The singles list continues today with installment #4, otherwise known as the '80s. This update will take us from 90 to 81. Some FYI for y'all, only the highest showing by an artist gets a fancy picture, so that's why some don't have one...
Another one of the extra singles from In Your Honor is the highest showing from the Foos this year. Not to be outdone completely by 89 other songs, though, the Foos will be showing up on one of my upcoming side-lists.
Some site described him as "the old curmudgeon" which is pretty much what Morrissey is. He's still around after all this time, still making music that's damn good, and "You Have Killed Me" was a prime example of that.
Well, the crazy theater kids are back for their highest showing on my best of 2006, with the song that won them a ton of VMAs, which they probably deserved. I admit it, every time this came on the radio, I kept listening.
The only appearance from Phoenix on this year's list is "Long Distance Call," the first single from their newest effort. Like many other songs, it seems, it took me about 3 months to warm up to it, then I loved it. I think I'm VH1.
Just like the Foos at #90, here's some more leftovers from U2. The album that "Original Of The Species" comes from takes us all the way back to 2004. U2's new song and video from the greatest hits, "Window In The Skies," is good stuff.
I think this was a B-side or double A-side, something like that. One of my fav's from the album.
Mates of State is a band that I used to ignore completely. Never really did anything for me. Then I saw them at the Desdemona festival earlier this year and all of that changed. Great work. More about Desdemona later.
The first "official" single from Flaming Lips was outshined (imo) by another song that'll appear later.
Pretty much all I have to say about this is: It's genius. "What You Know" will be one of the most memorable hip-hop singles of 2006. Ben offered a good description of T.I.'s whole album, King, so just go read that for more.
I don't really know anything about Ladytron beyond the fact they were on Subterranean and this song rules. A hard-driving electronic beat added to some incredible, hypnotic vocals makes a winning combination.
Ten more singles done! I'll resume the list tomorrow with installment #5, which will take us from #80 down to #71. I've also alluded to a side-list that'll be coming up soon, and I've gotta get to the albums at some point, so stay tuned.
