Gorillaz - "Revolving Doors"

When I heard Gorillaz were releasing an album created in its entirety on the Ipad, needless to say I was intrigued.

Here is one of the standout tracks from Gorillaz' new album, The Fall:

Gorillaz - Revolving Doors

Best Songs of 2010 - Chasing The Sirens' Favorite 30 Songs

2010 was an epic year and that doesn't even adequately describe it. A ton of great albums of a wide assortment. Picking my Top 20 albums (listed in sidebar to the right) was very tough and there are some omissions no doubt.

Picking my top songs was even more challenging. Nonetheless, I made my obligatory list of favorite songs. Let me know your thoughts on these and anything else I may have missed this year.


1. Deerhunter - Desire Lines

2. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round

3. Arcade Fire - Spawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains

4. Beach House - 10 Mile Stereo

5. Deerhunter - He Would Have Laughed

6. Toro Y Moi - Low Shoulder

7. The War On Drugs - Comin' Through

8. The Walkmen - Stranded

9. The Moondoggies - It's A Shame It's A Pity

10. Arcade Fire - We Used To Wait

11. Girls - Carolina

12. Janelle Monae - Tightrope

13. Wild Nothing - Chinatown

14. Surfer Blood - Anchorage

15. The National - Lemonworld

16. Twin Shadow - Castles In The Snow

17. Glasser - Apply

18. The Hold Steady - The Weekenders

19. Futurebirds - Battle For Rome

20. Belle & Sebastian - The Ghost of Rockschool

21. Toro Y Moi - Minors

22. Keep Shelly In Athens - Cremona Memories

23. Reading Rainbow - Wasting Time

24. S. Carey - In The Dirt

25. Freelance Whales - Enzymes

26. Woods - Blood Dries Darker

27. Arcade Fire - Suburban War

28. Lower Dens - Hospice Gates

29. Best Coast - Crazy For You

30. Tennis - Marathon

I'm Back!!! - December 2010 Mix

I'm back to write about music that is invading my sphere and subsequently, share it with you.

Here is a mix I made on the newly discovered website, 8tracks.com. Enjoy this mix of new and old folky gems.

Tracklist after the jump:





Back To My Roots (New & Old) - Christmas 2010 Mix
1. Tomorrow Is A Long Time - Bob Dylan
2. Badlands - Bruce Springsteen
3. World Leader Pretend - R.E.M.
4. Down By The Water - The Decemberists
5. Blackbird Through The Dark - Patrick Park
6. For The Summer - Ray LaMontagne
7. Great Rejoicing - Thad Cockrell
8. If The Creek Don't Rise - Dylan LeBlanc
9. Road - Nick Drake
10. Area Code - The Samples
11. Hold It In - Siskiyou
12. Let Go Lightly - Donovan Woods
13. How Long - Dire Straits
14. Carbon Ribs - John Mark McMillan
15. He Set Me Free - Thad Cockrell
16. A Lot of People On My Mind - The Moondoggies
17. My Hometown - Bruce Springsteen
18. When You Coming Home - Widespread Panic
19. Family - Caedmon's Call
20. God of My Fathers - Andrew Peterson
21. Christmas Lights - Coldplay