Top Tracks of 2000 to 2009:
20 - 11.
| 20. Cursive - "A Gentleman Caller" | "A Crying Shame" - Muse .19 |
| 19. Depeche Mode - "Better Days" | "Hallucinations" - The Raveonettes .18 |
| 17. British Sea Power - "It Ended On An Oily Stage" | "Retour A Vega" - The Stills .16 |
| 14. Yourcodenameis:Milo - "All That Was Missing" | "Wasted" - South .14 |
| 13. The French Kicks - "Basement D.C." | "The Trial of the Century" - The French Kicks .13 |
| 12. The Arctic Monkeys - "Fluorescent Adolescent" | "Everyone Knows/Nobody Cares" - Manic Street Preachers .11 |
Check below for details!
20.
Cursive / "A Gentleman Caller" / The Ugly Organ / 2003
A blast like a cannon opens the queasy first act of this song, which follows into the "getting even" stage of a messy breakup. But just as it gets to be almost too much, the noise drops out, a cello appears, and out emerges one of Cursive's most beautiful moments.
A blast like a cannon opens the queasy first act of this song, which follows into the "getting even" stage of a messy breakup. But just as it gets to be almost too much, the noise drops out, a cello appears, and out emerges one of Cursive's most beautiful moments.
19.
Muse / "A Crying Shame" / Supermassive Black Hole / 2006
Depeche Mode / "Better Days" / Suffer Well / 2005
Depeche Mode / "Better Days" / Suffer Well / 2005
Two b-sides that saw each of these artists reigning it in and just exploding. Muse holds back on the melodramatics and employs surf guitars, delivering a skittering blast of frenzied rock that has one of their best ever hooks. Depeche Mode, on the other hand, just explodes with one of their most direct and cutting songs ever, showing Trent Reznor just who his musical daddy really is.
18.
The Raveonettes / "Hallucinations" / Lust Lust Lust / 2007
Everley Brothers harmonies, a lilting melody, and a wall of fizzy feedback.
17.
British Sea Power / "It Ended On An Oily Stage" / Open Season / 2005
A blustery riff introduces an elegant, sighing career highlight. It certainly earned what would have been its original title, "Elegiac Stanzas."
16.
The Stills / "Retour A Vega" / Wicker Park OST / 2004
A French sung, gorgeous contribution to an underrated soundtrack. Autumnal and string-led.
15.
Yourcodenameis:Milo / "All That Was Missing" / They Came From the Sun / 2007
A bit of a sentimental inclusion for me, this takes the band's penchant for sudden feel changes and channels it into a jagged slice of indie pop.
A bit of a sentimental inclusion for me, this takes the band's penchant for sudden feel changes and channels it into a jagged slice of indie pop.
14.
South / "Wasted" / You Are Here / 2008
This is a band that could have run this chart with everything they've put out. South is one of THE most criminally underrated bands of the decade, and this song is a career highlight. A harsh keyboard line runs in the back while a guitar and trumpet mirror each other, interrupted by a left-field chorus straight out of mid-90s Brit-Pop. Afterwards, it boils over into wondrous noise and, true to South form, it doesn't overstay its welcome.
13.
The French Kicks / "The Trial of the Century" / The Trial of the Century / 2004
The French Kicks / "Abandon" / Swimming / 2008
Another band that could have ran the chart. Both songs feature many of the band's trademarks: Laid-back, near-ambient instrumentation, a jittery, insistent rhythm section and dreamy vocals. However, "Trial" showcases their slicker, more pop-oriented material with a killer singalong chorus, and "Abandon" shows their earthier, slightly rowdier side.
The French Kicks / "Abandon" / Swimming / 2008
Another band that could have ran the chart. Both songs feature many of the band's trademarks: Laid-back, near-ambient instrumentation, a jittery, insistent rhythm section and dreamy vocals. However, "Trial" showcases their slicker, more pop-oriented material with a killer singalong chorus, and "Abandon" shows their earthier, slightly rowdier side.
12.
Arctic Monkeys / "Fluorescent Adolescent" / Favourite Worst Nightmare / 2007
Sure it was one of their bigger hits, but that doesn't mean it's a bad song... In fact, it remains one of their highlights. A distinctly British melody, excellent lyrics, and tricky, wonderful playing.
11.
Manic Street Preachers / "Everyone Knows/Nobody Cares" / The Love of Richard Nixon / 2004
A b-side from their unfairly maligned Lifeblood album, this is a chilly slice of something pitched somewhere between disco and goth. It's a surprising move for a band who's known for their, well, surprising moves. It's still undeniably MSP, with hints of furious guitar work and a surprisingly hummable hook.
A b-side from their unfairly maligned Lifeblood album, this is a chilly slice of something pitched somewhere between disco and goth. It's a surprising move for a band who's known for their, well, surprising moves. It's still undeniably MSP, with hints of furious guitar work and a surprisingly hummable hook.
A really intense batch of songs, but all are really great inclusions. The closing bit of "All That Was Missing" makes is a sentimental inclusion for 1 more. Keep it up, you're doing great work :)
ReplyDelete