animal collective - the purple bottle !

so perfeck

Thanks, Raving. Your post reminded me of a few other individual, standout tracks this year. I like "This Year," by the Mountain Goats, but the songs on that album I keep replaying are "Dance Music" and "Lion's Teeth." Both are outstanding, and listing to them one-after-the-other forms a powerful story about child abuse. Also, "Silver Rider," from Low's "The Great Destroyer," has such great, lush harmony, it sounds like their voices are rushing up toward Heaven. Also, "Amazon" by M.I.A. has a kinetic energy to it that's really special. It's got great beats, an edgy, revolutionary theme (an updated Patty Hearst story) and sultry vocals. Special song and album. Iron & Wine's "Jezebel," is also a terrific song. It's where his old, acoustic/gothic Southern sound meets his new, revved-up sensibilities. And Antony & The Johnsons' "Fist of Love" is a great song that I've effusively praised elsewhere in these discussion forums. Oh, yeah: "Helicopter" and "Like Eating Glass," from Bloc Party's album, "Silent Alarm," are some of the best rock singles this year. Jagged, edgy tracks. The rest of the album (other than "Banquet") is so-so.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by purple:
I can't believe no one has listed "I summon You" by Spoon,QUOTE]

There is a short discussion between a few of us about how great this song is on page four of this thread. It still might be my favorite track of the year.

I'm having the hardest time ever putting together a list of 2005 singles, so I doubt I could even start doing one about songs. But while I was going through this thread the first song that popped into my head was M.I.A.'s Sunshowers, probably the best song from Arular, and definitely a standout track for me this year.

Then I thought of some more songs, and this is what I came up with, in no specific order:

M.I.A.- Sunshowers
Andrew Bird- A Nervous Tic Motion Of The Head To The Left
The Fiery Furnaces- Single Again
Ry Cooder- Don't Call Me Red
Of Montreal- So Begins Our Alabee
Feist- Inside And Out
Feist- One Evening
Feist- Leisure Suite
Feist- Mushaboom
Missy Elliott feat. Ciara & Fat Man Scoop- Lose
Control
Missy Elliott feat. Vybez Cartel & M.I.A.- Bad Man
David Thomas Broughton- Ambiguity
Sufjan Stevens- The Lord God Bird
Nikka Costa- I Don't Think We've Met
Nikka Costa- Fooled Ya Baby
Annie- Me Plus One
Gorillaz feat. De La Soul- Feel Good Inc.
Mark Mothersbaugh- Ping Island/Lighting Strike Rescue Op
Kelly Osbourne- One Word
Nikka Costa- Till I Get To You
The Raveonettes feat. Ronnie Spector- Ode To L.A.
The Raveonettes- Love In A Trashcan
Shakira feat. Alejandro Sanz- La Tortura
Sufjan Stevens- Casimir Pulaski Day
Sufjan Stevens- The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts
Roisin Murphy- Sinking Feeling
The Books- Be Good To Them Always
Sunset Valley- Mr. Extreme Jeans
Boozoo Bajou feat. Top Cat- Killer

Basically any song off M.I.A.'s album and almost any song off Ry Cooder's Chavez Ravine.

Teenage Fanclub, "Cells"
Sleater-Kinney, "Rollercoaster"
The Go-Betweens, "Born to a Family"
The White Stripes, "Forever for Her (Is Over for Me)"
Micah P. Hinson and the Gospel of Progress, "The Possibilities"
Aimee Mann, "Video"
Spoon, "The Infinite Pet"

13 & God, Afterclap
Antony & The Johnsons, Hope There's Someone
Architecture in Helsinki, Maybe You Can Owe Me
Beck, Earthquake Weather
Bloc Party, Banquet
Bright Eyes, We Are Nowhere and it's now
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away
Common, The Food
The Decemberists, The Engine Driver
Esthero, We R in Need of a Musical Revolution
M.I.A., Sunshowers
Sleater-Kinney, What's Mine Is Yours
Sufjan Steves, The Man of Metropolis...

Super Furry Animals, "Atomik Lust"

okay, as stated in new purchases, for this moment the best track is ...

The New Pornographers 'The Bleeding Heart Show' just barely over 'The Jessica Numbers'....

...tomorrow it may be the other way around...

"Lost Images" and "Falling Down A Dam of Mashed Potatoes" both from Lawrence - The Night Will Last Forever.

"Lost Images" is just 1:51, and mostly consists of simple synth melodies, but it is a slice of beauty.

"Falling Down A Dam of Mashed Potatoes" is an ethereal sounding piece of ambience. A deep beat slips in at about the 3-minute mark, then slips away as fast as it came. A slight crackle plays in the background the last half of the song in an almost-beat. Xylophones alternate between two notes for the entire song in smooth chord changes. Great song.

Sufjan Stevens - "the Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!"
There's been a lot of talk about Illinois but I don't think anyone has mentioned this song. Rob Sheffield brought it up in his review (which was actually pretty good) for Rolling Stone. I think it feautures one of Stevens' best melodies and it's a pretty amazing vocal performance as well. Plus the arrangement combines his bare acoustic stuff with his more orchestrated, fleshed out material. And c'mon, "I can't explain the state that I'm in/ The state of my heart/ He was my best friend" --It's a little cheesy, but it gets me every time.

Anybody else feel the same way about it? I'd hate to be alone on the same wagon as Rob Sheffield.

Other than that I've been in love with the following:
the Hold Steady - "Your Little Hoodrat Friend"
Stephen Malkmus - "Baby C'mon"
Gorillaz - "Dare"
Jamie Lidell - "Multiply"
Sleater-Kinney - "Jumpers" and "Rollercoaster"
Andrew Bird - "Skin Is, My"
Spoon - "I Summon You"
Okkervil River - "the Latest Toughs"
Antony & the Johnsons - "Fistful of Love"

Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone"
Ciara's "Oh"

The two best singles of the year so far. Blend them and you get Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl." They're all so catchy. You can't escape either of them. It's insane -- madness and shit.

Upper echelons: Elkland's "Apart," Damian Marley's "Welcome to Jamrock," Sigur Ros' "Milano," System of a Down's "B.Y.O.B.," Stars' "What I'm Trying to Say," Sufjan Stevens' "Chicago," Common's "The Corner"

Honorable mentions: Crooked Fingers' "Sleep All Summer," LCD Soundsystem's "Daft Punk is Playing at My House," Coldplay's "Speed of Sound," Four Tet's "Smile Around the Face"

Has anyone heard the new song, "Oceans," by Richard Hawley? I've never heard of him before, but I was really impressed by the song's lush arrangement and sad, contemplative lyrics. I haven't heard it enough to say it's one of my favorites tracks of the year, but it may get to that point. It's worth checking out (the song, and samples of other song's on Hawley's album, "Cole's Corner," are available on the artist's web site).

New Radiohead song WOoO

I'm not really saying it's the best, i've only listened to it once. It sounds ok.


link to buy song from warchild:
http://www.7digital.com/shops/productDetail.aspx?shop=1...uct=17405&sid=187048

yup....guilty pleasures - Stefani's Hollaback Girl, and the song 'Breathe' or 'Just Breathe' ...I don't know who sings this, but it grows on you...in every store radio station...

I have a new favorite:

Arcade Fire and David Bowie - Wake Up

from the fashion rocks concert on tv last night!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=34MQSSJY

Oh man.... I'll try to limit this to one song per artist, though some of the albums (notably M.I.A., New Pornographers, and Cyne) are incredible from start to finish. In no particular order, though the top few are certainly more played than some of the others.


"Polkamatic" ~ Vitalic
"Glósóli" ~ Sigur Rós
"Smile Around the Face" ~ Four Tet
"$10" ~ M.I.A.
"Arrow of God" ~ Cyne
"Siriustar" ~ Deerhoof
"Jackie, Dressed in Cobras" ~ New Pornographers
"Concerning the UFO Sighting..." ~ Sufjan Stevens
"I Turn My Camera On" ~ Spoon
"Jumpers" ~ Sleater-Kinney
"Gold Mine Gutted" ~ Bright Eyes
"A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head..." ~ Andrew Bird
"Beautiful Day Without You" ~ Röyksopp
"Multiply" ~ Jamie Lidell
"If Not Now, Whenever" ~ The Books
"Banquet" ~ Bloc Party
"Your Hands" ~ Wilderness
"Broken Drum (Boards of Canada Remix) ~ Beck
"Sweet Spots" ~ The Fiery Furnaces
"Feel It In the Air" ~ Beanie Sigel w/ Melissa
"The Stubborn Horse" ~ Mahjongg
"1994" ~ Quasimoto
"Hate It Or Love It" ~ The Game
"My Lady Story" ~ Antony and the Johnsons
"Will You Smile Again for Me?" ~ ...Trail of Dead

Phew! And I have to admit, "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson is pretty damn good too. I can't believe I think so, but I do. I'm through denying it.

Oh! And I forgot a few more favorites!

"Beauty" ~ Edan
"Yeti" ~ Caribou

I don't know how I forgot them... especially "Beauty," one of my very favorite songs from 2005.

quote:

Sufjan Stevens - "the Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!"
There's been a lot of talk about Illinois but I don't think anyone has mentioned this song. Rob Sheffield brought it up in his review (which was actually pretty good) for Rolling Stone. I think it feautures one of Stevens' best melodies and it's a pretty amazing vocal performance as well. Plus the arrangement combines his bare acoustic stuff with his more orchestrated, fleshed out material. And c'mon, "I can't explain the state that I'm in/ The state of my heart/ He was my best friend" --It's a little cheesy, but it gets me every time.

It would've been among the best closers of '05 if Stevens knew when to stop.

Right off the top of my head, here are the songs of 2005 that I have responded to the most, in no particular order:

Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens
Your Ex-Lover Is Dead - Stars
A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left - Andrew Bird
The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
You Are A Runner and I Am My Father's Son - Wolf Parade
Abel - The National
Entertain - Sleater-Kinney
Heard 'Em Say - Kanye West
Du Ar For Fin For Mig (sp?) - Dungen
Fistful of Love - Antony and the Johnsons
Let It Die - Feist
The Bleeding Heart Show - The New Pornographers
Dance Music - The Mountain Goats
Like Eating Glass - Bloc Party
Saeglopur (sp?) - Sigur Ros (Note: If you get the chance, see them live! Do whatever you have to do to get there!)

And the best pop single of 2005 is...

"Since You've Been Gone" by...Ted Leo?

Yes, Leo's version is him on an acoustic guitar and is just about brilliant. Listen to the "double bridge", you'll see what I mean.

Two more of my fave singles of the 05:

"Feel Good Inc" GOrillaz
"Looking at the World From the Bottom of a Well" MIke Doughty