As another year ends, we tasked our favourite artists/musicians/people with compiling their top ten jams of 2011. First up is Brooklyn based solo artist Tom Krell aka How To Dress Well who offers a mixtape heavy list with “the most positive vibes of 2011”. Read on and see if you agree.
How To Dress Well headlines the Astral People showcase at GOODGOD Small Club next Wednesday. To win a double pass, comment below with your favourite song of the year and why.
ASTRAL PEOPLE
w/ HOW TO DRESS WELL,
Wintercoats, Albatross,
Preacha, Wedding Ring Fingers
@ GoodGod Small Club
Wednesday 7th December – 8pm
$15 earlybird tix // $22 general tix
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Beyonce – 1+1
Another absolutely amazing composition by The Dream. One of Beyonce’s most spirited and intense vocal performances ever. Sick sentimentality.
The Dream – Wedding Crasher
Everything that “1+1” does, “Wedding Crasher” does times ten. Hilarious, melancholic, catchy as fuck.
Jhene Aiko – Stranger
Hell exotic sounding – really grown and seriously emotional.
AraabMUZIK – Underground Stream
Dipset hard-style. What more needs to be said?
Nguzunguzu – Timesup
I feel like these guys are transforming what club music can be. This song is so huge but so simple. Everything they did this year was amazing.
Prurient – A Meal Can Be Made
Incredibly heavy, almost to the point of self-parody. Truly rending and fucking radical synthesizer music.
Real Estate – It’s Real
Basically the polar opposite of “A Meal Can Be Made.” Incredibly affecting. The chorus is inspiring.
Spaceghostpurrp – Stoner Gang (feat. Main Attrakionz)
Spaceghostpurrp and Main Attrakionz on the same track is like a dream come true for me. There are so many sick young rappers coming up right now, it’s unbelievable. I want to do a collab with spaceghostpurrp.
OJ Da Juiceman – Stunt
My favorite hip-hop beat of 2011. Sounds like Nguzunguzu and Lil John hanging out together.
Soulja Boy – That Right (Feat. Diamond)
Without a doubt the most positive vibes of 2011.
Words by Tom Krell
Title Image Provided by Tom Krell aka How To Dress Well
