songs of 2009: 25-1 (SPOTIFY-CENTRIC)

here's the next 25 in my songs-of-the-year list. as with the first half, i tried to track these tracks down on spotify..some were there, many weren't..

so,

here's the spotify link again
http://open.spotify.com/user/rubidoux89/playlist/78NpKzxjnCBchVZ67fqrOf

and here's the countdown..enjoy..:

25. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: on a highway

24. GIRLS: laura

23. BUILT TO SPILL: aisle 13

22. THE XX: islands

21. THE NATIONAL: so far around the bend

20. SUNSET RUBDOWN: idiot heart

19. GRIZZLY BEAR: foreground

18. WILD BEASTS: hooting and howling

17. THE FLAMING LIPS: watching the planets

16. GRIZZLY BEAR: while you wait for the others

15. ART BRUT: dc comics and chocolate milkshake

14. GIRLS: hellhole ratrace

13. COLD WAR KIDS: audience

12. PHOENIX: lasso

11. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: want would I want? sky

10. HANDSOME FURS: radio kaliningrad



9. JAPANDROIDS: wet hair



8. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART: young adult friction



7. GRIZZLY BEAR: two weeks



6. PHOENIX: 1901



5. REAL ESTATE: fake blues



4. BEN GIBBARD AND JAY FARRAR: one fast move or im gone



3.ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: my girls



2. VOLCANO CHOIR: island, il



1. GIRLS: lust for life





SPOTIFYYYYYYYY

its freezing outside. there's tim allen on the TV. and my nose is running. BEST OF THE YEAR LIST TIME, THEN.

so,
somehow the middle of december has crept up on an unsuspecting me, like a ninja in a santa costume suddenly breaking cover to sing fairytale of new york every ten minutes and throw mince pies at passers by.

having no university exams until may, this week i've been left with little to do except watch diagnosis murder re-runs and think about the 11 and a half months that seem to have gone past in a manic blur. 2009 has been a really bizarre year in a lot of respects, but there's little doubting it has produced a shitload of stellar quality music... which has been both a blessing and a curse to anyone with half a brain trying to make reasonably coherent year-end list.

BUT.

i've given it a go, and slapped together a few run-downs. i'll try and post them here over the course of the week, starting with my personal picks for gigs and songs of the year. hopefully these end up providing a decent snapshot of what i've really enjoyed in 2009..

so, let the list madness commence...