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Beat it kid…I’m off the clock. (Best of 2011 rewind)

Fri, Jan 9, 2026

Continuing our stroll down memory lane while we finish outfitting our new studio.

We’ll go back to when I was doing the Monday Morning Breakfast Blend, and rerun my best of 2011 show which originally aired on Monday, December 26, 2011.

That’s fifteen years ago, and I think most of these songs have held up fairly well by indie pop standards.

Show archive

Playlist

    Time: January 9 - 3:00:17 pm
  • Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

    M83, “Midnight City”

    from Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

    M83 Recording Inc/naïve - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 3:04:17 pm

  • TV Girl, “Benny and The Jets”

    from Benny and The Jets

    self released - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 3:08:08 pm
  • Flight 376 - Single

    Young Dreams, “Young Dreams”

    from Flight 376 - Single

    Tellé Records - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 3:11:00 pm
  • Wondervisions

    Delicate Steve, “Butterfly”

    from Wondervisions

    LUAKA BOP - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 3:15:58 pm
  • 100 Lovers

    DeVotchKa, “All the Sand In All the Sea”

    from 100 Lovers

    Anti/Epitaph - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 3:22:23 pm
  • Forever Today

    I'm from Barcelona, “Dr. Landy”

    from Forever Today

    Parlophone Sweden - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 3:34:15 pm
  • In the Mountain In the Cloud

    Portugal. the Man, “Everything You See (Kids Count Hallelujahs)”

    from In the Mountain In the Cloud

    Atlantic Records - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 3:34:17 pm
  • Portamento

    The Drums, “Money”

    from Portamento

    Universal-Island Records Ltd. - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 3:34:19 pm
  • The Cry!

    The CRY!, “I Wanna Know”

    from The Cry!

    Top Shelf Productions - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 3:34:20 pm
  • Signs & Signifiers

    JD McPherson, “Wolf Teeth”

    from Signs & Signifiers

    Hi-Style Enterprises, Inc. - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:29:47 pm
  • England Keep My Bones

    Frank Turner, “I Am Disappeared”

    from England Keep My Bones

    Xtra Mile Recordings - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:29:49 pm
  • You Could Have It All

    Tiny Danza, “Beat Fly”

    from You Could Have It All

    Tiny Danza - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:29:50 pm
  • Pickin' Up the Pieces

    Fitz & The Tantrums, “Don't Gotta Work It Out”

    from Pickin' Up the Pieces

    MapleMusic Recordings - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:29:51 pm
  • Pala

    Friendly Fires, “Live Those Days Tonight”

    from Pala

    XL Recordings - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:29:52 pm
  • Nuestra

    La Vida Bohème, “Radio Capital”

    from Nuestra

    Nacional Records - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:29:53 pm
  • This Is Only a Test

    Smoking Popes, “How Dangerous”

    from This Is Only a Test

    ASIAN MAN RECORDS - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:29:56 pm
  • Golden Rules for Golden People

    Pretty & Nice, “Yonkers”

    from Golden Rules for Golden People

    Equal Vision Records - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:29:58 pm
  • What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?

    The Vaccines, “If You Wanna”

    from What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?

    Columbia - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:29:59 pm
  • Hysterical

    Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, “Maniac”

    from Hysterical

    Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:30:02 pm
  • Never Trust a Happy Song

    Grouplove, “Tongue Tied”

    from Never Trust a Happy Song

    Canvasback/ATL - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:30:03 pm
  • Behind the Parade

    Tommy Keene, “Running for Your Life”

    from Behind the Parade

    Second Motion - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:30:08 pm
  • The Double Cross

    Sloan, “Unkind”

    from The Double Cross

    Yep Roc Records - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:30:09 pm
  • The Unsinkable Fats Domino - Single of the Week

    Guided By Voices, “The Unsinkable Fats Domino”

    from The Unsinkable Fats Domino - Single of the Week

    Fire - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:30:10 pm

  • Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, “Senator”

    from Mirror Traffic

    Matador Records - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:32:53 pm
  • Mountains and Cities

    My Pet Dragon, “Moonshine”

    from Mountains and Cities

    Gimme That Sound Productions - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:36:45 pm
  • Whatever's On Your Mind

    Gomez, “Options”

    from Whatever's On Your Mind

    Shock Entertainment - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:40:01 pm
  • Have You Seen Our New Fort?

    Hezekiah Jones, “Mind Malaise”

    from Have You Seen Our New Fort?

    Hezekiah Jones - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:43:33 pm
  • The Stepkids

    The Stepkids, “Legend In My Own Mind”

    from The Stepkids

    Stones Throw Records - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:51:34 pm
  • Celebration, Florida

    The Felice Brothers, “Ponzi”

    from Celebration, Florida

    Loose Music - 2011

    • Time: January 9 - 4:54:00 pm
  • Why There Are Mountains

    Cymbals Eat Guitars, “…And the Hazy Sea”

    from Why There Are Mountains

    Sinderlyn - 2009