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01/05/2007: "Tracks of 06"
Hey All,
So here are favorite songs of 2006 (I know I'm a bit late). Not all of the songs are official singles. I was tempted to title this post "2006: What A Shitty Year to Not Be In Love."
I may post some of these later, but don't hold your breath, this ain't no MP3 Blog.
Well here's the list -
1. Fidelity- Regina Spektor - I remember the first time I heard this song and how both my heart and jaw dropped at it's brilliance. I was not a fan of Soviet Kitsch, so this was a bit of a surprise. Gets me everytime.
2. Wolf Like Me - TV on the Radio - A self-described barnburner by Tunde, the lead singer. I had the luxury of hearing this song played live twice in a 48 hour period. Believe me, that's special.
3. Knife- Grizzly Bear - The sexiest song of the year. Written by a gay man, nonetheless. Watch them doing the song a capella down a French street here.
4. Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John - The most fun single of the year. Rock needs more good whistling. Makes me wanna dance. I recently edited a director's cut of a car commercial using the song and even the old folks love it too. Guest vocals by that girl from The Concretes.
5. Warmest Part of the Winter- Voxtrot - This one was a rare gem from a compliation disc, i.e. it's not on any of their EP's. Trust me, ALL of their songs are great but this is one the one I want to listen to over and over again. Brilliant lyrics. Unfortunatly they did not play this live when I saw them live.
6. Let Me Know - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - This one's a b-side but it has one of the YYY's best melodies and some great singing by Karen O (but they are still some excellent songs on their new album). Catchy as all fucking hell.
7. Lived in Bars - Cat Power - I had "The Greatest" on last year's list, but this one is just as good. I assume that most of us prefer a sober Chan Marshall.
8. Hang Me Up to Dry - Cold War Kids - There was a lot of broo-ha ha over this group and hype always kills a lot of bands for me (Hold Steady, Tapes and Tapes, We Are Scientists, Art Brute, anyone?). This song stands up, however, and hearing it live was quite nice.
9. Jack Killed Mom - Jenny Lewis - This is a new one she's been playing live. I saw both the southern rock version with the Watson Twins and a jumpy acoustic version at the Bookeaters cojncert. Jonathon Rice provides the poetry, the centerpiece which allowed Jenny to finish writing the song, as she noted at the Bookeaters concert that I attended.
10. Be Easy/Big Girl - Ghostface Killah - Ghost never dissapoints. I can't decide which song I like better. "Big Girl" uses samples the Stylistics "Big Girl Now" which was used to great effect in an unforgettable foresty menage-et-trois scene in the film "Black & White" which kinda sucked apart from that scene and the scene where Mike Tyson bitch slaps Robert Downey, Jr. for real.
11. The Freest Man - Tilly and the Wall - I first heard this song live before the album was released and for the longest time I couldn't get it out of my head. Unfortunately it wasn't one of the early songs leaked from the album, so I had to wait months to hear it again. It's the most played song on my home computer.
12. Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken - Camera Obscura - I can't really write about this song except to say I like it a lot. pfft.
13. Broken Boy Soldier - The Raconteurs - Bad Ass. To hear them play this live is phenomal. Better than a lot of the White Stripes' stuff.
14. Friend and Foe - Watson Twins - Proving that they're not just a side show for Jenny Lewis.
15. There is No Ending - Arab Strap - Someone linked this song a while back and I listened to it on a whim, as I'm not an Arab Strap fan. This song is one of those great big-voice sounding song in the vain of Jarvis Cocker, but with a cadence.
16. Feel it Now - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Off of the Howl Sessions. I never expected a ballad from BRMC, but they deliver. I'm getting used to their new sound - country guitars and blues, quite a stray from the Jesus and Mary Chain fuzz.
17. You Only Live Once- The Strokes - Not their best song ever, but it did not dissapoint as an album opener.
18. Postcards from Italy - Beirut - Everybody else likes it and for good reason. Sounds timeless.
19. Kid Heaven - Johnny and the Moon - Stereogum linked this track and I found it to be subtle and romantic. Is it me or does it sound a lot like Peter Gabriel's Solsbury Hill
20. The Ballad of Gus and Sam - Ferraby Lionheart - A Silverlaker. I should be weary, but you can't deny the songwriting and melody.
21. Don't Call Me Whitney, Bobby - Islands - Cleverest (sp?) title of the year. Not a bad song either.
22. Let Down - Toots and the Maytals - Part of the Easy Allstars tribute to Radiohead's OK Computer. Despite appearances I am a fan of some reggae/ska and it was amazing to hear how well one of my favorite Radiohead songs translated into ska.
23. Razorlight - Fall to Pieces - I heard this playing at my barbershop but was too much of a pussy to ask what it was. I never bothered googling the lyrics, but ended up finding the song on as part of a mixtape.
24. I'll Be Your Man - The Elected - I talk a lot about Jenny Lewis, but I gotta give props to Blake for this slow one.
25. Pull Shapes - The Pipettes - Harks back to the Spector days of Girl Groups, simpler clothes and simpler love. Another one that gets me on the dancefloor.
BONUS:
THIS YEAR'S GUILTY PLEASURES: I WON'T BOTHER EXPLAINING.
1. Paris Hilton - Stars Are Blind
2. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
3. The Killers - When You Were Young
4. Nelly Furtado - Promisuous Girl
5. Justin Timberlake- Sexyback and My Love
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