Pazz & Jop 2011
Here's my 2011 Pazz ballot:
Albums:
1. Das Racist: Relax (Greedhead)
2. Death Grips: Exmilitary (Third Worlds)
3. tUnE-yArDs: w h o k i l l (4AD)
4. White Denim: D (Downtown)
5. Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Unknown Mortal Orchestra (Fat Possum/True Panther)
6. Blow Your Head Vol. 2: Dave Nada Presents Moombahton (Mad Decent)
7. Kendrick Lamar: Section.80 (Top Dawg Entertainment)
8. Paul Simon: So Beautiful or So What (Hear Music)
9. Rustie: Glass Swords (Warp)
10. Rangers: Pan Am Stories (Not Not Fun)
Singles:
1. Beyoncé: "Countdown" (Columbia)
2. Nicki Minaj: "Super Bass" (Young Money/Cash Money)
3. Gotye featuring Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” (Samples ’n’ Seconds)
4. Beyoncé: "1+1" (Columbia)
5. Azealia Banks: "212 ft. Lazy Jay" (Azealia Banks and Jef Martens)
6. Chris Brown: "Look at Me Now ft. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes" (Jive)
7. Lady Gaga: "Marry the Night" (Streamline/Interscope/KonLive)
8. Rebecca Black: "Friday" (Ark Music Factory)
9. Blawan: "Getting Me Down" (white label)
10. Martin Solveig & Dragonette: “Hello” (Mercury)
Comments later but quickly, I'd probably switch out "Hello" for one of the LMFAO singles, today "Sexy and I Know It."
Albums:
1. Das Racist: Relax (Greedhead)
2. Death Grips: Exmilitary (Third Worlds)
3. tUnE-yArDs: w h o k i l l (4AD)
4. White Denim: D (Downtown)
5. Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Unknown Mortal Orchestra (Fat Possum/True Panther)
6. Blow Your Head Vol. 2: Dave Nada Presents Moombahton (Mad Decent)
7. Kendrick Lamar: Section.80 (Top Dawg Entertainment)
8. Paul Simon: So Beautiful or So What (Hear Music)
9. Rustie: Glass Swords (Warp)
10. Rangers: Pan Am Stories (Not Not Fun)
Singles:
1. Beyoncé: "Countdown" (Columbia)
2. Nicki Minaj: "Super Bass" (Young Money/Cash Money)
3. Gotye featuring Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” (Samples ’n’ Seconds)
4. Beyoncé: "1+1" (Columbia)
5. Azealia Banks: "212 ft. Lazy Jay" (Azealia Banks and Jef Martens)
6. Chris Brown: "Look at Me Now ft. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes" (Jive)
7. Lady Gaga: "Marry the Night" (Streamline/Interscope/KonLive)
8. Rebecca Black: "Friday" (Ark Music Factory)
9. Blawan: "Getting Me Down" (white label)
10. Martin Solveig & Dragonette: “Hello” (Mercury)
Comments later but quickly, I'd probably switch out "Hello" for one of the LMFAO singles, today "Sexy and I Know It."