In many ways, this was an interesting year in music. Although the distinction had faded over the years with the rise of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, etc. in the mid-90s bringing the alternative to the mainstream, this year again it seems that there is music for the masses and indie music
This year probably made the death of big music as we know it inevitable ... but that aside
Well, I did a mid-year assessment of my year in music, here are the tracks that I really liked this past calendar year (as I did not buy too many albums this year)
Artists of the Year
Rilo Kiley and Arcade Fire
Best Artists: Under the Radar
Every Move a Picture
Wolf Parade
Songs of the Year
Does He Love You? by Rilo Kiley
Wake Up by Arcade Fire
Crooked Teeth by Death Cab for Cutie
Other Songs of Note
Because No One Gives a Shirt, You are Missing ...
Eres by Cafe Tacuba
Two Really Beautiful Songs ... make it Three
Blue Eyes by Cary Brothers
Eve, the Apple of my Eye by Bell X1
Friends by Ryan Adams & the Cardinals
Inspirational Modern Rock
Disappear by Denison Marrs
Old is New Agayne
Hey Now What You Doing? by New Order
Precious by Depeche Mode
Two Pieces of Excellent Piano Pop ... actually Three
Landed and Time by Ben Folds
Look At What You've Done by Jet
If I programmed 101.9, I'd Play This
Paralyzed by Bob Mould
... And This
Current Bending by Frausdots
... And This, Too
Love's A Game by The Magic Numbers
Fleetwood Mac Admiration Society
No Right Angles by Ben Lee
If You Like Hall and Oates ... this is pretty close
Greatest Mistake by Handsome Boy Modeling School (w/ Jamie Cullum and John Oates)
In a Big Country, the Next Generation
It Ended on a Oily Stage by British Sea Power
Oh ... sooo much better than Jack J
Bullet and a Target by Citizen Cope
Something Very Sinister about How Good These Songs are
Fix You by Coldplay
Wires by Athlete
Retro Sounding Music coming to a Q movie near You
There is an End by The Greenhornes (with Holly GoLightly)
Return to Relevance of the 60s Divas
Let Me Kiss You by Nancy Sinatra
The Last Song by Marianne Faithful
Son of Lennon ... Julianesque
Over My Shoulder by I am Kloot
Thank You by The Redwalls
Another Satisfied Graduate of the School of Roger
Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap
And this is the part of the show, where we danse
By The Time I Get to Venus by The Juan MacLean
Tribulations by LCD Soundsystem
The Killers: Year 2
Jenny Was a Friend of Mine
Midnight Show
The Best in Nu-Folk
Undertaker and Fuel for Fire by M. Ward
New Zeppelin
The Widow by Mars Volta
Token Steve Morrissey Song
The First of the Gang to Die by Morrissey
When Old is New
Out of Control by She Wants Revenge
Sweet Troubled Soul by Stellastar
... and a Tom Waits song to send you off
I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You by Tom Waits
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