Sound Opinions unearths buried musical treasures

Sound Opinions unearths buried musical treasures
Sound Opinions unearths buried musical treasures

Sound Opinions unearths buried musical treasures

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If new music was on your list of New Year’s resolutions, look no further. Here is Jim and Greg’s first batch of Buried Treasures for 2011.

Greg
Bilal, Airtight’s Revenge
Off!, First Four EPs
Trombone Shorty, Backatown
Diamond Rings, Special Affections

Jim
Clive Tanaka, Jet Set Siempre No. 1
Tame Impala, Innerspeaker
Faun Fables, Light of Vaster Dark
Das Racist, Sit Down, Man

Bilal, “Restart,” Airtight’s Revenge, Plug Research, 2010
Clive Tanaka y su orquesta, “Neu Chicago,” Jet Set Siempre Vol 1, Self-released, 2011
Off!, “Upside Down,” First Four EPs, Vice, 2010
Off!, “I Don’t Belong,” First Four EPs, Vice, 2010
Tame Impala, “Alter Ego,” Innerspeaker, 101 Distribution, 2010
Trombone Shorty, “Hurricane Season,” Backatown, Verve Forecast, 2010
Faun Fables, “Light of a Vaster Dark,” Light of a Vaster Dark, Drag City, 2010
Diamond Rings, “Play By Heart,” Special Affections, Secret City, 2010
Diamond Rings, “Something Else,” Special Affections, Secret City, 2010
Das Racist, “hahahaha jk,” Sit Down Man, Mixtape, 2010