I’ve recently had the honor of being included as a contributing editor for The Drop. A fantastic group of friends and strangers that listen and think and write and love.
You can check out our Best of 2009 Podcast and my “About Me” Page and then poke around and stay tuned; we have some things planned that you will want to be a part of.
Music matters. Here are some of the albums that I lived 2009 to.
10. Max Tonnone – Jaydiohead
9. Owen – New Leaves
8. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt II
7. Ramona Falls – Intuit
6. St. Vincent – The Actor
5. Mos Def – The Ecstatic
4. Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career
3. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
2. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
I would be remiss to not mention a few other albums.
Best EP: Bon Iver – Blood Bank and Animal Collective – Be Kind Fall
Best Theological Album: David Bazan – Curse Your Branches
Worst MC to Include as a Guest Artist on a Track: Kanye West
Favorite Electronic Albums: Boy In Static – Candy Cigarette; Little Dragon – Machine Dreams
Most Awesomely Awkward Collaboration: Blakroc – Blakroc
What music do you move to this year?
hey I’m glad you like Jaydiohead!
Also check out http://www.doublecheckyourhead.com for a remix project I did with the beastie boys.
I have some more stuff coming in 2010, so if you are into it, follow me on twitter:
http://twitter.com/maxtannone
Happy new year…
-max
blakroc for awkwardly awesome? blues and rap were always meant to be together. like eminem and dido on that track ‘stan’.
I didn’t say it wasn’t good, but if you watch the footage from the sessions it is clear why it is “awkwardly” and the “awesome” is because it sounds good.