With the year
drawing to a close, I thought I’d share my most played tracks, artists and
albums of the year, as well as my favourite newly discovered artists. Bear in
mind that very few of these albums/songs actually came out this year…I have
weird taste, alright? These stats all come from my Last.fm account, and some of
them even managed to surprise me! They were, however, slightly skewed by the
fact that I listened to Kings Of Leon almost incessantly for several weeks
before seeing them live, in an attempt to learn every single word of every
single song that they would play (and I was successful).
Top Played Artists
of 2011:
1)
Coldplay
2)
Kings Of Leon
3)
The Killers
4)
The Gaslight anthem
5)
The Script
6)
Taylor Swift
7)
Hey Monday
8)
The Vaccines
9)
Paramore
10)
Brandon
Flowers
Oh goodness me,
I only discovered The Gaslight Anthem in August! Imagine if I’d been listening
to them all year, they’d definitely have been number one!
Top Played Songs
of 2011:
1)
The ‘59 Sound-
The Gaslight Anthem
2)
Paradise-
Coldplay
3)
Even
Cowgirls Get The Blues- The Gaslight Anthem
4)
Fans-
Kings Of Leon
5)
Every
Teardrop Is A Waterfall- Coldplay
6)
Back Down
South- Kings Of Leon
7)
Pyro-
Kings Of Leon
8)
Charmer-
Kings Of Leon
9)
Film Noir-
The Gaslight Anthem
10)
Meet Me By
The River’s Edge- The Gaslight Anthem
Wow! This kind
of makes it look like I have no variety in music taste and simply listen to a
few favourite bands. I assure you, I’m really very diverse! I do, however, have
a couple of obsessions.
Top Played
Albums of 2011:
1)
The ’59 Sound-
The Gaslight Anthem
2)
Come
Around Sundown- Kings Of Leon
3)
Mylo
Xyloto- Coldplay
4)
Only By
The Night- Kings Of Leon
5)
Because of
the Times- Kings Of Leon
6)
Viva La
Vida or Death and All His Friends- Coldplay
7)
Science & Faith- The Script
8)
What Did
You Expect From The Vaccines?- The Vaccines
9)
Flamingo-
Brandon Flowers
10)
Hold On
Tight- Hey Monday
I think I’ve
re-enforced my borderline-OCD Kings Of Leon obsession…
Favourite New
Bands of 2011 (in no particular order):
I don’t care if
they didn’t form in 2011, these are bands that I discovered this year. I’ve
left out The Gaslight Anthem, I’m pretty sure that by now you realize that I
love them a lot.
·
The Vaccines
·
Foster The People
·
Mumford & Sons
·
Hey Monday
·
Most Thieves
Favourite Live
Performances of 2011:
1)
Coldplay at FNB Stadium- Without a doubt, the
best live band I have ever seen. Explosive, stunning, perfect.
2)
Kings of Leon at FNB Stadium- I’d have preferred
to have been pressed up against the barrier, but who really cares? It’s Kings
Of Leon, for goodness sake, they’re rock gods!
3)
The Script at the Grand Arena, Grandwest- A
beautiful performance, for which I had possibly the best barrier spot that I’ve
ever had at a concert.
4)
The Parlotones at FNB Stadium (with Coldplay)- I’ve
seen these guys live three times, and they just keep on getting better!
5)
Freshly Ground at East Coast Radio Durban Day-
This band was definitely the highlight of my day! Extremely entertaining and
beautifully executed performance.
Well, that was
fun, wasn’t it? I feel like my music taste has definitely changed this year,
and become a lot more alternative. Last year’s top albums included Taylor
Swift, Mika, and Owl City, all of whom I still appreciate, but no longer listen
to quite as often. In addition to all of the artists mentioned, my love of
country music has strengthened by a great amount, but that will be the subject
of a whole other blog post…
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