Dalliance Tracks of 2011 – From the back of my brain the confetti burst came and it blew through the balls of my eyes.

  1. Hanging From A Hit - Okkervil River
    Will Sheff's lyrical masterpiece in two parts is a rock and roll's sexual predatory instinct hitting hard and cruel into a real life. Searing, dazzling, and darkly beautiful.
  2. Walked Out On a Line - Okkervil River
    A band so good they can leave this story of drug fuelled destruction on the shelf as Will Sheff and Co reference the sound of the Beach Boys while creating something utterly new. Key Lyric: In the storm's scream and swirl's/Where I spotted my girl/I was pinning her straight to my side.
  3. Waiting for Kirsten - Jens Lekman
    Lekman's true story of trying to meet Kirsten Dunst in Gothenberg uses the Swedish singer's favourite trick of lulling the listen in with a dry humour and twisting that humour into a thoughtful depression. Key Lyric: But the VIP lines are not to the clubs/But to healthcare, apartments and jobs./"Hey buddy can I borrow five grand?/'Cause my dad's in chemo/And they wanna take him off his plan."
  4. In Dreams Part II - Let's Wrestle
    Mayhem on a record. Key Lyric: In my dreams there were Pokemon beating me up/I punched Pidgeotto right in the face
    • Love at the Bottom of the Sea by The Magnetic Fields
    • Love Ire & Song by Frank Turner
    • Valentina by The Wedding Present
    • Workers Playtime by Billy Bragg
    • Black Sheep Boy by Okkervil River
    • Torino by Cinerama
    • Illinoise by Sufjan Stevens
    • I Am Very Far by Okkervil River
    • Down the River of Golden Dreams by Okkervil River
    • Talking With The Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg
    • An Argument With Myself by Jens Lekman
    • Vs. by Pearl Jam
    • A+E by Graham Coxon
    • The Best Of The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
    • Talkie Walkie by Air
    • Life of Leisure by Washed Out
    • Original Pirate Material by The Streets
    • Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    • Greatest Hits by The Cars
    • Dream Sequence by Tangerine Dream
    • Flight of the Conchords by Flight of the Conchords
    • Little Death by Pete and the Pirates
    • Arecibo EP by Little Boots
    • Wolves and Thieves by Goldheart Assembly
    • Crystal Castles ( II ) by Crystal Castles
    • The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers
    • I Speak Because I Can by Laura Marling
    • Remain in Light by Talking Heads
    • Funeral by Arcade Fire
    • Clap Your Hands Say Yeah by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
    • The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
    • Hail to the Thief by Radiohead
    • Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (Dawn to Dusk) by The Smashing Pumpkins
    • Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Disc 2 by Smashing Pumpkins
    • The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads by Talking Heads
    • GOLD AGAINST THE SOUL by Manic Street Preachers
    • Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
    • Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
    • The Beatles [White Album] by The Beatles
    • Tallahassee by The Mountain Goats
    • Born To Die - Deluxe Edition by Lana Del Rey
    • Slow Dazzle by John Cale
    • Teen Dream by Beach House
    • Happiness by Hurts
    • We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves by John Maus
    • American V: A Hundred Highways by Johnny Cash
    • Bloom by Beach House
    • Treme: Music From The HBO Original Series, Season 1 by Various Artists
    • Phrazes For The Young by Julian Casablancas
    • Beautiful Freak by Eels
    • The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
    • Electro-Shock Blues by Eels
    • Antics by Interpol