I, like many other bloggers, am a big fan of lists.
As any lazy journalist knows they’re a good space filler and debate starter, as well as giving the author a bit of an ego massage for believeing their opinions matter.
Having read many a ‘best of 2009’ list elsewhere, and even having been invited to contribute to a few, I thought it was only right that my first proper post of the year was a look back at the best of the year gone by.
My first list is the all important best songs of the year run-down, so without further a do, here is my top 50:
1 Sebastien Tellier - Kilometer (Aeroplane Mix)
2 The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll / Dull Life
3 The XX - Crystalised / Islands
4 DJ Hell - The Angst (parts one and two)
5 Bushwacka! - Show of Hands
6 Moderat - Rusty Nails
7 Hudson Mohawke - Overnight
8 The Nextmen - Join the Dots
9 Empire of the Sun - Standing on the Shore
10 Doves - Jetstream
11 Nathan Fake - The Turtle / Basic Mountain
12 Siriusmo - Nights Off
13 Ugly Duckling - Einstein Do It
14 Datarock - Amarillion
15 Phoenix - Listzomania (Holy Ghost Mix)
16 Duck Sauce - aNYway
17 Beni - Fringe Element
18 Mos Def featuring Slick Rick - Auditorium
19 Fever Ray - Seven
20 Kasabian - Underdog
21 Shadow Dancer - Drivetime
22 Royksopp - Happy Up Here (Breakbot Mix)
23 Brighton Port Authority featuring Iggy Pop - He’s Frank (Slight Return)
24 Cobblestone Jazz - Traffic Jam
25 ZZZ - Lion (Bag Raiders Mix)
26 Pole Folder - The Way (Spooky Mix)
27 The Juan Maclean - Happy House (VHS or Beta Mix)
28 Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo
29 Alex Metric - Shirley You Can’t Be Serious
30 The Kills - Black Balloon
31 Passion Pit - Swimming in the Flood
32 Bloody Beetroots - Warp 7.7
33 Stanton Warriors featuring Big Daddy Kane - Get Wild (Nextmen Mix)
34 RJD2 - The Perfect Occasion
35 Burn the Negative - Lights
36 Clark - Growls Garden
37 Gui Boratto - Atomic Soda
38 The Beastie Boys - B-Boys in the Cut
39 Freeland - Mancry (Gui Boratto Mix)
40 Gossip - Heavy Cross
41 Shit Robot - Simple Things (Todd Terje Mix)
42 Vitalic - Your Disco Song
43 The Whitest Boy Alive - Courage
44 La Roux - In For the Kill (Skream Mix)
45 Fever Ray - Triangle Walks (Rex the Dog Mix)
46 Heralds of Change - Spotted
47 Simian Mobile Disco - Synthesise / Cruel Intentions
48 Claude VonStroke - Storm on Lake St.Claire / Vocal Chords
49 Wolfmother - Phoenix
50 Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight (Dan Automator Mix)
If that wasn’t enough, I have also compiled my top 20 albums of last year:
1 The XX - The XX
2 The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Its Blitz
3 Moderat - Moderat
4 Gui Boratto - Take My Breath Away
5 Nathan Fake - Hard Islands
6 Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream
7 Ugly Duckling - Audacity
8 Fever Ray - Fever Ray
9 Freeland - Cope
10 Hudson Mohawke - Polyfolk Dance
11 Fat Freddys Drop - Boondigga and the Big BW
12 Martyn - Great Lengths
13 The Brighton Port Authority - I Think We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
14 P.O.S - Never Better
15 Doves - Kingdom of Rust
16 Them Crooked Vultures - Never Deserved the Future
17 Boys Noize - Power
18 Royksopp - Junior
19 The Nextmen - Join the Dots
20 MC Paul Barman - Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud
And finally, if you’d like to hear my choices all mixed together into a couple of lovely compilations, then listen to my two 8tracks mixtapes:
http://8tracks.com/pegerteg/best-of-2009-first-half
http://8tracks.com/pegerteg/best-of-2009-second-half
Here’s to an equally strong 2010.