Kevin Bronson on December 10th, 2010

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I won’t claim to have heard all the music coming from SoCal artists in 2010, but I got a lot of submissions. A real lot, as we used say when we were kids. All told (according to a quick inventory this past week), Buzz Bands LA received more than 220 albums from folks we consider “local” – and another 120-plus EPs, along with random single releases and the like. Starting today (Dec. 10), I’m counting down my favorite 101 local songs of the year on MoheakRadio. Tune in Dec. 17 and Christmas Eve for the remainder of the countdown. (Hey, last year’s was fun.)

After the jump, the list, being updated as I go:

101. El Ten Eleven, “The Sycophants Are Coming! The Sycophants Are Coming”
100. Hot As Sun, “Come Come”
99. Pollyn, “Gave It Up”
98. Jenny & Johnny, “Scissor Runner”
97. The Rescues, “Break Me Out”
96. Wake Up Lucid, “Words”
95. Kenan Bell, “Fruits and Vegetables”
94. So Many Wizards, “Nico”
93. Bleu, “Singin’ in Tongues”
92. Castledoor, “Flashlight”
91. The Idaho Falls, “Loud and Brave”
90. Lucy Schwartz, “Help Me! Help Me!”
89. Lord Huron, “We Went Wild”
88. The Street & Babe Shadow, “Ashes to Ashes”
87. Wounded Lion, “Creatures in the Cave”
86. Year Long Disaster, “Show Me Your Teeth”
85. Deep Sleep Ops, “Spiraling Into Control”
84. Family of the Year, “Stairs”
83. Fol Chen, “In Ruins”
82. Bell Gardens, “Through the Rain”
81. The BellRays, “Everybody Get Up”
80. Casxio, “Anticipation”
79. Active Child, “Weight of the World”
78. The Good Listeners, “Insect Losing Balance”
77. Le Switch, “Bad Decisions”
76. Moving Picture Show, “Uhuh Uhuh”
75. Snow & Voices, “Everything Coming Apart”
74. The Spires, “Orange Yellow”
73. The Like, “Fair Game”
72. Starflyer 59, “Cry Me a River”
71. Nightmare Air, “Who Who Lies”
70. Radar Brothers, “Horses Warriors”
69. Flying Lotus, “… And the World Laughs With You”
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Talk to you next week.