Songs on repeat

I was going to make a list of five songs that came out this year and I loved, but alas, I happen to be a music fanatic so five is a far too small number. As always, no particular order*, just what I consider la crème de la crème of 2009

1. Animal Collective – On A Highway

This is how a dream sounds.

2. The Big Pink - Velvet

A magnificent piece of organized chaos.

3. Biffy Clyro – God & Satan

Perfect lyrics, perfect melody. One piece of sheer wonder

4. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Done All Wrong

Blues-garage acoustic piece that only proves BRMC are such a great band (not that we needed further proof)

5. Brand New – In A Jar

Ambiguous biblical references, post-hardcore elements, post-rock infusions and a great American rock band.

6. Dananananaykroyd – Some Dresses

Handclapping, cheers, a great solo towards the end of the song, lyrics that are spit out not sang.

7. Depeche Mode - Wrong

So right.

8. The Drums – Let’s Go Surfing

Fun and bubbly to the very last chord.

9. Friendly Fires – Kiss Of Life

Those falsettos, the dance moves in that video (giving a new meaning to the expression ‘hips don’t lie’), the tribal drums.

10. Future Of The Left – You Need Satan More Than He Need You

The raw bass is mesmerizing and the lyrics will make you choke with laughter.

11. Girls – Lust For Life

It’s bubbly, it’s fun and it makes you want to sing along.

12. Golden Silvers – True Romance (True No.9 Blues)

Brilliant accent. Look up the lyrics: they’re sure to put a smile on your face.

13. Grizzly Bear – Slow Life

Endless swoon. End of.

14. Hatcham Social – Jabberwocky

Fans of Lewis Carroll, unite!

15. The Horrors – Sea Within A Sea

For god’s sake, the intro lasts three minutes and a half and it has the most Who synts.

16. Iggy Pop – Party Time

Iggy going electro?! Mhhhhmmm.

17. Julian Plenti – Fun That We Had

Further proof Paul Banks is a great tunesmith.

18. Lady Gaga – Bad Romance

The big chorus, the ‘vertigo stick’, the line in French. Rarely does mainstream pop sound so good.

19. Lord Auch – To The Shithouse

Sexy to the bones.

20. Los Campesinos – The Sea Is A Good Place To Think About The Future

Leaves a hole in your stomach just like any Smiths song.

21. The Mae Shi – R U Professional

The sound bite is insane, the Christian Bale movies name dropping is pure genius.

22. Mando Diao – Gloria

Incredibly disco, incredibly rock’n’roll.

23. Manic Street Preachers – All Is Vanity

This could actually be any song off Journal For Plague Lovers. But this one and its urgency will make many heads turn.

24. Maximo Park – Let’s Get Clinical

Extremely intelligent band showing off their goods yet again

25. Morrissey – I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris

Yes, he can do no wrong.

26. R O M A N C E – The Art Of Losing

Dark, a bit bluesy. A band to watch.

27. Simian Mobile Disco – Audacity Of Huge

Why? The combo of words, Chris Keating’s voice, ‘B-b-baby, it’s choice’

28. Them Crooked Vultures – Dead End Friends

We could go on about Josh Homme’s voice, about the riff, about how we’re all so happy Dave Grohl is back on drums, when we all know there is but one word on our minds regarding this song: sex. Really, really sweaty sex.

29. The Twilight Sad – That Birthday Present

Filled with anger. A tiny guitar chord that sounds a bit like Blink 182’s Adam Song. A great Scottish accent.

30. The XX - Shelter

Calm and so heartbreaking.

*ok, so the order was alphebetical.