Four Corners"
Dirty Beaches: "Lord Knows Best"
Ford & Lopatin: "Emergency Room"
Gang Gang Dance: "Glass Jar"
Grimes: "Vanessa"
Holy Other: "With U"
Iceage: "White Rune"
John Maus: "Believer"
Julian Lynch: "Terra"
LA Vampires Goes Ital: "Streetwise"
Light Asylum: "Dark Allies"
Matthewdavid: "Like You Mean It"
Panda Bear: "Alsatian Darn"
Peaking Lights: "Tiger Eyes (Laid Back)"
Protect-U: "U-Uno"
Pure X: "Don't Wanna Live, Don't Wanna Die"
Purity Ring: "Loftcries"
Puro Instinct: "Stilyagi"
Sic Alps: "Do You Want To Give $$?"
Sleep ∞ Over: "Casual Diamond"
The Weeknd: "The Morning"
Woods: "Pushing Onlys"

Tags: 2011.5, features, balam acab, bill callahan, ford and lopatin, gang gang dance, grimes, holy other, iceage, john maus, julian lynch, light asylum, matthewdavid, peaking lights, panda bear, pure x, puro instinct, sic alps, sleep over, woods, audio

Posted by alteredzones on 07/06/2011 at 7:11 p.m..

Panda Bear: "Atiba Song"

Thanks to the dudes over at IGIF and Collected Animals for uncovering this gorgeous new Panda Bear jam, which soundtracks the above skate video shot by Atiba Jefferson and Ty Evans for Skatefairy. Noah recorded this one exclusively for the vid, so chances are it won't end up on Tomboy, but here's the mp3 from the video, complete with ambient skater sounds. (via Gorilla Vs Bear)

MP3: Panda Bear: "Atiba Song"

Tags: panda bear, audio

Posted by gorillavsbear on 01/17/2011 at 9 a.m..

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