Top Tracks of 2000 to 2009:
30 - 21.
| 30. Travis - "How Many Hearts" | "Forget Myself" - Elbow .29 |
| 28. Electric Soft Parade - "Headacheville" | "Damage" - The Cooper Temple Clause .27 |
| 26. Editors - "Fingers in the Factories" | "Seen It Coming" - The Church .25 |
| 24. Mystery Jets - "Veiled in Grey" | "Young Love" - Mystery Jets .24 |
| 23. Camera Obscura - "If Looks Could Kill" | "Kingdom" - Working For a Nuclear Free City .22 |
21. Spoon - "Paper Tiger
30.
Travis / "How Many Hearts" / 12memories / 2003
A bouncy, piano-led blast of Brit-Pop with a fuzzed out chorus that finally demonstrated Travis having a bit of teeth.
29.
Elbow / "Forget Myself" / Leaders of the Free World / 2005
A slyly funny and affecting slice of surrealistic observations of a night out on the town with clever instrumentation and a massive chorus. This almost bears a passing resemblance to Peter Gabriel's late 1980's work, especially with the trippy video...
28.
Electric Soft Parade / "Headacheville" / The American Adventure / 2003
A stuttering, menacing blast of verse, a blissed out, Pink Floyd-ian chorus and a machine-gun outro. The math-rock leanings seep in a few times and make the song a rather bracing listen.
27.
The Cooper Temple Clause / "Damage" / Make This Your Own / 2007
Sort of like a mini-suite. It goes from a typically hooky verse to a middle eight that's Middle Eastern hard rock. Not long afterwards, it goes into a stutter step, robotic chorus-type thing. Before your brain really registers what has happened, it flies back and does it again.
26.
Editors / "Fingers in the Factories" / The Back Room / 2005
The best example of their Interpol meets Snow Patrol fusion. Racing tempos, staccato guitars, and layered instrumentation. Focuses on sounding arresting rather than sinister.
25.
The Church / "Seen It Coming" / After Everything Now This / 2002
Still going strong since 1979, the Church offers what remains their stock in trade. They do it better than anyone... A languid slice of psychedelia with an incredible sense of control and melody.
24.
TIE
Mystery Jets / "Veiled in Grey" and "Young Love" / Twenty One / 2008
Another literate, musically gifted English band. The first finds them at their most contemplative, with heartbreaking verses and a decidedly surrealistic chorus, while the second finds them at their most rollicking and carefree.
23.
Camera Obscura / "If Looks Could Kill" / Let's Get Out of This Country / 2006
Belle and Sebastian with teeth... A faithful '60's homage that refuses to leave the brain.
22.
Working For A Nuclear Free City / "Kingdom" / Businessmen and Ghosts
The barrage of noise and wonky time signature at first may suggest Godspeed You Black Emperor's cyborg baby, but the strong if buried hooks and the four on the floor beat hits at the end, you realize it's something else entirely...
21.
Spoon / "Paper Tiger" / Kill the Moonlight / 2002
Their entire catalogue is amazing. However this spare, spooky song is completely unique and remains one of their highest points.
Travis / "How Many Hearts" / 12memories / 2003
A bouncy, piano-led blast of Brit-Pop with a fuzzed out chorus that finally demonstrated Travis having a bit of teeth.
29.
Elbow / "Forget Myself" / Leaders of the Free World / 2005
A slyly funny and affecting slice of surrealistic observations of a night out on the town with clever instrumentation and a massive chorus. This almost bears a passing resemblance to Peter Gabriel's late 1980's work, especially with the trippy video...
28.
Electric Soft Parade / "Headacheville" / The American Adventure / 2003
A stuttering, menacing blast of verse, a blissed out, Pink Floyd-ian chorus and a machine-gun outro. The math-rock leanings seep in a few times and make the song a rather bracing listen.
27.
The Cooper Temple Clause / "Damage" / Make This Your Own / 2007
Sort of like a mini-suite. It goes from a typically hooky verse to a middle eight that's Middle Eastern hard rock. Not long afterwards, it goes into a stutter step, robotic chorus-type thing. Before your brain really registers what has happened, it flies back and does it again.
26.
Editors / "Fingers in the Factories" / The Back Room / 2005
The best example of their Interpol meets Snow Patrol fusion. Racing tempos, staccato guitars, and layered instrumentation. Focuses on sounding arresting rather than sinister.
25.
The Church / "Seen It Coming" / After Everything Now This / 2002
Still going strong since 1979, the Church offers what remains their stock in trade. They do it better than anyone... A languid slice of psychedelia with an incredible sense of control and melody.
24.
TIE
Mystery Jets / "Veiled in Grey" and "Young Love" / Twenty One / 2008
Another literate, musically gifted English band. The first finds them at their most contemplative, with heartbreaking verses and a decidedly surrealistic chorus, while the second finds them at their most rollicking and carefree.
23.
Camera Obscura / "If Looks Could Kill" / Let's Get Out of This Country / 2006
Belle and Sebastian with teeth... A faithful '60's homage that refuses to leave the brain.
22.
Working For A Nuclear Free City / "Kingdom" / Businessmen and Ghosts
The barrage of noise and wonky time signature at first may suggest Godspeed You Black Emperor's cyborg baby, but the strong if buried hooks and the four on the floor beat hits at the end, you realize it's something else entirely...
21.
Spoon / "Paper Tiger" / Kill the Moonlight / 2002
Their entire catalogue is amazing. However this spare, spooky song is completely unique and remains one of their highest points.
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