TW violent queer-directed hatespeak

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What was up with that U-God song where Sean Price rapped, "Call me gay bashing / for fucking up these fa**ots"? Cuz it's like, "Uhh okay Sean Price. Will do."

I mean, I know he's just making a lazy pun – the "fa**ots" he refers to are not literally gay, but simply corny or feeble individuals (which, of course, is stupid and oppressive in and of itself). I'm just a bit incredulous that Sean P thought this pitiful couplet was more clever than offensive.

… But it's not without precedence. In the otherwise deservedly legendary…

I wanted to marinate on my picks for 2009 for 6 months, but it was really closer to a year. In that time there was surprisingly little change. Better late than never, eh?

There are 41 albums. Try not to worry about it. You'll also notice I use these words a lot: "Pacific Northwest," "Psychedelic," "Mathy." Try not to worry about that either.

41. Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap

Rick Ross is not deeper than rap. This was just a terrible, terrible year for hip-hop. Thus this stupid, stupid collection of wonderful top 40-ready megahits looks even sweeter by…

Oh right, the last bit. WHOOPS.

15. "I've Got Your Number" by Passion Pit
When a band's mythology overshadows their actual music, it can be hard to know how to listen to them. This is how: spontaneously, put this track in a mix with whatever else. Drive somewhere. Eventually this track will come on and you won't have time to unravel the adorable mythos that surrounds it, you will have to submit to its prettiness and catchiness.

14. "Guitar Hero by Amanda Palmer
I continue to be confused about how I love Amanda Palmer so much yet…

Have you guys ever wondered what dolphins think of us? They have proven themselves to be capable of superfluous thought, so surely they have noticed us and made a few musings. And, more specifically, I wonder what they think of me.

29. "English House" by Fleet Foxes
This is the song you hear and you realize that Fleet Foxes actually are mystical, and not just a red herring. Faeries and Djinnis exist, and the Fleet Foxes are one of the few bands who realize this. They recorded some songs, also, and this is a pretty good one.…

Is this a little late for you? This year, I let my choices for albums and songs marinate for a little while, ensuring that my final lists would be accurate. I don't think I'll post my top 20 albums (boring!), but I've spent so long laboring over my top songs list that I simply must share it. It's pretty representative.

50. "Plastis Wafers" by of Montreal
This songs takes the lowest official spot because I am in love with its blissful first half, but I can barely stand the last 2 minutes. But for a little while, this…

Binary Star
While they've only ever released one album (or, more appropriately, the same album twice), the flows of One Be Lo, Senim Silla, and their rare guest drops are so ridiculous that I have to rank Binary Star up with the best. The beats, most courtesy of Decompoze, are always fresh, always chill, always engaging. Masters of the Universe is an album that can be played in the background, allowing the listener to drift in and out of attention, but also contains myriad clever lyrics that can be scrutinized and analyzed for hours. The relentless flow…

REDDING. Otis Redding.

I need to start blogging more. I mean, I don't NEED to, but I probably should. You know, as a creative outlet.

I will later, probably. In the meantime, let's just sit and think about Otis Redding and how beautiful he is.

This is the first time I've truly fallen in love with a band immediately since 3 Swimmers.

Yellow Fever is so good. They are so cute. They need to come out with an album and have it be surprisingly widely distrubuted.

Here's all I know about them so far:
- They are from Austin
- They rock
- They are two girls and a boy
- One of them is in Voxtrot??
- Their shirts kind of suck but I don't care, I'd still wear one
- Daaaaamn
- They are lo-fi

And I intend to buy many more! Including that new Elliott Smith rarities/b-sides CD - New Moon.

Also, my family is still having trouble locating our copy of ABBA Gold, so I'm forced to listen to The Album on vinyl to satiate my craving. At least it's got "Take a Chance On Me," which I keep misreading as "Take On Me." Also a fantastic song!