Top Tracks of 2000 to 2009:
60 - 51.
| 60. The Killers - "Smile Like You Mean It" | "Into the Fold" - Cursive .59 |
| 58. The Flaming Lips - "The Sound of Failure" | "For What It's Worth" - The Cardigans .57 |
| 56. Broken Social Scene - "Stars and Sons" | "There's No Home For You Here" - The White Stripes .55 |
| 54. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Dudley" | "Elevator Love Letter" - Stars .53 |
| 52. The Bird and the Bee - "Spark | "Cemeteries of London" - Coldplay .51 |
51. Snow Patrol - "An Olive Grove Facing the Sea"
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60.
The Killers / "Smile Like You Mean It" / Hot Fuss / 2004
They're still the best at the neo-New Wave game, and this song remains their highlight.
59.
Cursive / "Into the Fold" / Happy Hollow / 2006
A frosty waltz chronicling a predatory relationship that boils over in a way only Cursive can manage.
58.
The Flaming Lips / "The Sound of Failure / It's Dark ... Is It Always This Dark?" / At War With the Mystics / 2005
A treatise on some very weighty subjects (like many Flaming Lips songs post-2000), coupled with sly digs at Gwen Stefani and Britney Spears and a bouncy, sunny melody.
57.
The Cardigans / "For What It's Worth" / Long Gone Before Daylight / 2003
They go from the ultra-modern Gran Turismo to an attractive melancholia that still focuses on their way with a melody and Nina Persson's distinctive vocals.
56.
Broken Social Scene / "Stars and Sons" / You Forgot It In People / 2004
Controlled chaos and a great, addictive guitar line.
55.
The White Stripes / "There's No Home For You Here" / Elephant / 2003
Howling, layered, arresting and a career highlight.
54.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs / "Dudley" / Show Your Bones / 2006
They always were best when they were in their mid-tempo stride. Lullaby like vocals and near-ambient instrumentation... Until it all crashes inward.
53.
Stars / "Elevator Love Letter" / Heart / 2003
Indie-pop at its finest, and a duet that's refreshingly free of schmaltz.
52.
The Bird and the Bee / "Spark" / The Bird and the Bee / 2007
A pure, minimalist sweep of heavenly sound and Inara George's wonderful voice.
51.
TIE
Coldplay / "Cemeteries of London" / Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends / 2008
Snow Patrol / "An Olive Grove Facing the Sea" / When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up / 2001
For both of these bands, the song selected showed them finally flexing some muscle. Coldplay funnels their inner U2 into something that's creepy and as inventive as they always thought they were, whereas Snow Patrol goes for sincerity and understatement and creates something that's both heartbreaking and heart swelling at the same time. This remains one of their best songs. It doesn't hurt that neither of these songs were sullied by appearances in the OC or Gray's Anatomy or some other unfortunate avenue for music.
The Killers / "Smile Like You Mean It" / Hot Fuss / 2004
They're still the best at the neo-New Wave game, and this song remains their highlight.
59.
Cursive / "Into the Fold" / Happy Hollow / 2006
A frosty waltz chronicling a predatory relationship that boils over in a way only Cursive can manage.
58.
The Flaming Lips / "The Sound of Failure / It's Dark ... Is It Always This Dark?" / At War With the Mystics / 2005
A treatise on some very weighty subjects (like many Flaming Lips songs post-2000), coupled with sly digs at Gwen Stefani and Britney Spears and a bouncy, sunny melody.
57.
The Cardigans / "For What It's Worth" / Long Gone Before Daylight / 2003
They go from the ultra-modern Gran Turismo to an attractive melancholia that still focuses on their way with a melody and Nina Persson's distinctive vocals.
56.
Broken Social Scene / "Stars and Sons" / You Forgot It In People / 2004
Controlled chaos and a great, addictive guitar line.
55.
The White Stripes / "There's No Home For You Here" / Elephant / 2003
Howling, layered, arresting and a career highlight.
54.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs / "Dudley" / Show Your Bones / 2006
They always were best when they were in their mid-tempo stride. Lullaby like vocals and near-ambient instrumentation... Until it all crashes inward.
53.
Stars / "Elevator Love Letter" / Heart / 2003
Indie-pop at its finest, and a duet that's refreshingly free of schmaltz.
52.
The Bird and the Bee / "Spark" / The Bird and the Bee / 2007
A pure, minimalist sweep of heavenly sound and Inara George's wonderful voice.
51.
TIE
Coldplay / "Cemeteries of London" / Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends / 2008
Snow Patrol / "An Olive Grove Facing the Sea" / When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up / 2001
For both of these bands, the song selected showed them finally flexing some muscle. Coldplay funnels their inner U2 into something that's creepy and as inventive as they always thought they were, whereas Snow Patrol goes for sincerity and understatement and creates something that's both heartbreaking and heart swelling at the same time. This remains one of their best songs. It doesn't hurt that neither of these songs were sullied by appearances in the OC or Gray's Anatomy or some other unfortunate avenue for music.
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