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Sunday, December 18, 2011

2011 Year End Music Wrap Up as Restrictively Specific Fake Grammy Categories

In a nod to the recent Grammy nominations, here's some restrictively specific fake Grammy categories to honor some of the best things in music in 2011.

"Best Bluegrass Cover of a Radiohead Song"
Artist: Sarah Jarosz
Song: "The Tourist"
Album: Follow Me Down


"Best Use of Looping, an Elementary School Class, Face Paint, and Synchronized Choreography in a Video"  
Artist: tUnE-yArDs
Song: "Bizness"
Album: w h o k i l l 


"Best Use of Obscure Thai Pop Song Roughly Translated as 'Advice Column for Love Troubles'"
Artist: My Morning Jacket
Song: "Holding on to Black Metal"
Album: Circuital 


"Best Classical String / Bluegrass Fusion Quartet Playing in a Session Named After a Chaotic Corporate Setting (with Vocals)"  
Artist: Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Stuart Duncan, Chris Thile
Song: "Here and Heaven"
Album: The Goat Rodeo Sessions


"Best Song to Fall Asleep to in the Summer"
Artist: Real Estate
Song: "It's Real"
Album: Days