This list is not meant to be perfect, it’s meant to be a list of songs that truly grabbed me this year. They are in no particular order on purpose. Yes, there are some amazing artists out there that aren’t on this list. But they didn’t stick in my consciousness long enough to pop into my head at the time I composed this list. And yes, I know Yeasayer just released Ambling Alp but I absolutely love this song and there will undoubtedly be more songs from this album that end up on my list next year when it is released next year.
I predict next year will be the year La Roux, Florence and The Machine break onto the US scene. Do yourself a favor and experience La Roux visually by viewing her music videos. Her label stupidly doesn’t allow the embedding of her videos from Youtube or I’d post them here.
Send me an @ on twitter or comment below with songs you think should fill in the last 4 to make it a full top 20.
Albums/Artists that aren’t on the list but are worth a listen:
Wolfmother
YACHT
Esser
Boy In Static
Ishi (local)
Other lists worth taking a listen to include @weeklytapedeck & @gorillavsbear