{"id":653,"date":"2012-02-20T20:54:55","date_gmt":"2012-02-21T01:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futureisfiction.com\/blog\/http:\/futureisfiction.com\/blog\/best-music-of-2011-best-electro-part-ii-2\/"},"modified":"2016-12-26T14:16:45","modified_gmt":"2016-12-26T22:16:45","slug":"best-music-of-2011-best-electro-part-ii-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futureisfiction.com\/blog\/best-music-of-2011-best-electro-part-ii-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Music of 2011: Best Indie Rock Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here’s the second half of my Best Indie Rock of 2011 selections.<\/p>\n

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Image credit: roman-noir.com Bastien Lecouffe-Deharme (B.) – The Black Queen \/ Memories of Retrocity<\/a> <\/small><\/p>\n

Grouplove – Naked Kids (3:29)<\/a><\/h2>\n

I’m a sucker for harmonies and handclapping. Both are in abundance. This is one of those bands I discovered because cool DJs keep remixing them. I look forward to getting to better getting to know their sound in 2012.<\/p>\n

Gauntlet Hair – Top Bunk (4:43)<\/a><\/h2>\n

That echoey guitar and croon combination creates some surreal magic in \u201cTop Bunk.\u201d Sounds like: Animal Collective made a mainstream surf album. And what’s with that drum that sounds like an explosion at the bottom of the ocean? How are they producing that dub-step worthy bass out of an ordinary drum kit? If you like music that sounds like the soundtrack Venice Beach surfers hear as they drown, get this whole album, because it’s equally, oddly, delish. \u00a0Just for fun, here’s a video of \u201cTop Bunk\u201d made with old Shwarzaneggar movies. It’s well-produced but I can’t imagine it’s official, what with copyright and all.<\/p>\n