I'll be kicking off the top 90 AFTER I post the first half of the songs that
just missed the list. The ones with pictures signify the ten or so that make up the "#90-100" portion. (And, BTW, let's give a round of applause to
ATHENS for the lovely visual accompaniment.
)
Close Calls
Alexandra Burke [featuring Flo-Rida]: Bad Boys
Lily Allen: Who’d Have Known
The Antlers: Two
The Clipse: Kinda Like a Big Deal
Cloud Control: Gold Canary
Cloud Cult: Happy Hippo
Fyfe Dangerfield: When You Walk in the Room
Dinowalrus: Bead
DJ Quik and Kurupt: 9xs Outta Ten
The Drums: Instruct Me
The Fiery Furnaces: The End is Near
Frankmusik: When You’re Around
**** Buttons: Surf Solar
Handsome Furs: Nyet Spasiba
La Roux – I’m Not Your Toy
Little Boots: New in Town
Little Girls: Thrills
Lovvers: No Romantics
M83: We Own the Sky
Me My Head: White Lights
Men: Big ****er
Miike Snow: Animal
Mountain Men: Animal Tracks
Mumford and Sons: Little Lion Man
Noah and the Whale: Love of an Orchestra
Bruce Peninsula: Steamroller
Pet Shop Boys: All Over the World
Princeton: Sadie & Andy
The Rest: With Every Heartbeat (yes, a cover of the Robyn classic)
Ripped: It’s Our Life (really fantastic "rap" - check it out!)
Royksopp: Happy Up Here
The Rural Alberta Advantage: The Battle of the RAA
Sally Shapiro: Miracle
Screaming Females: Bell
Showstar: Gold Mine
Jordin Sparks: Battlefield (almost made the guilty pleasures list!)
Spoon, Got Nuffin'
Sugababes: About a Girl
Taylor Swift: White Horse
The Temper Trap: Sweet Disposition
Trophy Boyfriend: Black Ship
Washington: How to Tame Lions
Wavves: Mickey Mouse
The xx: Crystallized