Our Top 10 Lists have been named in honor of late Blog Director and DJ Clarence Ewing, who pioneered and published this annual feature for nearly a decade.
Our next list is from Liz Mason.
10. viagr aboys by Viagra Boys (Shrimptech Enterprises)
My take: Beck plus the guy from “Twin Peaks: The Return” who was all, “This is the water. And this is the well.”
Listen: Viagra Boys webstore
9. Caramel by Coach Party (Chess Club)
Feels like: Icona Pop minus Bananarama plus Shampoo.
Listen: Bandcamp
8. LOTTO by they are gutting a body of water (ATO Records, Julia's War and Smoking Room)
POV: mumbling plus getting lightly anesthetized under the influence of Rob Crow.
Listen: Bandcamp
7. Is It Now by Automatic (Stones Throw)
Stereolab + ESG + ADULT. + 1/8 teaspoon Dry Cleaning = Automatic.
Listen: Bandcamp
6. Watch It Die by Home Front (LA VIDA ES UN MUS DISCOS)
What would happen if you parked a Pontiac in a plaza full of The Ponys + The Pulsars.
Listen: Bandcamp
5. Adult Romantix by Winter
What we talk about when we talk about MBV plus an actual valentine with hearts all over it.
Listen: Bandcamp
4. Force Majeur by Delivery (Heavenly Recordings)
My guess for the 2 inspirations of this album: playing bar cords while jumping up and down on the bed clapping your hands.
Listen: Bandcamp
3. Welcome to My Blue Sky by Momma (Polyvinyl)
The engine that powers this band is a guitar pedal that only funnels in “wistfulness.”
Listen: Bandcamp
2. Antidepressants by (The London) Suede (BMG)
Equation for this album: The Cult’s “Sonic Temple” minus “Wanted Dead or Alive” plus advances in recording technology.
Listen: The London Suede webstore
1. Infinite Games by Consumables (We Are Time)
There for the Bodega vibes, stay for the cowbell.
Listen: Bandcamp