Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Top 80 Songs of 2008

It's time! 2008 has not been a stellar year for music, but there have definitely been standout tracks and albums that are worthy of mention.

This is my second year of making year-end lists for Best Albums and Best Songs.  Making these lists is an arduous task that I take waaaayyyy too seriously.  It's geeky.  Nevertheless, it's my favorite hobby.

Last year, I tackled albums before songs, but I've done it the other way around this year.  Here are my Top 80 Songs of 2008...

72. Let Us Down Easy - Ryan Adams

63. Borrowed Your Gun - Spiritualized


44. River Card - Atlas Sound




3. Smile Upon Me - Passion Pit


...c'est tout. Coming soon: my top 30 albums of 2008.
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Facebook badge! I got bored.

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

...Of The Month

November Playlist

Aesop Rock, "No Regrets"

Amadou & Mariam, "Sabali"

Asobi Seksu, "Strawberries"

Beyonce, "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"

Bjork, "Pagan Poetry"

Decemberists, "On The Bus Mall"

Eisley, "Invasion"

Fiona Apple, "Oh Sailor (bootleg version)"

Radiohead, "How To Disappear Completely"

Ryan Adams, "Blue Sky Blues"

St. Vincent, "Apocalypse Song"

Stars, "Set Yourself On Fire"
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Lolla Schedule

LOLLAPALOOZA approaches. And now that I know the time schedule of what be goin' down that weekend, I can now, officially get pumped. Super pumped. So super pumped that I have sketched out (roughly, subject to change by spontaneity the weekend of) my own personal schedule for the weekend. Here she blows:

SCHED: Lollapalooza 2008: All events

Yessssssss.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Looped

Well, c'etait le week-end de Pacques. Joyeuse Pacques! But what did I do? I fell terribly ill on Saturday (I blame the wind. Damn you, Mistral. Damn you...)

Consequently, I stayed in the house all weekend, only quitter-ing to get groceries on Sunday. So. True, I lacked physical stamina, or motivation, or any desire to be productive whatsoever. But what I did not lack this weekend (pas du tout)...was time. Had plenty of that.

And what do I do when I have plenty of time to kill? My favorite of all favorites? (Not really a question because everyone knows the answer)...



music.

Several accomplishments:

1. Listened to (and very much enjoyed) the following albums:

  • Hercules and Love Affair (self-titled)
  • Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha

2. Concluded that Fleet Foxes is my favorite new artist, and that "Mykonos" is one of my top 5 songs of the year, so far.

3. Renewed, confirmed, refreshed (reduce-reuse-recycle?) my love for Ryan Adams and Wilco.

  • Props for Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - put it on again after a 2 or 3-week respite, and loved it just as much as I had upon first listens, thus confirming that it is, indeed, perfect. And that Wilco are wonderful.

  • Props for Ryan: A live performance of "Oh My Sweet Carolina," which brought me to tears (vraiment), thus prompting me to listen to all of Heartbreaker and Cold Roses (ya know, his two best), AND Whiskeytown's Stranger's Almanac and Pneumonia (classics). The verdict is in - all of those albums are fabulous.

My favorite of the four has to be Heartbreaker, though. Flawless.

And really, "Oh My Sweet Carolina" - that is why I will be smiling on May 18. Well, I'll be smiling on May 18 after I've been given food and a comfy bed. And 30 hours of sleep. Yeah.


4. Discovered the sickest rap song of 2008. By far. Props to Outkast, my long-time faves. Oh, and to these guys, for providing sampling material.


Big Boi, I'm not sure if "Royal Flush" references poker or plumbing, but whatever you and Raekwon and 3000 are doing in this song, it works.


C'est tout.

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Friday, March 21, 2008

...Of The Week (Month)

SONGS:
Amy Winehouse, "Back To Black"
Annie, "Chewing Gum"
Beach House, "Heart Of Chambers"
Bjork, "Army Of Me"
The Clash, "Train In Vain"
The Decemberists, "We Both Go Down Together"
Drive-By Truckers, "I'm Sorry Huston"
Fleet Foxes, "Mykonos"
The Kinks, "Strangers"
Led Zeppelin, "Immigrant Song"
Nick Lowe, "I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass"
Pixies, "Debaser"
The Ramones, "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend"
The Raveonettes, "Dead Sound"
The Rolling Stones, "Let It Bleed"
Supergrass, "When I Needed You"
Vampire Weekend, "Walcott"
ALBUMS:
Bjork - Post
Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark
Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant EP
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
Pixies - Doolittle
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
C'est tout.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

I've fallen in love with Wilco.
C'est tout.
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