Right, so far so good. 2012 has already seen lots of excellent releases and with a plethora of highly anticipated offerings on the horizon we could be looking at an outstandingly eclectic batch by the time the year draws to a close. Here are my personal pick of the bunch…
As 2010 drew to a close I made the optimistic prediction that 2011 would be an amazing year for film and as the months faded away without a classic in sight I began to eat my words. Sure, there were some really great films released in 2011, but none of them quite scraped a 9/10 score. So like 2010’s list, this list will contain the odd bit of filler…
I’m aware that this list is a little late and that its relevance is somewhat undermined due to the timing, but we’re currently in the January slump so while we’re waiting for things to pick up why not reflect on what a superb year for music 2011 was? The level of originality and consistency was of a ridiculously high standard, from newcomers and veterans alike and coming up with this list was no easy task But here are my top 20 albums on 2011 in order of greatness…
This time last year I was compiling my 2010 reflecting on what a sublime year it had been for music. I remember how tricky it had been to put so many brilliant tracks by so many brilliant artists in order. But this year has been even trickier, because in all honesty I think that this year totally blows last year out of the water as far as variety, creativity and overall quality is concerned. I’ve been slowly working on this list since the beginning of the year, carefully selecting the one standout track from each album or EP that has held my attention, so like last year I’ve only selected one song per artist. So without further ado here are my personal favourite tracks of 2011 in order of greatness…
This a somewhat delayed post, I meant to post this back when I posted my top albums but I never got round to it, but since then no other films have entered my top 5 meaning it doesn’t matter. Because the fact is, this year of cinema started terrifically and the hyped films were being released at an exhausting velocity. But suddenly everything ground to a hault as we reached summer and we were bombarded with a battalion of below-par comic book adaptations. But amongst the ever increasing shit pile there’s some utter gems that deserve recognition, that’s what this list is for.
5) True Grit
Okay, so we’re more than halfway through the year, but I have to say that so far it’s be an absolute killer of a year for music! There’s been lots of amazing stuff occupying my ears recently, but these are the top five that have really made a lasting impression, they’re pretty much the five albums so far this year that are worthy of a 9/10 rating. I struggle to imagine this top five being any different at the end of year…
5) James Blake - James Blake
I don’t like having to do short reviews, but that’s all I have time for at the moment. So here’s an update of the music and films that have been filling my ears and eyes for the last busy month or so…
