In such short time we’ve already reached the tenth set. It’s probably the one I’m the most scared of to post since here you’ll see a lot of your favorites and they got this close to be in the top 50. That can only mean one thing: The list is going to be on fire from now on. So let yourself go and enjoy.
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HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR
BLIND
Hercules And Love Affair
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Who had more buzz than Hercules And Love Affair this year? Yeah, I know, MGMT and VW, but theirs were last year. A dance tune that no one expected and that took over the dancefloors and my earplugs for quite long. |
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FISCHERSPOONER
THE BEST REVENGE
The Best Revenge
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The Best Revenge was the first tune I downloaded last year, exactly a year ago. Happy birthday, Best Revenge. |
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DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
I WILL POSSESS YOUR HEART
Narrow Stairs
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IWPYH is all about that moment when you realize how great it is. The combination of the piano, how different it is from other Death Cab tracks and, especially, the shock to hear from Death Cab (an almost always cute band) something as direct as “I won’t let you let me down so easily”, my favorite quote of those 6 or 7 minutes. |
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REAMONN
THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD
Reamonn
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They’re German, they’re awesome, I’ve known them since an epic single called Supergirl at the beginning of the decade. They released a self-titled album at the end of the year and this is its forst single. The name of the track says it all: Our lives would be a lot simpler if we weren’t so judgmental or had so much hatred inside ourselves. The video makes it more clear by showing the band singing over cartoons made by children. Through The Eyes Of A Child could easily fit in an alternative rock mixtape made by the end of the 90s, times when I was actually a child. Don’t forget to listen to it . |
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THE ROSEBUDS
LIFE LIKE
Life Like
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On Life Like (the track, not the album), The Rosebuds remind you of Interpol, keeping your attention on what’s going to come next. |
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THE TING TINGS
GREAT DJ
We Started Nothing
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Last charting single by The Ting Tings, the best newcomers of the year, and one of the catchiest things of 08. |
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KAISER CHIEFS
NEVER MISS A BEAT
Off With Their Heads
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The first time I listened to it I remember thinking it wasn’t worth it. The year finished and now I think it’s the best single Kaiser Chiefs has ever had. It took a while to make it, but every listen paid off since then. |
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COLDPLAY
VIVA LA VIDA
viva La Vida Or Death And All his Friends
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Add bells to a Coldplay song and you just found the path to music history.Oh, and pay attention to the cap! It’s hilarious. I think Peruvian members will clearly know why I find it so funny. |
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PORTISHEAD
THE RIP
Third
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This must be one of the songs I’ve played for the longest. The video doesn’t help at all. The song itself is too beautiful to ignore. |
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RICHARD HAWLEY
VALENTINE
Lady’s Bridge
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Why isn’t Hawley in the cap? Because he’s the least important person on that video. That beautiful video features a couple of elderly people who get together to take flowers to a grave. Whose grave? That’s the big question. Valentine is one of the most beautiful and touching ballads of the year. The lyrics “Sing me a lullaby ‘coz I’m sleepy, afraid you don’t need me anymore” can break anyone’s heart; and the chorus, which says “don’t need no valentine, don’t need no roses, just take me back in time when you left me lonely”, makes the song even harder to listen. And to round up all the nostalgic feeling of it, the track and Richard’s voice sound like the 50s. 10/10. |
Ready for the top 50????? There’s so much more moist to reveal.