2011 Year in Review: Best of Soundcheck Live (The Video Edition)
Monday, December 26, 2011
From pop sensations like Foster the People to world music powerhouses like Tinariwen, WNYC's Soundcheck studios have seen some hot live acts in 2011.
But there is no need to go paging through YouTube armed with Boolean search terms.
We have assembled our Top 10 (make that Top 12!) Soundcheck music videos from the past year, just for you.
Adele: "Rolling In the Deep"
February 10, 2011
Foster the People: "Pumped Up Kicks"
September 28, 2011
Sufjan Stevens: "Pleasure Principle"
July 22, 2011
Iron and Wine: "Half Moon"
January 5, 2011
James Farm: "Polliwog"
June 15, 2011
Tori Amos: "Nautical Twilight"
September 28, 2011
Rebirth Brass Band: "I Like It Like That"
April 8, 2011
Wild Beasts: "Loop the Loop"
July 13, 2011
Julie Feeney: "Impossibly Beautiful"
June 1, 2011
Tinariwen: "A Dunya"
July 19, 2011
Imelda May: "Mayhem"
July 21, 2011
Colin Stetson: "Judges"
Soundcheck June 15, 2011
Comments [1]
I don't remember Tori Amos from the broadcast. Too bad St. Vincent is missing from this list - it was on the broadcast and "Cheerleader" has been stuck in my head ever since.
Thanks for a great job pulling together some real gems! Rebirth Brass Band and St. Vincent are next on the shopping list.
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