30. Cloud Nothings – Turning On
1. Cloud Nothings - Morgan
29. Thw Walkmen – Lisbon
2. The Walkmen - Victory
28. ceo – White Magic
3. ceo - Come With Me
27. Drake – Thank Me Later
4. Drake - Shut It Down (featuring The-Dream)
26. Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
5. Local Natives - Airplanes
20. 1. The Hold Steady - Hurricane J
Craig Finn, while less belligerent, is still plenty drunk and emotional and frank on Heaven Is Whenever, and the group delivers one of their poppiest efforts thus far. “Hurricane J” is a plea to a lost soul he may be care a little too much about, spoken plainly and perfectly alongside a perfect tropical storm metaphor. We’ve all known someone like the person Finn describes, and we’ve all said the exact same things.
150. 1. Toro y Moi - Causers Of This
149. 2. Toadies - Pink
148. 3. Surfer Blood - Take It Easy
147. 4. Local Natives - Warning Sign
146. 5. Dominque Young Unique - War Talk
145. 6. Magic Kids - Good To Be
144. 7. Rihanna - Cheers (Drink To That)
143. 8. Deftones - Royal
142. 9. Wavves - Super Soaker
141. 10. Thrift Store Cowboys - One Gentle Inch To Nine Violent Miles
200. 1. The Golden Filter - Solid Gold
199. 2. Delorean - Real Love
198. 3. Band of Horses - On My Way Back Home
197. 4. Games - Heartlands
196. 5. Cults - Oh My God
195. 6. El Guincho - Bombay
194. 7. Marnie Stern - Nothing Left
193. 8. Interpol - Barricade
192. 9. Ke$ha - Your Love Is My Drug
191. 10. Janelle Monae - Make the Bus (feat. of Montreal)
Today I continue my ongoing feature showcasing my personal picks for the best songs of the past decade, posting ten songs at a time.
130. Flaming Lips – Do You Realize?
Just a couple of days ago, I talked about how awesome this song is, but as fate would have it, the list compels me to elaborate. In three-and-a-half glorious minutes, Wayne Coyne sums up our life….or at least it feels like he does. With a simple question, he gives the most personal compliment to everyone listening, then continues to examine the beauty we take for granted – the sun, our friendships, our life. It’s a sweet call for a simple enjoyment of who we are and what we’re doing, in this very moment of our fleeting lives. Because it’s hard to make the good things last….
Today the kids over at Fun Fun Fun headquarters announced the lineup for their 2010 festivities. Of course, with FFF being my favorite fest to attend for four years running, I bought my tickets well in advance of today’s news. But now that the artists have officially been made known to the public, here are a handful of bands, in no particular order, I intend to be front and center stage for. Who are you excited to see?
