| BEST 2011 ALBUMS #25-21: YMAS, CITY AND COLOUR, MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, TBK, WILD FLAG. |
| Written by Shahlin Graves & Sarah Mudgway | ||||||||
| Thursday, 29 December 2011 15:53 | ||||||||
 #25. YOU ME AT SIX - 'Sinners Never Sleep' MUST-LISTEN: 'Crash', 'Jaws On The Floor', 'Reckless', 'Bite My Tongue'. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: Jimmy Eat World, Kids In Glass Houses, Paramore, Bring Me The Horizon, We Are The In Crowd... and the sound of a band that's lyrically and vocally superior to their contemporaries. FACT: OLI SYKES of Bring Me The Horizon and WINSTON MCCALL of Parkway Drive both contribute guest-vocals to a song each on the album. MUST-WATCH: You Me At Six's 'Bite My Tongue' music video...  #24. CITY AND COLOUR - 'Little Hell' MUST-LISTEN: ‘Fragile Bird’, ‘Northern Wind’, ‘The Grand Optimist’, ‘Weightless’. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: Alexisonfire, Chuck Ragan, Frank Turner, Copeland... and tealight acoustics. FACT: In an interview with Bombshellzine, DALLAS GREEN revealed that the album title ‘Little Hell’ is somewhat of a motto: "It’s a thing that I think life is all about. It’s all about the little hells that you get yourself into or get thrust upon you and it’s how you get through those that build your character or mould you into the person that you should become." MUST-WATCH: City And Colour's ‘Weightless' music video...  #23. MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA - 'Simple Math' MUST-LISTEN: ‘Simple Math’, ‘Virgin’, ‘Pensacola’, ‘April Fool’. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: Thrice, Kevin Devine, The Colour Revolt, Brand New... and men with beards. FACT: The music video for title-track ‘Simple Math’ was nominated for a variety of awards - including two MTV VMA’s and won Video Of The Year at the UK Music Video Awards in November. MUST-WATCH: Manchester Orchestra's ‘Simple Math’ music video...  #22. THE BLACK KEYS - 'El Camino' MUST-LISTEN: 'Run Right Back', 'Nova Baby', 'Gold On The Ceiling', 'Lonely Boy'. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: The Dead Weather, The Raconteurs, The Kills, The Greenhornes, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals... and Derrick T. Tuggle. FACT: 'El Camino' was co-produced by DANGER MOUSE - who also served as a co-writer for all of the songs on the album. MUST-WATCH: The Black Keys' 'Lonely Boy' music video...  #21. WILD FLAG - 'Wild Flag' MUST-LISTEN: 'Romance', 'Endless Talk', 'Racehorse', 'Black Tiles'. YOU WILL LIKE, IF YOU LIKE: Sleater-Kinney, The Corin Tucker Band, Dum Dum Girls, Veronica Falls... and if you [like me] really, REALLY miss Sleater-Kinney. FACT: Wild Flag is made up of CARRIE BROWNSTEIN and JANET WEISS formerly of Sleater-Kinney, MARY TIMONY of Helium, and REBECCA COLE from The Minders. MUST-WATCH: Wild Flag performing 'Romance' live...
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