Aidiera's 2010 in Playlists

[aids]

2010 wasn't the best year for me, but it was an outstanding year for audiophiles like myself. I made about a dozen playlists in attempts to categorize all of the music I discovered, but I had to a lot of genre-bending to make it all fit nicely. I was also going to go into detail on some of the songs, but iTunes decided to be a bitch and deleted the tags I used to sort them.
And here are the playlists: I recommend you try them all, or at least the genres you like most.

TOP TEN

Songs

01. Generator ^ First Floor - Freelance Whales : Weathervanes
02. Cousins - Vampire Weekend : Contra
03. Cross Walk Stereo - The Pass : Colors EP
04. Ivy & Gold - Bombay Bicycle Club : Flaws
05. Fuck You! - Cee Lo Green : The Lady Killer
06. Animal - Miike Snow : Miike Snow
07. New Inheritors - Wintersleep : New Inheritors
08. I Got - Young The Giant : Young The Giant
09. Burn Bridges - DOM : Sun Bronzed Greek Gods
10. Memories - Weezer : Hurley

ELECTRONIC

Songs

01. I Need Air (feat. Katy B) - Magnetic Man : Magnetic Man
02. King Night - Salem : King Night
03. Stay Close - Delorean : Subiza
04. Blackout - The Knocks : Blackout
05. I Can Change - LCD Soundsystem : This Is Happening
06. Leave House - Caribou : Swim
07. Tron Legacy (End Titles) - Daft Punk : Tron: Legacy
08. Party With Children - Ratatat : Ratatat LP4
09. The Right Type - Chromeo : Business Casual
10. On Melancholy Hill - Gorillaz : Plastic Beach
11. Eyes Wide Open - Gotye : Eyes Wide Open
12. You And I - Washed Out : Adult Swim Singles Project
13. Not In Love (feat. Robert Smith) - Crystal Castles : Crystal Castles
14. We Speak No Americano - Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup : We Speak No Americano
15. Tenderoni - Kele : The Boxer

FOLK ROCK

Songs

01. If You Go - Javier Dunn : Vessel
02. Streetlights - Joshua Radin : The Rock & The Tide
03. Heirloom - Sufjan Stevens : All Delighted People EP
04. Big Jet Plane - Angus and Julia Stone : Down The Way
05. Starring - Freelance Whales : Weathervanes
06. King of Spain - The Tallest Man On Earth : The Wild Hunt
07. In The Stream - S. Carey : All We Grow
08. Roll Away Your Stone - Mumford & Sons : Sigh No More
09. The Curse - Josh Ritter : So Runs The Wolrd Away
10. We Could Be Friends - Freelance Whales : Weathervanes
11. Piece by Piece and Frame by Frame - Deer Tick : The Black Dirt Sessions
12. Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons : Sigh No More
13. Restoration - The Acorn : No Ghost
14. MIghty - Lord Huron : Mighty EP
15. Valencia - Josh Rouse : El Turista

EXPERIMENTAL

Songs

01. Emerald And Lime - Brain Eno : Small Craft On A Milk Sea
02. Collector - Here We Go Magic : Pigeons
03. Madder Red - Yeasayer : Odd Blood
04. Voyager I - Kraftscan : Ion Orion
05. Round And Round - Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti : Before Today
06. Cry - Gayngs : Relayted
07. Planet Waves - Kraftscan : Ion Orion
08. Sinking Friendships - Jónsi : Go
09. Luck 1 - Avey Tare : Down There
10. Rill Rill - Sleigh Bells : Treats
11. Dust It Off - The Dø : A Mouthful
12. Glitter - No Age : Everything In Betweeen
13. O.N.E. - Yeasayer : Odd Blood

INDIE POP

Songs

01. Schizophrenia - Jukebox The Ghost : Everything Under The Sun
02. AM/FM Sound - Matt & Kim : Sidewalks
03. Skinny Genes - Eliza Doolittle : Eliza Doolittle
04. I Want The World To Stop - Belle & Sebastian : Belle & Sebastian Write About Love
05. I Got Tamed - One For The Team : Ghosts
06. Shampain - Marina & The Diamonds : The Family Jewels
07. Empire - Jukebox The Ghost : Everything Under The Dun
08. Excuses - The Morning Benders : Big Echo
09. Go Home - Eliza Doolittle : Eliza Doolittle
10. Chinatown - Wild Nothing : Gemini
11. It Gets Your Body Moving - Suckers : Wild Smile
12. Good For Great - Matt & Kim : Sidewalks
13. Zorbing - Stornoway : Beachcomber's Windowsill
14. On Your Side - The Radio Dept. : Never Follow Suit
15. Run - Vampire Weekend : Contra
16. Can We Go Wrong - Hesta Prynn : Can We Go Wrong
17. Wind Blows - Yukon Blonde : Yukon Blonde

HIP-HOP

Songs

01. Bright Lights Bigger City - Cee Lo Green : The Lady Killer
02. juicy-r [the notorious b.i.g. vs. the xx] - wait what : the notorious xx
03. Fall In Love - Estelle & John Legend : The Duets
04. Lollipop Dreams - My Sick Uncle : (500) Days Of Weezy
05. Not Afraid - Eminem : Recovery
06. Magic (feat. Rivers Cuomo of Weezer) - B.o.B : The Adventures of Bobby Ray
07. I'm Awesome - Spose : I'm Awesome
08. All Summer - Kid Cudi, Best Coast And Rostam of Vampire Weekend : Converse
09. Here We Go (feat Q-Tip) - Chiddy Bang : Here We Go
10. Love The Way You Lie (feat. Eminem) - Rihanna : Loud
11. The Other Side (feat. Cee Lo Green & B.o.B) - Bruno Mars : Doo-Wops & Hooligans
12. Not Lost (feat. T.I.) - B.o.B : No Genre
13. Trapped In My Mind - Kid Cudi : Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager
14. Hot Tottie (feat. Jay-Z & Ester Dean) - Usher : Versus
15. Bitch, Look At Me Now (Two Weeks) - Chilish Gambino : I Am Just A Rapper
16. Find Your Love - Drake : Thank Me Later

NONINDIE ROCK

Songs

01. Glowing - Lesands : EP
02. Only The Young - Brandon Flowers : Flamingo
03. Pyro - Kings of Leon : Come Around Sundown
04. Lifeline - Citizen Cope : The Rainwater LP
05. Falling From The Sun - The Album Leaf : A Chorus Of Storytellers
06. Rules Don't Stop - We Are Scientists : Barbara
07. Lemonworld - The National : High Violet
08. Beat The Devil's Tattoo - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club : Beat The Devil's Tattoo
09. Out Go The Lights - Spoon : Transference
10. Radioactive - Kings Of Leon : Come Around Sundown
11. This Is The Life - Two Door Cinema Club : Tourist History
12. Crossfire - Brandon Flowers : Flamingo
13. Meet Me In The Basement - Broken Social Scene : Forgiveness Rock Record
14. The Line - Battles : Twilight: Eclipse [Soundtrack]
15. Ohio - The Black Keys : Brothers
16. Something Good Can Work - Two Door Cinema Club : Tourist History

LO-FI AND CHILLWAVE

Songs

01. Four More Years - Teen Daze : Four More Years
02. Shadow People - Dr. Dog : Shame, Shame
03. Billie Holiday - Warpaint : Exquisite Corpse EP
04. Photojournalist - Small Black/color] : New Chain
05. I Found A Whistle - MGMT : Congratulations
06. No Cars Go (Arcade Fire Cover) - Maxence Cyrin : Novö Piano
07. Post Acid - Wavves : King of the Beach
08. Blessa - Toro y Moi : Causers of This
09. Used To Be - Beach House : Teen Dream
10. Never Come Around - La Sera : Never Come Around
11. Snow & Taxis - Gold Panda : Lucky Shiner
12. The Arrangement - Beach House : Teen Dream
13. Soft Denial - MillionYoung : Be So True
14. Dear Chan Marshall - We Are Trees : Boyfriend
15. Black Sands - Bonobo : Black Sands

INDIE ROCK

Songs

01. People Say - Portual. The Man : The Satanic Satanist
02. Sink/Let It Sway - Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin : Let It Sway
03. Santa Ana Winds - Cold War Kids : Behave Yourself
04. What To Say - Born Ruffians : Say It
05. Bambi - Tokyo Police Club : Champ
06. Who Knows Who Cares - Local Natives : Gorilla Manor
07. Something In Common - Free Energy : Free Energy
08. Infinite Arms - Band of Horses : Infinite Arms
09. Take A Vacation! - The Young Veins : Take A Vacation!
10. Airplanes - Local Natives : Gorilla Manor
11. This Too Shall Pass - Ok Go : Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky
12. Hold Me Down - Minus The Bear : OMNI
13. Twenty-Two - Wakey!Wakey! : Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said The Last Time I Saw You...
14. Marching Through Your Head - Zeus : Say Us
15. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) - Arcade Fire : The Suburbs
16. Skippin' Town - The Drums : Skippin' Town
17. The Mall & Misery - Broken Bells : Broken Bells

FEMALE VOCALISTS

Songs

01. Boyfriend - Best Coast : Crazy For You
02. The River - Audra Mae : Haunt
03. Hang With Me - Robyn : Body Talk
04. Big Wave - Jenny and Johnny : I'm Having Fun Now
05. Go Away My Lover - Elizabeth & The Catapult : The Other Side Of Zero
06. Mean - Taylor Swift : Speak Now
07. Mirrorage - Glasser : Ring
08. When The Sun Don't Shine - Best Coast : Crazy For You
09. Something In The Water - Brooke Fraser : Flags
10. Mine - Taylor Swift : Speak Now
11. I Go Away - MNDR : E.P.E
12. Lingering Still - She & Him : Volume Two
13. Crows & Locusts - Brooke Fraser : Flags
14. Wolf & I - Oh Land : Oh Land EP
15. Bully - Lissie : Catching A Tiger
16. Marathon - Tennis : Marathon
17. One - Sky Ferreira : One

NONINDIE POP

Songs

01. Theives In The Night - Hot Chip : One Life Stand
02. Vocal Cords - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. : Horse Power EP
03. People Can Do The Most Amazing Things - Kisses : People Can Do The Most Amazing Things
04. Colors - The Pass : Colors EP
05. Nothing But Our Love - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. : Horse Power EP
06. Kites - Geographer : Kites
07. Slow - Twin Shadow : Forget
08. Cult Logic - Miike Snow : Miike Snow
09. Trap Of Mirrors - The Pass : BURST
10. Holidays (feat. Alan Palomo) - Miami Horror : Illumination
11. According To You - Orianthi : Believe
12. All The Right Moves - OneRepublic : Waking Up
13. Kisses - Kisses : The Heart of The Nightlife
14. Sun Of A Gun - Oh Land : Oh Land EP

REMIXES

Songs

01. Something Good Can Work (Ted & Francis Remix) - Two Door Cinema Club : Tourist History
02. Static On The Wire (RAC Remix) - Holy Ghost! : Static On The Wire
03. World News (Teen Daze Remix) - Local Natives : Gorilla Manor
04. Congratulations (Erol Alkan Remix) - MGMT : Congratulations
05. Keep The Dog Quiet (Simon Bookish Remix) - Own Pallett : Heartland
06. Sun Of A Gun (Yuksek Remix) - Oh Land : Oh Land EP
07. When I'm Alone (Leo Zero Remic) - Lissie : Catching A Tiger
08. Sprawl II (Thunderlust Remix) - Arcade Fire : The Suburbs
09. Wide Eyes (Teen Daze Remix) - Local Natives : Gorilla Manor
10. So This Is Goodbye (Pink Ganter Remix) - William Fitzsimmons : Derivatives
11. Bright Lights Bigger City (Dave Wrangler Remix) - Cee Lo Green : The Lady Killer
12. What You Know (LightsoverLA Remix) - Two Door Cinema Club : Tourist History
13. Drumming Song (Boy 8-Bit Remix) - Florence + The Machine : Between Two Lungs

One album which I couldn't add was Girl Talk's All Day because I couldn't choose a favorite track. And U Smile (Ambient Version) was the track I used to fall asleep most nights. I'll go out on a limb and say this is about 95% accurate. There might be songs released last year, or singles for albums coming out next year. But I've spent weeks compiling this, so it's about as good as I can make it. (That and I already submitted the playlists.) But I'd like to get some feedback. Was there any music I missed? (The answer is yes, I still have a few albums to listen to. But I'll take suggestions.)

PS: PM me or get me on IRC if you see any inaccuracies or spelling mistakes. Those I will fix.

[Skyling]

I'm really confused by your genre distinctions. Sufjan Stevens is not indie pop? Indie pop is not indie rock? Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) is indie rock even though it's synth-based? Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and Yeasayer are more experimental than they are indie pop or indie rock? Lo fi and chillwave (more specifically Beach House) are not indie rock or indie pop?

I mean, did you actually consider what you were doing when you made these separate (?) categories or did you just go by some strange intuition?

[aids]

I'm really confused by your genre distinctions. Sufjan Stevens is not indie pop? Indie pop is not indie rock? Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) is indie rock even though it's synth-based? Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and Yeasayer are more experimental than they are indie pop or indie rock? Lo fi and chillwave (more specifically Beach House) are not indie rock or indie pop?

I mean, did you actually consider what you were doing when you made these separate (?) categories or did you just go by some strange intuition?

I used Last.fm's tags mostly. As I said, you might not agree with the 'labels' I used for certain artists, but it's how I chose to distinguish them. I could've made one big playlist I guess, but I wanted to break them up into hour-long mixes instead.

[unoriginal name]

I'm really confused by your genre distinctions. Sufjan Stevens is not indie pop? Indie pop is not indie rock? Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) is indie rock even though it's synth-based? Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and Yeasayer are more experimental than they are indie pop or indie rock? Lo fi and chillwave (more specifically Beach House) are not indie rock or indie pop?

I mean, did you actually consider what you were doing when you made these separate (?) categories or did you just go by some strange intuition?

I used Last.fm's tags mostly. As I said, you might not agree with the 'labels' I used for certain artists, but it's how I chose to distinguish them. I could've made one big playlist I guess, but I wanted to break them up into hour-long mixes instead.

last.fm says Ke$ha is the best artist of 2010. I wouldn't listen to what they say about anything.

[t̷s͢uk̕a͡t͜ư]

Unsurprisingly, no one is seeding your torrent.

[aids]

Unsurprisingly, no one is seeding your torrent.

I am. I think. uTorrent's open and I am listed as seeding. Or am I missing something else?

[Amadeus]

I'm really confused by your genre distinctions. Sufjan Stevens is not indie pop? Indie pop is not indie rock? Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) is indie rock even though it's synth-based? Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and Yeasayer are more experimental than they are indie pop or indie rock? Lo fi and chillwave (more specifically Beach House) are not indie rock or indie pop?

I mean, did you actually consider what you were doing when you made these separate (?) categories or did you just go by some strange intuition?

Having synths has next to nothing to do with whether it's considered indie pop or not, no matter how ambiguous genres can be, being "indie pop" has to do with the emotion or mood of the song. It's more upbeat and carefree, and Sprawl II is anything but that.

[SlappyMcGee]

I'm really confused by your genre distinctions. Sufjan Stevens is not indie pop? Indie pop is not indie rock? Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) is indie rock even though it's synth-based? Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and Yeasayer are more experimental than they are indie pop or indie rock? Lo fi and chillwave (more specifically Beach House) are not indie rock or indie pop?

I mean, did you actually consider what you were doing when you made these separate (?) categories or did you just go by some strange intuition?

Having synths has next to nothing to do with whether it's considered indie pop or not, no matter how ambiguous genres can be, being "indie pop" has to do with the emotion or mood of the song. It's more upbeat and carefree, and Sprawl II is anything but that.

lol at indie pop being upbeat and carefree

go back to school, bro.

THE SMITHS school

[Amadeus]

I'm really confused by your genre distinctions. Sufjan Stevens is not indie pop? Indie pop is not indie rock? Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) is indie rock even though it's synth-based? Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and Yeasayer are more experimental than they are indie pop or indie rock? Lo fi and chillwave (more specifically Beach House) are not indie rock or indie pop?

I mean, did you actually consider what you were doing when you made these separate (?) categories or did you just go by some strange intuition?

Having synths has next to nothing to do with whether it's considered indie pop or not, no matter how ambiguous genres can be, being "indie pop" has to do with the emotion or mood of the song. It's more upbeat and carefree, and Sprawl II is anything but that.

lol at indie pop being upbeat and carefree

go back to school, bro.

THE SMITHS school

lol at slappy being hypocritical.

Just like you pointed out to Tanner about Jazz, the way genres are defined changes over time. Indie pop in the 80s != indie pop now, which is considered more of a twee genre.

EDIT:

Indie Pop reflects the underground's softer, sweeter side

Unlike Indie rock, Indie pop is more melodic, less noisy, and relatively angst-free. [...] what commentators called the "revolt into childhood" of its followers.

[SlappyMcGee]

Okay, That's a fair point about me referencing something twenty years old.

But I was really just doing so because your point is fucking ridiculous. Genres are not defined by their mood or lyrical content. For more recent examples of depressed indie pop, check out Fleet Foxes, Lykke Li, Death Cab for Cutie, Belle and Sebastien, or Bon Iver? Pop is a huge genre. Indie is a huge buzzword. You are a silly dude.

[Amadeus]

Okay, That's a fair point about me referencing something twenty years old.

But I was really just doing so because your point is fucking ridiculous. Genres are not defined by their mood or lyrical content. For more recent examples of depressed indie pop, check out Fleet Foxes, Lykke Li, Death Cab for Cutie, Belle and Sebastien, or Bon Iver? Pop is a huge genre. Indie is a huge buzzword. You are a silly dude.

I never said anything about lyrics, Belle & Sebastian have plenty of depressing lyrics and have melodic, angst-free instrumentation and mood. But you're right in that Indie Pop's a big enough genre it's almost impossible to defined, I was looking at it from more of the twee pop angle.

[SlappyMcGee]

angst-free instrumentation

[Amadeus]

Wikipedia's definition I slapped down instead of rephrasing it in an intelligible way like I should have. Like, more melodic and less abrasive musically.

[SlappyMcGee]

I think the point I'm trying to make is that synths are a lot more important to what makes indie pop indie pop than lyrical content, which is what you seemed to argue much higher. When you refer to the mood of the music, you are either making assumptions about the general brightness of certain chords, or moreover, are referring to the lyrics.

[Amadeus]

I think the point I'm trying to make is that synths are a lot more important to what makes indie pop indie pop than lyrical content, which is what you seemed to argue much higher. When you refer to the mood of the music, you are either making assumptions about the general brightness of certain chords, or moreover, are referring to the lyrics.

The former of those two options. Synths are used a lot in pop music, mainstream or not; I was just calling Skyline on the fact that just because a song has synths means it's indie pop. You can use them in virtually any genre, just like electric guitars don't make a song be rock, and violins don't make it classical.

[aids]

I should've randomized the playlists, I see this now. Guys, just take the music for what it is. Good to excellent.

[squibbles]

HEY YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT I LIKE MORE THAN DEBATES ON THE VALIDITY OF A LABEL?

LISTENING TO GOOD MUSIC.

(also, yeah, we need a seeder up in there.)

[yahoozy]

We like listening to good music more, too, but have to settle for debating in this thread.

UH. ZING.

[t̷s͢uk̕a͡t͜ư]

I've started listening to these and sifting out the ones I like.
I finished listening through Electronica (as much as I needed to each song to figure out whether I'd keep it, anyway), and I only kept King Night. Just about all the others are supergay.

Next I'm going to do a cursory listen-through of Folk Rock, Indie Rock, and other genres I don't normally go for, just to see if I'm surprised by something. I doubt I'll keep much of any of it, though.

Even though I'm pessimistic about this entire collection, thanks for providing this. I may very well end up pursuing some of these artists to find more of their work.

EDIT: Oookay, and somehow "Female Vocalists" is supergayer. And I thought I was being a little weird keeping some Within Temptation just because I thought the vocalist had an amazing voice.

EDIT 2: Jesus fucking Christ, why did no one warn me that this was basically ~all pseudo-bluegrass emofag shit? What exactly were your criteria for dividing these into their genres? These aren't so much genre labels as they are LIES.

I mean, take a second to consider this:

mp3
What is this? What the fuck is this?
This is not music. This is a narration of a 6 year old's description of his day to the tune of a fucking banjo. And it is representative of 90% of your music, across all "genres" you listed.
Why would you do this? Why did this seem like a good idea to you?

[aids]

I can't listen to the audio post, but seriously. Think about who I am, or who you think I am. We don't have much in common, least of all musical tastes. I hope for your sake that you didn't come into this expecting to like every single song. I think "King Night" was an off-chance that I happened to find and like. But I'm glad that one song did fit your liking.

[Tanner]

I've started listening to these and sifting out the ones I like.
I finished listening through Electronica (as much as I needed to each song to figure out whether I'd keep it, anyway), and I only kept King Night. Just about all the others are supergay.

Next I'm going to do a cursory listen-through of Folk Rock, Indie Rock, and other genres I don't normally go for, just to see if I'm surprised by something. I doubt I'll keep much of any of it, though.

Even though I'm pessimistic about this entire collection, thanks for providing this. I may very well end up pursuing some of these artists to find more of their work.

EDIT: Oookay, and somehow "Female Vocalists" is supergayer. And I thought I was being a little weird keeping some Within Temptation just because I thought the vocalist had an amazing voice.

EDIT 2: Jesus fucking Christ, why did no one warn me that this was basically ~all pseudo-bluegrass emofag shit? What exactly were your criteria for dividing these into their genres? These aren't so much genre labels as they are LIES.

I mean, take a second to consider this:

mp3
What is this? What the fuck is this?
This is not music. This is a narration of a 6 year old's description of his day to the tune of a fucking banjo. And it is representative of 90% of your music, across all "genres" you listed.
Why would you do this? Why did this seem like a good idea to you?

Suki, this is the second time in as many weeks that you've come into either the music or the entertainment forums and been a total asshole about something. You should learn how to express your opinion without being a ridiculous cunt. You also used the words "gay" and "fag" in a negative connotation which is strictly against forum rules.

[SlappyMcGee]

Yeah, this is pretty sad. Staff probably should be quality members of the forums. :/

[mintnut]

Woooooooooooooooaaaaaahhhh. Hang on, I thought piracy was not allowed on the forums? Surely this crosses the line?

[SlappyMcGee]

Woooooooooooooooaaaaaahhhh. Hang on, I thought piracy was not allowed on the forums? Surely this crosses the line?

Good point. I have removed the torrent and Zip. The 8Track thing is their prerogative.

[t̷s͢uk̕a͡t͜ư]

Alright, alright. Point taken. I'll take some chill pills.