So 2011 has gone and it’s now 2012 which is the year we’ve all been waiting for with the Olympics and the Queens’ Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics and stuff. But wait! There can’t be any closure on the events of the past year without the final Yeah Club! ‘Review of 2011’ post right? So you can all breathe a heavy sigh of relief as you peruse instalment number 4 composed by yeah club! Dan and relive the highs and lows of a full year summarised in a nicely ordered list.
A) And why not start with my top ten albums of 2011 in no particular order (except for the Metronomy one which I loved the most)…I am slightly irritated that it is quite similar to some of the other lists I have read on other blogs and national newspapers and I can only conclude that my mobile has been tapped. AGAIN. I may have to start an angry letter writing campaign…
9) Yuck – Yuck
B) I really jolly enjoyed three festivals this year.
Glastonbury for Phoenix Foundation and Metronomy on Oxlyers in West (big regrets = I DID miss Beyonce :’’’’-( )
Latitude for Crystal Fighters, James Blake and Nigel Barrett, Louise Mari and AK/DK’s TATE sponsored ‘Watercolour’ porridge, balloon, electro mash-up.
And finally The Green Man (my first time and favourite of the lot) for Iron and Wine, the Low Anthem, The 2 Bears and Squarepusher. And for the big Welsh hill. And the cider. Mmmmm cider.
Live Synth Set at St. Andrews Church 2011 by AK/DK
D) I <3 Amsterdam and Berlin. I am lucky enough to have some chums living in both of these amaaazing cities (Ben Yeah Club! being one of them obvs) and for that reason visits to these places form a couple of highlights of 2011. In Amsterdam I had a party on a boat and chillaxed in the sunny parks with my fam. Berlin visits were awesome with tastes of Angry Chicken (So So Angry), biers, wurst and Electrelane. One of the visits included a drive there and back which was a two thousand mile Fear and Loathing style journey into the unknown in the company of Ben and a Luton van full of furniture and bikes. Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours was on the stereo. They were crazy days.
Siriusmo is from Berlin. He ist gut. Sehr gut.
Nights Off by Siriusmo
E) The Nelson 11/11/11: I was overexcited to celebrate probably one of the biggest date events in recent history this year: the 11th of November 2011 Nelson, one of those rare occasions when the dates align to form a mystical sign full of the number 11. Luckily the world didn’t end but I did watch some super great live music from the likes of Shitsock, Liz Melia, the Pancakes and TheLunaFly.
Happening Now by TheLunaFly
F) This was the year I learned to love Spotify. I probably feel most excited and smug listening to some exciting music with my headphones plugged into my phone, satisfied that I will not be advertised at and furtherly-smug in the appreciation that other non-subscribers will not enjoy this sweet experience. There are a few niggling worries however: Grooveshark-users who keep scoffing at my frivolous habit of spending ten pounds a month. And also my CDs and vinyl. I can no longer look them in the eye. They all look really sad sitting around my house wondering when they might get played again. To quote Bros. ‘I can’t answer, I can’t answer that.’
I saw these guys recently. I have since listened to this track about a million times and so I think you should too.
Tessellate (demo) by alt-J
