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Top 10 Songs for 2010

Published on March 9, 2011 in Entertainment, General, Media and music. 1 Comment

It’s about time that I belabor you with my musical likings from the last year.

 

Top 10 songs¹ added to my iTunes library for 2010.

  1. Daylight – Matt & Kim – Grand
  2. Intro – The xx – xx
  3. Animus Vox – The Glitch Mob – Drink the Sea
  4. Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’ – Hanson – Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’²
  5. Good Ol’ Fashion Nightmare – Matt & Kim – Grand
  6. Difficult – Uffie – Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans
  7. Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
  8. Colors – April Smith & The Great Picture Show – Songs For A Sinking Ship
  9. I Hope I Become A Ghost – The Deadly Syndrome – The Ortolan³
  10. Right As Rain – Adele – 19

 

Top 10 released in 2010

  1. Animus Vox – The Glitch Mob – Drink the Sea
  2. Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’ – Hanson – Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’
  3. Difficult - Uffie - Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans
  4. Colors – April Smith & The Great Picture Show – Songs For A Sinking Ship
  5. Rill Rill – Sleigh Bells – Treats
  6. Horchata – Vampire Weekend – Contra
  7. Bombay – El Guincho – Pop Negro⁴
  8. The Grid – Daft Punk – Tron: Legacy
  9. The Game Has Changed - Daft Punk – Tron: Legacy
  10. If You Think You Need Some Lovin – Pomplamoose – 3 New Songs Woot!


Here’s my lists from 2006, 2008 and 2009 if you’re interested. You can see what else I’m currently listening to on Last.fm.

¹Algorithmically and trigonometrically calculated to the hypotenuse by creating a smart playlist in iTunes with these rules and looking at the “Plays” column in iTunes.
²Yes, that Hanson. The music video for said song features an homage to the Blues Brothers and a cameo by Weird Al Yankovic!
³Found this song via the absurdly dark comedy “World’s Greatest Dad” with Robin Williams.
⁴Discovered after watching the totally NSFW but absurd (in the vein of MGMT) music video.

Can We Agree That OK Go Are the Kings of Music Videos?

Published on September 6, 2010 in Design, Entertainment, Media, music and Technology. 0 Comments


Seriously these guys look like they’re having a blast while doing something they love. How many people can say that? (I hope you can!)

Top 10 Songs For 2009

Published on April 4, 2010 in Entertainment and music. 0 Comments

As I did last year, here’s the top 10 songs added to my iTunes library for 2009.

1. White Winter Hymnal – Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes

2. Sun It Rises – Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes

3. Horchata – Vampire Weekend – Contra

4. Little Secrets – Passion Pit – Manners

5. Blue Ridge Mountians – Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes

6. Oliver James – Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes

7. Skinny Love – Bon Iver – Fore Emma, Forever Ago

8. Meadowlarks – Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes (Damn, this is a good album!)

9. The Beastie Boys Vs Matt And Kim – Good Ol’ Fashion Rump Shaker – The Hood Internet – The Mixtape Volume Four (download here)

10. Vultures – John Mayer – Continuum

Here’s the top 10 list of songs released in 2009.

1. Little Secrets – Passion Pit – Manners

2. The Beastie Boys Vs Matt And Kim – Good Ol’ Fashion Rump Shaker – The Hood Internet – The Mixtape Volume Four

3. Zero – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!

4. Brother Sport – Animal collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion

5. Hysteric – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!

6. Passion Pit vs. Juvenile – Back That Sleepyhead Up – The Hood Internet – The Mixtape Volume Four

7. 1901 – Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

8. Evident Utensl – Chairlift – Does You Inspire You (I dug the music video before the song)

9. Bead Prez vs. Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks of Hip Hop – The Hood Internet – The Mixtape Volume Four (orginal version of Two Weeks came in at #16)

10. Happy Up Here – Royksopp – Junior

Here’s a list from 2006 as well. Apparently I skipped 2007!

“He has a chart. A dragon chart.”

Published on February 25, 2010 in Media and music. 0 Comments

Old in internet time, but hilarious.

I had the entire thing stuck in my head today…all day.

Brother Sport – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Animal Collective

Published on January 22, 2010 in music. 0 Comments