Renaissance man of all that is unholy, Logan K. Young is master manipulator of ringtones, turns of phrase, and the sexually undecided. He has once again graced Drawer B with his top ten albums of the year:
1. Joanna Newsom, Have One on Me (Drag City)
2. Robyn, Body Talk (Interscope)
3. Toro Y Moi, Causers of This (Carpark)
Toro y Moi “Blessa” Music Video from Jon Casey on Vimeo.
4. Swans, My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky (Young God)
5. Titus Andronicus, The Monitor (XL)
6. LA Vampires & Zola Jesus, LA Vampires Meet Zola Jesus EP (Not Not Fun)
7. Yellow Swans, Going Places (Type)
8. The National, High Violet (4AD)
9. Liz Phair, Funstyle (self-released)
10. Twig Harper & Daniel Higgs, Clairaudience Fellowship (Thrill Jockey)
Clairaudience Fellowship from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.
And Mr. Young’s Top Singles of 2010:
Big Freedia, “Azz Everywhere”
Coma Cinema, “Flower Pills”
Growing, “Mind Eraser”
Baby Dee, “Unheard of Hope”
Frank Black, “When I Go Down on You”
The Delta Mirror, “He Was Worse than the Needle He Gave You”
Xiu Xiu, “Dear God, I Hate Myself”
Salem, “King Night”
Aziz Ansari, “Kanye West vs. Darwish”
Pajamaband, “Fuck You Until You Die”