It's the end of the year and time for me to review my top 10 songs. Check out last year's list for a look back. A few of these songs came out in 09 but they didn't come on my radar until after my last list.
10. Snowden - No One In Control
9. Mike Snow - The Rabbit
8. Mumford and Sons - Hold On To What You Believe
7. Civil Twilight - Something She Said
6. Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
5. Jukebox the Ghost - Empire
4. The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You
3. The XX - Islands
2. Florence and the Machine - Dog Days Are Over
1. Lissie - Everywhere I Go
Honorable mentions: Passion Pit - Little Secrets, Band of Horses - Laredo, Kanye West ft. Dwele - Power, The Foals - Blue Blood, The Decemberists - Down By the Water, La Roux - Bulletproof, Girl Talk - All Day (entire album), Cheryl Cole - Three Words, Duck Sauce - Anyway, Cee-Lo Green - F&^* You
Guilty Pleasures: Far East Movement - Like a G6, Usher - OMG
I've been getting into some new music recently. Most notably, I was reading Paste Magazine online and came across a blog called Cover Me, which posts famous and not-so-famous artists covering famous songs. You should really check the site out, it has some quality stuff. I have already spent hours there. Speaking of wasting time on the net, have you seen Dear Girls Above Me? Another good site, but not music related.
Now for a few YouTube links for your entertainment...
First, Mike Snow - The Rabbit
I'm still scratching my head over the video, but the song is good.
Second, The Foals - Blue Blood
I gave the band the #1 spot on my favorite songs from 2009 and this is their new single. Another good song, another odd video.
Third, Atomic Tom - Take Me Out
This video was played live on an NYC subway only using iPhones. It reminded me of a song I downloaded in 2005 of a band that played a song totally with childrens' instruments. I can't for the life of me remember the band or song, but a glockenspiel was involved. I'll try to find it because it was a good song, but I digress from the song here:
Fourth, Jukebox the Ghost - Empire
I don't remember how I came across this band, but they have a couple of good songs that I like. This one tops the list.
Lastly, Jack Carty - Hey You
I went to see my friend Milan (I think I can call her a friend now, after all - we're Facebook friends :) ) play with Massema at the Newtown RSL on Saturday. She sang well, as usual, but I forgot my video camera so I have no evidence of her voice. I'm trying to convince her to put up her own YouTube videos. This guy, Jack Carty, opened up for her and I really got into his music. If I could sing and play guitar to go with mylyrics, I'd probably go for a sound a lot like his.
Let me know what you think and share your new music with me!
