Another year-end list, but I thought I'd share my favorite songs from the year as well.
- Two - The Antlers
An absolutely haunting song, I get chills every time I listen to it.
- 1901 & Lisztomania - Phoenix
Combining these two into one entry. I never get tired of hearing these tracks. Phoenix is quickly becoming one of my favorite bands.
- The Fixer - Pearl Jam
I've always liked Pearl Jam, but this song just rocked. Glad to have new stuff from them.
- Hell - Tegan and Sara
Fast paced and fun, I just always love hearing this one.
- Fables - The Dodos
Love the chorus line on this; really makes the song.
- Crying Lightning - Arctic Monkeys
Haven't been a big Arctic Monkeys fan, but this track may change that.
- Percussion Gun - White Rabbits
I can never get the beat to this song out of my head, and that's a good thing.
- (If You Are Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To - Weezer
Another fantastic Weezer song; upbeat and fun.
- The Fear - Lily Allen
This song was stuck in my rotation for quite a while, and I still enjoy it.
- Handclap. - Kinch
Very short (about 2 min), but another one that I love listening to.
The first official mixtape is out from The White Panda. If you haven't heard of them, they create mashups of popular songs - generally a pop song beat overlaid with rap lyrics. I'm not a big rap fan by any means, but these mashups are fun. They've put out a bunch of individual tracks before, but this is the first hour-long mix. Check it out at their official site.
My favorite is definitely the first track, the T.I./Passion Pit mix called What You Know About Little Secrets, but there's a lot more to like too.
If you like that, you might want to check out the Super Mash Bros. too. They tend to mash more songs together in each track and it's not quite as hip-hop based. They've got two full albums out - well worth a download.
Phoenix is quickly becoming one of my favorite bands; I've really gotten into a lot of their stuff from their latest album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - especially "1901" and "Lisztomania".
Today, I came across a cool series of small performances (called Take-Away Shows) that the band did in downtown Paris for director Vincent Moon. They played "1901" in the middle of a crowd of tourists in front of the Eiffel Tower and "Lisztomania" on top of a tourist bus. Very cool and it sounded really good. I'm an even bigger fan after watching these.
You can see the videos of the performances here.
Here's a fun little pop song - White Russian Doll by Lucky Soul. You can stream it free here. I'm not usually a big pop music fan, but I'm liking this group. Check out their other single, Whoa Billy!.