soothing the savage beats

i can't make a top ten albums list this year, because i only have 5 albums i'd recommend. in no particular order, those are faded seaside glamour by the delays, MM...food by MF doom, inches by les savy fav, antics by interpol, and from a basement on a hill by elliott smith. i also like the songs by the killers and le tigre i saw played live, but the albums themselves are too slick and, somehow, distant sounding for me to wholeheartedly recommend. biggest disappointment, for me? the new PJ harvey. the melodies are forgettable and the lyrics are so trite they hurt my teeth.

but here are some individual songs i liked.

BEST COVERS
"wonderwall" by ryan adams, "if you leave" by nada surf (both featured on the OC), and "common people" by william shatner. honestly, these three covers are my favorite songs of the year.

BEST CHEESY POP
"toxic" by britney spears (off an album released last year, but a single this year).

BEST RAP
"mosh" by eminem.

BEST 80s RIP-OFFS
"take me out" by franz ferdinand, "somebody told me" by the killers, "desperate guys" by the faint, "the death of american radio" by radio 4, "fearless" by the bravery, "cosmonaut" by the fatales.

BEST SWAN SONG
"coast to coast" by elliott smith.

BEST SONG OFF A CRAP ALBUM
"she wants to move" by N.E.R.D.

BEST ENNUI
"the sea and the rhythm" by iron and wine.

BEST ANNOYING
"sadie" by joanna newsom.

BEST OF NYC
"you're forever an hour glass" by benzos.

and...

TOP 5 SONGS I LISTENED TO THIS YEAR THAT ACTUALLY CAME OUT LAST YEAR
1. "fat city (slight return)" by the twilight singers
2. "too tough to die" by martina topley-bird
3. "trying to find a balance" by atmosphere
4. "floating" by sun kil moon
5. "the upper peninsula" by sufjan stevens

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kate bush is finally releasing a new album. isn't that one of the horsemen of the apocalypse, the new kate bush album?

this could either be amazing or suck royally. there will be no in between.