PROGRESS: Winter · Spring · Summer · Fall · #40-36 · #35-31 · #30-26 · #25-21 · #20-16 · #15-11 · #10-6 · #5-1
It's time for the first post beyond the introduction! Finally getting this thing off the ground. This installment, the first of the four seasons of 2009, will cover songs from the
winter that I liked for whatever reason but the albums from which they came are nowhere to be found on my top 40. It's the bargain bin; the mixed bag of leftovers.
LMAO, "I Miss Those Days" was actually the first song I added to iTunes with the "2009" label. Poor, poor Mixi.
This song got me stoked for The Decemberists' new album. Turns out the album is just overlong and boring.
Remember this band? Apparently they put out some new material this year. This song was briefly addictive.
The fantastic duo that brought us "Yea Yeah" now also brought us the equally charming "Daylight" in 2009.
Gotta love the guy. I never take the time to listen to an entire Morrissey album, but the songs are always quality.
The winter feels like such a long time ago, when "Right Round" was just out and we thought Ke$ha was black.
Not sure I really approve of this countrified Michelle Branch, but at least "This Way" was a decent track.
Yes, "If U Seek Amy" got the best of me for a while. Don't lie, you liked it for a bit too. I said stop lying to yourself!
This is a charming little acoustic song heard on an episode of the Adult Swim show,
Moral Orel. It's amazing.
You got Lykke Li, you got Santogold, you got Kanye West, and you got N.A.S.A. mixing it all together. You win!
It's like She & Him, but the other way around. He & Her. Never listened to the whole M. Ward album.
This is a totally random band that I discovered thanks to the iTunes Store's listing of "what's hot" some week.
Really a dumb song by an even dumber band, but I turned it up a few times. I'm being honest and inclusive.
Their album came out eons ago, but "Untouched" hit U.S. radio in winter '09 and I got addicted all over again.
I probably never got Shiny Toy Guns' album because they're one of those bands that's best in limited doses.
The band of "Lazy Eye" fame came back in '09 with this attempt at keeping alternative radio on life support.
There you have it, a look back at winter 2009! Next up, maybe I'll move on to the leftover singles, songs, and whatever from spring '09, or maybe I'll post my top albums #40 through #36. You'll just have to wait and see. Suspense!