15 Favorite Tunes of 2009
December 21, 2009 – 12:02 pm1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero
This song reminds me of a laser beam, or an 8-bit racecar game. I can’t decide which.
2. Viva Voce – Red Letter Day
Like a long lost song from an Ennio Morricone spaghetti western soundtrack.
3. Engineers – Sometimes I Realise
The hardest rocking song of 2009. Period.
4. Sunset Rubdown – Idiot Heart
A three part opus on life.
5. Bat For Lashes – Siren Song
My favorite track off one of the more interesting releases of 2009.
6. Phoenix – 1901
In all likelihood you’ve already heard this.
7. Metric – Gimme Sympathy
The best use of synth I’ve heard in a while.
8. Bombay Bicycle Club – Always Like This
Awesome boy/girl harmonies at the end of this one.
9. Atlas Sound – Walkabout
“What did you want to be when you grew up?”
10. Andrew Bird – Tenuousness
The whistling on this will get stuck in your head.
11. Lovers – Wrestling Horses
This song reminds me of some of the better moments of 90s pop.
12. The Raveonettes – Bang!
I’m glad there’s always the Raveonettes keeping twang alive and well.
13. Neko Case – This Tornado Loves You
Middle Cyclone didn’t impress me as much as some of her past work, but this track is great.
14. St. Vincent – Actor Out Of Work
Probably the best new female vocalist I heard this year, even though she has been around for awhile.
15. Yo La Tengo – Here To Fall
The best thing they’ve done in years. Epic.
Some you may not have heard, but worth a listen:
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