HOLY TOLEDO...2011 is almost over! I think it's safe to say, that this has been one of the busiest years in PV history. We celebrated our 15-year anniversary, put out a bunch of amazing records, and made a ton of new friends. Since today marks the last day we'll be in the office slangin' that wax, we're gonna post our best of 2011 list! So read on to learn all about the nerdy stuff we like...
Matt Lunsford - Co-owner
Top 5 favorite vinyl colors of 2011:
Darcie Lunsford - Co-owner
1. American Horror Story
2. The Hunger Games
3. The Muppets Movie
4. Starfucker - Reptilians
5. The Walking Dead
Seth Hubbard - Vice President / Label Manager
(In no particular order)
John Maus - We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
Deerhoof – Deerhoof vs. Evil
St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - S/T
Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Mark Jiggsaw - European Label Manager
1. Spending time with Sarah
2. Loney Dear
3. Family reunion in the Wisconsin Dells
4. Getting an iPhone and discovering iBooks.
5. Moving to New York
Chris Hassen - Production Manager
1. Mansions - Dig Up the Dead
2. I Am the Avalance - Avalanche United
3. Childish Gambino - Camp
4. The Wonder Years - Suburbia I've Given You All and Now I'm Nothing
5. Touche Amore - Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me
Misc: St. Louis Cardinals winning the World Series; Community (last half of season 2, first half of season 3)
Andy DeSantis - Promotions Manager
Real Estate - Days
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Mirror Traffic
Julian Lynch - Terra
Twin Sister - In Heaven
Cloud Nothings - Cloud Nothings
Upgrading to the iPhone 4s.
Getting THIS RECORD
Watching Japandroids at The Hemlock in SF.
Watching Deerhoof at The MOMA in SF.
Watching the Carpark SXSW showcase with Starfucker.
Getting new brakes for my road bike.
Building up THIS BIKE.
Val Veteto - Part Time Something-Or-Other
Seeing Explosions In The Sky at The Fox Theater
Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Loney Dear - Hall Music
Grilled cheese + tomato sandwiches at Zeitgeist when drunk.
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Mirror Traffic
Michael Thies - Retail Manager
1. The CU Collective (http://www.CUcollective.com)
2. Midstress - Growing Up Is Getting Old
3. Easter - Demonstration
4. DRC Music - Kinshasa One Two
5. Discovering Joyce Manor and RVIVR
Honorable mentions - James Blake – S/T, seeing Arcade Fire, seeing Big Audio Dynamite, The Throne – Watch the Throne.
Sara Chabot - Mailorder Queen
These are my most listened to albums of 2011, but only two were released this year (and one of them is ours):
1. Charlatans at the Garden Gate – Tristen
2. Nothing is Okay – The Everybodyfields
3. Aabenbaringen over aaskammen – Casiokids
4. Plastic Beach – Gorillaz (thanks, Michael!)
5. Oracular Spectacular – MGMT (yes, still.)
Patricia Wysopal - In-House Publicist
Favorite Albums of 2011 (in a particular order)
Youth Lagoon – The Year of Hibernation
Wye Oak – Civilian
Nick Waterhouse – Is That Clear EP
Feist – Metals
Psychic Twin – s/t EP
Miscellaneous 2011 Events/Things Worth Mentioning:
Instagram, Pinterest, adopting Beau (our puppy), Breaking Bad, being hired at PV, Youth Lagoon show @ Pygmalion, getting engaged in Prague.
Patrick Wood - Office Manager
My Top 2011 Albums
1. Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm
2. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
3. The Dodos - No Color
4. The Antlers - Burst Apart
5. The Drums - Portamento
My Top 2011 Everything
1. Getting hired on at PV
2. Being indefinitely finished with college
3. ZERO car maintenance performed
4. Nutter Butter Blizzards
5. Tape guns
(Honorable mentions: Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Explosions in the Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, and Adam B's Glee video)
