Jan 23 2011

Sunday Night Videos 1/23/11

WARM GHOST // OPEN THE WORMHOLE IN YOUR HEART // OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO from HOLY COW COLLECTIVE on Vimeo.

She & Him – Don’t Look Back from Merge Records on Vimeo.


May 6 2010

My Top 100 Songs of 2009 – 60-51

Today I continue my ten-part series showcasing my personal picks for the best songs of last year.

60. tUnE-yArDs – Sunlight

Simple, repetitive, and one-note at first, but the tracks then grows with an excellent chorus and layers of bass and guitar after the listener gets used to the unique drum pattern.  As we continue listening, more layers of sound surface, including what sound like sampled background vocals.  The song builds to an final explosive chorus that, by this time, you should be able to sing along with.  An unusual, but powerful, demonstration of progression in pop, “Sunlight” is a treat every time.

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