Dela
9 jan 2010, 16:22
just some songs. great ones to be more precise.
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Afterlives -
Ever the Optimist
from A Ticking Clock I Couldn’t Stop
Have A Nice Life related so you know
Japandroids -
Wet Hair
from Post-Nothing
could have picked 3 or 4 other songs from this record yeah it's that good
Cave In -
Retina Sees Rewind
from Planets of Old
EP is full of awesome shit but this song got the grooves
Castevet -
Beating High Schoolers At Arcade Games
from Summer Fences
like American Football, but more ballsy
Therapy? - Exiles
from Crooked Timber
some of the best Therapy? material in years
Rome -
A Legacy of Unrest
from Flowers From Exile
never thought I'd like something thats called apocalyptic martial folk that much
Metric - Gimme Sympathy
from Fantasies
song is bomb, the album - not so much
Kreng - Kolossus
from L'Autopsie Phe´nome´nale De Dieu
record should be listened as a whole, creepy as hell
Iron & Wine -
The Trapeze Swinger
from Around the Well
best Iron & Wine song for me
All the Empires of the World -
Ghosts of Sargasso/Of The Father
from Blessings
picked the song pretty randomly because all of the stuff this band put out this year is fantastic
Kidcrash -
Sleeper Wave
from Snacks
quality song from a worthy follow-up to the incredible Jokes
A City Safe From Sea - Well Dressed at the Hospital
from Throw Me Through Walls
song is ridiculously catchy post-hardcore from an album full of ridiculously catchy post-hardcore
Bats -
Andrew Wiles
from Red In Tooth & Claw
tied with Gamma Ray Burst: Second Date and Credulous! Credulous! in terms of sheer awesomeness
Do Make Say Think -
Do
from The Other Truths
years best post rock song (fuck you Mono)
Mono - Everlasting Light
from Hymn To The Immortal Wind
just kidding, Mono is awesome, as is this song.
Daïtro - Part II
from Y
evolves from catchy to epic, what more could you possibly ask for?
The Ascent Of Everest -
The Journey Forever Long
from The Ascent Of Everest/We All Inherit The Moon Split
super-solid post rock band delivers
Coalesce -
Wild Ox Moan
from Ox
crazy awesome intro, that's for sure.
Cursive -
What Have I Done?
from Mama, I'm Swollen
epic closer is epic
Brainworms -
Jay's Big Date
from II - Swear to me
you know Bear vs. Shark? that's cool. this is cool, too
Converge -
Dark Horse
from Axe to Fall
god this main riff is so tight
Blakfish - Ringo Starr - 2nd Best Drummer in the Beatles
from Champions
I DON'T LIKE DANCE MUSIC AND I DON'T THINK I EVER WILL!
The Decemberists - The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid
from Hazards Of Love
so good that there's a reprise later on that album
Animal Collective - My Girls
from Merriweather Post Pavilion
no, I'm not an indie hipster faggot
Dear Landlord -
Rosa
from Dream Homes
some catchy punk rawwwwwk right here
Bat for Lashes -
Pearl's Dream
from Two Suns
dude this girl can SING
Closure in Moscow -
Vanguard
from First Temple
good 'scene music' how about that? and the singer sounds like that dude from MARS THE F***ING VOLTA
Horse The Band -
Science Police
from Desperate Living
sick song. best HORSE album.
The Antlers - Atrophy
from Hospice
so haunting I constantly lose my breath while listening
Elder -
Remember These Days
from Reflect
blending post rock and screamo is usually a good idea.
Antony and the Johnsons -
Epilepsy Is Dancing
from The Crying Light
this voice is beyond awesome
Gaza - Canine Disposal Unit + The Anthropologist
from He Is Never Coming Back
listen to both songs consecutively and you think you can die already
The Lawrence Arms -
The Slowest Drink at the Saddest Bar on the Snowiest Day in the Greatest City
from Buttsweat and Tears
song is pure torture - can't wait for the new full lenght now
The Loved Ones -
Distracted
from Distractions
band continues to put out awesome music, song is almost better than the Build & Burn material
Have a Nice Life - Trespassers W
from Voids
best b-side I've heard in a while
Archives - Including the Mezzanine
from Decline
see Elder - Remember These Days
Manchester Orchestra -
I Can Feel A Hot One
from Mean Everything To Nothing
incredible sad song with lyrics that are incredible sad
Mariachi el Bronx -
Silver or Lead
from El Bronx
who would have thought that The Bronx come up with music your mother could dance to in the kitchen?
ORBS -
A Man of Science
from Asleep Next to Science
someone intelligent told me this song is soooooo two years ago but I like it.
Poison the Well - Pamplemousse
from The Tropic Rot
never thought I'd like a song that's named Pamplemousse, really
The xx - Heart Skipped a Beat
from xx
lots of good songs on that record, but this is my current fave
Weezer -
(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To
from Raditude
you can't deny this song is catchy as hell, can you?
Propagandhi -
Potemkin City Limits
from Supporting Caste
saw them live this year, totally ruled
Brother/Ghost -
Touch Something and Say Dead
from Black Ice
albums centerpiece but the album as a whole is where its at
Heather Woods Broderick - Wounded Bird
from From The Ground
stuff is almost as good as her brothers.
Pulling Teeth -
Bloodwolves
from Paranoid Delusions/Paradise Illusions
just listen to that solo. just ... just listen.
Silversun Pickups -
Panic Switch
from Swoon
was my song of the year for a long time and maybe is still.
Owen - Heads Will Ache
from The Seaside EP
quality Kinsella song that's everything Owen is about
Paramore - Ignorance
from Brand New Eyes
most infectious verse ever
So Many Dynamos -
Artifacts of Sound
from The Loud Wars
frantic, fuzzy, clashing, danceable = awesome
maudlin of the Well - Rose Quartz Turning to Glass
from Part the Second
love ya Mia
Panopticon - The Death Of Baldr And The Coming War
from Collapse
when you get used to the drumming this is some of the most ballin' black metal shit you'll ever hear
Mount Eerie - Stone's Ode
from Wind's Poem
one of those songs the winter was made for
Red City Radio -
If All Else Fails Play Dead
from To The Sons & Daughters Of Woody Guthrie EP
favourite punk song of the year
Wilco - You and I
from Wilco (The Album)
Wilco + Feist + acoustic guit..omg I just came
Title Fight -
Anaconda Sniper
from The Last Thing You Forget
song is like the charming smile from the cute chucks girl next door
Yo La Tengo - More Stars Than There Are in Heaven
from Popular Songs
if the following two epics were just as epic as this epic song the whole album would be beyond epic
Matthew Good -
Empty's Theme Park
from Vancouver
Matthew Good + strings + 9 minute closer = as good as you would imagine
Sholi -
Contortionist
from Sholi
you like Minus The Bear and Karate and maybe Cursive so you'll love this I'm sure
Built to Spill -
Things Fall Apart
from There is No Enemy
had a feeling this record would rule and this song is the proof
The Red Chord -
Hour Of Rats
from Fed Through The Teeth Machine
won't compare this to the new BTBAM because it's better
Banner Pilot -
Farewell to Iron Bastards
from Collapser
song is one awesome hook as is the whole album
Towers -
Hope
from Full Circle
awesome ending of one hell of an album
The Thermals -
Now We Can See
from Now We Can See
fun song is fun
P.O.S. - Purexed
from Never Better
song is driving as hell, pure energy
Nothing More -
The Few Not Fleeting
from The Few Not Fleeting
sounds like Aussie rock but isn't, really awesome
Regina Spektor - Human of the Year
from Far
when the horns come in it's like the best thing ever
Phoenix -
Lisztomania
from Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
no I'm not an indie hipster faggot [2]
mewithoutYou -
The Fox, The Crow And The Cookie
from It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright
ya I know this stuff is different but it isn't only alright, it's all CRAZY!
The American Dollar -
Where We Are
from From The Inland Sea
brilliant teaser for the (hopefully great) new album
Brand New -
Sink
from Daisy
the song out of the three best on the album without this lame intro/outro
A Place to Bury Strangers -
I Lived My Life To Stand In The Shadow Of Your Heart
from Exploding Head
incredible thick bass and chugging and wall of sound and awesomeness
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster - Listen Close
from III
my personal song of the summer
Sole and the Skyrider Band -
Black
from Plastique
song is as bleak as you can expect from a song titled 'Black'
Trophy Scars - Bad Dreams
from Bad Luck
so happy that this record is nothing like I expected
Andrew Bird - Oh No
from Noble Beast
oh **** yeah
Strike Anywhere -
Invisible Colony
from Iron Front
the perfect opener for a surprisingly awesome album
Shpongle -
Nothing Is Something Worth Doing
from Ineffable Mysteries From Shpongleland
totally agree with that song title
Sigh & Explode -
This... Is the Breathing Caricature
from These Seem Like Tarantulas
pretty tight screamo/hardcore hybrid worth your interest
Strung Out -
Vanity
from Agents of the Underground
band can do no wrong
Mew -
Beach
from No More Stories Are Told Today, I'm Sorry, They Washed Away
I think Sometimes Life Isn't Easy is the overall best song on that album but whatever, this one is pure sunshine
Say Anything -
Eloise
from Say Anything
Max Bemis is the man, there's no other way to describe it
A Sunny Day In Glasgow -
Close chorus
from Ashes Grammar
fantastic dream pop folk-gaze
Paint It Black -
Sacred
from Surrender EP
I'm such a sucker for clean melodic choruses in otherwise ass-kicking hardocre songs
Thrice -
The Weight
from Beggars
Thrice doing post hardcore again *expression of joy*
The Swell Season - The Verb
from Strict Joy
could have picked nearly every other track from that album, these duo knows what I like
This Is A Standoff -
Everything We Take
from Be Disappointed
streamlined version of AWS with incredible catchy outbursts
Eleventh He Reaches London -
For The Commonwealth And The Queen
from Hollow Be My Name
if you want to get into this album just listen to this song.
Loma Prieta - Ghost Shadow
from Dark Mountain
yeah I know, another screamo song. so what?
The Swellers - Dirt
from Ups and Downsizing
albeit the song is not as good as the best stuff from My Everest, I can't help myself but love it. it's The Swellers you know ...
The Mars Volta - Teflon
from Octahedron
[insert stupid TMV comment here]
Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) -
An Idea Is a Greater Monument Than a Cathedral
from What It Takes to Move Forward
won't namedrop Sunny Day Real Estate or Mineral or Braid because it would be too obvious
Tim Hecker - Where Shadows Make Shadows
from An Imaginary Country
brilliant ambient/drone mixture
John Frusciante - Central
from The Empyrean
song is really long but also really great
Florence + the Machine - Drumming
from Lungs
almost forgot about that, awesome song
Manic Street Preachers -
She Bathed Herself In A Bath Of Bleach
from Journal For Plague Lovers
EMPTY ARMS AND ACHING HEART. god this chorus rules
Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck - Hollow Graves
from Goodbye Debris
almost forgot about that, awesome song [2]
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Afterlives -
from A Ticking Clock I Couldn’t Stop
Have A Nice Life related so you know
Japandroids -
from Post-Nothing
could have picked 3 or 4 other songs from this record yeah it's that good
Cave In -
from Planets of Old
EP is full of awesome shit but this song got the grooves
Castevet -
from Summer Fences
like American Football, but more ballsy
Therapy? - Exiles
from Crooked Timber
some of the best Therapy? material in years
Rome -
from Flowers From Exile
never thought I'd like something thats called apocalyptic martial folk that much
Metric - Gimme Sympathy
from Fantasies
song is bomb, the album - not so much
Kreng - Kolossus
from L'Autopsie Phe´nome´nale De Dieu
record should be listened as a whole, creepy as hell
Iron & Wine -
from Around the Well
best Iron & Wine song for me
All the Empires of the World -
from Blessings
picked the song pretty randomly because all of the stuff this band put out this year is fantastic
Kidcrash -
from Snacks
quality song from a worthy follow-up to the incredible Jokes
A City Safe From Sea - Well Dressed at the Hospital
from Throw Me Through Walls
song is ridiculously catchy post-hardcore from an album full of ridiculously catchy post-hardcore
Bats -
from Red In Tooth & Claw
tied with Gamma Ray Burst: Second Date and Credulous! Credulous! in terms of sheer awesomeness
Do Make Say Think -
from The Other Truths
years best post rock song (fuck you Mono)
Mono - Everlasting Light
from Hymn To The Immortal Wind
just kidding, Mono is awesome, as is this song.
Daïtro - Part II
from Y
evolves from catchy to epic, what more could you possibly ask for?
The Ascent Of Everest -
from The Ascent Of Everest/We All Inherit The Moon Split
super-solid post rock band delivers
Coalesce -
from Ox
crazy awesome intro, that's for sure.
Cursive -
from Mama, I'm Swollen
epic closer is epic
Brainworms -
from II - Swear to me
you know Bear vs. Shark? that's cool. this is cool, too
Converge -
from Axe to Fall
god this main riff is so tight
Blakfish - Ringo Starr - 2nd Best Drummer in the Beatles
from Champions
I DON'T LIKE DANCE MUSIC AND I DON'T THINK I EVER WILL!
The Decemberists - The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid
from Hazards Of Love
so good that there's a reprise later on that album
Animal Collective - My Girls
from Merriweather Post Pavilion
no, I'm not an indie hipster faggot
Dear Landlord -
from Dream Homes
some catchy punk rawwwwwk right here
Bat for Lashes -
from Two Suns
dude this girl can SING
Closure in Moscow -
from First Temple
good 'scene music' how about that? and the singer sounds like that dude from MARS THE F***ING VOLTA
Horse The Band -
from Desperate Living
sick song. best HORSE album.
The Antlers - Atrophy
from Hospice
so haunting I constantly lose my breath while listening
Elder -
from Reflect
blending post rock and screamo is usually a good idea.
Antony and the Johnsons -
from The Crying Light
this voice is beyond awesome
Gaza - Canine Disposal Unit + The Anthropologist
from He Is Never Coming Back
listen to both songs consecutively and you think you can die already
The Lawrence Arms -
from Buttsweat and Tears
song is pure torture - can't wait for the new full lenght now
The Loved Ones -
from Distractions
band continues to put out awesome music, song is almost better than the Build & Burn material
Have a Nice Life - Trespassers W
from Voids
best b-side I've heard in a while
Archives - Including the Mezzanine
from Decline
see Elder - Remember These Days
Manchester Orchestra -
from Mean Everything To Nothing
incredible sad song with lyrics that are incredible sad
Mariachi el Bronx -
from El Bronx
who would have thought that The Bronx come up with music your mother could dance to in the kitchen?
ORBS -
from Asleep Next to Science
someone intelligent told me this song is soooooo two years ago but I like it.
Poison the Well - Pamplemousse
from The Tropic Rot
never thought I'd like a song that's named Pamplemousse, really
The xx - Heart Skipped a Beat
from xx
lots of good songs on that record, but this is my current fave
Weezer -
from Raditude
you can't deny this song is catchy as hell, can you?
Propagandhi -
from Supporting Caste
saw them live this year, totally ruled
Brother/Ghost -
from Black Ice
albums centerpiece but the album as a whole is where its at
Heather Woods Broderick - Wounded Bird
from From The Ground
stuff is almost as good as her brothers.
Pulling Teeth -
from Paranoid Delusions/Paradise Illusions
just listen to that solo. just ... just listen.
Silversun Pickups -
from Swoon
was my song of the year for a long time and maybe is still.
Owen - Heads Will Ache
from The Seaside EP
quality Kinsella song that's everything Owen is about
Paramore - Ignorance
from Brand New Eyes
most infectious verse ever
So Many Dynamos -
from The Loud Wars
frantic, fuzzy, clashing, danceable = awesome
maudlin of the Well - Rose Quartz Turning to Glass
from Part the Second
love ya Mia
Panopticon - The Death Of Baldr And The Coming War
from Collapse
when you get used to the drumming this is some of the most ballin' black metal shit you'll ever hear
Mount Eerie - Stone's Ode
from Wind's Poem
one of those songs the winter was made for
Red City Radio -
from To The Sons & Daughters Of Woody Guthrie EP
favourite punk song of the year
Wilco - You and I
from Wilco (The Album)
Wilco + Feist + acoustic guit..omg I just came
Title Fight -
from The Last Thing You Forget
song is like the charming smile from the cute chucks girl next door
Yo La Tengo - More Stars Than There Are in Heaven
from Popular Songs
if the following two epics were just as epic as this epic song the whole album would be beyond epic
Matthew Good -
from Vancouver
Matthew Good + strings + 9 minute closer = as good as you would imagine
Sholi -
from Sholi
you like Minus The Bear and Karate and maybe Cursive so you'll love this I'm sure
Built to Spill -
from There is No Enemy
had a feeling this record would rule and this song is the proof
The Red Chord -
from Fed Through The Teeth Machine
won't compare this to the new BTBAM because it's better
Banner Pilot -
from Collapser
song is one awesome hook as is the whole album
Towers -
from Full Circle
awesome ending of one hell of an album
The Thermals -
from Now We Can See
fun song is fun
P.O.S. - Purexed
from Never Better
song is driving as hell, pure energy
Nothing More -
from The Few Not Fleeting
sounds like Aussie rock but isn't, really awesome
Regina Spektor - Human of the Year
from Far
when the horns come in it's like the best thing ever
Phoenix -
from Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
no I'm not an indie hipster faggot [2]
mewithoutYou -
from It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright
ya I know this stuff is different but it isn't only alright, it's all CRAZY!
The American Dollar -
from From The Inland Sea
brilliant teaser for the (hopefully great) new album
Brand New -
from Daisy
the song out of the three best on the album without this lame intro/outro
A Place to Bury Strangers -
from Exploding Head
incredible thick bass and chugging and wall of sound and awesomeness
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster - Listen Close
from III
my personal song of the summer
Sole and the Skyrider Band -
from Plastique
song is as bleak as you can expect from a song titled 'Black'
Trophy Scars - Bad Dreams
from Bad Luck
so happy that this record is nothing like I expected
Andrew Bird - Oh No
from Noble Beast
oh **** yeah
Strike Anywhere -
from Iron Front
the perfect opener for a surprisingly awesome album
Shpongle -
from Ineffable Mysteries From Shpongleland
totally agree with that song title
Sigh & Explode -
from These Seem Like Tarantulas
pretty tight screamo/hardcore hybrid worth your interest
Strung Out -
from Agents of the Underground
band can do no wrong
Mew -
from No More Stories Are Told Today, I'm Sorry, They Washed Away
I think Sometimes Life Isn't Easy is the overall best song on that album but whatever, this one is pure sunshine
Say Anything -
from Say Anything
Max Bemis is the man, there's no other way to describe it
A Sunny Day In Glasgow -
from Ashes Grammar
fantastic dream pop folk-gaze
Paint It Black -
from Surrender EP
I'm such a sucker for clean melodic choruses in otherwise ass-kicking hardocre songs
Thrice -
from Beggars
Thrice doing post hardcore again *expression of joy*
The Swell Season - The Verb
from Strict Joy
could have picked nearly every other track from that album, these duo knows what I like
This Is A Standoff -
from Be Disappointed
streamlined version of AWS with incredible catchy outbursts
Eleventh He Reaches London -
from Hollow Be My Name
if you want to get into this album just listen to this song.
Loma Prieta - Ghost Shadow
from Dark Mountain
yeah I know, another screamo song. so what?
The Swellers - Dirt
from Ups and Downsizing
albeit the song is not as good as the best stuff from My Everest, I can't help myself but love it. it's The Swellers you know ...
The Mars Volta - Teflon
from Octahedron
[insert stupid TMV comment here]
Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) -
from What It Takes to Move Forward
won't namedrop Sunny Day Real Estate or Mineral or Braid because it would be too obvious
Tim Hecker - Where Shadows Make Shadows
from An Imaginary Country
brilliant ambient/drone mixture
John Frusciante - Central
from The Empyrean
song is really long but also really great
Florence + the Machine - Drumming
from Lungs
almost forgot about that, awesome song
Manic Street Preachers -
from Journal For Plague Lovers
EMPTY ARMS AND ACHING HEART. god this chorus rules
Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck - Hollow Graves
from Goodbye Debris
almost forgot about that, awesome song [2]
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