Top Tracks of 2000 to 2009:
91 - 100.
| 100. Primal Scream - "Exterminator" | "You & Me" - Vega 4 .99 |
| 98. Secret Machines - "Now You're Gone" | "Airport Disco" - Athlete .97 |
| 96. Rooney - "The Floor" | "Sex Tourists" - The French Kicks .95 |
| 94. Fall Out Boy - "Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown... | "Rides the Rails" - The Besnard Lakes .93 |
| 92. Shakira - "She Wolf" | "Canvey Island" - British Sea Power .91 |
Primal Scream / "Exterminator" / XTRMNTR / 2000
Massive, menacing, and cool as hell.
99.
Vega 4 / "You & Me" / Yourself and Others / 2006
Though perhaps unintentionally humorous, the lyrics still convey an awkward charm. And the fizzy new wave of the music is far more enjoyable than their overly earnest side.
98.
Secret Machines / "Now You're Gone" / Secret Machines / 2008
A desiccated introduction leads to a reaching-for-the-stars chorus. And that fits perfectly with the losing-love-to-drugs story the oblique lyrics hint at.
97.
Athlete / "Airport Disco" / Beyond the Neighborhood / 2007
Creepy fusion of electronics and Coldplay-esque melodrama. A bit lustier than anything Coldplay's put to tape, though.
96.
Rooney / "The Floor" / Rooney / 2003
Further proof that sometimes, b-sides are better than the bulk of the stuff that does get released. Chunky, tighter, hookier, and tougher than anything else on their self-titled debut.
And like most b-sides, it's very hard to find somewhere where I can show you.
95.
The French Kicks / "Sex Tourists" / Swimming / 2008
A languid, utterly calming stroll down Beach Boys territory.
94.
Fall Out Boy / "Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet" / Folie A Deux / 2008
Say what you will, but Fall Out Boy knows their way around a piece of annoyingly catchy and clever music. It's actually kind of impressive in the way it shifts between Duran Duran and Queen.
93.
The Besnard Lakes / "Rides the Rails" / The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse / 2007
Lonely, jittery verse passages with bright bursts of harmony in the chorus. Sorry about the shite video, that's the best I can find...
92.
Shakira / "She Wolf" / She Wolf / 2009
Let's face it, best pop song of 2009. Sorry Lady Gaga. This is just a hair more bat-shit insane than you.
91.
British Sea Power / "Canvey Island" / Do You Like Rock Music? / 2008
More of a sentimental inclusion for me. Spare and moving, but with the same strange lyrical stream of consciousness that's the BSP's trademark.
Massive, menacing, and cool as hell.
99.
Vega 4 / "You & Me" / Yourself and Others / 2006
Though perhaps unintentionally humorous, the lyrics still convey an awkward charm. And the fizzy new wave of the music is far more enjoyable than their overly earnest side.
98.
Secret Machines / "Now You're Gone" / Secret Machines / 2008
A desiccated introduction leads to a reaching-for-the-stars chorus. And that fits perfectly with the losing-love-to-drugs story the oblique lyrics hint at.
97.
Athlete / "Airport Disco" / Beyond the Neighborhood / 2007
Creepy fusion of electronics and Coldplay-esque melodrama. A bit lustier than anything Coldplay's put to tape, though.
96.
Rooney / "The Floor" / Rooney / 2003
Further proof that sometimes, b-sides are better than the bulk of the stuff that does get released. Chunky, tighter, hookier, and tougher than anything else on their self-titled debut.
And like most b-sides, it's very hard to find somewhere where I can show you.
95.
The French Kicks / "Sex Tourists" / Swimming / 2008
A languid, utterly calming stroll down Beach Boys territory.
94.
Fall Out Boy / "Headfirst Slide Into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet" / Folie A Deux / 2008
Say what you will, but Fall Out Boy knows their way around a piece of annoyingly catchy and clever music. It's actually kind of impressive in the way it shifts between Duran Duran and Queen.
93.
The Besnard Lakes / "Rides the Rails" / The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse / 2007
Lonely, jittery verse passages with bright bursts of harmony in the chorus. Sorry about the shite video, that's the best I can find...
92.
Shakira / "She Wolf" / She Wolf / 2009
Let's face it, best pop song of 2009. Sorry Lady Gaga. This is just a hair more bat-shit insane than you.
91.
British Sea Power / "Canvey Island" / Do You Like Rock Music? / 2008
More of a sentimental inclusion for me. Spare and moving, but with the same strange lyrical stream of consciousness that's the BSP's trademark.
British Sea Power has a solid strength about them, much like their namesake. Excellent addition to the list:)
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