FEBRUARY ROUND-UP: The month's best videos and albums

It's time once again for your monthly recap of the past four week's best videos and albums.  All your future favourites in pre-determined countdown form. Wet Thud means never having to think for yourself again...


THE BEST VIDEOS OF FEBRUARY 2011:


25. Cloud Nothings "Understand At All" (Carpark)

24. DeVotchKa "100 Other Lovers" (Anti)

23. The Vaccines "If You Wanna" (Columbia)

22. Small Black "Photojournalist" (Jagjaguwar)

21. Vivian Girls "I Heard You Say" (Polyvinyl)

20. Erykah Badu "Gone Baby, Don't Be Long" (Universal Motown)

19. Rihanna "S&M" (Island/Def Jam)

18. James Blake "The Wilhelm Scream" (ATLAS)

17. Cults "Go Outside" (self-released)

16. Radiohead "Lotus Flower" (self-released)

15. The Kills "Satellite" (Domino)

14. Peter, Björn & John "Second Chance" (Startime International)

13. Britney Spears "Hold It Against Me" (Jive)

12. Mogwai "Mexican Grand Prix" (Sub Pop)

11. Ke$ha "Blow" (RCA)

10. Kanye West f. Rihanna & Kid Cudi "All Of The Lights" (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)

9. Yeasayer "I Remember" (Secretly Canadian)

8. Austra "Beat And The Pulse" (Domino)

7. The New Pornographers "Moves" (Matador)

6. Cut Copy "Need You Now" (Modular)

5. Foo Fighters "White Limo" (RCA)

4. Beth Ditto "I Wrote The Book" (Deconstruction)

3. Tyler the Creator "Yonkers" (XL)

2. White Lies "Strangers" (Fiction)

1. The Black Keys "Howlin' For You" (Nonesuch)

THE BEST ALBUMS OF FEBRUARY 2011:


10. Adele 21 (XL)

"Rolling In The Deep"

9. Young Galaxy Shapeshifting (Paper Bag)

"We Have Everything"

8. Bright Eyes The People's Key (Saddle Creek)

"Shell Games"

7. James Blake James Blake (Polydor)

"Limit To Your Love"

"The Wilhelm Scream"

6. Hercules And Love Affair Blue Songs (Moshi Moshi)

"My House"

5. Toro y Moi Underneath The Pine (Carpark)

"Still Sound"

"New Beat"

4. Radiohead The King Of Limbs (self-released)

"Lotus Flower"

3. The Go! Team Rolling Blackouts (Memphis Industries)

"T.O.R.N.A.D.O."

"Buy Nothing Day"

"Secretary Song"

"Super Triangle"

"Ready To Go Steady"

2. PJ Harvey Let England Shake (Island)

"The Last Living Rose"

"The Words That Maketh Murder"

"Let England Shake"

1. Cut Copy Zonoscope (Modular)

"Need You Now"

January 2011 Round-Up

JANUARY ROUND-UP: The month's best videos and albums

This is the first of what I intend to be a regular feature here on Wet Thud, a monthly recap of the past month's best new videos and albums. In glorious countdown form. Enjoy...

THE BEST VIDEOS OF JANUARY 2011:

25. Toro y Moi "Still Sound" (Carpark)

24. Savage Skulls and Douster feat. Robyn "Bad Gal" (Mad Decent)

23. Crystal Castles feat. Robert Smith "Not In Love" (Fiction)

22. The Sadies "Another Day Again" (Outside)

21. She & Him "Don't Look Back" (Merge)

20. The Go! Team feat. Satomi Matsuzaki "Secretary Song" (Memphis Industries)

19. Mogwai "Rano Pano" (Sub Pop)

18. Times New Viking "No Room To Live" (Matador)

17. Deerhoof "Super Duper Rescue Heads!" (Polyvinyl)

16. Born Ruffians "The Ballad Of Moose Bruce" (Paper Bag)

15. PJ Harvey "The Words That Maketh Murder" (Island)

14. Lykke Li "I Follow Rivers" (LL Recordings)

13. The Rural Alberta Advantage "Stamp" (Saddle Creek)

12. Best Coast "Crazy For You" (Mexican Summer)

11. Destroyer "Kaputt" (Merge)

10. Two Door Cinema Club "What You Know" (Kitsuné)

9. Sleigh Bells "Rill Rill" (N.E.E.T.)

8. Freelance Whales "Enzymes" (Mom & Pop)

7. P!nk "Fuckin' Perfect" (Sony)

6. Memory Tapes "Today Is Our Life" (Something in Construction)

5. Cloud Nothings "Should Have" (Carpark)

4. The Go! Team feat. Bethany Cosentino "Buy Nothing Day" (Memphis Industries)

3. Hercules And Love Affair "My House" (Moshi Moshi)

2. Matt and Kim "Cameras" (Fader Label)

1. No Age "Fever Dreaming" (Sub Pop)

THE BEST ALBUMS OF JANUARY 2011:

10. Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows (Duck Down)

9. Cage The Elephant Thank You, Happy Birthday (Universal)

8. The Decemberists The King Is Dead (Capitol)

7. Deerhoof Vs. Evil (Polyvinyl)

6. Wire Red Barked Tree (Pink Flag)

5. White Lies Ritual (Fiction)

4. Iron & Wine Kiss Each Other Clean (Warner Bros.)

3. Smith Westerns Dye It Blonde (Fat Possum)

2. British Sea Power Valhalla Dancehall (Rough Trade)

1. Destroyer Kaputt (Merge)