3 awesome bands that Stillwater’s Other Lives (pictured) opened for:
1. The National
2. Bon Iver
3. Radiohead
 

11 local albums we loved in 2011 (in no particular order):
1. Brine Webb — “O You, Stone Changeling”
2. Other Lives — “Tamer Animals”
3. Brianna Gaither — “Love is Patient”
4. The Workweek — “Promises, Promises”
5. Depth & Current — “Depth & Current”
6. Zach Winters — “They Were Longing for a Better Country”
7. Josh Sallee — “Return to Sender”
8. Colourmusic — “My ____ Is Pink”
9. Riley Jantzen and the Spirits — “Feathers”
10. Crown Imperial — “Crown Imperial”
11. Ryan Lawson and the Hack & Saw Nation — “Hack & Saw Nation”

4 hilariously named songs by The Boom Bang:
1. “Vietnomnomnom”
2. “Jabroni Ramoney”

3. “Mondo Ripper”
4. “Ahhh ... Fresh Monsters”

3 bands poised for a prolific 2012:
1. Horse Thief
2. Other Lives
3. Dead Sea Choir

3 bands whose breakup we cried over in 2011:
1. The Uglysuit
2. Bulletproof Tiger
3. The City Lives

1 band with a really stupid name whose emails I consistently ignored:
1. Five Finger Death Punch

7 acts (by our count) for which Nathan Price played drums at Norman Music Festival 4:
1. Broncho
2. Vandevander
3. Jacob Abello
4. Refund Division
5. Native Lights
6. Unwed Sailor
7. Beau Jennings

3 profanities Ben Folds dropped when I interviewed him in October:
1. “fuck”
2. “fuck”
3. “fuck”

3 bands I saw four or more times live:
1. Chrome Pony
2. Broncho
3. Colourmusic

1 very famous producer who contributed an hour’s worth of ambient music to ACM@UCO’s recent Industry Link event:
1. Brian Eno

10 song titles that, taken together, could constitute a Flaming Lips album:
1. “Suicide Demo for Kara Walker” — Destroyer
2. “Page of Wands” — Sundress
3. “Vorms” — Collections of Colonies of Bees
4. “Street Halo” — Burial
5. “Vireo’s Eye” — Future Islands
6. “Jesus Fever” — Kurt Vile

7. “Spitting Blood” — WU LYF
8. “Strange Nostalgia for the Future” — Cut Copy
9. “Analog Paralysis, 1978” — Tim Hecker
10. “Planix” — Austra

10 songs that made me stop worrying and love major labels:
1. “It’s a Corporate World” — Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
2. “Countdown” — Beyoncé
3. “Gold on the Ceiling” — The Black Keys
4. “Rumour Has It” — Adele
5. “Look at Me Now” — Chris Brown featuring Lil’ Wayne & Busta Rhymes

6. “Abducted” — Cults
7. “Lord Knows” — Drake
8. “6 Foot 7 Foot” — Lil’ Wayne

9. “Super Bass” — Nicki Minaj
10. “Niggas in Paris” — Kanye West and Jay-Z

8 distinctly Oklahoman songs not necessarily by Oklahomans:
1. “Get Off My Reservations” — Broncho
2. “Pioneer Bride” — Matt the Electrician
3. “Sooner or Later” — Mat Kearney
4. anything by Neon Indian
5. anything by Thundercat
6. “Lord Knows Best” — Dirty Beaches
7. “Anti-Pioneer” — Feist
8. “County Line” — Cass McCombs



Ladies and gentleman, 8 songs that might have been recorded in space:
1. “Polish Girl” — Neon Indian
2. “Midnight City” — M83

3. “New Beat” — Toro Y Moi
4. “Chloe in the Afternoon” — St. Vincent
5. “Putting the Dog to Sleep” — The Antlers
6. “Relax” — Das Racist
7. “Electronic Dream” — Araabmuzik
8. anything by Shabazz Palaces

15 Favorite Local Songs of 2011 (in no particular order):
1. “You for Leaving Me” — Colourmusic

2. “Midnight Swagger” — The Damn Quails
3. “I’m Static” — Crown Imperial
4. “Choices” — Beetyman (featuring Jabee)
5. “Oh Me Oh My” — The Nghiems
6. “Side by Side” — Depth & Current
7. “Dark Horse” — Other Lives
8. “Sunday Morning” — Riley Jantzen & The Spirits
9. “Faithful” — Brianna Gaither
10. “Try Me Out Sometime” — Broncho

11. “Ghost Family” — Brine Webb
12. “Dogs & Guns” — Zombie Vs. Shark
13. “And the Little Child” — Zach Winters
14. “Dum Dum Dah Dah” — The Nghiems
15. “Red Phone Booth” — Kite Flying Robot


OKS in 2011 — Monday: Your Most-Viewed Music Videos
OKS in 2011 — Tuesday: The Year in Photos
OKS in 2011 — Wednesday: By the numbers
OKS in 2011 — Thursday: OKSee's Honorable Mention Albums of the Year
OKS in 2011 — Friday: OKSee's 30 Favorite Albums of 2011