Top Tracks of 2000 to 2009:
40 - 31.
| 40. Modest Mouse - "Life Like Weeds" | "Haiti" - Arcade Fire .39 |
| 38. Ed Harcourt - "Until Tomorrow Then" | "Vicious Traditions" - The Veils .37 |
| 36. The Strokes - "Hard to Explain" | "Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone" - The Walkmen .35 |
| 34. Dragonette - "Competition" | "Snowden" - Doves .33 |
| 32. Foals - "The French Open" | "No Me Destruyas" - Zoe .31 |
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40.
Modest Mouse / "Life Like Weeds" / The Moon and Antarctica / 2000
A creepy, harrowing listen even by Modest Mouse's standards. One of the centerpieces of their major label debut, it's a see-sawing, complex piece with more than a few hints of post-rock.
39.
Arcade Fire / "Haiti" / Funeral / 2004
Still sounds unlike any other band around. It's led by an acoustic guitar, but with the same trademark sonic storm behind it.
38.
Ed Harcourt / "Until Tomorrow Then" / A Beautiful Lie / 2006
A 1930's-styled apocalyptic love song... Not even remotely hammy, but genuinely heartfelt.
37.
The Veils / "Vicious Traditions" / The Runaway Found / 2004
A vaguely political slow burner. As the song boils over, Finn Andrews' songwriting reveals itself to be a potential successor to Morrissey, only without the "woe-is-me" moaning and with some actual passion in the vocals. Though it sure was a cool backing track to Kevin Costner getting slashed open in Mr. Brooks.
36.
The Strokes / "Hard to Explain" / Is This Is? / 2001
The best song off what remains their best album.
35.
The Walkmen / "Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone" / Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone / 2002
Eerie, stark, and just barely restrained. While a fair distance away from the much noisier songs that actually (surprisingly) registered with the public ("We've Been Had," "The Rat," "Louisiana"), you can hear traces of this song's guitar drone and insistent drumming in everything they've done since. Here, it's just subsumed by a wave of dread and falsetto vocals.
34.
Dragonette / "Competition" / Galore / 2007
Sleazy electro-rock with deceptively sweet vocals. Think Peaches if she actually had a way with melody and wasn't so willfully vulgar. Leave it to the Canadians to still sound polite even while they're scheming to be homewreckers.
33.
Doves / "Snowden" / Some Cities / 2004
An ethereal, gorgeous ballad showcasing Doves' ability to layer a simple song into something with a great deal of sonic heft.
32.
Foals / "The French Open" / Antidotes / 2008
This is Afro-tinged pop delivered with a yelp rather than a wink. The faux-reggae leanings of the intro give way to something utterly unique.
31.
Zoe / "No Me Destruyas" / Memo Rex Commander y El Corazon Atomico de la Via Lactea / 2006
Cure-styled, Mexican indie-rock with science fiction influenced lyrics... Trust me on this, the combination works incredibly well.
Modest Mouse / "Life Like Weeds" / The Moon and Antarctica / 2000
A creepy, harrowing listen even by Modest Mouse's standards. One of the centerpieces of their major label debut, it's a see-sawing, complex piece with more than a few hints of post-rock.
39.
Arcade Fire / "Haiti" / Funeral / 2004
Still sounds unlike any other band around. It's led by an acoustic guitar, but with the same trademark sonic storm behind it.
38.
Ed Harcourt / "Until Tomorrow Then" / A Beautiful Lie / 2006
A 1930's-styled apocalyptic love song... Not even remotely hammy, but genuinely heartfelt.
37.
The Veils / "Vicious Traditions" / The Runaway Found / 2004
A vaguely political slow burner. As the song boils over, Finn Andrews' songwriting reveals itself to be a potential successor to Morrissey, only without the "woe-is-me" moaning and with some actual passion in the vocals. Though it sure was a cool backing track to Kevin Costner getting slashed open in Mr. Brooks.
36.
The Strokes / "Hard to Explain" / Is This Is? / 2001
The best song off what remains their best album.
35.
The Walkmen / "Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone" / Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone / 2002
Eerie, stark, and just barely restrained. While a fair distance away from the much noisier songs that actually (surprisingly) registered with the public ("We've Been Had," "The Rat," "Louisiana"), you can hear traces of this song's guitar drone and insistent drumming in everything they've done since. Here, it's just subsumed by a wave of dread and falsetto vocals.
34.
Dragonette / "Competition" / Galore / 2007
Sleazy electro-rock with deceptively sweet vocals. Think Peaches if she actually had a way with melody and wasn't so willfully vulgar. Leave it to the Canadians to still sound polite even while they're scheming to be homewreckers.
33.
Doves / "Snowden" / Some Cities / 2004
An ethereal, gorgeous ballad showcasing Doves' ability to layer a simple song into something with a great deal of sonic heft.
32.
Foals / "The French Open" / Antidotes / 2008
This is Afro-tinged pop delivered with a yelp rather than a wink. The faux-reggae leanings of the intro give way to something utterly unique.
31.
Zoe / "No Me Destruyas" / Memo Rex Commander y El Corazon Atomico de la Via Lactea / 2006
Cure-styled, Mexican indie-rock with science fiction influenced lyrics... Trust me on this, the combination works incredibly well.
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