HIPSTER RUNOFF

Childish Gambino's "Camp" was widely regarded as the biggest joke of an album of the year. Even Pitchforkmedia.com 'panned the eff' out of it with a 1.6, making sure that every1 knew it was 'totally irrelevant' and the 'biggest disgrace to rap' since Asher Roth. Anyways, P4k had some sort of 'reader's poll' where voiceless people who are bored enough to think that their opinion matters 'chimed in' on what they thought the most underrated albums of the year were. It was probably just a bunch of college dude bros who were in the middle of drinking a brewski and arguing with their dorm room buddies about the album of the year. They were all like, 'U totally effed up P4k! Camp by Childish Gambino is actually a great piece of art', then they went back to watching Episodes of 'Community Office Recreation' or whatever dying NBC show Donnie Glover is on.

Here are the most 'underrated' albums according 2 'Pitchfork readers.'

01. Childish Gambino: Camp
02. Radiohead: The King of Limbs
03. Wild Beasts: Smother
04. Panda Bear: Tomboy
05. Youth Lagoon: The Year of Hibernation
06. Wilco: The Whole Love
07. Destroyer: Kaputt
08. The Strokes: Angles
09. Yuck: Yuck
10. Arctic Monkeys: Suck it and See

'Dude [underrated album] by [underrated band] was actually kinda really good because [dumb reason]. It doesn't matter if they are [generally accepted perception of the band], what should matter is good music. And they achieved it.' -college dude bro talking about indie music

U have to wonder if this is the validation that Donald Glover was seeking with his Childish Gambino project. Maybe he 'won' indie rap after all...

Did 'Camp' deserve a 3.2 instead of a 1.6?
Did Donnie Glover 'win over the masses'?
Will Pitchfork 'extend an interview' to Donnie Glover in order 2 milk this meme beef for hits + indie history?
Has Donald Glover 'won' the indie rap game?
Can Donald Glover take down Kanye West?
Do people confuse 'tv/movie stars' with 'real musicians'? [via the Zooey Deschanel theory]

Also, these are Pitchfork readers 'fave albums' of 2k11.

01. Bon Iver: Bon Iver
02. Fleet Foxes: Helplessness Blues
03. M83: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
04. James Blake: James Blake
05. Girls: Father, Son, Holy Ghost
06. St. Vincent: Strange Mercy
07. Radiohead: The King of Limbs
08. PJ Harvey: Let England Shake
09. Jay-Z / Kanye West: Watch the Throne
10. Destroyer: Kaputt
11. The Weeknd: House of Balloons
12. Real Estate: Days
13. tUnE-yArDs: w h o k i l l
14. Panda Bear: Tomboy
15. Drake: Take Care
16. Kurt Vile: Smoke Ring For My Halo
17. The Antlers: Burst Apart
18. Childish Gambino: Camp
19. Youth Lagoon: The Year of Hibernation
20. Yuck: Yuck

Should Pitchfork change its editorial mission 2 'pander' 2 its readers, or should it 'remain progressive' and push readers 2 vibe in an altered zone?
Do u prefer Danny Glover or Donny Glover?

Donald Glover

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Donald Glover is an alt comedian who is trying to 'make it as a buzzband' under the name Childish Gambino.

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These are the Top 100 songs of the year according 2 Pitchfork Magazine.

100. Thundercat – “For Love (I Come Your Friend) Nvr heard of them
99. Ill Blu – “Meltdown” Who is this?
98. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – “Ffunny Ffrends” I heard they are a lofi band or something
97. Fever Ray – “The Wolf” No1 likes ppl in masks any more
96. Peaking Lights – “All The Sun That Shines” I think this is GVBcore
95. Kendrick Lamar – “A.D.H.D. No clue who this is
94. Sepalcure – “Pencil Pimp” not sure who this is
93. Wild Flag – “Romance” nvr heard of them
92. Jacques Greene – “Another Girl” no idea
91. The Oh Sees – “The Dream” no clue who this is
90. Grimes – “Vanessa” Is Grimes a 'hot chick'? Need more bangin bod pix
89. SBTRKT – “Wildfire” (Feat . Little Dragon) Is this that one bro who is bros with Drake?
88. Cities Aviv – “Coastin’” Not sure who this is
87. Zoo Kid – “Out Getting Ribs” Some ginger that every1 was trying 2 buzz but it was sorta crappy
86. Blawan – “Getting Me Down” no idea who this is
85. Junior Boys – “Banana Ripple” Early entry to the bleepy bloop markets but then they wanted to be authentic and conceptual
84. Iceage – “You’re Blessed” Isn't this a children's movie?
83. Tiger & Woods – “Gin Nation” Remember Elin Woods? What a bangin bod
82. John Maus – “Believer” I guess lofi hasn't 'arrived' after all...
81. Yuck – “Get Away” Ewww! [via Yuck!]
80. Fucked Up – “Queen Of Hearts” is this the guy who gets shirtless and bleeds on every1?
79. Kelly Rowland – “Motivation” (Feat. Lil Wayne) Better than Beyonce
78. Sandro Perri – “Changes” Sounds like an opera song or something
77. Cults – “Abducted” Was 2k10 the year of 'Go Outside'?
76. Julianna Barwick – “Prizewinning” Not sure who this is
75. Washed Out – “Amor Fati” Is chillwave dead?
74. Dum Dum Girls – “Wrong Feels Right” Not sure if their brand grew in 2k11
73. tUnE-yArDs – “Powa” Crazy woman yelling and banging on shit wave
72. Britney Spears – “Till The World Ends (The Femme Fatale Remix)” (Feat. Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha) 'Britney has gone dubstep!' -a dubstreamer
71. The Men – “Bataille” Is this that lezbo band?
70. Holy Ghost! – “Jam For Jerry” Did Holy Ghost! 'get shafted'?
69. Neon Indian – “Polish Girl” Did Neon Indian 'get shafted'?
68. The Joy Formidable – “Whirring” Not sure who this band is
67. Rihanna – “We Found Love” (Feat. Calvin Harris) 'I <3 pop house music!' -a lamestreamer
66. DJ Quik – “Killer Dope” I <3 Nestle Quik
65. Fleet Foxes – “Grown Ocean” Fleet Foxes brand has 'gone down the shitter'. They had the #1 album of the year in 2k8, I think
64. Toro Y Moi – “New Beat” Did Toro Y Moi 'get shafted' in 2k11?
63. Bon Iver – “Perth” zzzzzzzz
62. Liturgy – “Generation” Is Liturgy an x Christian x band?
61. Eleanor Friedberger – “My Mistakes” Her name makes me wonder what a Fried burger tastes like
60. Adele – “Someone Like You” Nvrmnd... I'll find some1 lk u... :-(
59. Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire – “The Last Huzzah! (Remix)” (Feat. Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown & El-P) Sounds rappy
58. PJ Harvey – “The Words That Maketh Murder” Isn't this some 1990s alt broad?
57. The Weeknd – “House Of Balloons” Still never looked into the difference between Weekend and the Weeknd or Weekends or whoever.
56. M83 – “Intro” (Feat. Zola Jesus) Anthony Gonzalez decides not to sing, lets other broad that's not in his band sing
55. Destroyer – “Chinatown” This was a chill jam, I think
54. Jamie xx/Gil Scott-Heron – “I’ll Take Care Of U” Was this song created just to be sold 2 Drake + Rihanna?
53. Real Estate – “Green Aisles” Makes me want to live in the Jersey suburbs 2 find beautie.
52. Action Bronson – “Larry Csonka” No clue who this is
51. Todd Terje – “Snooze 4 Love” Nvr herad of this bro
50. Atlas Sound – “Mona Lisa” P4k might be 'done' with Bradford Cox
49. Katy B – “Broken Record” Never figured out the difference between Katy B, Jessie J and Katie Perry.
48. Kreayshawn – “Gucci Gucci” Meme rap is force 2 be reckoned with.
47. Battles – “Ice Cream” (Feat. Matias Aguayo) Never listened to this band
46. Ty Segall – “Goodbye Bread” no clue who this is
45. Drake – “Headlines” Still not sure how vibey this song is.
44. Nicolas Jaar – “Space Is Only Noise If You Can See” Sounds like a singer songwriter
43. Panda Bear – “Last Night At The Jetty” Panda Bear's brand has 'gone down the shitter'
42. Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Otis” Prob just bc Aziz Ansari is in their music video
41. Frank Ocean – “Novacane” Crappy R & B guy from Odd Future
40. Burial – “Street Halo” Skrillex is my favorite dubstepper
39. Shabazz Palaces – “Swerve… the reeping of all that is worthwhile (Noir not withstanding)” I heard Gorilla Vs Bear loves this.
38. Purity Ring – “Ungirthed” I hear they are buzz incubating, but not sure how 'conceptual' their brand is.
37. ASAP Rocky – “Peso” some other blipster rapper, I think
36. Jamie xx – “Far Nearer” He luvz dubsteppies
35. Charli XCX – “Stay Away” Is this Chairlift?
34. Cut Copy – “Need You Now” The Lady Antebellum version of this song is better.
33. AraabMuzik – “Streetz Tonight” Not sure who these bros are
32. Cold Cave – “The Great Pan Is Dead” For some reason always figured this was a MyChemRomancey band
31. The Field – “Then It’s White” Not sure who this is
30. Clams Casino – “Motivation” Is this bro 'post chillwave' or something. Is post-chillwave 'boring' or 'beautiful'?
29. Jai Paul – “BTSTU” Jai Ho
28. Danny Brown – “Monopoly” Not sure what this bro's gimmick is
27. The Rapture – “How Deep Is Your Love?” Is this the Raptures 'worst best song ever'?
26. Beyoncé – “1+1” Beyonce oversings and ruins every song
25. Soulja Boy – “Zan With That Lean” Didn't this dude already exist as a 1 hit wonder?
24. Kurt Vile – “Jesus Fever” No clue who this is.
23. Adele – “Rolling In The Deep” We coulda had it all, yall... :-(
22. Bill Callahan – “Riding For The Feeling” Never heard of this bro.
21. Drake – “Marvins Room” One of the greatest secret bro anthems of the year.
20. Gang Gang Dance – “Glass Jar” Now that no1 really likes AnCo any more, post-AnCo conceptual bands have lost value
19. Lana Del Rey – “Video Games” GOOO PLAAY YOOO VEEHEDDEEOOEOO GAAMES
18. St. Vincent – “Cruel” Needs to show off more of her bangin bod
17. Oneohtrix Point Never – “Replica” I still think Ford & Lopatin need to consolidate
16. Tyler, The Creator – “Yonkers” 'This song is okay, but the video is better' -some1 trying 2 hard
15. The Weeknd – “The Morning” Still never looked into the difference between Weekend and the Weeknd or Weekends or whoever.
14. Girls – “Vomit” This song is sorta long.
13. tUnE-yArDs – “Bizness” Meryl Garbus
12. Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Niggas In Paris” "That shit is effing cray, yall!" -a lamestreamer
11. James Blake – “The Wilhelm Scream” The best song James Blake will ever write didn't even get into the top 10. Prob because all of his other songs tanked
10. DJ Khaled – “I’m On One” (Feat. Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne) Reminds me of being 'faded' in a lamestream strip mall club
09. Azealia Banks – “212” The broad from the NME Cool List
08. Cass McCombs – “County Line” Might have listened to him before
07. Beyoncé – “Countdown” Beyonce always oversings. Any1 who 'absolutely adores' her most recent albums is trying 2 hard.
06. Destroyer – “Kaputt” I vibe to this song, but it is weird how some artists only have a critical market, but their music doesn't reach the mindie mainstream
05. Real Estate – “It’s Real” Most listenable song of 2k11
04. Nicki Minaj – “Super Bass” The ultimate lamestream girl singalong song charts at #4.
03. EMA – “California” Tried 2 listen to this broad once but it was boring, but I will give it a chance if she does sexi photoshoots/has a bangin bod
02. Bon Iver – “Holocene” ZZZZwave has made a huge impact on cool dad markets who want to their kids to doze off in the back seat
01. M83 – “Midnight City” I guess the city is finally our church, yall!

How do u feel abt this list?
Who got 'shafted'?
R u sad there were no 10.0's in 2k11?
Who got 'overrated'?
Are indie markets changing?
Is lamestream dubstep house pop the 'best music in the world'?
Is chillwave officially 'over' because it didn't crack the 'top 10'?
Is Tony Gonzalez [via M83] cracking open a bottle of champagne?
Have u heard of these bands?
Are there 2 many bands?
Is this 'shocking'?
Are blogs 'dying'?
If u listen to a song on Spotify [via 'The Cloud'], is it really an MP3?
How do u feel now that the city is ur church?
Should we all just 'quit' indie / music?
Should we all just live in silence?

Pitchfork Media

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NME is sorta like the lamestreamer who ruins anything that might have been considered remotely cool just because they like it. To them, 'jumping on a hype bandwagon' is pretty arbitrary, but at the same time, it can be predictable because the UK isn't really a 'tastemaker.' They are the type of country who thinks MUSE, The Killers, and Kings of Leon are 'the best bands on the planet.' Don't get me wrong, the USA is effed up too because we keep worshipping Radiohead. But I'd rather live in a 3rd World Country where I only listened to emo and dubstep than be into what is considered 'cool' in the UK. As far as I'm concerned, this is basically some sort of industry blacklist.

Anyways, NME released a 'Cool List', which is just an excuse to 'make a list of shit' that ppl 'get excited about', publicists can act like it 'means something', and unfortunately for the some of these artists, this is the biggest accomplishment of their career. It will be the first and last time I ever hear of them.

Do u <3 lists of shit?
Do u agree with this list?
Are these ppl 'kewl' / innovative / 'it' / 'now' / 'the future'?

BREAKDOWN OF NME'S 2011 COOL LIST
50 Liam Gallagher - Is that the bro in Oasis who writes the songs or the one who sings the songs? Didn't they breakup or something? Are they the MGMT of the 90s bc they never wrote any songs as good as "Wonderwall" after their debut?
49 Ronnie Vannucci (The Killers/Big Talk) My name is Brandon Flowers, and I'm a Mormon.

48 St. Vincent U gotta feel bad for Annie Clark 4 not even being 'cool enough' to place in the top 10.
47 Merrill Garbus (tUnE-yArDs) I wonder if 'crazy woman screaming'-core is big in the UK
46 Reni (The Stone Roses) Are they referring to the failed 90s alt rock band Remy Zero?
45 Johnny Llloyd (Tribes) Sounds like a guy who is a bouncer at a bar.
44 Jordan Gatesmith (Howler) Sounds like a bro who just wants to howl [via being a wolf]
43 Toddla T Is this the rap career of that kid who stole a car and cruised it around town bc he wanted 2 do hoodrat things?

42 Nick Wire (Manic Street Preachers) Sounds like a bro who is a human made out of a wire.
41 Bethany Costentino (Best Coast) This would be excusable in 2k10, but 2k11 was a Bethany-free year
40 Orlando Higginbottom (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs) Sounds like a children's book.
39 Fred Macpherson (Spector) Sounds like a bro
38 King Krule This lil ginger bro keeps trying to get forced down our buzz throats, but no1 is really buying it.
37 Björk She's probably as low as #37 on Iceland's Cool List.
36 Frank Turner Sounds like a guy who u went to HS with who wants to be a cop.
35 Tyler, The Creator (Odd Future) If u a magazine editor, Tyler the Creator should be in the top 10 of anything because of the pageviews he generates in 2k11. However, English ppl generally h8 black ppl.
34 Ian Brown (The Stone Roses) Sounds like some bro in a crappy VH1 rock band.
33 Hayden Thorpe (Wild Beasts) Sounds like some random bro in a band
32 Miles Kane No clue who this is.
31 ASAP Rocky Isn't this some other thug-ass indie rapper who is getting buzz? I wonder if he is 'the Lupe Fiasco of indie rap'. I don't know what that means.
30 Kanye West I guess he will always be 'kewl', even when he is an old man who can't wipe his own ass.
29 Kurt Vile Always hear this bro's name but never did anything relevant enough 2 invade my sphere of relevancy.
28 Tom Cohen (Scum) Is his dad Leonard Cohen?
27 Drake British ppl h8 mainstream American rap. They would probably put that dumb white rapper who is called THE STREETS higher than Drake.
26 PJ Harvey Wasn't this dude 'kewl' in the 1990s or something?
25 Christopher Owens (Girls) What a hottie!
24 Jack Steadman (Bombay Bicycle Club) No clue who this is.
23 Elias Bender Rønnenfelt (Iceage) I wish I had a 'kewl' character in my name. øøøø Should I change my name 2 C▲RLES?
22 Freddie Cowan (The Vaccines) Sounds like a bro.
21 Joe Mount (Metronomy) I wonder if this band is 'bigger' in the UK because it seems like no1 really cared abt their 2k11 release in the USA.
20 Florence Welch Is this the machine ass broad? Sounds kinda like "Lawrence Welk."
19 Orlando Weeks (The Maccabees) I wonder if a band can consider themselves 'successful' if they haven't 'made it in America.'
18 Charlie Fink (Noah & The Whale) I listened to one of their albums and it was all sad.
17 Janelle Monáe Wasn't she buzzworthy last year, and every1 was all like 'she's gonna save pop' but now
16 Gaspard Auge (Justice) Wonder if he regrets releasing a crappy prog rock album.
15 Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) Nvr listened to this band.
14 Katy B Kinda surprised Jamie xx isn't on this list. James Blake, too. I guess he might be 'too dubstep'/too dark 4 NME.
13 Laura Marling Sounds like a company that makes school supplies 4 girls.
12 Dave Grohl Dave Grohl was kewl when he had a big hand, but now he's not really that alt.
11 Noel Gallagher Which brother is this, the oe who is all like 'wah wah' or the one who is all like 'bleehhhh?' ur maah wonderwaaall

10 Ellery Roberts (WU LYF) is WU LYF a tshirt brand or something?
9 Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys) Weren't they on MTV back in the day?
8 Theo Hutchcraft (Hurts) Kewl name. Wonder if he is related to the video game Starcraft.
7 Rhys Webb (The Horrors) I feel really confused by the disconnect between 'cool' in the USA and 'cool' in the UK bc I honestly believe the USA is way more authentic, aware, and bleeding-edge.
6 Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey is exactly the kind of thing that the UK would eat up. Her PR/mgmt team probably should have attempted to bring her to market there instead of having to be cyberbullied by American blogs.
5 & 4 Tom Meighan & Serge Pizzorno (Kasabian) [tie] Oh kewl. A tie. Totally fair.
3 Honor Titus (Cerebral Ballzy) No idea who this is.
2 Jarvis Cocker Isn't this bro from a band that doesn't exist any more?
1 Azealia Banks It sounds like this broad is like 'the indie Nicki Minaj.' Album being produced by successful/relevant alt producer Paul Epsworth. I guess this is just 'blackened house music' that will make ppl in the UK feel like they are all 'edgy' in a 'street' way or something.

I guess she is just 'the female Tyler the Creator' because she is just some black girl from Harlem who made the world care abt her with sexually explicit lyrics and viral memes. Indie labels are 'launching her' but then she'll have to decide if she wants to get butt/tit implants like Nikki Minaj or Lil Kim in order 2 go mainstream. She will probably just sing/rap over dumbed down house music and every1 will be like SHE IS THE FUTURE/SHE IS SO RAW AND TALENTED until she is no longer 'new' and her songs and buzz become dated. Maybe she is more like 'the Black Lana Del Rey' because she only has like 1 song/music video and every1 is all like 'SHE IS A GODDESS.'

Do u read NME?
If ur from the UK, what kind of person reads NME?
Is Azealia Banks 'sooo kewl' or is she 'just another Santigold/MIA' that will eventually end up being irrelevant unless she marries a billionaire?
Do u know who any of these ppl are?
Do ppl from the UK <3 or h8 'blacks'?
Is this the COOLEST LIST in the history of lists?
Are all these ppl kewl?
Is the USA way cooler than the UK?
Does NME h8 American buzzbands?
Should American publications 'blacklist' more bands from the UK?
Why isn't there 1 buzzosphere that transcends all oceans and borders because of the internet?

Lana Del Rey

Alternative Celebrity, Buzzband

Lana Del Rey is a hot female indie singer. She is 'mad controversial.'

Lists: potentially fake lips, slutwave, QTs, it girls, curly hair, critical darlings, 2k11 buzzbands

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After Kanye West received a 10.0 from Pitchfork Media, a relevant online magazine, every1 thought it was going to be 'the year of the Kanye.' Every1 had him pencilled in for 'album of the year', and every1 assumed that every song+skit on his album would reserve the top 10 spots of the list would be reserved for his album.

However, Ariel Pink had other plans when the lofi songstress penned "Round and Round." It seems like he 'yoinked' the #1 spot, completely shafting Kanye West.

Pitchfork's top 20 songs of 2k10.

01. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - "Round and Round"
02. Kanye West [ft. Pusha T] - "Runaway"
03. LCD Soundsystem - "I Can Change"
04. Robyn - "Dancing on My Own"
05. Big Boi [ft. Cutty] - "Shutterbugg"
06. Kanye West [ft. Dwele] - "POWER"
07. Joanna Newsom - "Good Intentions Paving Company"
08. James Blake - "I Only Know (What I Know Now)"
09. Arcade Fire - "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"
10. Janelle Monáe [ft. Big Boi] - "Tightrope"
11. Deerhunter - "Desire Lines"
12. LCD Soundsystem - "All I Want"
13. Caribou - "Odessa"
14. Sleigh Bells - "Rill Rill"
15. Crystal Castles [ft. Robert Smith] - "Not in Love"
16. Beach House - "Norway"
17. Girl Unit - "Wut"
18. Titus Andronicus - "A More Perfect Union"
19. How to Dress Well - "Decisions (feat. Yüksel Arslan)"
20. Erykah Badu - "Window Seat"

Thoughts and reactions:

• 40% of the top 10 is 'African American artists'
• James Murphy's LCD Sounsystem was 'overrated' on this list because it is more than likely his 'swan song' of relevancy
• The Arcade Fire's "Sprawl II" would have been rated higher if Regine didn't sing it
• Joanna Newsom is not 'poppy enough' so Robyn had to be placed in the top 10 to make sure girls + gays had a song 2 'be proud of'
• Crystal Castles might consider adding Robert Smith to the lineup after their placement on this list
• Beach House didn't really have any 'great mp3s' this year.
• 'Kanye West is 10.0 material'
• Ariel Pink 'did it.' He finally went indie-stream
• Should Ariel 'dump' the Haunted Grafitbros and 'go solo'?

Who were the notable omissions from this list?
Which songs/artists on this list 'suck'?
Do u think Best Coast and WAVVES feel like 'failures' for not cracking the top 10?
Who was the biggest failure of 2k10?
Do u think M.I.A. and MGMT were 'pissed' abt this list?
Is Pitchfork 'eternally relevant', or is the 'negrofication of pitchfork' happening [link]?
Should I dance around with a mangina, vibing out to Ariel Pink's "Round and Round"?

Pitchfork Media

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Ariel Pink

Alternative Celebrity, Buzzband

Ariel Pink is a 'lofi genius/wizard/mastermind' who has transitioned his brand to 'relevant indie buzzband status' in 2k10.

Lists: Producers, drug users, lofi, indie hunks, Californians

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Gorilla Vs Bear is known as a 'highly relevant' mp3 blog that has some of the 'most respected taste in mp3s' in the 'history of the indiesphere.' It is a breeding ground for emerging buzzbands and genres, and known as 'one of the most authentic mp3 blogs on the planet.'

It seems like they made their annual 'best of the year' list, and Beach House won, a bunch of relevant buzzbands 'placed well', and most importantly, Kanye West was 'nowhere to be found' on this list. While GVB does tend to appreciate music by African American artists, the blog editor opted to 'bypass' Kanye and instead include Big Boi and Erykah Badu as being more relevant/noteworthy in 2010.

This seems like it is a great 'branding strategy' to differentiate itself from Pitchfork as Pitchfork goes 'directly after the African American audiences', indie fans can find 'safe haven' / 'indie asylum' on gorillavsbear.net.

Here is the blog's 'controversial' list of the best albums of 2k10.

GORILLA VS. BEAR’s ALBUMS OF 2010

01 Beach House – Teen Dream
02 Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
03 Shabazz Palaces – Of Light/Shabazz Palaces
04 James Blake – CMYK/Klavierwerke
05 Joanna Newsom – Have One on Me
06 Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
07 Lower Dens – Lower Dens
08 Games – That We Can Play
09 White Denim – Last Day of Summer
10 Girls – Broken Dreams Club
11 Toro y Moi – Causers of This
12 Earl Sweatshirt – EARL
13 Twin Sister – Color Your Life / Alternates
14 Big K.R.I.T. – wuz here
15 Dum Dum Girls – I Will Be
16 Grimes – Geidi Primes
17 The Samps – The Samps
18 Harlem – Hippies
19 Forest Swords – Dagger Paths
20 Twin Shadow – Forget
21 Frankie Rose & the Outs – Frankie Rose & the Outs
22 Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
23 Tennis – Tennis (cassette)
24 The Walkmen – Lisbon
25 Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh
26 Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
27 Mount Kimbie – Crooks & Lovers
28 Caribou – Swim
29 Shackleton – Fabric 55
30 Ty Segall – Melted

Reactions based on this list:

• Beach House has earned 'alternative tenure', becoming one of indie's 'heavy hitters'
• Ariel Pink is finally 'indie mainstream' enough to be better than a quirky 5-15 range pick
• Joanna Newsom's album 'blows'
• Big Boi is better than Kanye West
• Twin Sister and Twin Shadow had 'amazing' debut years
• Toro Y Moi 'did well' but deserves to feel 'disappointed'
• Arcade Fire is too mainstream indie for GVB
• Kanye West did not deserve a 10.0
• Caribou shoulda had another 'hit' besides "Odessa" 2 get a higher ranking
• Deerhunter 'flopped'
• Didn't WAVVES and Best Coast come out this year? Guess they flopped rlly hard even though they get blggd abt
• Need to listen to ~40% of these bands because they are either 'too black' or 'too indie lofi' 4 me

Is Gorilla Vs Bear's list 'right'?
Do u think it was 'sweet' that GVB 'shafted' Kanye West to differentiate the blog brand from Pitchfork?
Is Kanye 'automatically going to win' p4k's album of the year?
Has Beach House 'made it'?
What 'stands out' abt this list?
What should be 'the album of the year'?

Gorilla Vs. Bear

Blog

Gorilla Vs. Bear is an influential MP3 blog that blogs abt lofi, fuzzy buzzy, chillwave, and authentic African American music.

Lists: Texans, Record Label Owners, chillwave, blogs and magazines

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Beach House

Buzzband

Beach House is a relevant buzzband who has 'tons of indie cred.' Lead singer Victoria LeGrand is known as 1 of the sexiest women in indie.

Lists: received above a 9 from Pitchfork, Members of Beach House, 2k10 buzzbands

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NME is apparently some 'respected music magazine' based in the United Kingdom. Ppl from the UK generally have weird taste in music, and don't really 'get' some of today's most relevant bands. They usually like weirdo garage rock, dubstep, or Radioheady crap or sometimes even random pop singer broads.

Anyways, they did their 'Best of the Year' list/issue or something, and now every1 can 'begin discussing' who deserves 2 be the #1 album of year that will be remembered for 'the rest of time.'

Are 'album of the year' lists 'bullshit' or important 4 branding ur editorial voice?

NME's Top Ten Albums Of 2010 are:

1. These New Puritans – 'Hidden' -never even head this song
2. Arcade Fire – 'The Suburbs' -do they have suburbs in the UK?
3. Beach House – 'Teen Dream' -probs just 'copying PItchfork'
4. LCD Soundsystem – 'This Is Happening' -forgot this album even existed
5. Laura Marling – 'I Speak Because I Can' -who the eff is Laura Marling?
6. Foals – 'Total Life Forever' -think I have heard 1 or 2 songs by them
7. Zola Jesus – 'Stridulum II' -no idea who the eff this is
8. Salem – 'King Night' -great pick, shoulda been #1
9. Liars – 'Sisterworld' -get this band confused with 'Foals' usually
10. The Drums – 'The Drums' -think this band is used in a bunch of commercials

NME's Top Ten Tracks Of 2010 are:

1. Foals – 'Spanish Sahara' -listened to this song, seems emotional/ 'moving'
2. MIA – 'XXXO' -Thought this song is probably 1 of the worst of the year
3. Janelle Monae – 'Tightrope' -trendy post-Pitchfork Kanye 10.0 pick?
4. Kanye West – 'Power' -Wonder what P4k will say is 'the best Kanye Song'
5. Arcade Fire – 'We Used To Wait' -kinda a honky song,
6. Gorillaz – 'Stylo' -think I saw this on mtv. British ppl 'love' Gorillaz and Muse
7. Surfer Blood – 'Swim' -Think they got a lot of buzz in 2k9
8. Grinderman – 'Heathen Child' -would guess that this is a hardcore band
9. Zola Jesus – 'Night' -Sounds boring
10. The Fall – 'Bury Pts 2 +4' -Sounds like a 'trendy' mp3 from 2k4

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How do u feel abt NME's 'Best of the Year' List?
Does n e 1 'respect NME'?
Does NME just 'copy' Pitchfork?
Is Pitchfork more relevant than NME?
Do u think MIA's "XXXO" is a terrible song?
Should Salem have been rated higher?
Is Salem 'effing terrible'?
Do people from the UK just 'pretend' to 'love' the Arcade Fire?
Can the Arcade Fire resonate with any1 who isn't from the American Suburbs?
What is the #1 album/song of 2k10?

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