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Top 10 Songs of 2011

ybplondon — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:03:47 +0000

10. Emmy the Great – Trellick Tower

9. Ryan Adams - Lucky Now

8. Alex Turner - Piledriver Waltz

7. Daughter – Landfill

6. Beirut – The Rip Tide

5. Dry the River – Lion’s Den

4. TV on the Radio - Will Do

3. The National – Think You Can Wait

2. Bon Iver – Calgary

1. Lana Del Rey – Video Games

Listen to this playlist on Spotify! YBP’s Top 10 Songs of 2011

Honourable mentions:

Laura Marling – Night After Night
Seeker Lover Keeper – Even Though I’m A Women
Bright Eyes – Shell Games
Lykke Li – Sadness Is A Blessing

Top 10 Albums of 2011

ybplondon — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:02:05 +0000

10. Real Estate – Days

9. The Dears – Degeneration Street

8. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Hysterical

7. Yann Tiersen – Skyline

6. Emmy the Great – Virtue

5. Bon Iver – Bon Iver

4. The Decemberists – The King Is Dead

3. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes

2. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine

1. Feist – Metals

Listen to our top 10 albums of 2011 on Spotify! YBP Top 10 Albums of 2011

Halloween Playlist 2011

ybplondon — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:54:15 +0000

This may or may not be our favourite time of year. And we may or MAY not have prepared a playlist to celebrate the occasion. It was just about a year ago today that we created our first indie rock Halloween playlist, and since we all enjoyed that so much, we figured - why not do it again, and make it a thing. So without further ado, we bring you the 2011 indie rock playlist! Enjoy!

Feist – Graveyard
Bon Iver – Blood Bank
Malcolm Middleton – Death Love Depression Love Death
Yann Tiersen – Ashes
Sufjan Stevens – Enchanting Ghost
Dead Man’s Bones – Flowers Grow Out of My Grave
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Bats In The Attic
Elvis Perkins in Dearland – Stay Zombie Stay
Antony & The Johnsons – Frankenstein
Arab Strap – Blood
Vampire Weekend – Taxi Cab
Dry the River – Demons
Broken Social Scene – Romance To The Grave
Slow Club – Because We’re Dead
The Smiths – Cemetry Gates
The Leisure Society – The Darkest Place I Know

This playlist is also available as a collaborative playlist on Spotify, for those of you who can think of more songs that you want to add!

Dan Mangan wearing the YBP Bon Iver tee

ybplondon — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:18:44 +0000

Get yours, here!

Guy covers Bon Iver wearing Wolf Parade

ybplondon — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:09:41 +0000

Youtuber covers Bon Iver‘s “Perth”, wearing the YBP Wolf Parade Tee, in a kind of Andrew Bird Fashion! Watch…

Nice tee, Verny!

ybplondon — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:39:34 +0000

Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) wearing the YBP Merch Tee.

Bon Iver’s New Single: Calgary

ybplondon — Thu, 19 May 2011 08:27:18 +0000

Lyrics:

don’t you cherish me to sleep
never keep your eyelids clipped
hold me for the pops and clicks
I was only for the father’s crib

hair, old, long along
your neck onto your shoulder blades
always keep that message taped
cross your breasts you won’t erase
I was only for your very space

hip, under nothing
propped up by your other one, face ‘way from the sun
just have to keep a dialogue
teach our bodies: haunt the cause
I was only trying to spell a loss

joy, it’s all founded
pincher with the skin inside
you pinned me with your black sphere eyes
you know that all the rope’s untied
I was only for to die beside

so itʼs storming on the lake
little waves our bodies break

there’s a fire going out,
but there’s really nothing to the south

swollen orange and light let through
your one piece swimmer stuck to you

sold, I’m Ever
open ears and open eyes
wake up to your starboard bride
who goes in and then stays inside
oh the demons come, they can subside

Check out Bon Iver’s charity t-shirt here (all profits benefiting the Interval House women’s shelter).

Sam Roberts wearing Bon Iver

ybplondon — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:56:37 +0000

Check out Sam Roberts, recording his new album and wearing Bon Iver!

You can also download the single for free over at SoundCloud.

S. Carey and Tallest Man

KTW — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:30:23 +0000

For the last stop of their tour, S. Carey (of Bon Iver) and the Tallest Man on Earth played at the 930 Club here in DC last night. It was especially full-circle for me; the first time I saw Tallest Man was when he opened for Bon Iver back in Boston, December 2008. I didn’t even know who Bon Iver was at the time, but what a nice discovery!

Sean Carey, the drummer of Bon Iver, brought together his own group (S. Carey) to showcase his own songwriting chops. There is a fair amount of thematic overlap with Bon Iver, which probably goes to show why the group meshes so well, and both make good use of beautiful vocal harmonies, rich textures, and repetitive percussion. As a bonus (and as seen below), the guitarist was wearing The National’s YBP shirt (one of my favorites), so I made sure to say an extra congrats after the show.

It turned out to be a YBP-themed evening, because just as ybplondon reported from Webster, here too Tallest Man opened up with a great live rendition of his YBP theme song. My original introduction to Tallest Man.

Kristian Matsson brought his trademark stage presence to full force for this tour-ending set. The crowd was loving it, he looked to be having a blast, and both sides couldn’t thank each other enough. His lady friend joined him on stage to sing a nice duet, but otherwise the stage belonged only to him. I’ve raved enough about him on this blog already, but if you haven’t had a chance to tune into this incredible artist, it’s not too late.

His new EP, Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird, was released last month and embarrassingly I haven’t heard it yet. In between a couple songs, Kristian said that the cover art is especially important to him as it depicts his home and includes one of his friends. He said that he is looking forward to going home, where he hasn’t been in quite a while. He’ll sit, relax, look out over the fields, and write a few songs.

Hopefully he’ll be back to the states before too long.

In the meantime, NPR’s All Songs Considered should have a recording of the show up before too long. Also check out their awesome photos from the concert (including the one at the top of the post).

More bands wearing YBP!

ybplondon — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:09:11 +0000

We blogged a little while ago about the lead singer of Still Life Still wearing Bon Iver‘s YBP tee at the Osheaga Music Fesitval. Now, a couple more sightings have been brought to our attention!

Milo of Ra Ra Riot, wearing Bon Iver:

S.Carey’s guitarist, wearing The National:

Big thanks to all of these amazing musicians for showing your support for YBP!

If you spot someone wearing a YBP tee, why snap a picture and upload it to the YBP photo gallery? We’ll make you famous!