Welcome
back. Below you'll find the second part of my favorite songs list.
As usual, every downloadable track posted throughout the week comes from the
pool of nearly 500 that I shared over the last 11 months. Also, just
so you know, this list is not exactly a good representation of my top albums
of 2010 (I'll divulge those next week). Enjoy.
- 40 Through 31 -
40)
:Warpaint
- Undertow:
I know a handful of people who don't necessarily find
Warpaint all that appealing, but I've had a hard time
getting enough of them. This particular moody track
reminds me of the now defunct art rock band Denali.
From The Fool.
39)
:Robyn
- Dancing On My Own:
Robyn seemed to have roughly one million singles/remixes
floating around this year. Some were good, some
weren't, and for whatever reason out of all that this
particular song stuck with me. I recommend dancing to
it with some sort of pulsating light. From Body
Talk: Part 1.
38)
:School
Of Seven Bells - Windstorm:
This band is at their best when they go all-out sonically,
and that's exactly what the trio (although, now they're a
duo) does in this track. No question that this is my
favorite song on their sophomore effort. From
Disconnect From Desire.
37)
:Animal
Prufrock - 0 + 0 = 0:
This came out of nowhere about two weeks ago and thoroughly
impressed the hell out of me. In fact, after just a
single listen I knew it would make this list. Hard to
say if I've come across anything more honest or intimate
this year. From Congratulations; Thank You And I'm
Sorry.
36)
:Marnie
Stern - Transparency Is The New Mystery:
I know Marnie's expected to crank out some sort of frantic
guitar wizardry in everything she does, but I think the lady
deserves some real credit for shifting gears. The
Karen O-esque vibe and variety of layers make this one neat
listen. From her self titled effort.
35)
:White
Denim - Home Together:
Watching as White Denim has gone from incomprehensible noise
generators to actual song makers has taken a few years, but
I'm glad I got to witness the evolution. I think it
allows me to have a higher appreciation for adventurous pop
tracks like this. From Last Day Of Summer.
34)
:The
Tallest Man On Earth - King Of Spain:
As can happen from time to time, I find this to be such an
amazing track that it ends up on repeat and keeps me from
fully loving the LP it comes from. Kristian Matsson is
easily the best new folk artist of 2010. From The
Wild Hunt.
33)
:The
Corin Tucker Band - Doubt:
This is probably a little higher on the list than it should
be, but it gets an extra helping of love simply because I
can't get over how great it is to hear something/anything
from the former Sleater-Kinney wailer. From 1,000
Years.
32)
:Slow
Club - Giving Up On Love:
Retro pop like this has been done a million times over, and
yet here it is still appearing as a favorite of mine.
What can I say? I still really like the genre.
Now excuse me, I need to get back to bouncing around and
singing. From Yeah, So.
31)
:Menomena
- TAOS:
Despite having listened to it more times than I can count,
this track continues to catch me by surprise. I mean,
Menomena getting a bit aggressive and sounding like an
off-kilter version of the Black Keys is a weird thing to
comprehend. Sounds rather cool though. From
Mines.
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