Posts Tagged: Sufjan Stevens


25
Oct 09

Best Albums of the 2000s: 2005

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22
Oct 09

Chiddy Bang – All Things Go, PMA Premiere

Chiddy Bang   All Things Go, PMA Premiere listenChiddy Bang are hitting the scene hard with their upcoming mixtape, The Swelly Express, due 10/29. PMA is proud to premiere another cut off the mixtape called “All Things Go.”

Chiddy Bang describe The Swelly Express as the true story of a journey of two college kids breaking into the “music biz.” The mixtapes’ lyrics and music will bare this journey in mind, which is clearly evident in both “Decline” and especially “All Things Go.”

Sample-based hip-hop has always been my favorite (Kanye West, most Jay-Z, A Kid Named Cudi) and Xaphoon Jones has always had an ear for implementing an “indie” sample buried withing scathing bass. “All Things Go” samples Sufjan Steven’s “Chicago” — one of my personal favorite songs of all time. Listen to it here Continue reading →


11
Oct 09

Best Album of 2005 Poll

Best Albums of 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09

A. M.I.A. – Arular
B. Kanye West – Late Registration
C. Antony & The Johnsons – I Am A Bird Now
D. Sufjan Stevens – Illinois
E. Animal Collective – Feels
F. LCD Soundsystem – LCD Soundsystem
G. Wolf Parade – Apologies To The Queen Mary
H. My Morning Jacket – Z
I. The New Pornographers – Twin Cinema
J. The White Stripes – Get Behind Me Satan


5
Oct 09

The Absolute Best Songs of 2009 (75% of it)

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15
Sep 09

Best Album of 2003 Poll

Best Albums of 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09

Moving onto the fourth year of the decade, we continue to rely on your votes to find the best albums of each year. We’re taking an objective and fresh look at finding our favorite albums of the last 10 years.

As always, I’ve listed the 10 best albums, in accordance to top critics like the undeniable Village Voice Pazz & Jop Poll, The Onion (A.V. Club), Pitchfork, PopMatters, and Q Magazine.

Please vote for the album you think was the best in 2003. If your choice isn’t on here, we’d love to see it in the comments section (though, we’d appreciate if you’d vote for your favorite on the list anyway). Here are 2003’s finalists:

A. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever To Tell, “Y Control
B. OutKast: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, “The Way You Move
C. The White Stripes: Elephant, “Seven Nation Army
D. Radiohead: Hail To The Thief ,”2+2=5
E. The Shins: Chutes Too Narrow, “So Says I
F. Dizzee Rascal: Boy In Da Corner, “I Luv U
G. Death Cab For Cutie: Transatlanticism, “The Sound of Settling
H. Sufjan Stevens: Michigan, “Holland
I. Blur: Think Tank, “Out Of Time
J. Four Tet: Rounds “She Moves She

Trust me, 2003 was one of the hardest lists to make.


21
Aug 09

Best Songs of the Decade (2000-2009)

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19
Apr 09

pmaCAST #11: Smile! It’s Longer (Your Mom Did)

pmaCAST #11: Smile! Its Longer (Your Mom Did) mp3

pmaCAST #11 The “Smile! It’s Longer (Your Mom Did)” Episode Tracklist
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6
Mar 09

Tor & Sufjan Stevens – Illinoize (The Remix Tape)

Illinoize

Illinoize is a free remix tape put together by Montreal-based producer Tor, sampling songs from multi-instrumentalist and indie hero, Sufjan Stevens. Tracks are sampled from his 2005 LP Illinoise, as well as 3 of his other albums, ‘A Sun Came’, ‘Seven Swans’ and ‘Songs for Christmas’, blending Sufjan Steven’s acoustic guitar, piano and horns with MC’s Aesop Rock, Big Daddy Kane, Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), C.L. Smooth, Outkast, Brother Ali, and Grand Puba.

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23
Jan 09

New Sufjan Stevens – You Are The Blood

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I would say this is epic, but even that would be an understatement

Sufjan Stevens – You Are The Blood


2
Jan 09

Blog Wars: The Genius Playlist | Round 1, Battle 1

Hello and welcome to the first ever Blog Wars hosted by Pretty Much Amazing! This is the first of hopefully many Blog Wars to come. This particular Blog War pins bloggers and their music libraries against each other. Utilizing iTune’s “Genius Playlist” feature, 10 bloggers will go head to head and compete for your votes!

This is how it works:

I get two bloggers to create a Genius Playlist stemmed from the same song. I will publish said playlists here and you, the readers, will decide which one you like best! This is  100% winner-takes-all so choose your favorite blogger wisely.

Here is the complete list of participating blogs:
I Guess I’m Floating
Arjan Writes
The Music Slut
Nialler 9
Culture of Me
Music is Art
Sheena Beaston
Ear Farm
Pigeons & Planes
Pretty Much Amazing!

On this first battle we will put Sheena Beaston and Pigeons & Planes to the test, scored by Vampire Weekend’s “M79.” Who will win?
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