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08-12-2010, 06:17 PM
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#20: Example - Kickstarts
It won Popjustice's £20 Song of the Year prize and whilst it's not exactly a work of art (and Popjustice know about as much about art as a basset hound does) it's indeed an extremely catchy song. Not my favourite of his though, won't beat Watch the Sun Come Up (2009) #19: Kanye West - All of the Lights It's 2010's collaboration opus. Rihanna and Eminem? Pants. GaGa and Beyoncé? Grew boring. It's just a brilliant showcase, and various layers of bold goodness. #18: Christina Aguilera - You Lost Me So Bionic was pretty terrible. But it did feature glimpses of hope, and this was the brightest - potentially her best vocal performance, certainly her best ballad, to date. #17: Kings of Leon - Radioactive It's very self-indulgent, and it's very stadium-rock. As a result they've lost a lot of fans - but mainstream successes such as this are mainstream for a reason - it's distinct, it's pleasing to mine ear. #16: Arcade Fire - We Used to Wait It doesn't look, on paper, like it should work. The piano tune would appear irritating but it's actually helpful towards a tense, moody listening experience. #15: Brandon Flowers - Crossfire The video is both cute and silly. The album was silly. This song is cute. #14: The Naked and Famous - Young Blood YES BEN. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HEARD OF THEM. *throws things* but yes, this song is rather catchy. #13: Arcade Fire - Half Light II The second Half Light I've featured on here (there's two Sprawls as well, but I've only selected one) - the drum rhythm cements its place in this countdown, it's very..."montage"y. #12: Kelis - Acapella I never would have predicted a Kelis comeback as brilliant as this. It's thumping, it's unusual, it's hypnotic. ILUVIT. #11: Adele - Rolling in the Deep She suffers a slight setback in that this hasn't even been released yet - and therefore I haven't included her other leaked track (Someone Like You). But the video's out, and this song is just everything that's right with music. Her voice is phenomenal, the tune makes you clap and stomp and the lyrics are raw.
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Cad is gá dom a dhéanamh mura bhfuil mé ag bualadh leat? Tá ceann folamh agam, yah, agus pearsantacht nua Eirím níos dofheicthe, is tú imithe, ó mo shaol Níl aon rud fágtha sa scátháin An mbeidh mé álainn mhaol? Yeah Quote:
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08-12-2010, 06:58 PM
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#10: Goldfrapp - Rocket
Their 5th album, Head First, was released in early 2010 and it was a bit of a disaster. However, the lead single, this, was flamboyant, outrageous synthy goodness and it's unstoppable. #9: Mumford and Sons - The Cave Just a brilliantly orchestrated song. #8: Arcade Fire - The Suburbs Effortlessly happy and I make a habit of listening to this whilst driving through this new, clean, quite boring residential area on the way home. It always reassures me. #7: Kanye West - Monster (feat. Rick Ross, Bon Iver, Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj) Whilst AOTL boasted quantity, this boasts quality. The lyrics and delivery are ludicrously intense from all performers, but it's Minaj's verse that stole the show and made her the hottest new prospect in American music right now. #6: Stornoway - The Coldharbour Road Just a beautiful song. The violin in this  #5: M.I.A. - XXXO On the surface it's a shameless, crass popsong about being promiscuous - but it's actually a brilliantly cutting and clever critique on the expectations made of a modern female popstar. The lyrics have a sinister tinge as a result. #4: Scissor Sisters - Invisible Light Whilst the throwbacks to the 80s this year by many have been irritating and desperate, the Scissors have done it perfectly. It's intense, it's sexy and it's cold. The lyrics to this are brilliant, and Sir Ian McKellen's appearance...oh my vagina. #3: Kate Nash - Do-Wah-Doo The video is kitsch but the song itself is brilliant - very old school rock'n'roll with an empowered female vocal. You can't not sing/tap your foot along. #2: Arcade Fire - Month of May This got a lot of criticism from hardcore fans for being so rock - but I'm of the opposite stance. The rhythm is fantastic and it makes me conjure mental images of car chases and gunfights. Very Foo Fighters/Queens of the Stone Age. #1: Sleigh Bells - Tell 'Em It was tricky picking between the top three but on being so different and unique to everything else I listen to, this wins. It's probably the biggest shot of adrenaline you can get through music - the cheerleader-style synths in contrast to the rapid-fire drum effects is intense.
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Cad is gá dom a dhéanamh mura bhfuil mé ag bualadh leat? Tá ceann folamh agam, yah, agus pearsantacht nua Eirím níos dofheicthe, is tú imithe, ó mo shaol Níl aon rud fágtha sa scátháin An mbeidh mé álainn mhaol? Yeah Quote:
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08-12-2010, 07:11 PM
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and a mini-list for the poppier nonsense:
TOP 20 ULTIMATELY ARTLESS BUT QUITE NICE TO SHAKE YOUR ARSE TO SONGS 1) Mini Viva - One Touch 2) Scissor Sisters - Fire With Fire 3) Nicole Scherzinger - Poison 4) Kylie Minogue - All the Lovers 5) Eminem - Won't Back Down (feat. P!nk 6) Ke$ha - Blow 7) Katy Perry - Teenage Dream 8) Kylie Minogue - Get Out of My Way 9) The Saturdays - Higher 10) Christina Aguilera - Not Myself Tonight 11) Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are (feat. B.o.B.) 12) Rihanna - Only Girl (in the World) 13) Flo-Rida - Club Can't Handle Me 14) McFly - Party Girl 15) Enrique Iglesias - Heartbeat (feat. Nicole Scherzinger) 16) Hera Bjork - Je Ne Sais Quoi 17) Kelly Rowland - Commander 18) Nicki Minaj - Fly (feat Rihanna) 19) P!nk - Raise Your Glass 20) Shakira - Waka Waka (Time for Africa)
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Cad is gá dom a dhéanamh mura bhfuil mé ag bualadh leat? Tá ceann folamh agam, yah, agus pearsantacht nua Eirím níos dofheicthe, is tú imithe, ó mo shaol Níl aon rud fágtha sa scátháin An mbeidh mé álainn mhaol? Yeah Quote:
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08-12-2010, 07:46 PM
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You have appalling taste in music.
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08-12-2010, 07:55 PM
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Cad is gá dom a dhéanamh mura bhfuil mé ag bualadh leat? Tá ceann folamh agam, yah, agus pearsantacht nua Eirím níos dofheicthe, is tú imithe, ó mo shaol Níl aon rud fágtha sa scátháin An mbeidh mé álainn mhaol? Yeah Quote:
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08-12-2010, 07:59 PM
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08-12-2010, 07:48 PM
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Raise Your Glass = Epic Win
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08-12-2010, 08:00 PM
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except a troll = someone trying to cause an argument. And I'm not...
so whatever. run along to your Tinie Tempah or whatever it is you do.
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Cad is gá dom a dhéanamh mura bhfuil mé ag bualadh leat? Tá ceann folamh agam, yah, agus pearsantacht nua Eirím níos dofheicthe, is tú imithe, ó mo shaol Níl aon rud fágtha sa scátháin An mbeidh mé álainn mhaol? Yeah Quote:
Traitors S4 Faves: Harriet, Ross, Rachel, Ellie, Stephen, Judy & Amanda Celeb Traitors Faves: Stephen, Alan, Joe W, Clare & Lucy |
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08-12-2010, 08:16 PM
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 . But funny you slate that and then have Kanye West in your countdown ... twice.
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08-12-2010, 08:17 PM
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yeah really funny considering his universal critical acclaim.
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Cad is gá dom a dhéanamh mura bhfuil mé ag bualadh leat? Tá ceann folamh agam, yah, agus pearsantacht nua Eirím níos dofheicthe, is tú imithe, ó mo shaol Níl aon rud fágtha sa scátháin An mbeidh mé álainn mhaol? Yeah Quote:
Traitors S4 Faves: Harriet, Ross, Rachel, Ellie, Stephen, Judy & Amanda Celeb Traitors Faves: Stephen, Alan, Joe W, Clare & Lucy |
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08-12-2010, 08:35 PM
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similar style though
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08-12-2010, 08:46 PM
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10-12-2010, 12:20 AM
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09-12-2010, 11:47 PM
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Part 3: Albums
I've picked 30 albums to make up my favourites of 2010, but before I get to that here's a few lists of others. I've come up with four categories: - Brief flirtations that grew old quickly - Things that didn't grab me but grabbed a lot of others - Go away, think about what you've done, and try harder next time. - Go away, think about what you've done, and kill yourselves. Coming up now 
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Cad is gá dom a dhéanamh mura bhfuil mé ag bualadh leat? Tá ceann folamh agam, yah, agus pearsantacht nua Eirím níos dofheicthe, is tú imithe, ó mo shaol Níl aon rud fágtha sa scátháin An mbeidh mé álainn mhaol? Yeah Quote:
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09-12-2010, 11:47 PM
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I pretty much love all the songs here (Minus a few)
Best Coast-Boyfriend Wavves-King Of The Beach The Drums-Me And The Moon Patrick Wolf-Time Of My Life My Chemical Romance Na Na Na Would be my top 5
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09-12-2010, 11:49 PM
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10-12-2010, 12:12 AM
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 Simon Curtis - 8-Bit Heart There were a few decent pop songs here and there, and at the time I guess I thought the whole 'look at me! I'm robotic!' thing was fresh...but it hasn't even lasted the test of a year, so I don't see great things for him.  Broken Bells - Broken Bells I got a track of theirs as a free download for joining something called 'mflow' and the track itself was quite promising. But this album was just really too unadventurous. It was the sound of a party winding down and it just didn't capture my imagination at all, despite one or two decent tracks.  Gorillaz - Plastic Beach Probably the biggest turnaround I've done on an album of recent times. It's very experimental, I'll give it that. And has one or two decent songs - but it's truly a case of too many cooks spoil the broth. There're no great songs that you'd formerly relied on them to piss out. Their Glastonbury performance demonstrated this - noone wants to pay £200+ to see some people experimenting with Indian folk bands.  Brandon Flowers - Flamingo Brandon, honey, I adore you to pieces but maybe the other Killers took a year out for a reason... this was just a weak tribute act to the real thing. The songs were predictable and generic, and despite some hope with Magdalena, Jacksonville and Crossfire - it's long since disappeared off my radar.  Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday Maybe I just expected too much of this. It was just a pretty standard R&B album, in fairness, and nothing really leapt out at me despite my burgeoning hype in her following 'Monster'.  The Naked and Famous - Passive Me, Aggressive You I had 4 of their songs prior to the release of this. I quite liked them. Loved two of them. But the album omitted one of those tracks, and the fact that 60% of it sounds like MGMT b-sides doesn't help...  Prince - 20Ten I've put it in this list because 'Compassion' was pretty bloody good. Just a shame about the rest of the album...  Caitlin Rose - Own Side Now I adore her voice. But this album just lacked any variety...it was the equivalent of administering anaesthetic for an hour. Quite a pleasant sensation...if you're numb.  Not that bad at all, really. Just not as good as the first part, and too short to make an impression.  The Soft Pack - The Soft Pack Nice sound to them, sort of like a West Coast-Strokes. But the album lacked punch...it was like the support band before a headliner.  By all means a good album. It's just grown a bit old for me and doesn't quite match up to my top 30. Pretty good for what it is though - they're more than capable to fill in the boots of your generic The Big Pinks or Pigeon Detectives.  Surfer Blood - Astro Coast Again I love the sound to this album - it's very laidback, west-coast rock: nice gentle sounds and rhythms..and it's again purely not as great as the others on my list. Pretty nice though.
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10-12-2010, 12:26 AM
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8bit heart got boring after about 4 plays
Pink Friday though
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10-12-2010, 01:51 AM
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Just spent ages going through the top 50 you posted, love a fair few of them (and thank you for introducing me to John Grant, new obsession of the week I reckon!)
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*cries to 'Lift Me Up'*
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