Best Of 2009: Top 50 Songs (#11-20)

Here’s the second day of my top 50 songs of the year.  See the first 10 in the previous blog post.  The remaining 30 are coming in the next 3 days.  Enjoy.

As stated before, I don’t have my server up.  I’ve uploaded these 10 songs as a .zip file here.  You can probably find 95-100% of these songs on the internet at places like The Hype Machine or on Blip.  Or you can ask me for them.

Songs appear in no particular order.

11.
“Lessons Learned”
by Matt & Kim

Anthemic; as rousing as it is existential.

12.
“Bunny Club”
by Polly Scattergood

Could’ve done “Nitrogen Pink” again.. Sexy, sorta.

13.
“Happy Up Here”
by Royksopp

This is where Junior should’ve gone… more.

14.
“You Belong With Me”
by Taylor Swift

If I told you it was Neko Case, you’d sing along.

15.
“Musician, Please Take Heed”
by God Help The Girl

I think the “Me & The Major” drum part does it.

16.
“Out Of The Blue”
by Julian Casablancas

Soaring chorus and driven verses.  Never stops.

17.
“Sylvia”
by The Antlers

Reminds of “Lazy Eye.”  Horns are a perfect end.

18.
“VCR”
by The xx

Cuts smooth.  Courageously quiet.

19.
“The Alps & Their Orange Evergreen”
by Akron/Family

Life-affirming, like the greats from their debut.

20.
“Honey In The Sun”
by Camera Obscura

HORNS! I tend to melt at “…I told a lie.”