Favorite Songs of 2011

#8: Intro by M83 featuring Zola Jesus

We carry on, carry on..

I know everyone creamed their pants over Midnight City (I did too), but this one is fucking magical. It still gives me chills. The whole song has such a dreamlike quality to it, starting almost like a nightmare and finishing off with that blissful explosion of sound. Anthony and Nika are an odd pair when you first think about it, but the final product is perfection. It’s actually sort of funny to hear her on such a happy song. But on a serious note, I really do admire this song and the album itself. I feel like M83 is one of those acts thats progressing electronic music, and showing the world it’s possibilities and abilities. A true inspiration. 

Favorite Songs of 2011

#10: Vessel by Zola Jesus

And it surrounds everything…

When I first heard this, I thought Nika’s gone Nine Inch Nails on us. Maybe that was a little cliche but whatever. It’s dark and spooky as anything Zola Jesus has released before, but I felt this one had a little bit of a sexuality to it. And it all climaxes with the beat going wild at the end. If the goth girl of 2011 needed a song to seduce her man/woman/whatever, this was it. The video is also worth checking out, if you’re into big epic landslides, deserts, moths and such.