No More Beach: January 2011

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Mamihlapinatapai

Mamihlapinatapai is the world's "most succinct" word. It means "a look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that they both desire but which neither one wants to start."

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

No More Beach's Best Albums of 2010

This year more than ever, my ear drums were accosted by impressive bouts by veterans, rookies, and breakout sophomores alike. However, perhaps more astounding than the music of this year was the album artwork. If you don't still buy CDs (I guess that was a joke), this year's collection should give you more than enough reason to slave over your iPod ensuring that all your illegal downloads are coupled with exquisite visual stimulation. But above all else, you should definitely take a listen...

41. The Young Veins - Take a Vacation!

40. Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown

39. Sharon Van Etten - Epic

38. Land of Talk - Cloak and Cipher

37. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

36. M.I.A. - /V\/\Y/\

35. Sleigh Bells - Treats

34. Weekend - Sports

33. MGMT - Congratulations

32. Quest for Fire - Lights From Paradise

31. Beach Fossils - Beach Fossils

30. Mountain Man - Made the Harbor

29. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma

28. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record

27. Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo

26. Warpaint - The Fool

25. Twin Shadow - Forget

24. Dum Dum Girls - I Will Be

23. Sufjan Stevens - Age of Adz

22. Wild Nothing - Gemini

21. Wavves - King of the Beach

20. Glasser - Ring