Songs of The Year: White Denim - I Start To Run

One of my favorite bands out right now hands down. White Denim's Workout Holiday LP was one of my favorite albums of 2008 and Fits is pretty high on my list for 2009 as well. The band and video are strange to say the least. I love it. I Start To Run is a straight up jam and I highly suggest grabbing both Fits and the Workout Holiday LP. You won't be disappointed.



Currently Listening: Telefon Tel Aviv - Immolate Yourself

Songs of The Year: Harlem Shakes - Strictly Game

I love this song and this band. I randomly came across Technicolor Health a few months back and it quickly became a favorite album to listen to while driving out west. I'm very fond of percussion and the Harlem Shakes do it well. I really need to check this band out live. It took me a few seconds to realize these aren't still photos in the video. Clever and humorous.

Enjoy




Currently Listening: Harlem Shakes - Technicolor Health

Songs of The Year: Mayer Hawthorne - Maybe So, Maybe No

Mayer Hawthorne has ruled my iPod for the past 4 months. I've posted about my enjoyment of Mr. Hawthorne on this nerd journal before and I blame Benjamin Smith for my addictions. Such a chill, soulful record and Maybe So, Maybe No is a serious jam. This video makes me miss living in Marina Del Rey/Venice, California.

Enjoy




Currently Listening: Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Songs of The Year: Owen - Good Friends, Bad Habits

Song number four comes from one of my favorite musicians of all time, Mike Kinsella (Owen). Cap'n Jazz, American Football, Owls, Joan of Arc all had a profound effect on me growing up in Chicago and well, still does. Good Friends, Bad Habits is high on my list of songs of 2009. Straight up beautiful song on a straight up beautiful record. Plus, the video features a few members of some great Chicago bands. New Leaves came out on Polyvinyl Records this year and I highly suggest you pick up either the vinyl or the "special offer" CD with the 24 page booklet.



"I have good friends with bad habits
what's a boy without a voice to do?
literary romantics
they fuck like Wilde
and they'll die like Hemingway"



Currently Listening: Toe - For Long Tomorrow

Songs of The Year: Telekinesis! - Awkward Kisser

Telekinesis! put out one of my most listened to records of 2009. A well put together piece of work. Nothing complicated about it. Straight forward indie/pop tunes written, played and sung by Michael Lerner. I could have chosen a few songs off this record but I went with Awkward Kisser based on the video. The song is my third favorite on the album but still ranks amongst my favorite tracks of 2009. I highly recommend picking this up. I mean, Chris Walla produced this. Thats a selling point right there.





Currently Listening: Telekinesis! - Telekinesis

Songs of The Year: Passion Pit - To Kingdom Come

I know that it looks like I posted two videos today but the post below was from late last night and figured I'd go with song number two before I go out for the evening.

I fell in love with this whole album this year. I'm sure the Good Old War guys want to kill me for those late night drives with Passion Pit blasting up front. I find every track on Manners individually amazing but To Kingdom Come really grabbed me. I love the video too. What a year for Frenchkiss Records. I picked up at least 4 records they put out. Nice work.





Currently Listening: Young Sun - Demos

Songs of The Year: The Dodos - Fables

One of my favorite songs of 2009 hands down. The video is great too. Simple but works so well with the flow of the song.

I thought it might be fun to post my favorite songs of the year. I'm thinking one song a day? No order or anything, just songs I was really into that came out this year. Let's see how this goes.





Currently Listening: The Dodos - Time To Die