Cherry Ghost Thirst for Romance 7. Beirut Lon Gisland [EP] 7. Maps We Can Create 7. Wilco Sky Blue Sky 7. Digitalism Idealism 7. The Raveonettes Lust Lust Lust 6. Kate Nash Made of Bricks 6. Editors An End Has a Start 6. Amy Winehouse Back to Black 6.
Interpol Our Love to Admire 6. The Sea and Cake Everybody 6. The Bravery The Sun and the Moon When 'would you please' and 'apologies' mesh together in the background, the two go together very well, giving a really nice sound.
Bowerbirds — My Oldest Memory Rapidshare link Album: Hymns of a Dark Horse Bowerbirds is a rather obscure band at the moment, though I believe the internet is slowly giving them some press. I'm happy to add myself to that group here, as 'My Oldest Memory' is quite a nice song. It's quiet, vocal-based with a quiet strumming behind-the-scenes and a chorus with a choral sound. It's unassumingly good. Rufus Wainwright — Tulsa Rapidshare link Album: Release the Stars Reportedly written about a sexual encounter between Wainwright and The Killers ' lead singer Brandon Flowers, this song is nice reminiscence even without that.
This song is all about the little things, the buildup to the morning described in the early lines. It's hinting, almost mocking while at the same time appreciative. And if it is just bragging about landing one of music's well-known 'indie'-singers, well, for some reason that just makes it even funnier.
Not following the 'from another era' feel of her bandmates, she's made a sweet, poppy song here with clear vocals that just rolls from beat to beat. A Fine Frenzy - Let It Snow Rapidshare link Album: Myspace released I'm not a Christmas music person, as noted earlier on in this list, but two songs blew me away this year and will probably be listened to even as the snow melts away and the presents are all forgotten.
The second of these is Alison Sudol's beautiful 'Let it Snow', taking a song I've never particularly loved and making it a beautiful experience. This band, apparent;y while using traditional rock instruments, perfectly recreate a mechanical sound. This band is much better than I'd have expected it to be before listening. How does one enhance such a song, while abandoning Damien Rice's painful vocals?
Scala does the job nicely, taking their generally gorgeous choral style and working it particularly well here. Shivers go up and down your spine as they rise to the climax and slowly bring it down for a denouement. So, there it is, part two of a rather insane undertaking. Once this list is done, you may never need another song again! However, if you do, I urge you to check them out elsewhere! Posted by The Alden at p. The Bird and the Bee — Carol of the Bells Rapidshare link Album: Internet Release I'm not a huge Christmas music lover by a long shot, but Inara George and her merry band bring a gorgeous version of the well-known carol.
It's a dreamy, sweet version of a song that, due to overexposure, often threatens to grate. The classic Spoon sound doesn't interfere with itself here, which makes it quite enjoyable. I expect to like this even more after a few more listens. Well, one bright spot. An intriguing song pounding forwards, unapologetic about its weirdness. Mark Stent's additions make this a Bjork song to remember, even if Volta was an album to forget.
Oddly enough, the solo debut of Cranberries' lead singer didn't get much in the way of buzz, something I found sad considering how much I, personally, loved them. O'Riordan's made a great album here "Black Widow" just barely missed the list as well , one I've overlooked on many an occasion, and Ordinary Day is a great song, easy to listen to.
The song that showed me exactly what everyone saw in Of Montreal, even if I was slow to love it. Desperation coats the vocals of this song, desperation for normalcy and control, a sad state of affairs even as the song throws itself into a beat that makes it hard not to tap your feet along.
Somehow, the beat and the melancholy work together instead of odds, giving it a shade of the manic that it needs to properly sell itself.
Ellis-Bextor is remarkable in her ability to make a great dance song with interesting lyrics, and this is no exception as it draws on colour to express feeling. The synthesizers and electric guitar I believe , the enthusiasm of the vocals, just makes this song exciting, and that's a win for Sophie. Modest Mouse - Dashboard Rapidshare link Album: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank A good beat, nonsensical lyrics declaring "the dashboard melted but we still have the radio", which is some consolation as this reminds why one would enjoy having a source of music despite a melted dashboard.
At their best, Modest Mouse can make me move in my seat, and this one does so quite well. No matter how cheesy it sounds, it's a genuinely pretty song, and despite my better instincts hits somewhere deep inside. While the lyrics don't seem to add up to a specific story, each part of this song "I want to draw you a floorplan That's the beginning of what's been a pretty insane project these past weeks, alongside the Top 10 albums.
These are often the tests by which blogs live, and I'm hoping this will properly establish at least my half of tBoS.
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