Beats Per Mike’s Top Artists for 2011 (in no particular order):

• Little Dragon
• SBTRKT
• Tall Black Guy
• Curren$y
• Kendrick Lamar
• OFWGKTA
• Mark de Clive Lowe
• Disclosure
• Thundercat
• Michael Kiwanuka
• Danny Brown
• Oddisee
• Label Love
• James Blake
• Mosca
• The Weeknd
• Shabazz Palaces
• The Park
• Wildcookie
• Gummy Soul

In the year 2011, the sounds of these 20 artists dominated my headphones and speakers.  They made music that entered my rotation and refused to leave.  Props to them for keeping my eardrums happy throughout the year.

To see archived Beats Per Mike posts for each artist, click on their name.  If you like what you hear, cop that shit! Support quality music!

Happy New Year!

BPM

Thundercat - The Golden Age of Apocalypse (Full Album Stream)

Free Download: Thundercat ‘Shenanigans Pt. 1’ mixed by Flying Lotus

As a prelude to Thundercat’s upcoming The Golden Age of Apocalypse album, Flying Lotus has released a mix of Thundercat’s past, present and possibly future material.

The Golden Age of Apocalypse drops August 30th on Brainfeeder.

Click the image for the download link.

Thundercat - Daylight  

The Los Angeles bassist/vocalist, Thundercat, is set to release his solo debut The Golden Age of Apocalypse on August 29th, 2011.  Earlier today, pitchfork.com posted a stream to Daylight, as well as the album’s track list.

Click the image to stream Daylight.