Here's some of 2010's best rock for your Christmas Eve listening pleasure. And be sure to check out what GOOD 35mmBeats has to offer this fine day.
This Rockin' Ramrods cover by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti is a bit of pop justice. The original should have been a hit, so consider this a second chance for a first-rate song.
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Bright Lit Blue Skies by Concrete Opinions
More Ariel Pink here.
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The Black Keys are an American blues-rock music duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney. The duo's sixth album, Brothers, was released this year and is all over year end lists.
The Black Keys - Tighten Up by musicmule
More Black Keys here.
What started as an impromptu get-together with friends —Jack White, Alison Mosshart, Dean Fertita, and Jack Lawrence — has blossomed into a full-blown alt-rock supergroup for their generation. Sea of Cowards continues the momentum captured on Horehound, plunging deeper into its electric blue and sleazy rock foundations and exploding in different, surpising directions. (courtesy of iTunes)
The Dead Weather - Hustle And Cuss by amelbret
More Dead Weather here.
High Violet is the fifth studio album by The National. This albums marks the band's highest charting effort yet and is well deserved. There's not a bad song on this record and it's no surprise that it's on so many year end lists.
The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio by musicmule
Titus Andronicus is a punk/indie rock band from New Jersey and takes its name from the Shakespeare play of the same name. 2010 saw the release of The Monitor — a concept album loosely based on themes relating to the American Civil War.
More Titus Andronicus here.
