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Sunday 31 January 2010

Best of 2009 (AKA The Festive 50)

For the first post of 2010, here is a round-up of my favourite tracks from the last year. These are the tunes that I first heard in 2009, either by listening to the radio, downloading from emusic or by trawling the blogosphere. Whether these were first released in that year is irrelevant and some are undoubtedly older.
Each time I look at this list I want to completely change the order, but as of 31st January 2010, I wouldn't remove a single one. And if all this sounds a little too reasonable and lacking the Kermode-like arrogance of "if you don't like this, you are wrong", then bear with me ~ it's my first post!..

50. CHAIN & THE GANG - I See Progress

49. THE DEAD WEATHER - 60 Feet Tall


48. CAMERA OBSCURA - French Navy


47. SEB ROBERTS - A Pretty Good Game

46. ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS - Crazy In Love


45. SMITH & MUDD - New Sofa

44. WHITE DENIM - Mirrored and Reverse

43. MAYER HAWTHORNE - Maybe So Maybe No


42. THE DUCKWORTH LEWIS METHOD - Jiggery Pokery


41. VOLUNTARY BUTLER SCHEME - Tabasco Sole


40. CASIOKIDS - Fot i Hose


39. MUSIC GO MUSIC - Warm In The Shadows


38. COOKIN' ON 3 BURNERS - This Girl (feat. Kylie Auldist) [audio only]


37. GREG WILSON - I Was A Teenage DJ [audio only]


36. MEANDERTHALS - Kunst or Ars [audio only]


35. FRIENDLY FIRES - Paris (Aeroplane Remix)


34. FANFARLO - I'm A Pilot


33. LA FINE EQUIPE - Makrout (feat. Oogo)


32. ME & YOU - Brown Paper Bag [audio only]


31. HIGHLIFE - F Kenya RIP

30. THE SLEW - It's All Over


29. JAH WOBBLE - Get Carter (Cliff Brumby Mix)

28. SAINT ETIENNE - Spring (Air France Remix) [audio only]


27. THE BEWITCHED HANDS ON THE TOP OF OUR HEADS - Work

26. PATRICK PLEAU - Dispute entre âmes soeurs et frères

25. THOM YORKE - All For The Best


24. BIBIO - Flesh Rots, Pips Sown


23. PETE YORN & SCARLETT JOHANSSON - Relator


22. MEMORY TAPES - Swimming Field [audio only]


21. F*ck Buttons - Surf Solar


20. AFROZEN ORCHESTRA - Tongana

19. ENDLESS BOOGIE - Gimme The Awesome

18. YU - Fine [audio only]


17. WASHED OUT - New Theory


16. ATLAS SOUND - Walkabout (feat. Noah Lennox)


15. HEALTH - Die Slow **Cert 18 Video**

(Also check out the Pink Stallone remix here)

14. 6IX TOYS - Sisters of Soul, Brothers of Funk

13. SMITH WESTERNS - Be My Girl [audio only]


12. LA FINE EQUIPE - Girl Scout Cookies (feat. Mr Modo)

11. WAVVES - I'm So Bored


10. THE DUCKWORTH LEWIS METHOD - Age of Revolution [audio only]


9. WOODEN SHJIPS - Contact


8. THE GENERATIONALS - When They Fight, They Fight


7. THE DURUTTI COLUMN - In Memory of Anthony

6. MAGIC KIDS - Hey Boy [audio only]


5. FERGUS & GERONIMO - Powerful Lovin' [audio only]


4. DAN DEACON - Woof Woof


3. THE VERY BEST - Warm Heart of Africa (feat. Ezra Koenig) [audio only]


2. TEENGIRL FANTASY - Portofino


1. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - Summertime Clothes