If you're a regular reader you know I have an immense love for the vinyl format and will forever hail the necessity of 7, 10 and 12 inch singles. Here's a quick wrap up of my favorite from the Singles Club releases. Stay tuned for the top albums of the year tomorrow.
Meneguar - Bury A Flower b/w Freshman Thoughts 7"
A great single that gave way to a great album. The versions that appear here differ just slightly from the later album versions but both pack a great impact.
Download:
[MP3] Meneguar - Freshman Thoughts
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Animal Collective - Peacebone 10"
Featuring a great leftover from the Strawberry Jam sessions that probably wouldn't have fit in too well with the vibe of the album. However, it makes for a killer of a B-side on this single. This one popped up on the 10" version of "Peacebone" and if you didn't pick it up its probably about time you did.
Download:
[MP3] Animal Collective - Safer
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Telepathe - Sinister Militia 12"
Still waiting on an album from these guys but in lieu of that, this 12" single is definitely the best thing they've released to date. Riding the dark yet danceable psych vibe that has permeated much of the Social Registry catalog, this is an essential from this year.
Download:
[MP3] Telepathe - Sinister Militia [TMJ!!! Mix]
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Wooden Wand - More From the Mountain b/w Guru Femmes 7"
The allegedly final recording under the Wooden Wand moniker. Scooping up the live favorite "More from the Mountain" and backing it with the deliciously easy psych of "Guru Femmes", this feels more than at home on the Woodsist label. Again if you don't have this, track it down and grab one.
Download:
[MP3] Wooden Wand - Guru Femes
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Wooden Shjips - Loose Lips b/w Start To Dreaming 7"
Though this was absolutely a banner year for the band, this 7" released on Sub Pop was probably one of the highlights of the band's catalog. Great cover artwork and a pairing of one of the band's usual fuzz dusters with the hazy and even (sorta) pop-y "Start To Dreaming" makes this an essential purchase for the year.
Download:
[MP3] Wooden Shjips - Start To Dreaming
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Hush Arbors/ Wooden Wand - Swappin' 7"
The Great Pop Supplement kicks out a killer of a split between James Jackson Toth and Keith Wood. The "Swappin'" 7" is a pitch perfect performance by both parties and two of my favorite artists. Also a nice nod on the Swappin' theme in the cover art.
Download:
[MP3] Hush Arbors - Light
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Vietnam - TSR EP #2 12"
This 12" series by Vietnam is excellent and is really beginning to edge out their albums in the running for my favorite songs by them. A really broad perspective of the band's interests and influences, though I wish they would have finished the series within the year. Suppose I'll just have to wait for the third next year.
Download:
[MP3] Vietnam - Right Place Wrong Time
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Liars - Plaster Casts of Everythng b/w Volcano Police 7"
The lead single off of their great self-titled album boasts a b-side that's just as full of hazed fury as anything on the album. I'm loving the design feel that ties in the aesthetic of the album as well. Look for the second single from this to pop up in the singles club soon.
Download:
[MP3] Liars - Volcano Police
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Panda Bear - Take Pills b/w Bonfire of the Vanities 7"
There were plenty of great Panda Bear singles out this year, hell pretty much the entire album became a single. Though I'd have to say that the cover of the "Good Girl/ Carrots" split with Excepter has maybe my favorite of the Agnes Montgomery artwork, "Take Pills" is a very close second. Plus I'm a big fan of the B-side off of this one, which edges it out just a little.
Download:
[MP3] Panda Bear - Bonfire of the Vanities
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Pop Levi - Sugar Assault Me Now 10"
A great year for Pop Levi vinyl. Two 10"s and his LP which just barely eeked its way out of my top 15 albums of the year. The "Sugar Assault Me Now" 10" boasts some great B-Side alternate mixes and a bonus of color swirled vinyl. What's not to love?
Download:
[MP3] Pop Levi - Blue Honey (Hollywood Version)
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Meneguar - Bury A Flower b/w Freshman Thoughts 7"
A great single that gave way to a great album. The versions that appear here differ just slightly from the later album versions but both pack a great impact.
Download:
[MP3] Meneguar - Freshman Thoughts
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Animal Collective - Peacebone 10"
Featuring a great leftover from the Strawberry Jam sessions that probably wouldn't have fit in too well with the vibe of the album. However, it makes for a killer of a B-side on this single. This one popped up on the 10" version of "Peacebone" and if you didn't pick it up its probably about time you did.
Download:
[MP3] Animal Collective - Safer
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Telepathe - Sinister Militia 12"
Still waiting on an album from these guys but in lieu of that, this 12" single is definitely the best thing they've released to date. Riding the dark yet danceable psych vibe that has permeated much of the Social Registry catalog, this is an essential from this year.
Download:
[MP3] Telepathe - Sinister Militia [TMJ!!! Mix]
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Wooden Wand - More From the Mountain b/w Guru Femmes 7"
The allegedly final recording under the Wooden Wand moniker. Scooping up the live favorite "More from the Mountain" and backing it with the deliciously easy psych of "Guru Femmes", this feels more than at home on the Woodsist label. Again if you don't have this, track it down and grab one.
Download:
[MP3] Wooden Wand - Guru Femes
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Wooden Shjips - Loose Lips b/w Start To Dreaming 7"
Though this was absolutely a banner year for the band, this 7" released on Sub Pop was probably one of the highlights of the band's catalog. Great cover artwork and a pairing of one of the band's usual fuzz dusters with the hazy and even (sorta) pop-y "Start To Dreaming" makes this an essential purchase for the year.
Download:
[MP3] Wooden Shjips - Start To Dreaming
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Hush Arbors/ Wooden Wand - Swappin' 7"
The Great Pop Supplement kicks out a killer of a split between James Jackson Toth and Keith Wood. The "Swappin'" 7" is a pitch perfect performance by both parties and two of my favorite artists. Also a nice nod on the Swappin' theme in the cover art.
Download:
[MP3] Hush Arbors - Light
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Vietnam - TSR EP #2 12"
This 12" series by Vietnam is excellent and is really beginning to edge out their albums in the running for my favorite songs by them. A really broad perspective of the band's interests and influences, though I wish they would have finished the series within the year. Suppose I'll just have to wait for the third next year.
Download:
[MP3] Vietnam - Right Place Wrong Time
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Liars - Plaster Casts of Everythng b/w Volcano Police 7"
The lead single off of their great self-titled album boasts a b-side that's just as full of hazed fury as anything on the album. I'm loving the design feel that ties in the aesthetic of the album as well. Look for the second single from this to pop up in the singles club soon.
Download:
[MP3] Liars - Volcano Police
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Panda Bear - Take Pills b/w Bonfire of the Vanities 7"
There were plenty of great Panda Bear singles out this year, hell pretty much the entire album became a single. Though I'd have to say that the cover of the "Good Girl/ Carrots" split with Excepter has maybe my favorite of the Agnes Montgomery artwork, "Take Pills" is a very close second. Plus I'm a big fan of the B-side off of this one, which edges it out just a little.
Download:
[MP3] Panda Bear - Bonfire of the Vanities
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
Pop Levi - Sugar Assault Me Now 10"
A great year for Pop Levi vinyl. Two 10"s and his LP which just barely eeked its way out of my top 15 albums of the year. The "Sugar Assault Me Now" 10" boasts some great B-Side alternate mixes and a bonus of color swirled vinyl. What's not to love?
Download:
[MP3] Pop Levi - Blue Honey (Hollywood Version)
Support the artist. Buy it HERE
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