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The Riff Report: The 10 best songs of 2011

Dec 5, 2011
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The Riff Report: The 10 best songs of 2011

PopMatters.comA special edition — the 10 best songs of 2011:1. M83 — "Midnight City" All it takes is four synthesizer notes. That's it. Smothered in reverb, coated in '80s nostalgia, teetering on the edge of full-on explosion, those four notes pack more heart and energy than most albums released in 2011. But "Midnight City" is more than just a powerful introduction. On this transcendent standout from the sixth M83 album, "Hurry…See More
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By Sarah ZupkoPopMatters.comDrake — "Take Care": Discard nearly everything dislikable about Drake's "Thank Me Later," amplify the emotional candor by several degrees, and get ready for the most complete pop album of 2011. Soul, funk, ruggedness. "Take Care"? This album couldn't care less. The opening number is centered on a gorgeous little piano melody and Noah Shebib's…See More
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By Sarah ZupkoPopMatters.comNoel Gallagher — "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds": Considering this is a man who has boasted for close to two decades about his songwriting prowess, it was inevitable that Noel Gallagher would find a way to get his latest batch of songs out there in some fashion. There's no question that he is firmly in charge here, freed up…See More
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The Riff Report: The 10 best songs of 2011

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A special edition — the 10 best songs of 2011:

1. M83 — "Midnight City" All it takes is four synthesizer notes. That's it. Smothered in reverb, coated in '80s nostalgia, teetering on the edge of full-on explosion, those four notes pack more heart and energy than most albums released in 2011. But "Midnight City" is more than just a powerful introduction. On this transcendent standout from the…

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The Riff Report: New music this week

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Drake — "Take Care": Discard nearly everything dislikable about Drake's "Thank Me Later," amplify the emotional candor by several degrees, and get ready for the most…

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — After defending more than 60 people charged with capital murder and getting three men off Alabama's death row, attorney Richard Jaffe wants to get people talking about the death penalty and what he believes are its flaws.

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