Top Ten Tracks November

As the winter tries to draw in and the festive bullshit begins in earnest, here's my top ten tracks for November. Time pending, I hope to begin compiling my top lists for 2011 very soon, so therefore there won't be a top ten for December on the blog, even though there will be one in my head.

1. Nick Holder-Feelin' Sad (buy)


House of the highest order. Getting repressed apparently.

2. Norma Jean Bell-Love's Got It's Hook In Me (buy)


Late 90s, Kenny Dixon Jr. jazzy house vehicle. Ace.

3. Iron Curtis-Goma (buy)


The epitome of the disco-infused deep house sounds of 2011, this time on Kolour.

4. Shoebox-Falling in the Right Place (buy)


Mystery 4 track EP recently dropped that I just love to bits, with 'Falling in the Right Place' as my highlight.

5. System Status-Downtime (buy)

  System Status - Downtime by daverendle
Soothing disco beats on Untracked from last year.

6. L J Reynolds-Trust in Me (buy)


Modern Soul beaut from the year I was born. 

7. Damien Jurado-Nothing is the News (pre-order-free download from official site)



New Jurado once again (this is never a bad thing) and it's a lovely taster of what's to come. A full band dynamic is what's in store for his latest release.

8. Other Lives-Tamer Animals (buy)


I missed the boat for most of this year with Other Lives. Good recommendation from the boys at Folly of Youth and after a few listens I was sold. Reminds me of the best of Midlake.

9. Bjork-I Miss You (buy)


I now reside in a house with every Bjork record imaginable. Revisted Post recently and forgot all about 'I Miss You'. Just wonderful.

10. Crooked Fingers-Sad Love (buy)


Sad, sad music about the demise of a relationship from Eric Bachmann of Archers of Loaf fame.  Lyrics are just beautiful...

"What's meant to be has fallen through
Is running through your veins
An evil kind of bloodless pain
Is creeping through the cracks that swell
To swallow you up into Hell
To shatter all that you believed
And let your lonesome heart be free"