Saturday evening at the Famous Spiegeltent was to be our last Sydney Festival event this year. And we always try to take in a Spiegeltent show as the atmosphere and lighting normally make for a special show. The best artist that was playing this venue this year I believe was Chicago guitarist Ryley Walker. And it turned out to be a good choice as his show was very enjoyable. A great display of soulful singing and expert guitar playing. It certainly was a good way to spend a Saturday.
Ryley Walker is an extremely talented guitarist whose finger picking style is fast and furious and very skillful. His music has edges of jazz and is very rhythmical. His singing is soulful and comforting. He was accompanied on stage by a double bass player who added the right touches. He played a variety of songs from his catalogue and included a Bert Jansch cover, a singer he sometimes compared to. He is also likened to Tim Buckley. Which I can see. But Ryley is definitely his own talent. Indeed, a man of great talent.
Set List
The Roundabout
Sullen Mind
Age Old Tale
I Feel Free
The Great and Undecided
Build Another Band (Bert Jansch cover)
Good Posture For Peace
Funny Thing She Said
Primrose Green
It's hard to believe sometimes that Joanna Newsom is one of us. She seems to inhabit a world that we don't feel a part of. Her music is other worldly, ethereal and almost angelic. After a 5 year absence she returned to the Sydney Opera House on Thursday night as part of the Sydney Festival. This was the fourth time we had seen her and it was just as magical and wonderful as all the previous times. Of course the harp sets her apart but it so much more than that. There is the voice, it's certainly unique. But it also tender and strong and powerful. But it's more than that. Maybe it's the lyrics. They are complex and strange and beautiful. The music is complex and surprising. Maybe it's a combination of all of it. It certainly works and this show was just magical, filled with beautiful and tender moments.
The show was mainly made up from Joanna's newest album, the excellent 'Divers'. This song itself was a standout, but so were memorable songs such as 'Anecdotes' and 'Sapokanikan'. But perhaps the absolute highlight was the epic song of love in 'Emily'. This totally floored me. Her band was wonderful, so talented and adept at everything. Especially Ryan Francesconi who basically played everything. Also should mention the work of Pete Newsom, her brother, on drums. As closing song 'Baby Birch' lingered long in the mind I thought how lucky to have talents such as Newsom exist in the world.
Set List
Bridges and Balloons
Anecdotes
Soft as Chalk
Divers
Emily
Waltz of the 101st Lightborne
Have One On Me
Peach, Plum, Pear
Goose Eggs
Sapokanikan
Leaving the City
Cosmia
Time, as a Symptom
In my last review of 2015 I look back at my favourite albums. I would say that 2015 brought an array of great albums without any that one might like to be considered classics. Hip hop I think had a pretty great year. Of course Kendrick Lamar dominated discussions but we also received great albums from Vince Staples and Earl Sweatshirt. Some older acts returned with very solid albums such as Built to Spill, Wilco, Modest Mouse and My Morning Jacket. Panda Bear reminded us why he such a musical genius and Titus Andronicus gave us an epic opus that took months to digest properly. Whilst Kurt Vile and Deerhunter showed that they are two of the more vital and creative acts going around at the moment. On the local scene I couldn't love Tame Impala and Courtney Barnett but I did love Dick Diver, Royal Headache and Gang of Youths. But one album gave me more pleasure than any other. Californian songsmith Mikal Cronin returned with his third album and it was an ecstatic triumph. It was ambitious, full of imagination and brimming with melody. I sincerely loved every song on the album. Therefore MCIII was my album of 2015.
1. MCIII-Mikal Cronin
2. The Most Lamentable Tragedy-Titus Andronicus
3. Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper-Panda Bear
4. B'lieve I'm Going Down-Kurt Vile
5. I Love You, Honeybear-Father John Misty
6. Carrie & Lowell-Sufjan Stevens
7. Poison Season-Destroyer
8. Untethered Moon-Built to Spill
9. Sauna -Mount Eerie
10. Fading Frontier-Deerhunter
11. Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress-Godspeed You! Black Emperor
12. Pickpocket's Locket-Frog Eyes
13. To Pimp a Butterfly-Kendrick Lamar
14. Mutilator Defeated at Last-Thee Oh Sees
15. Divers-Joanna Newsom
16. Acne/Ears-Roadside Graves
17. Depression Cherry-Beach House
18. Star Wars-Wilco
19. Gliss Riffer-Dan Deacon
20. Strangers to Ourselves-Modest Mouse
21. No Cities to Love-Sleater-Kinney
22. Summertime '06-Vince Staples
23. Melbourne, Florida-Dick Diver
24. Individ-The Dodos
25. Viet Cong-Viet Cong
26. Death Magic-HEALTH
27. High-Royal Headache
28. Thank Your Lucky Stars-Beach House
29. Sun Coming Down-Ought
30. Payola-Desaparecidos
31. Dumb Flesh-Blanck Mass
32. Ivy Tripp-Waxahatchee
33. Savage Hills Ballroom-Youth Lagoon
34. New Gold Mountain-New Gum Sarn
35. Many Moons-Martin Courtney
36. Teens of Style-Car Seat Headrest
37. Ones and Sixes-Low
38. What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World-The Decemberists
39. Club Meds-Dan Mangan and Blacksmith
40. Goon-Tobias Jesso Jr
41. IF-Paul De Jong
42. II-Fuzz
43. Sound & Color-Alabama Shakes
44. The Positions-Gang of Youths
45. Return to the Moon-EL VY
46. We Are Undone-Two Gallants
47. Gunnera-Pfarmers
48. Primrose Green-Ryley Walker
49. The Waterfall-My Morning Jacket
50. Half Free-U.S. Girls
There is little doubt in my mind that Dirty Three are one of the greatest bands that this country has ever produced. Perhaps the greatest. They are unique. A mad man with electric charisma leading the way with a violin. For 26 years they have ruled. Dazzled. Stunned. Friday night at the State Theatre was the latest time that I have seen them live, one of many over the years. They never let me down. Or anyone else I would think. Greatness they are and greatness they gave.
They were here as part of Sydney Festival and for close to two hours they assailed us with their stellar music. Their fluidity as an ensemble is such that they appear always in sync, even if they don't play as much together as they used to. Each movement travels among the trio, producing an electricity that is truly tangible. Mick Turner is the quiet achiever of the group, supplying the backbone of guitar. Jim White possesses the drum kit like few other. His range is off the charts, so subtle and yet so powerful. Then there is Warren Ellis. The man is truly a wonder. His movements, his violin playing, his everything. His stories are loopy, engaging, funny and quite often profound. He regales us with wit about drug taking in the 90s, meeting Christy Moore at a festival in Cork and the legitimacy of Rupert Murdoch's latest engagement. Then there is the music. Loud, epic, frenetic, gentle, subtle, moving. All great. But maybe the best was the sheer epicness of "Some Summers They Drop Like Flys". For me I am truly grateful that Dirty Three exist.
Set List
1000 Miles
Some Summers They Drop Like Flys
Sea Above, Sky Below
Indian Love Song
Everything's Fucked
Hope
Ember
Authentic Celestial Music
Lullaby for Christie
The Zither Player
Sue's Last Ride
Bodies flying. Arms flailing. This was old school rock for the new crowd. Thee Oh Sees are something special live. So much spirit and energy on stage. I had seen the band once before at a festival but this was the first time seeing them exclusively. Thursday night was the first of two sold out shows at the Newtown Social Club and it was an hour of sweat, passion and much joy. They went hard and then left. No encore. No fuss. Just 100 per cent effort.
Their set up is a bit unique. Two drummers front and centre, a bass player on the left and then main man John Dwyer on the right. Writhing at the microphone. Dancing with his guitar. Shrieking and hollering. The crowd lapped it up. There was moshing, crowd surfing. Even a bit of old fashioned stage diving. The band didn't care. They ploughed on. The music is quite rhythmical, with the heavy leaning on drums and bass. It's guaranteed to move you. Especially when they hit the deep groove of "Turned Out Light" and "Toe Cutter - Thumb Buster". It was made to drive you upwards. Physically and emotionally. In these days of cookie cutter music Thee Oh Sees are certainly holding the flame for the spirit of rock.
Set List (totally incomplete but I'm sure they played some of these)
I Come From the Mountain
Rogue Planet
The Dream
Tidal Wave
Turned Out Light
Toe Cutter - Thumb Buster
Dead Energy
Sticky Hulks
Withered Hand
Web
Contraption/Soul Desert
Carrion Crawler
So a frog, a walrus and Santa Claus walk onto a stage. Sorry, that's not a beginning to a joke. It's a Flaming Lips show. Well, it's much more than that, but you get the idea. This veteran band have perfected the live show. They have been doing it for a number of years and there is a formula. You know what you will get. Large inflatables, confetti guns, blinding lights. Wayne Coyne taking to the crowd in a plastic bubble. But it doesn't matter. Because it just so much damn fun.
I believe The Flaming Lips were THE perfect band to kick off the Sydney Festival in style. Their free show in The Domain on Saturday night was an orgy of colour, light, happiness and joy. They rock hard, they make you dance, they make you cry, they make you laugh. Joy and happiness. In bucket loads. To hear a crowd sing along in full voice to 'Yoshimi' and 'Do You Realize??' is a magical experience. A testimony to the power of music. I think my favourite on the night though was the emotion charged 'Feeling Yourself Disintegrate'. What a supercharged emotional moment. And the band shows no signs of slowing down. At all. Led perfectly by the slightly kooky Wayne Coyne, a musical svengali who leads the crowd wherever he wants to. Long may these Oklahomans rule.
Set List
The Abandoned Hospital Ship
Fight Test
She Don't Use Jelly
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1
Psychiatric Explorations of the Fetus With Needles
The Gold In the Mountain of Our Madness
Evil Is But a Shadow (Miley Cyrus cover)
Vein of Stars
The W.A.N.D.
Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
A Spoonful Weighs a Ton
2015 began with a bang. A true original. The wonderful Birdman. Directed by Alejandro Innaritu. It was a dazzling triumph. I actually thought it was too original and different to win Best Picture. But it did and deservedly so. 2015 also gave us a new Paul Thomas Anderson. Naturally I was very excited by this and despite some mixed reviews I fell in love. Again it was a true original. A wild ride that totally succeeded. Like recent years the box office was dominated by 'big' films, mostly comic book adaptations and the like. These do nothing for me but I will admit I did enjoy the new Star Wars film. The hype was over the top to say the least but I thought it was a smart and funny film that mostly satisfied. As we speak it has just become the highest grossest film of all time. On the smaller scale the most enjoyable film I saw all year was Mistress America. What a wonderful film that was. And I think the best film I saw in 2015 that flew under the radar a bit was definitely A Most Violent Year.
1. Birdman, directed by Alejandro Innaritu.
Birdman is astounding, brave and bold film making. But when the director
is the masterful Inarritu you should expect nothing less. A dazzling
film on many levels this is a story about lost souls, identity,
celebrity and meaning in the world. Michael Keaton is superb as Riggan
Thomson, a man searching for answers many years after reaching fame as
'Birdman'. His soul searching takes him to Broadway to star in and adapt Raymond Carver. All the while his inner voice of 'Birdman' is
questioning his every move. He seeks answers but can't find them. Throw
in a troubled relationship with his daughter and his battles with the
ego of his star actor, the great Edward Norton, and you have a potent
mix of regret and ambition. This is a sad, dark and funny film. It pokes
holes in the modern film world obsessed with comic book adaptations and
the world at large concerned with celebrity. To add to the mastery of
the film is the sublime cinematography of Lubezki. He has combined with
the director to construct the film as if it shot in one take. The
effect is to thrillingly lead you on a non stop journey through the
theatre, a theatre of dreams. Of fantasy. This wonderful films plays
with big ideas. The fact that it totally succeeds is even more
astounding.
2. Inherent Vice, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
Inherent Vice is a drug hazed, complex, at times confusing but
ultimately richly textured look at early 70s California. The master
director Paul Thomas Anderson has created a film that will confound
audiences, perhaps astound them, most assuredly anger them. But if you
let this film sink in and get under your skin you will find something
quite remarkable. A film destined to be more loved over time but right
now I love it. Based on the Thomas Pynchon novel, and I believe it is
very faithful to it, we follow private eye Doc Sportello. A man who
exists in a drug haze, but somehow manages to get the job done. His old
girlfriend visits him with a urgent request. Soon we are plunged into a
strange world of Nazis. FBI agents, musicians, shady deals and a whole
lot more. A lot of it doesn't make sense. But I don't think that
matters. It's more about characters and sense of place rather than
conventional plot. It has a languid pace but never feels long. It is
infused with sadness and loss. It is darkly funny and weirdly beautiful.
The acting is first class, with Phoenix and Waterston especially great.
Robert Elswit's photography creates the tone beautifully and the music,
as would be expected, is timely and beautifully used. This film
probably deserves multiple viewings. Not especially to understand the
plot but to take note and appreciate all of the subtleties that a Paul
Thomas Anderson film gives you. This probably isn't his greatest work,
with his catalogue that would be awfully hard, but it is definitely his
strangest and maybe his most mature work.
3. Leviathan, directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev.
Leviathan is aptly named as it is a huge film concerned with big ideas.
This slow burning film is a parable for modern day Russia. It is
concerned with fate, corruption, deceit and human frailty. It is dark
and ultimately very sad. Set in remote northern Russia we meet Kolya a
man trying to hold onto his life and land against a corrupt mayor and an
uncaring town. Each turn in his life leads to more tragedy and bad
luck. With superb performances, stunning photography and a stellar score
this essential film shows a corrupt and desperate system that makes for
forlorn and sad viewing.
4. Mistress America, directed by Noah Baumbach.
Noah Baumbach is a master film maker. He rarely fails to connect, His
latest is close to his best yet and that is saying something. Greta
Gerwig is luminescent as Brooke, 'Mistress America' a thirty something
trying to find her place in the world. At times her character is self
absorbed and even slightly obnoxious but Gerwig's shining personality
and superb comic timing is such that you root for her and also fall for
her. Her co-star, Lola Kirke, is equally great as Tracy who admires her
and experiences her. This nuanced and delightful film has writing of the
highest quality. It is wry, poignant, sharply observed. Scenes flow
with such great timing it is quite astounding. It's a funny film but
there are layers of meaning here. The music is great and New York shines
as well as the important setting.
5. A Most Violent Year, directed by J.C. Chandor.
A Most Violent Year is probably the best film that most people didn't see
this year. Set in New York in 1981 this is a slow burning, tense, dark
and complex tale of ambition and consequences. It's a crime drama but it
evokes classic films of the 70s. The most recent film that I could
compare it to in tone would be The Yards. Abel and Anna are husband and
wife who run an oil heating business. They skate pretty close to the
edge of the law, but when their business is threatened by rivals they
need to delve deeper into the darker side. So this superbly acted film
becomes much more than a crime thriller, it's a morality tale and
character study. Chastain and Isaac are superb in the lead roles, making
for a richly crafted film.
6. Foxcatcher, directed by Bennett Miller.
Anchored by great performances Foxcatcher is an intense, dark, chilling
and truly suffocating experience. This slow burning film is quietly
paced and doom breathes in almost every scene. The true story of
Foxcatcher wrestling is set in the 80s as we follow Mark Schultz (an
Olympic wrestling champion) taken under the wing of the extremely
wealthy John Du Pont. Du Pont is a sociopath to be sure, a man of
extreme awkwardness and chilling uncomfortableness. His issues are many
and the centre of this film is the relationship between him and the
boy-man Schultz. Wrestling is almost secondary in this probing
examination of the male psyche. Steve Carell is just incredible in the
lead role whilst Mark Ruffalo shows his skills again. Channing Tatum is
serviceable I guess, but is carried by a superb script and skilled
direction. This isn't easy viewing but it is close to essential.
7. Sicario, directed by Denis Villeneuve.
Sicario is a doom laden, confronting beast of a film. Extremely
impressive in all regards it is a powerful look at the drug wars along
the Mexico/US border. Emily Blunt is superb as the FBI agent co opted
into a task force run by Josh Brolin that is targeting a Mexican drug
cartel. Denis Villeneuve expertly directs, creating an atmosphere that
swings from dark and disturbing to epic beauty. The soundtrack just adds
to the dark tones as we are taken on a pulsating ride of deceit, death
and strange bedfellows. The only slight fault is that there is not much
character development but this is mainly because they are conduits to
the drama unfolding and the futility of the situation.
8. 99 Homes, directed by Ramin Bahrani.
99 Homes is a gripping and intense film about the housing crisis in the
USA. Set in Orlando, Florida we meet Rick, an ambitious and amoral real
estate agent who makes profits off foreclosed homes. He evicts Dennis,
an honest man struggling to find work and in the process loses his
family home. Desperate for money he ends up working for Rick and his
moral dilemma hits him squarely in the face. This powerful film is a
searing indictment on the US capitalist system, how there is a huge gap
between the haves and the have nots. It is tense and emotionally
charged, with a fine script and superb performances from the two leads.
Especially from Michael Shannon who burns a hole in the screen.
9. The Imitation Game, directed by Morten Tyldum.
The Imitation Game is a fine film on many levels. It's part war time
thriller, part spy movie and partly an emotional journey. Benedict
Cumberbatch is superb as Alan Turing, a war hero today but in his time
not so much. Turing, the father of the computer, was a genius who was
entrusted in World War II with breaking the German Enigma code. Which is
filmed in thrilling fashion. Who knew Maths could be so exciting? But
this film offers more. It peaks as look into the man, his demons and the
unjust way he was treated by society.
10. Still Alice, directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland.
Watching someone disintegrate on screen will never be 'fun' viewing, but
it can be extremely moving and richly rewarding. Still Alice is such a
film thanks to the incredible performance of the singular actor Julianne
Moore. Moore plays Alice, an extremely gifted Columbia professor who is
diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. The film follows her path as
her life falls apart, supported by her dedicated family. Moore tackles
the role with nuance where needed and rage where required, giving us a
great insight into her condition and also giving us a travel guide
through human emotions and failings. It's inevitably sad but also
strongly emotionally connected.
A Kurt Vile show is one to totally immerse yourself in. It's not flashy. It's real and natural. It's not perfect, but close your eyes and listen. Listen real hard and hear the guitar, hear the melodies. Give in and it will give you much back. It won't dazzle, but it will surprise and delight. Thursday night Kurt and his Violators played the iconic Opera House and I was blown away. Off the back of his latest and greatest new album we were able to hear these new songs in a setting that actually helped. "Dust Bunnies" got the show going and when "Pretty Pimpin" came along we were lost in the sound. Guitars falling back into themselves, elaborate chord changes and subtle shifts in sound. When it got to "Wheelhouse" (my new favourite) I was gone. Transported to the land of bliss. But it got better. Kurt took up his acoustic and the band joined him for "That's Life tho (almost hate to say), which was serene and beautiful. Then the band left and Kurt stayed and gave us two solo numbers including a sublime "Stand Inside". Vile's melodies are quite complex and watching him play the guitar is quite an experience. His tunings and technique are not the usual. And sometimes he misses a chord as he tries the impossible. But I think this adds to the show. It's perfection crashing into imperfection. Giving us something real rather than stage managed. Vile also has a goofy charm on stage. He is endearingly awkward, never saying much but sometimes grinning beneath his huge hair. And for all his laconic mannerisms you can see he takes much pride in getting it right on stage. Even if he doesn't always get there. But the time he finished the set with the other worldly "Girl Called Alex" I felt nourished and enriched. I felt like I had witnessed an imperfect and improbable greatness.
Set List
Dust Bunnies
Pretty Pimpin
I'm an Outlaw
Jesus Fever
Wheelhouse
That's Life tho (almost hate to say)
Stand Inside (Kurt solo)
Dead Alive (Kurt solo)
KV Crimes
Wakin on a Pretty Day
Hunchback
Freak Train
Wild Imagination
For some reason I didn't catch as much live music as I previously did in 2015. To be sure I still managed to get out but not with the same exacting frequency. A variety of reasons and sometimes I was just being lazy. I wish I had gone to some shows. The Antlers, Strand of Oaks to name a couple. But I still had some wonderful experiences in the year past. The best overall took place in Europe. I visited Portugal for Primavera Sound in Porto. What a glorious three days that was. Beautiful location, friendly people and the music of Kevin Morby, Mikal Cronin, Dan Deacon, Viet Cong, Interpol and many others. I also saw Kevin Morby in Belgium, cementing my love for him. But one show in 2015 stood supreme. Spoon, arguably the most consistently great band of the last two decades, were just sublime. I'll put it this way. I can't find fault in anything that they do.
1. Spoon @ Metro Theatre
2. Father John Misty @ Sydney Opera House
3. Sufjan Stevens @ Sydney Opera House
4. Kevin Morby @ Charlatan, Ghent
5. Ryan Adams @ Enmore Theatre
6. Sharon Van Etten @ Factory Theatre
7. Daniel Rossen @ Newtown Social Club
8. Real Estate @ Oxford Art Factory
9. Dan Deacon @ Aurora Spiegeltent
10. The Felice Brothers @ Newtown Social Club
Last year Kevin Morby took out the number one prize. This year it's a similar artist and perhaps a similar song. Kurt Vile released another great album in 2015 and one song stood out in particular. It's a song of languid majesty. A song that rambles and shifts and changes shapes. It slowly takes you in and then smothers you in its exquisite beauty. The guitar tones are gorgeous and the shift in tempo just after the 5 minute mark gives me chills every single time. Kendrick, Tillman, Vince, Noah. They all brought it in 2015 but one man claimed the mantle for songwriting.
Note: A limit of three songs per artist.
1. Wheelhouse-Kurt Vile
2. Dream Lover-Destroyer
3. The Blacker the Berry-Kendrick Lamar
4. Let It Happen-Tame Impala
5. Tropic of Cancer-Panda Bear
6. Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins)-Father John Misty
7. I Ain't Around Much-Frog Eyes
8. How Much a Dollar Cost-Kendrick Lamar
9. Life Like This-Kurt Vile
10. Piss Crowns are Trebled-Godspeed You! Black Emperor
11. Another World-Royal Headache
12. Take Care-Deerhunter
13. Dimed Out-Titus Andronicus
14. Norf Norf-Vince Staples
15. Pretty Pimpin-Kurt Vile
16. Turn Around-Mikal Cronin
17. Gospel Radio-Roadside Graves
18. Stonefist-HEALTH
19. Rip Down the Fences That Fence the Garden-Frog Eyes
20. Bored in the USA-Father John Misty
21. King Kunta-Kendrick Lamar
22. Something Soon-Car Seat Headrest
23. All Your Yeahs-Beach House
24. Fourth of July-Sufjan Stevens
25. More Perfect Union-Titus Andronicus
26. Mr Noah-Panda Bear
27. Know Yourself-Drake
28. Made My Mind Up-Mikal Cronin
29. Trailways Ramble-Steve Gunn and the Black Twig Pickers
30. When I Was Done Dying-Dan Deacon
31. I Don't Want to Let You Down-Sharon Van Etten
32. Some Other Song-Built to Spill
33. The Preakness-Panda Bear
34. Living My Life-Deerhunter
35. Girl in a Sling-Destroyer
36. Divers-Joanna Newsom
37. Levitation-Beach House
38. Age of the Sea-Paul de Jong
39. Grief-Earl Sweatshirt
40. No Lite-Blanck Mass
41. No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross-Sufjan Stevens
42. The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box-Modest Mouse
43. Carolina-Royal Headache
44. Airport Bar-Martin Courtney
45. Breaker-Deerhunter
46. Sea Calls Me Home-Julia Holter
47. Hollywood-Tobias Jesso Jr
48. Acne/Ears-Roadside Graves
49. Gold-Mikal Cronin
50. Spring (Among the Living)-My Morning Jacket
51. Jump Off The Roof-Vince Staples
52. No Anthems-Sleater-Kinney
53. Rain or Shine-Young Fathers
54. Continental Shelf-Viet Cong
55. Vital Signs-Gang of Youths
56. Drawn to the Blood-Sufjan Stevens
57. Sororal Feelings-U.S. Girls
58. Web-Thee Oh Sees
59. Donna (Reno)-Roadside Graves
60. High-Royal Headache
61. Feel the Lightning-Dan Deacon
62. Sparks-Beach House
63. Lupine Ossuary-Thee Oh Sees
64. Bad Ideas-Saintseneca
65. Funny Feeling-Titus Andronicus
66. Flesh World (UK)-HEALTH
67. Price Tag-Sleater-Kinney
68. All Our Songs-Built to Spill
69. 3230-Vince Staples
70. Sapokanikan-Joanna Newsom
71. You Satellite-Wilco
72. No One Can Tell-Youth Lagoon
73. Dunes-Alabama Shakes
74. Times Square-Destroyer
75. Big Decisions-My Morning Jacket
76. DNA-Earl Sweatshirt
77. Air-Waxahatchee
78. Leftovers-Dick Diver
79. Silhouettes-Viet Cong
80. Sauna-Mount Eerie
81. Come Down-Wavves and Cloud Nothings
82. At Once-Beirut
83. Pipe-Fuzz
84. Grey Days-Chelsea Wolfe
85. The Possum-Sun Kil Moon
86. Acid Wash-Panda Bear
87. Great Tide-Phil Cook
88. Living Zoo-Built to Spill
89. Nervous-Wavves and Cloud Nothings
90. Energy-Drake
91. For No One-Houndmouth
92. Young Blood-The Districts
93. I Don't Mind-Twerps
94. FF Bada-Battles
95. M'$-A$AP Rocky
96. City on the Hill-Desaparecidos
97. Future People-Alabama Shakes
98. Take It to the Max-Dan Deacon
99. Poison Drum-Gang of Youths
100. Heel Turn 2-The Mountain Goats
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