Toronto – If there’s ever been a neighborhood that has risen to prominence in the past few years, it’s definitely Brooklyn. I guess in actuality, they are a city. Anyways, it’s quite impossible to deny that Brooklyn has produced some of the best music in the past few years and I guess finally some media has noticed. Check out NY Mags top 40 songs that define Brooklyn.
40 Light Asylum – “Angel Tongue”
39 Oakley Hall – “All the Way Down”
38 Here We Go Magic – “Fangela”
37 Apache Beat – “Tropics”
36 Bishop Allen – “Click, Click, Click, Click”
35 White Rabbits – “Percussion Gun”
34 Japanther – “Challenge”
33 Class Actress – “All The Saints”
32 Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson – “The Debtor”
31 Ninjasonik – “Art School Girls”
30 Antibalas – “Beaten Metal”
29 Black Dice – “Glazin’”
28 The Antlers – “Kettering”
27 Panda Bear – “Comfy In Nautica”
26 The National – “Mistaken For Strangers”
25 Amazing Baby – “The Narwhal”
24 St. Vincent – “Actor Out Of Work”
23 Neon Indian – “Deadbeat Summer”
22 Matt & Kim – “Daylight”
21 Grizzly Bear – “Knife”
20 Suckers – “Beach Queen”
19 Sharon Jones And The Dap Kings – “100 Days, 100 Nights”
18 The Drums – “I Feel Stupid”
17 A Place To Bury Strangers – “To Fix The Gash In Your Head”
16 Chairlift – “Bruises”
15 Telepathe – “Chrome’s On It”
14 Crystal Stilts – “Crippled Croon”
13 Das Racist – “Combination Pizza Hut And Taco Bell”
12 The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – “Young Adult Friction”
11 Hercules & Love Affair – “Blind”
10 Animal Collective – “My Girls”
09 Yeasayer – “2080″
08 Vampire Weekend – “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa”
07 Vivian Girls – “Where Do You Run To”
06 Gang Gang Dance – “House Jam”
05 TV On The Radio – “Golden Age”
04 LCD Soundsystem – “All My Friends”
03 MGMT- “Kids”
02 Grizzly Bear – “Two Weeks”
01 Dirty Projectors – “Stillness Is The Move”
I always thought St.Vincent was from Dallas. I took this from Stereogum, by the way. So here is the real question.. does Brookyln really have the best music scene? There are a lot of areas in the world that have great music scenes, including Toronto and Montreal. Why does Brooklyn get all the hype? is it the bloggers? is it the hipsters?
