Rachel Mansfield’s Top Adds of 2011

Another Poddish rookie joins the fray. Because her choices are so groovy, we’ll overlook the fact that she’s cheating and leaving the play counts off. She blames Spotify, but  maybe she’s just trying to cover up how often she listens to Ninjaman.

Rachel sez: “Three(ish) words: Razor N Guido. Seems like lately I’m either floating away in a dreamy 60s-tinged pop haze or catering to my inner club kid. (I guess that’s the bio?)”

Name Artist Album
1 Lonely Boy The Black Keys Lonely Boy
2 Raw Meat Black Lips Arabia Mountain
3 The Dive Fool’s Gold Leave No Trace
4 Municipality Real Estate Days
5 South American Getaway Burt Bacharach Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
6 Spandex Man Mr. Scruff Keep It Unreal
7 I Had an Excellent Dream The Dentists Some People Are On The Pitch They Think It’s All Over It Is Now
8 Que Veux Tu – Madeon Remix Yelle Safari Disco Club Remixes
9 Come to the Bar Pete and the Pirates Come to the Bar
10 Rill Rill Sleigh Bells Treats
11 The Bay Metronomy The English Riviera
12 Ritual Union Little Dragon Ritual Union
13 Pharoahs Sbtrkt (feat. Roses Gabor) SBTRKT
14 Get the Get Roots Manuva Get the Get
15 Use Me Bill Withers Greatest Hits: Lean on Me
16 Sunlight Bag Raiders Sunlight
17 MoneyGrabber Fitz and the Tantrums Pickin’ Up the Pieces
18 Sun of a Gun Oh Land Oh Land
19 Kaja Djula Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté Ali & Toumani
20 A Wall, A Century 2 Thee Oh Sees Castlemania
21 Natalia’s Song Zomby/Reark Dedication
22 The Bay – 2 Bears Remix Metronomy The Bay
23 Weed Wid Da Macka – Modeselektor Mix Ninjaman Wee Wid Da Macka
24 Unspeakable Joy (Razor N Guido Remix) Kim English Unspeakable Joy
25 Operation Yuck Yuck

Welcome aboard, Rachel. (And if anyone knows how to wrangle Spotify playcounts, let us know!)

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David Koe’s Top Adds Of 2011

Another founding PodPal returns to the fold!

Dave is kicking things off with his favorite adds from 2011. He says ” I made my list based on most plays for songs added in 2011. Added, not necessarily albums that came out in 2011. I’m slow to digesting the new stuff so this is the most accurate representation for what I listened to the most last year. I must say that it is spot on, some of my favorite new stuff is represented here. Best Coast, Mariachi El Bronx, Dom, Cloud Nothings, and Harlem. Yay! I like it.”

Name Artist Album Plays
1 Happy Best Coast Crazy For You 9
2 He’s A Keeper Of The Fire Buffy Sainte-Marie Mojo Presents: Well… All Right! 8
3 Hamilton Road Ducktails Insound Digital Mixtape- Feb11 8
4 Hihache The Lafayette Afro Rock Band Darkest Light 8
5 Breaker Breaker Peter Bjorn and John Breaker Breaker – Single 8
6 Jesus Dom Sun Bronzed Greek Gods 7
7 Sex Prayer White Denim Fits 7
8 Crazy For You Best Coast Crazy For You 6
9 The End Best Coast Crazy For You 6
10 Our Deal Best Coast Crazy For You 6
11 Each And Everyday Best Coast Crazy For You 6
12 Summer Mood Best Coast Live on Sound Opinions 6
13 Never Gonna Give You Up The Black Keys Brothers 6
14 Down By The Water The Decemberists Insound 2010 Trading Card Sampler 6
15 Scare You Harlem Hippies 6
16 Cell Mates Mariachi El Bronx El Bronx 6
17 Sleepwalking Mariachi El Bronx El Bronx 6
18 Silver Or Lead Mariachi El Bronx El Bronx 6
19 Summer Mood Best Coast Crazy For You 5
20 Bratty B Best Coast Crazy For You 5
21 Honey Best Coast Crazy For You 5
22 Black Mud The Black Keys Brothers 5
23 I Count the Ways Bostich + Fussible Bulevar 2000 (Nortec Collective Presents) 5
24 Well… All Right! Buddy Holly Mojo Presents: Well… All Right! 5
25 Hey Cool Kid Cloud Nothings Turning On 5

Welcome back, D.J. DK!

Valbert Smart’s Top Adds of 2011

One of our founding PodPals, Valbert Smart from LitRag Records’ recording artists, The Withholders, has checked in with his list of best songs he added in 2011.

Valbert sez: “2011 was a great year for… some French pop, two Smiths covers, a few 2010 leftovers that I was too lazy to hear the first time around, at least one internet meme, the bizarre presence of 1983, and only 1 Beach Boys track, given that the Smile Box didn’t come out till November… ”

# Name Artist Album Plays
1 La Liste Rose Rose 22
2 Fair Game The Like Release Me 21
3 Nobody’s Diary Yaz You And Me Both 21
4 If You Were Here Cary Brothers Who You Are (Bonus Track Version) 19
5 Holiday Road Lindsey Buckingham National Lampoon’s Vacation Official Soundtrack 19
6 Safari Disco Club Yelle Safari Disco Club (single) 19
7 Promises, Promises Naked Eyes The Best Of Naked Eyes 18
8 The Politics Of Dancing Re-Flex Lost & Found: Imagination, Vol. 1 17
9 The Glamorous Life (Club Edit) Sheila E The Glamorous Life 17
10 Shadowtime Siouxsie and the Banshees Superstition 17
11 Murder On The Dancefloor Sophie Ellis-Bextor Murder On The Dancefloor 17
12 Pussycat Elastica Sub Pop 7″ 16
13 Game On (feat. Sandeep Parikh & Felicia Day) The Guild Game On (feat. Sandeep Parikh & Felicia Day) – Single 15
14 Château Housse de Racket Kitsuné Maison Compilation 10: The Fireworks Issue 14
15 I’ll Kill Her Soko Not Sokute 13
16 Think About Your Troubles Jellyfish Fan Club (Disc 4) 12
17 Slippery Slope The Dø Both Ways Open Jaws 10
18 Adieu Cœur de pirate Adieu – Single 9
19 Radioactive (Acoustic) Marina & The Diamonds Radioactive 9
20 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out Dum Dum Girls He Gets Me High – EP 8
21 Beating Heart La Sera La Sera 8
22 Nothing But Heart Low C’mon 8
24 Asleep Emily Browning Sucker Punch (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 7
23 Surf’s Up The Beach Boys The SMiLE Sessions [Disc 1] 6
25 Settle Down Kimbra Settle Down – EP 5

No playlist yet, but peer pressure might fix that!

Marquee Mark’s Best of 2011 playlist

And here’s my favorite songs from 2011. (Technically, it’s the most played songs with a release date of 2011, but I played them a lot because they were good.) My commentary on the year that was is on my From The Decks blog.)

Name Artist Album Plays
1 You See Everything Low C’mon 27
2 Ice Cream (featuring Matias Aguayo) Battles Gloss Drop 26
3 Penny Loafers (featuring Inara George) Daedelus Bespoke 26
4 Gangsta Tune-Yards W H O K I L L 26
5 Tangled Brave Irene Brave Irene 25
6 Wrong Feels Right Dum Dum Girls He Gets Me High 25
7 Tightrope Jah Wobble & Julie Campbell Psychic Life 25
8 Come to the Bar Pete & The Pirates Come to the Bar – Single 25
9 I Bet You (featuring Mick Collins and Rachel Nagy) Dennis Coffey Dennis Coffey 24
10 The Wall Yuck Yuck 23
11 Operation Yuck Yuck 22
12 Grass Running Brave Irene Brave Irene 21
13 Don’t Knock My Love (featuring Fanny Franklin) Dennis Coffey Dennis Coffey 21
14 Es-So Tune-Yards W H O K I L L 21
15 Good Ideas Brave Irene Brave Irene 20
16 The Best Person I Know Cat’s Eyes Cat’s Eyes 20
17 Anteroom EMA Past Life Martyred Saints 20
18 Song for the Sea Hannah Peel The Broken Wave 20
19 Today Is Not So Far Away Hannah Peel The Broken Wave 20
20 Bad Feeling Veronica Falls Veronica Falls 20
21 Sycamore Tree Crystal Stilts In Love With Oblivion 18
22 Suicide Policeman Yuck Yuck 18
23 Silver Sun Crystal Stilts In Love With Oblivion 17
24 Rolling Blackouts The Go! Team Rolling Blackouts 17
25 Never Come Around La Sera La Sera 17

There’s a playlist on Spotify and everything, so dig it!