Halfway There
Hey Cannibal Cheerleader faithful, we’re halfway through the year so I figured it was about time to announce the albums, acts, songs, and shows that I feel are the best of the year SO FAR. Below are some tentative lists with the entries in no particular order and I’m not going to comment on these choices because frankly, they could change tomorrow! But I think what follows will be a good template of where we stand here in the middle of June and I believe a good deal of these may join us again in December. So, without further ado, the Halfway There Cannibal Cheerleader lists:
TOP TEN LOCAL ACTS
Balmorhea
The Faceless Werewolves
Prey For Sleep
The Riverboat Gamblers
Cruiserweight
Ringo Deathstarr
Dynamite Boy
Alex Dupree and the Trapdoor Band
Pink Nasty
Bexar Bexar
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TOP TEN FAVORITE NEW BANDS
The Action Design
High Places
Hercules And Love Affair
Heartsrevolution
Grand Ole Party
Treasure Mammal
Food For Animals
Charlotte Sometimes
Bell
Florence and the Machine
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TOP TEN SONGS OF THE YEAR
“Constructive Summer” – The Hold Steady
“The Twist” – Frightened Rabbit
“The Greatest Man That Ever Lived” – Weezer
“Run (I’m A Natural Disaster)” – Gnarls Barkley
“Metal Heart” – Cat Power
“Blue Jeans & White T-shirts” – The Gaslight Anthem
“Ghosts” – Ladytron
“Under the Pines” – Bodies of Water
“Sara the American Winter” – Sunfold
“Becky” – Be Your Own Pet
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TOP TEN CONCERTS
Converge @ Red 7
My Morning Jacket @ the Parish
Angels and Airwaves @ Stubb’s
Be Your Own Pet @ Stubb’s
Crystal Castles @ Emo’s
Yo La Tengo @ the Parish
The Riverboat Gamblers @ Red 7
Ringo Deathstarr @ Emo’s
Prey for Sleep @ Stubb’s
Balmorhea @ Austin Ballet
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TOP TEN ALBUMS
My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges
Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles
Be Your Own Pet – Get Awkward
Nas & DJ Lantern – The Nigger Tape
Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs
The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride
Beach House – Devotion
Cat Power – Jukebox
M83 – Saturdays = Youth
Times New Viking – Rip It Off
There you have it people! Any comments here? Any top ten lists of your own?
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