Dirty Gold

You might remember Dirty Gold from their sundazed track "California Sunrise", which was our #19 track of 2010. In the meantime, these barely-out-of-high school kids have come out with their debut EP Roar. They still practice the same dreamy afro-pop as before, but this EP shows them broadening their range. Opening track "North" could be a lost Vampire Weekend cut, and closer "Overboard" is equally indebted to Teen Dream-era Beach House.

Listen and preorder Roar on their website, or grab it now on iTunes. And grab "Quiet Life," the fourth track, below.

MP3: Dirty Gold - "Quiet Life"

JW's Top 20 Tracks of 2010

We played the top 13 on our 11th episode of Johnny Whopper - here are the top 20, a composite of mine & Knox's lists.

20. Neil Young - Sign of Love
19. Dirty Gold - California Sunrise
18. No Age - Chem Trails
17. The Drums - Let's Go Surfing
16. Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal (Voice by Antony)
15. Sufjan Stevens - Too Much

14. Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You
13. Sam Amidon - Relief
12. unouomedude - Buildings
11. Beach House - Take Care
10. Fyfe Dangerfield - When You Walk in The Room

09. Kurt Vile - In My Time

08. Emeralds - Candy Shoppe

07. Robyn - Dancing on My Own

06 Chrome Sparks - I'll Be Wait for Sadness Comes Along

05. The War on Drugs - Comin' Through

04. Dead Gaze - Take Me Home or I Die Alone

03. Kanye West - Runaway (feat. Pusha T)

02. Surfer Blood - Swim

01. Deerhunter - Helicopter

November Mix

Photo by Denise Nouvion

1) Comin' Through - The War on Drugs

2) I'm Gonna Try - Shimmering Stars

3) Youth Cult - Weird Korea

4) California Sunrise - Dirty Gold

5) Young Dreams - Young Dreams

6) I'll Be Wait For Sadness Comes Along - Chrome Sparks

7) Coma Summer - Weekend

8) Concord - M. Pyres

9) To Catch a Thief - SPORTS

10) Killing Time - Magic Fingers

11) Venus is Cruel - Triptides

12) Carry On - Courtship

13) Face It - Beach Fossils

14) Caregiver - Memoryhouse

15) Ancestral Lands - The Townhouses

16) Vino - BAnanas Symphony

17) Oceans - Sam Quinn

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Johnny Whopper episode 7

Aired 11/8/2010

01. Family Portrait - Glide Part One

02. Dirty Gold - California Sunrise

03. Triptides - Venus is Cruel

04. GOBBLE GOBBLE - End of Days

05. Lord Huron - We Went Wild

06. Mean Lady - Why'd'ya Hafta Be Sucha

07. Courtship - Carry On

08. Young Montana? - Sacré Cool

09. Young Dreams - Young Dreams

10. Electric Sunset - Destroyer (Demo)

11. Smith Westerns - Weekend

12. Optimist Park - The Batholith

13. Hot as Sun - Come Come

14. Keep Shelly in Athens - Fokionos Negri Street

This week, Smith Westerns killed it with their awesome new track, "Weekend." Dirty Gold has only two tracks to their name, but their beautiful track, "California Sunrise" sounds like Beach House if they actually lived in a beach house, & is another highlight from this week. Finally, Hot as Sun deserves more attention - they only have 69 listeners on last.fm.