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Consequence of Sound Top Songs & Videos of 2011
50. Ellie Goulding – Lights
49. Cults – Go Outside
48. Big K.R.I.T. – Country **** (Remix)
47. Mikal Cronin – Apathy
46. Cold Cave – The Great Pan is Dead
45. Das Racist – Michael Jackson
44. The Horrors – Still Life
43. Bill Callahan – Riding For the Feeling
42. Dum Dum Girls – Coming Down
41. Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers
40. Wilco – One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley’s Boyfriend)
39. Liturgy – Generation
38. Washed Out – Amor Fati
37. Adele – Rolling in the Deep
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Each year, there comes a song that is seemingly everywhere, from non-stop radio play to appearances in TV ads and basic cable shows. In 2011, that song was Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep”. Musically, it appealed to a plethora of audiences, as if it were assembled from an equal number of dark, bluesy soul tunes and light, airy disco tracks. The vocals are among Adele’s finest, with an undercurrent of immense wisdom driving forward the larger-than-life, emotionally devastated cries of pain and confusion. But it’s the song’s overall sentiment, of having immense romantic regrets and laying every last one of them on your ex, that made this cut such a massively universal experience. Rare is the track that can mend wounds and help sell the iPhone 4S, but “Rolling in the Deep” does all that and more. -Chris Coplan
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36. AraabMUZIK – Streetz Tonight
35. Tom Waits – Hell Broke Luce
34. The Black Keys – Lonely Boy
33. Kurt Vile – Jesus Fever
32. Battles – Ice Cream
31. Kate Bush – Wild Man
30. Mr. Mutha****in’ eXquire – The Last Huzzah (Remix)
29. The Strokes – Under Cover of Darkness
28. Beirut – East Harlem
27. The War on Drugs – Come to the City
26. Frank Ocean – Novacane
25. Girls – Vomit
24. Beastie Boys – Make Some Noise
23. Real Estate – It’s Real
22. Childish Gambino – Bonfire
21. Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
20. Radiohead – Lotus Flower
19. Cut Copy – Need You Now
18. Neon Indian – Polish Girl
17. Drake – Take Care
16. Jamie xx – Far Nearer
15. The Mountain Goats – High Hawk Season
14. The Weeknd – Wicked Games
13. The Throne – *****s in Paris
12. Destroyer – Kaputt
11. Wild Flag – Romance
10. Foo Fighters – Rope
09. James Blake – The Wilhelm Scream
08. SBTRKT – Wildfire
07. EMA – California
06. St. Vincent – Cruel
05. tUnE-yArDs – Bizness
04. Beyoncé – Countdown
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At this point in her exceptional career, Beyoncé has transcended the traditional confines of pop diva status. Her latest album, 4, is full of the finest cuts of her career, be it for their infectious, poppy nature or for their demonstration of real, relatable emotional displays. And one could easily say “Countdown” is the best song on that album and leave it at that. To do so, however, is to discredit a track that is not only great, but a step above on a record whose primary notion is of stepping further into sonic grace.
From the initial wail of Bey’s voice to the marching band vibe, the track is the heart and soul, the lifeblood of a record that is a dynamo of R&B gold, both new and old. Queen B has built an empire of love songs and tributes to her boo(s), but none, be it on this album or the three before, come off as easily and thoroughly as they do here. We dare anyone to resist falling under the spell of the chorus where, like a Gucci-wearing version of The Count, Beyoncé counts down the ways in which she loves her man. It’s everything we love about Beyoncé: the sing-along-ability, the bombastic nature, and the beat that digs its nails into your hips to make them shimmy all night. Count it any way you want, this number’s a shining gem in Beyoncé’s bangin’ catalog. -Chris Coplan
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03. M83 – Midnight City
02. Tyler, the Creator – Yonkers
01. Bon Iver – Holocene
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25. GENTLEMEN DRIVERS – “VALDOR”
24. BATTLES FEAT. GARY NUMAN - ”MY MACHINES”
23. SKRILLEX – “FIRST OF THE YEAR (EQUINOX)”
22. COM TRUISE – “BROKENDATE”
21. RAMMSTEIN – “MEIN LAND”
20. BITING ELBOWS – “THE STAMPEDE”
19. POLINSKI FEAT. BIG BLACK DELTA - “STITCHES”
18. KATE BUSH – “DEEPER UNDERSTANDING”
17. RADIOHEAD – “LOTUS FLOWER”
16. MILES FISHER – “NEW ROMANCE”
15. IS TROPICAL – “THE GREEKS”
14. EVELYN EVELYN – “HAVE YOU SEEN MY SISTER EVELYN”
13. MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA – “SIMPLE MATH”
12. UNKLE FEAT. NICK CAVE - “MONEY AND RUN”
11. LADY GAGA – “MARRY THE NIGHT”
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For the past two years, the music industry has dropped their jaws at Lady Gaga’s Alexander McQueen-shaped decadence, and that fascination has hardly subsided. With her 13-minute directorial effort, “Marry the Night”, Gaga assembled one of the most pretentious and over-sensationalized videos in recent memory. But, it wasn’t like she didn’t warn everyone. Prior to its release, Gaga told MTV, “This will be the longest video I’ve released to date… the beginning of the story I never told you.” In her mind, this untold story would be that of rejection, at least that’s what she told Alan Carr. It’s never that easy for pop stars, though. Instead, the video ended up being a metafictional parody of herself. Between the narration, the obvious aping of Madonna’s Desperately Seeking Susan, and the dolled-up dreams of a fashionista, Gaga assumes the role of the headline-grabbing drama queen. Here’s the question, though: Was this all intentional? Is this sensationalism intuitive? If so, it’s a pretty smart move on her part. It sort of harkens back to the early days of Eminem’s career, where he was so self-deprecating and self-aware that nobody could touch him. What’s there to even say? Checkmate, we guess. -Michael Roffman
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10. FLEET FOXES – “THE SHRINE/AN ARGUMENT”
09. WARM GHOST – “OPEN THE WORMHOLE IN YOUR HEART”
08. BEASTIE BOYS – “MAKE SOME NOISE”
07. OK GO – “ALL IS NOT LOST”
06. CHILDISH GAMBINO – “BONFIRE”
05. DESTROYER – “KAPUTT”
04. BEYONCÉ – “COUNTDOWN”
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With the video for “Countdown”, Beyoncé proves once again that even though she’s beyond successful in life, love, and career, it’s impossible to hate her. The flawless makeup and choreography coupled (yes, that was intentional) with calculatedly goofy facial expressions and dancing maintain the tenuous balance between idol Sasha Fierce and Bey, the girl next door. It proves to her audience that even though Beyoncé is rapidly ascending the celebrity ladder to an almost untouchable height, she’s just like any other girl who secretly wants to be Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face. Furthermore, “Countdown”’s brightly colored American Apparel wardrobe and hip warehouse space—which are constantly advertised on our televisions, billboards, and Internet windows—along with the recently released Live at Roseland DVD package Beyoncé as an affordable lifestyle choice. And it works because you’re too busy trying to peep Bey’s baby bump to pay attention to the video’s subliminal advertising. -Harley Brown
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03. ST. VINCENT – “CRUEL”
02. FOO FIGHTERS – “WALK”
01. TYLER, THE CREATOR – “YONKERS”
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