Sunday, December 28, 2008

IT'S STILL THE GREATEST

A quick rundown before the number 1.

Bubbling under (read, I forgot about these)

Friendly Fires - Jump In The Pool
Nada Surf - See These Bones
Take That - Greatest Day
Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss A Beat
The Verve - Love Is Noise
Flo Rida - Low
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Come On Over (Turn Me On)
Laura Marling - Cross Your Fingers

So here's the 20. I make no apologies for being so mainstream. It takes a long time to trawl through every blog and indie release, so sometimes you just go with what you know and what you're given. It's no Pitchfork. But I don't understand their list. It's this indie heaven with TV On The Radio, Fleet Foxes and No Age in the top 10 but then has two of the biggest selling rap albums in the top 20. So mainstream rock is no good? That site is the biggest hypocrite in music journalism.

The Top 20 (mp3s available where the song has a link)

20. Weezer - Everybody Get Dangerous
19. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Sink Ships
17. Alkaline Trio - Over And Out
16. The Bronx - Six Days A Week
15. Oasis - The Turning
14. Mystery Jets - Young Love
13. Wintersleep - Archaeologists
11. My Morning Jacket - Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Pt. 2
10. Ladyhawke - My Delirium
9. Slipknot - Pyschosocial
8. Paramore - Decode
7. Coldplay - Lovers In Japan
6. The Last Shadow Puppets - Standing Next To Me
5. Panic At The Disco - Northern Downpour
3. Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart
2. Metallica - The Unforgiven III

1. Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire


I don't think I really need to say anything here. The Kings' first foray into stadium rock was a just a fantastic rock song, followed up by their most U2-esque effort, Use Somebody. Although the album tailed off in the second half, Sex On Fire is a new high point for the Followills. The chorus is the most soaring you've heard all year and it's just that length that as soon as the song is over, you want to hear it again. Live last week it was the highlight of the set and got the biggest singalong of the night. And to add to all that, the band look the best they have all career.



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