| 1 | Bill Fay | ''Time's Going Somewhere'' |
| 2 | Courtney Marie Andrews | ''If I Told'' |
| 3 | Bob Dylan | ''Murder Most Foul'' |
| 4 | It's Immaterial | ''Downriver'' |
| 5 | Paul Molloy | ''My Madonna'' |
| 6 | Residente | ''René'' |
| 7 | Bruce Springsteen | ''House Of A Thousand Guitars'' |
| 8 | Paul Weller | ''Village'' |
| 9 | A Girl Called Eddy | ''Been Around'' |
| 10 | Nation of Language | "On Division St." |
| 11 | Marc Almond | ''Slow Burn Love'' |
| 12 | Pet Shop Boys | ''Burning the Heather'' |
| 13 | The Avalanches | ''The Divine Chord (feat. MGMT & Johnny Marr)'' |
| 14 | Dropkick | ''Catching On'' |
| 15 | El Goodo | ''The Grey Tower'' |
| 16 | Elrichman | ''Seeking Grey Skies'' |
| 17 | Elvis Costello | ''No Flag'' |
| 18 | Pop Filter | ''Walk It Off'' |
| 19 | Tim Burgess | ''Lucky Creatures'' |
| 20 | The Reds, Pinks and Purples | ''Last Summer in a Rented Room'' |
| 2 | Matt Berninger | ''Distant Axis'' |
| 22 | JARV IS... | ''House Music All Night Long'' |
| 23 | H.C. McEntire | ''Hands for the Harvest'' |
| 24 | The Explorers Club | ''One Drop of Rain'' |
| 25 | Ezrat | ''Endless Holiday'' |
| 26 | Fiona Apple | ''Fetch The Bolt Cutters'' |
| 27 | Fleet Foxes | ''Maestranza'' |
| 28 | The Strokes | ''The Adults Are Talking'' |
| 29 | Bananagun | ''Out of Reach'' |
| 30 | Woods | ''Where Do You Go When You Dream?'' |
| 31 | The Parson Red Heads | ''All I Wanted'' |
| 32 | The Psychedelic Furs | ''This'll Never Be Like Love'' |
| 33 | Brian Campeau | ''Bennys Song'' |
| 34 | Cornershop | ''St Marie Under Canon'' |
| 35 | Dead Famous People | ''Safe And Sound'' |
| 36 | Angel Olsen | ''Waving, Smiling'' |
| 37 | Thibault | ''Centrelink'' |
| 38 | 171 | ''Photograph'' |
| 39 | The Waterboys | ''The Soul Singer'' |
| 40 | Gary Olson | ''Navy Boats'' |
| 41 | The Rhythm Method | ''I Love My Television (Lockdown Mix)'' |
| 42 | Milky Wimpshake | ''King Of Clubs'' |
| 43 | Moses Sumney | ''Cut Me'' |
| 44 | My Morning Jacket | ''Still Thinkin'' |
| 45 | Marc Almond | ''Chaos'' |
| 46 | Ben Watt | ''Hand'' |
| 47 | The Jayhawks | ''Living in a Bubble'' |
| 48 | Jonathan Wilson | ''10. Platform'' |
| 49 | Gregory Porter | ''Phoenix'' |
| 50 | I Break Horses | ''I'll Be the Death of You'' |
| 51 | Bill Callahan | ''Pigeons'' |
| 52 | Mary Halvorson's Code Girl | ''Lemon Trees'' |
| 53 | The Radio Dept. | ''You're Lookin' at My Guy'' |
| 54 | Pete Molinari | ''I'll Take You There'' |
| 55 | Eels | ''I Got Hurt'' |
| 56 | Daniel Romano | ''Amaretto and Coke'' |
| 57 | Algiers | ''We Can't Be Found'' |
| 58 | TOPS | ''Colder & Closer'' |
| 59 | M. Ward | ''Unreal City'' |
| 60 | It's Immaterial | ''The Gift Of Rain'' |
Fleet Foxes
Mejores Discos Internacionales de 2017
| 1 | The War On Drugs | “A Deeper Understanding” |  |
| 2 | Father John Misty | “Pure Comedy” |  |
| 3 | Cigarettes After Sex | “Cigarettes After Sex” |  |
| 4 | Saint Etienne | “Home Counties” |  |
| 5 | Slowdive | “Slowdive” |  |
| 6 | The XX | “I See You” |  |
| 7 | Ray Davies | “Americana” |  |
| 8 | Jens Lekman | “Life Will See You Now” |  |
| 9 | Van Morrison | “Versatile” |  |
| 10 | The National | “Sleep Well Beast” |  |
| 11 | Iron & Wine | “Beast Epic” |  |
| 12 | Adrian Crowley | “Dark Eyed Messenger” |  |
| 13 | Future Islands | “The Far Field” |  |
| 14 | Fleet Foxes | “Crack-Up” |  |
| 15 | Lorde | “Melodrama” |  |
Mejores Canciones Internacionales de 2017
| 1 | Lorde | "Green Light" |
| 2 | Slowdive | "Sugar for the Pill" |
| 3 | Future Islands | "Shadows (feat. Debbie Harry)" |
| 4 | Saint Etienne | "Dive" |
| 5 | Jens Lekman & LouLou Lamotte | "Evening Prayer" |
| 6 | The War On Drugs | "Nothing To Find" |
| 7 | Business of Dreams | "Repossessed" |
| 8 | Paul Weller | "Long Long Road" |
| 9 | Destroyer | "Tinseltown Swimming in Blood" |
| 10 | Father John Misty | "Total Entertainment Forever" |
| 11 | Cigarettes After Sex | "Young & Dumb [Explicit]" |
| 12 | Ray Davies | "The Deal" |
| 13 | Hand Habits | "Flower Glass" |
| 14 | Billy Bragg | "Saffiyah Smiles" |
| 15 | The xx | "Say Something Loving" |
| 16 | Trevor Sensor | "The Reaper Man" |
| 17 | Van Morrison | "Broken Record" |
| 18 | Randy Newman | "It's a Jungle out There" |
| 19 | Fleet Foxes | "I Should See Memphis" |
| 20 | BNQT | "100 Million Miles" |
| 21 | Michael Nau | "I Root (Trio Version)" |
| 22 | The National | "Day I Die" |
| 23 | Beck | "No Distraction" |
| 24 | Dams of the West | "Youngish Americans" |
| 25 | Dan Auerbach | "King of a One Horse Town" |
| 26 | Hurray for the Riff Raff | "Living in the City" |
| 27 | Declan McKenna | "Humongous" |
| 28 | Iron & Wine | "Thomas County Law" |
| 29 | LCD Soundsystem | "american dream" |
| 30 | Thundercat | "Show You the Way (feat. Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins)" |
| 31 | Zebra Hunt | "I Won't Blame You" |
| 32 | Vagabon | "Cold Apartment" |
| 33 | Alvvays | "Dreams Tonite" |
| 34 | Belle and Sebastian | "We Were Beautiful" |
| 35 | Father John Misty | "Pure Comedy" |
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Fleet Foxes – “Fleet Foxes”
Si pienso en Seattle pienso en bosques de pinos infinitos, influenciado, no voy a negarlo, por mi fijación por Twin Peaks en los 90, muchos de los exteriores de la serie se rodaron en las afueras de Seattle en el estado de Washington, aunque es más que probable que no sea todo así, pero este es el poder de la música. Cuando escuché el primer disco de Fleet Foxes, “Fleet Foxes” (2008) y supe que eran de Seattle pensé en ellos como unos alumnos aventajados de The Beach Boys, esos juegos vocales eran dignos herederos de “Pet Sounds”, pero unos alumnos que no hacían surf bajo el sol de California sino que habitaban profundos bosques. Como decía ayer cuando hablaba de Jonathan Wilson este es otro de esos discos raros en mi discoteca donde no abundan los discos de folk, si es que esto es folk. A diferencia de “Gentle Spirit” este es un disco con el conectas a la primera, es imposible no apreciar la belleza de “White Winter Hymnal”, “Quiet Houses” o “Ragged Wood”. Solo dos discos editados hasta ahora y los dos grandes discos. Quiero ir a Seattle a ver esos bosques.👀😉
I was following the, I was following the
I was following the, I was following the
I was following the, I was following the
I was following the, I was following the
I was following the pack
All swallowed in their coats
With scarves of red tied ’round their throats
To keep their little heads
From fallin’ in the snow
And I turned ’round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow
Red as strawberries in the summertimeI was following the pack
All swallowed in their coats
With scarves of red tied ’round their throats
To keep their little heads
From fallin’ in the snow
And I turned ’round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow
Red as strawberries in the summertimeI was following the pack
All swallowed in their coats
With scarves of red tied ’round their throats
To keep their little heads
From fallin’ in the snow
And I turned ’round and there you go
And, Michael, you would fall
And turn the white snow
Red as strawberries in the summertime
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Jonathan Wilson – “Gentle Spirit”
Un disco de esos que hay que escuchar sí o sí y además con mucha calma. El primer disco de Jonathan Wilson, “Gentle Spirit” (2011), se coló en mi lista de los mejores discos del año en 2011 y desde entonces ha seguido creciendo y creciendo en mi cabeza, es lo que se suele llamar un “grower”. No es mi tipo de música, lo sé (lo sabéis), esta mezcla de folk, rock, psicodelia, que yo asocio a la década de los 70, no abunda en mi discoteca, pero este disco me conquistó. Las referencias hablaban de Jackson Browne, America, o ya en este siglo Fleet Foxes (de los que casualmente hablaré mañana), el caso, es que decidí darle una oportunidad al disco. Me atraparon los suaves paisajes que se dibujaban en canciones de largo minutaje, “Gentle Spirit” para empezar, “Desert Raven” o “Valley Of The Silver Moon”, pero como decía a medida que he ido escuchando más y más el disco, he ido encontrando belleza por todas partes, “Ballad of the Pines” o “Woe Is Me” por ejemplo. Vuelvo a darle al play y “Gentle Spirit” me vuelve a alucinar, igual debo repensarme mi tópico personal sobre los 70.
A hundred blowing up in the headlines
We’ve see it all before
The powers are killing the paupers
For some idea of God or whoeverGentle spirit find our hearts
Gentle spirit find our heartsFollowing the leaders with sickness
Ones with no the love within
Peddled cheap drugs, all this hatred
Let these words resonate
Everything born from loveGentle spirit find our hearts
Gentle spirit find our hearts
Gentle spirit find our heartsHey, don’t you know
The circle is the melody
Beauty is a melody
Wonderful the thought of all
Circles are inside of love
Love it is a melody
Beauty is a feeling
Closest to your spirit core
The core it is a circle
Life it is a melody
In the end, an addiction
Love it is an apple core
Before the fruit was beautiful
Now it is a circle
Life and death a cycle
Cycle is a cadence
Know there are no measureables
Melody is a circle
Melody is a circle
Melody is a circle
Melody is a circle
Sit beside me, stay a while
Let me feel my life through you
Though we may not last forever
Forever all, I’m melodies
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Grizzly Bear – “Veckatimest”
En el último tramo de la primera década del siglo XXI hubo dos grupos que yo tengo asociados uno es Fleet Foxes, por aquí aparecerán cuando el modo aleatorio mande, y el otro es Grizzly Bear. Ambos grupos hicieron un par de discos bonitos, ambos hacían (o hacen porque oficialmente ambos siguen activos aunque no han editado disco en los últimos 5 años) un tipo de música que a mi me encanta, pop de cámara o pop orquestado. En el caso de Grizzly Bear y este “Veckatimest” a mi me suena a free-jazz traído al pop, pero vamos lo mío no es distinguir los estilos, lo que se es que “Veckatimest” es un disco bonito, de los de verdad, que suena dulce e intenso a la vez, de esos discos que aunque lo tengas de música de fondo no te dejan indiferente y es que en cuanto arranca “Southern Point” ya sabes que hay algo distinto y no puedes parar el reproductor. “Two Weeks” (con la ayuda en las voces de la vocalista de Beach House), “Cheerleader”, “All We Ask” o “While You Wait for the Others” son para mi los puntos álgidos del álbum, pero el nivel es altísimo en todos los temas.
Como curiosidad, en España, se usó “Two Weeks” para un anuncio de un coche y ya sabéis los publicistas no fallan.
Save up all the days
A routine malaise
Just like yesterday
I told you I would stayWould you always?
Maybe sometimes?
Make it easy?
Take your timeThink of all the ways
Momentary phase
Just like yesterday
I told you I would stay
Every time you try
Quarter half a mile
Just like yesterday
I told you I would stay