Year-end list season is upon us! Historically this is a really fun and peaceable time of year where all your favorite media outlets make lists of all their favorite things and NAIL IT so hard that nobody feels dissatisfied or argues about anything. And yet, we are bringing back our fully realized version of the GUMMY AWARDS, so you can participate in a meaningful democratic process and take some personal responsibility for what albums, videos, new acts, and indie pin-ups are memorialized as the year’s very best and consequently torn asunder for comment-thread posterity. (This year we’ve also added a long-overdue box for Best Song, too.) In addition to those musical categories, we have space for your choices of Best Movie, TV Show, and Viral Video, compliments of our fam at Videogum.com.
You vote, we tally and present the results. To sweeten the experience, one randomly selected entrant is going to win a whole bunch of goodies for casting their vote: We’re giving away each of the Top 50 Albums on CD as voted by you, as well as a $100 gift card to AMC Theaters, so you can watch and listen your way into the near year. Not bad.
Cast your vote below. Categories marked with asterisks — i.e., Best Album, and Your Info (so we can contact you if you win) — are required. We’re closely monitoring fraudulent ballots and box stuffing, dear street teamers. You have until 12/6 at 12PM EST to get your votes in. HERE WE GO:
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Sufjan for Indie Guy Crush and Annie Clark for Female Crush. Everyone else, clear the way.
And Breaking Bad rules all.
Since it’s hard to remember 11 months of entertainment:
Ideas for BEST ALBUM: http://stereogum.com/heavy-rotation/
Ideas for BEST VIDEO: http://stereogum.com/category/franchises/straight-to-video/
Ideas for BEST NEW ACT: http://stereogum.com/802912/stereogums-40-best-new-bands-of-2011/franchises/listomania/
I’m sure Indie Rock Crush won’t be a problem for anyone.
Also Guy Crush and Girl Crush will be forced to marry each other. Forgot to mention that.
So you’re saying I *shouldn’t* pick someone who I consider my future wife/stalkee?
Or he’s saying you should pick yourself and your future wife.
I’m saying Gabe and Kelly from Videogum are getting married!
https://twitter.com/#!/kellyconaboy/status/139080634604859393
I put Amrit as the girl crush
BUT I’M A BOY
BAZINGO
Aw man I messed up, Trevor Powers can’t marry Lykke Li! He’d write sad songs about how he can’t talk to her and she’d write sad songs about dancing alone because he won’t talk to her.
I put Kurt Vile as my man crush…
Breaking Bad and Duck Sauce “big bad wolf” should most definitely win their respective categories
that’s what i put <3
the only award “big bad wolf” deserves to win is most likely to induce nightmares
“Imma let you finish, but Beyoncé…” HAHA! Her “Countdown” video will be a strong competitor for “Big Bad Wolf” in the BEST VIDEO CATEGORY. However, I voted for Best Coast’s “Our Deal”.
actor model brad is just the best
i saw it for the first time a few seconds ago…i lost it during the photoshoot…couldnt have picked a better song
Feeling very conflicted about the idea of Lana Del Rey winning Female Indie Crush. I’m backing Youth Lagoon for BNA, but I feel like it should probably go to SBTRKT.
Don’t forget The Weeknd
Nah. Youth lagoon for sure.
What about Yuck?????
Thats who i put. And I put Azealia Banks as my girl crush and justin Vernon for the d00d.
Since it’s related to this topic, I just posted my Best Songs of 2011 and my top spot has been met with much “WTF” reaction. Seeing as we’ve grown closer together over the past year, I’d love to read everyone’s thoughts!
Link?
My site link is in my profile. I keep it stowed away there so as not to look like a shameless plugger and let anyone who actually wants to visit check it out at their own discretion!
Trash Talk kick ass! I bet you’ve made Brandon happy and that’s all that really matters, right?
I aim to please no one with my picks ;) It’s actually been a really interesting experience, this being the first year that my blog has been up and running publicly alongside giving it a Twitter account and Facebook page just to have. I find it funny to see how a large amount of new people will “follow” me after say, a post on Drake — but my site isn’t Drake central and he’s probably one of the few hip-hop musicians I do cover. Along comes a few posts on hardcore or punk bands, and away those followers go. That doesn’t bother me, though. I get a small handful of long-term readers from actual retweets by the hardcore / punk bands themselves, which probably means more to me than two dozen wannabe DJs trying to get me to post some Rihanna remix they made on SoundCloud.
Loved the nod to “Still Life”
Also clutch you put in HEALTH’s cover of “Goth Star” — seems like cheating but I’m glad you allowed it :)
Merrill Garbus for girl crush for sure.
Yeah man, her moustache turns me on.
How can I say what the best album is if Undun hasn’t come out yet?
Don’t have to vote today.
Yeah I guess you Roots/Black Keys fans should wait a week or two for those leaks
Louie, y’all.
best show + man crush
easily
Yeah, as well as Breaking Bad finished, Louie is pure genius, and Louie CK is basically the smartest, most perceptive man in the world.
Or at least the smartest, most perceptive man in the world with a TV show.
“Lonely Boy” for song and video sweep, y’all!
Yukimi Nagano for female crush and WIldfire by SBTRKT for song.
I just hope SBTRKT gets something seeing as it’s been in heavy rotation since its release pur moi.
Andrea Estella for girl crush. Ryan Gosling man crush. No messin
I can’t vote until I hear The Roots, Undun in its entirety.
Here, Here!
do you mean shabazz? its been out bra – you slept on it apparently
I voted Handsome Furs for everything. I have a crush on both of them.
Yeah, I’m surprised they don’t just get suddenly sexed on stage more often.
Bon Iver and Zooey Deschanel totally should wed.
But, their daughters would have such hideous beards! Ack!
nobody’s talking about the most important category. The best video is Going To The Store. Can we all just agree on that? I mean, the others are all good, sure we know that. But only Going to the Store gives me the, well, guys I have the weirdest boner watching that video.
That’s the clear winner. I don’t think it was up for much debate
Also I guess it’s time for my annual google the name of the girl who plays cello for Ra Ra Riot. Why she hasn’t won the “crush ” category yet is a blight on humanity.
Oh man, yes, I saw them play Toronto years ago, and I’m pretty sure she was the only person on stage.
Alexandra Lawn – lets make this happen amigos.
the girl from phantogram is also severely underrated in the crush department. but i gotta agree with you, alexandra lawn wins out. always does. lana del who?
Sara Barthel got my vote.
What about comment of the year?
Sometimes I hate that it only asks for your number one in all these categories! Wishing I could have repped Gauntlet Hair for second favorite new act of the year.
Seriously! I think two or so years ago there used to be 3 slots for Album of the Year at least. :’ /
you only need one column to report shabazz palaces
only reason you would need 2 is if you do:
1. shabazz
2. palaces
But Shabazz Palaces have been around since 2008 homeskillet.
Shabazz Palaces transcend time, they’ve been around since the beginning of existence in various forms.
GUYS Celestial Shore for best new act! They are so friendly/ good at their jobs (music).
I listed Destroyer – Kaputt for best album, song, and video.
I was the same, but with Battles–Gloss Drop (also Wall Street for best song, My Machines for best video.)
I’d call it my favorite video, yeah.
Amen!
Kaputt is the absolute best. THE BEST!
waaay too early to pick a movie yet, as all the good ones are only starting to be released. left it blank.
Best film for me was Autoluminescent, dude was Dracula with a guitar. Everyone go see it and cry a little bit at the end.
Iceage most certainly should win (at least in my humble opinion)
Shabazz Palaces for everything. EVERYTHING.
Even crush, I got a man-crush on Ishmael.
^^^^^^ YUP. Mr. Palaces is a fuckin BABRAHAMALAMA(on my)DINGDONG
Considering that there are no predetermined nominees, this award thing should turn out interestingly.
mirror traffic is easily the best album of 2011
also, i never saw any of those viral videos but was forced to vote for one. I suspect the first one will win, since it was already ticked on the ballot.
One artist, eh? I went with PJ Harvey and I’m not sure why. Also great: Shabazz Palaces, John Maus, The Men, Fucked Up, Wolves in the Throne Room, Altar of Plagues, Clams Casino.
I, for one, do not “get” John Maus. Maybe it’s just my pea-sized brain though.
young galaxys we have everything has to be best video
IMO Young Galaxy – Blown Minded is better, my fave this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rumNQRfCoqw
I hope people don’t overlook Azealia Banks as Indie Crush. Cute drama major and foul mouthed rapper who talks about her “cunt gettin eaten”. <3
I voted ’212′ for Best Song and was THAT close to voting her my Crush but Alexis Krauss still has my heart.
That song is an absolute fucking banger. I still have to restrain myself from singing “Imma ruin you cunt” out loud though.
The best new Artist category is tough.
EMA
Oupa
Nicolas Jaar
Royal Headache
Total Control
Amor De Dias
Case Studies
There were so many good debuts from artists this year!
Unknown Mortal Orchestra FTW
Iceage!
We need a best remix category.
Finally choosing Bon Iver’s ‘Holocene’ over Duck Sauce’s ‘Big Bad Wolf’ was the toughest choice there for me.
As Best Video obviously.
The best viral video of year was “Beyonce Makes Fan Sing”… but it wasn’t a choice, so I was forced to put it down for best Movie.
Best video: Fight for Your Right Revisited.
No doubt about it.
MY crushes this year are Lana Del Ray and James Blake.
Doesn’t it seem like there really hasn’t been a stand out album this year? Reckon EYE CONTACT is the best tho.
definitely no stand outs like last year…overall a weak year for me
St. Vincent for everything.
No love for M83 yet? That’s my album of the year anyway.
Say what you guys want about Lana, but video games is still a tremendous song.
I’ll bet Dancing with Swords wins best Viral Video as it is automatically selected for everyone who doesn’t choose one.
das racist – relax for album of the year
Totally forgot about Nicolas Jaar’s Don’t Break My Love EP when I voted.
Aaargh! Is anyone else regretting not thinking hard enough about this before submitting their answers? How could I forget Jenny Lee Lindberg as my crush? She’ll never let me sleep with her again!
it’s so hard for me to pick the best of the year. There are some very good releases I feel like other people will forget (Ryan Adams and R.E.M. come to mind), but there are some just undeniably great albums like Thank Me Later and Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Do you mean Take Care?
MARIA LINDEN
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Never mind, just go to this link for a pic of Maria Linden:
I’m voting for her
Best New Song: M83 – Midnight City
I put Waiting by M83. That album was a close contender for the best.
I forgot about the existence of this
She is so amazing to watch in concert. Very jealous of you right now.
Wye Oak needs more love! They’re beyond fantastic!!! And Haim is the best new band of 2011, even though they’ve been around for ages.
Indie’s hunkiest hunk
jenn wasner = crush