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35. Common – The People (YSI)
Common’s Finding Forever was tough to place, but “The People” was guaranteed a spot. Despite Be’s critical and commercial acclaim, Common doesn’t change, keeping it true with tight production, smooth flow, and insightful lyrics. My only problem is that the lyrics get preachy, self-righteous at times.
28. Miranda Lambert – Famous In A Small Town (YSI)
Lambert has crafted a song about living the simple life, having everyone knowing everyone else’s business. Quite honest and very funny. Her vocals are quite stellar. She can teach Carrie Underwood a thing or two.
26. Vampire Weekend – Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (YSI)
Some people might let “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” die after sulking in the afro-beat-indie beat, preferring to stick to the somber tight-pants-wearing, poetry-reciting for indie-pop. New York-natives, Vampire Weekend add a certain fun, hype variety into what’s becoming a generic scene. A perfect pretense, a handful of guys, just out of college: ambitious, endearing, and dorky.
19. Grizzly Bear – Knife (YSI)
Grizzly Bear has never been a blog band, like, the Arctic Monkeys, Wolf Parade, or Clap Your Hands And Say Yeah!, and I doubt they will ever be. They lack the oomph to spark such temporary hype, instead, Grizzly Bear leave you saying aaahh, especially with this track. “Knife” has a timeless quality of it, dipping into the rare depths of pop music you dont regularly see in our modern FM world. Grizzly Bear is a pop that’s close to perfect, a pop you want to get to know and cherish.
9. Los Campesinos! – You! Me! Dancing! (YSI)
What more can be said about the elated, euphoric riff that flows through the heart of this song, or the deceitful introductory buildup that swells you up to a blowing climax (erm, not really as it’s in the beginning of the track and it gets lots better)? “You! Me! Dancing!” is pretty much the perfect indie-pop boy-girl anthem ready to attack the clubs not infested with local Daft Punk’s. Basically, if “You! Me! Dancing!” doesn’t cause an onslaught on your pleasure spots — forget your ears — your nerves have screwed you over.
Los Campesinos rock my world.
haha, took me a second to figure out you weren’t going in order. i was dazed for a while there, I like this nonorder thing, nice variety so far.
Rap, Country, Indie, Pop…
Nice eclectic picks so far.
You! Me! Dancing! is definitely my most played song of the year.
great list, even better songs!
Sweet, I’d love to see the rest of it
I like this random ordered thing, but will you give a complete list later on?
Oh definitely! for the albums too! (maybe I should start mixing those up too?)
yeah so we can have a taste of everything. haha.
excuse me…. Carrie Underwood > Miranda Lambert
haha, you wish whoever you are…