Top ten songs

These are in no particular order, as was my list of albums. These are just the songs which I heard over and over again this year as I cued up various playlists and such. No matter how many times I heard any of these tracks, I never got tired of them. They all have some little hook, lyric, or little intangible thing that lifts them up above the others.

Panda Bear: “Comfy in Nautica
Sleepy, pretty… if Pet Sounds had sounded more like this, I might’ve actually liked it.
the Ergs!: “2nd Foundation
The best pop-punk song I’ve heard in ages. If the treble hadn’t been so high on Clorox Girls’ “Flowers of Evil,” it would’ve one. For once, fidelity wins.
Fucked Up: “Year of the Pig”
The best 18 minute punk song since NOFX’s “The Decline.” Like that track, it manages to jump from genre to genre effortlessly and amazingly.
Los Campesinos!: “The International Tweexcore Underground
They say they never cared about Henry Rollins or Calvin Johnston, but you know they’re just being cheeky. The video made this even more amazing.
Feist: “1 2 3 4” / “My Moon My Man
I couldn’t choose. They’re both beautiful in their own way – one upbeat, the other dark and moody. You can dance your ass off to both of ’em, tho’.
Of Montreal: “She’s A Rejecter
The whole album is darker than their last, but this is short, to the point, and simple.
Justice: “D.A.N.C.E.
Fuck it – they made me like “dance” music. Jerks.
Okkervil River: “Plus Ones
This is to song as High Fidelity is to movies for music geeks. It’s a fucking love letter.
Battles: “Atlas
Robots have arrived to make rock heavier and groovier than anything ever before attempted. I, for one, welcome our new robotic musical overlords.
M.I.A.: “Paper Planes
Clash sample? Check. Shotgun blast? Check. Cool and clever as all hell? Check!
Grizzly Bear: “He Hit Me
Let’s take a girl group song that’s already somewhat creepy and make it even more dark and evil, and yet pretty.