| BEST 2011 ALBUMS #50-46: THEOPHILUS LONDON, NOAH & THE WHALE, GIRLS, TDWP, REAL ESTATE. |
| Written by Shahlin Graves & Sarah Mudgway | ||||||||
| Tuesday, 27 December 2011 20:05 | ||||||||
 #50. THEOPHILUS LONDON - 'Timez Are Weird These Days' MUST-LISTEN: 'Why Even Try', 'One Last Time', 'Love Is Real', 'I Stand Alone'. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: Chiddy Bang, Lupe Fiasco, B.o.B., Big Boi... and 80's samples. FACT: SARA QUIN [of Tegan and Sara] and singer-songwriter HOLLY MIRANDA both contribute guest-vocals to a song each. MUST-WATCH: Theophilus London and Sara Quin performing 'Why Even Try' live on the 'Late Show with David Letterman'...  #49. NOAH & THE WHALE - 'Last Night On Earth' MUST-LISTEN: 'Give It All Back', 'L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.', 'The Line', 'Life Is Life'. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: Fanfarlo, Mystery Jets, Bombay Bicycle Club, Slow Club, Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons... and outdoor picnics in fruit orchards. FACT: LAURA MARLING used to be a member of Noah & The Whale - and dated frontman CHARLIE FINK. MUST-WATCH: Noah & The Whale performing 'Give It All Back' live at RAK Studios...  #48. GIRLS - 'Father, Son, Holy Ghost' MUST-LISTEN: 'Love Like A River', 'Magic', 'Jamie Marie', 'Honey Bunny', 'Die'. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: Real Estate, The Beach Boys, Buddy Holly, Elvis Costello, Surfer Blood... and cruising the streets of San Francisco in a 1966 Ford Mustang. FACT: Girls have been announced to play LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2012! Click HERE for the full line-up. MUST-WATCH: Girls performing 'Love Like A River' live...  #47. THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - 'Dead Throne' MUST-LISTEN: ‘Mammoth’, ‘Born To Lose’, ‘Chicago’. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: We Came As Romans, August Burns Red, Miss May I... and your music heavy with a dash of melody. FACT: Vocalist MIKE HRANICA names the Polish black metal band Behemoth as the main influence for the album. It is also the first album from The Devil Wears Prada that Joey Sturgis hasn’t produced. MUST-WATCH: The Devil Wears Prada's ‘Born To Lose’ music video...  #46. REAL ESTATE - 'Days' MUST-LISTEN: 'It's Real', 'All The Same', 'Municipality', 'Easy', 'Younger Than Yesterday'. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: Ducktails, Atlas Sound, Girls, Washed Out, Wavves, Guards... and driving the [scenic] long way to the coast. FACT: Real Estate have announced two New Zealand shows for March 2012! Click HERE for more details. MUST-WATCH: Real Estate's 'It's Real' music video...
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