Why 30? Why not? I'll probably have some regrets, quibbles with placement as time goes on, but for now I commit my top 30 songs of 2006 to the internet FOREVER (or at least until rogue AIs send the robots after us and we're forced to create a massive EMP that fries every storage device on Earth, though my dreams are rarely prophetic).
30. Herbert – “Down”
Conjures up images of a nurse getting freaky as an operation goes bad... what?
29.
Banjos and electric guitar plus melody for a song you can't get out of your head.
28. Xiu Xiu – “Save Me Save Me”
27. Sound Team – “Born To Please”
26. Tapes & Tapes – “Insistor”
25. Neko Case – “That Teenage Feeling”
Neko acted as somewhat of a muse in 2006. This was my favorite off Fox Confessor.
24. Oh No! Oh My! – “Jane Is Fat”
JANE...IS...GET-TING...WAY...TOO...FAT! Or something like that.
23. Beck – “The Information”
I'm still not sure what to make of the album - love the beat on this track though.
22. Icy Demons – “Jump Off”
Great start to a weird and wonderful album - highly recommended.
21. Professor Murder – “Champion”
Holy crap, this could make anyone dance, even me!
20. Ratatat – “
19. El Perro
I'd be lying if I said I didn't think it was hot that a girl like Sarah Assbring sings a song that's basically begging a guy to come over. It's also a sad, striking song... maybe do I have a conscience.
18. Built to Spill - "Goin' Against Your Mind"
17. The Knife – “We Share Our Mother’s Health”
16. Danielson – “Did I Step On Your Trumpet”
15. Mogwai – “
If the rest of the album had been this strong, it could've killed people. Unfortunately...
14. Thee More Shallows – “I Can’t Get Next To You”
I'm usually not a fan of covers unless the band takes a song and makes it completely their own, which is what Thee More Shallows (AKA the most super underrated band of today) does, to great effect.
13. Matmos – “Roses and Teeth For Ludwig Wittgenstein”
12. Sunset Rubdown – “The Men Are Called Horses There”
This is a powerful song with something ancient and mythic within it. There's fucking too.
11. Hot Chip – “Over & Over”
Profoundly repetitious.
10. Peter Bjorn and John - "Young Folks"
This song is catchy as all hell with a video that's just as sweet. Stateside release in February.
9. CSS – “Alala”
Alala Alala, I'm so worried, I have this song in my head but I still feel unhip.
8. Fleeting Joys – “While I’m Waiting”
This song is so sublime - optimistic but with a heavy feeling of loss evoked. Seemingly simple, it tends to bring out much in the listener every time it plays.
7. Sonic Youth – “Jams Run Free”
From the melody, to the guitars dancing around each other, to Kim's voice, I love everything about this song.
6. Snowden – “Walk Like Bullets”
This also has personal relevance to me, being somewhat of a theme for a writing project. Exudes cool and danger with a catchy melody - a damn fine song all around.
5. Liars – “The Other Side of
The end track to an exhilirating album. Like the calm after a storm. A beautiful song that inspires hope that everything will be okay in a non-Wil Smith movie sort of way.
4.
Oneida attacks with a laser hook that knocks lesser songs the fuck out. This song's crunchy sonics and dance tempo are better than an energy drink at revitalizing the room.
3. Love Is All - “Felt Tip”
Great bassline, cute lyrics, goes down smooth. It's like the song version of an innocent first date between middle school students.
2. TV on the Radio – “I Was A Lover”
From the first time I heard this I was hooked and immediately repeated it multiple times. What are those noises - elephants, french horns, high-speed winds, sitars... this song has everything. Tight production and Tunde's vocals always make for a good song.
1. Asobi Seksu – “Thursday”
This was my favorite of 2006. From the time I heard it, I had a feeling it would not be dethroned. Yuki's voice is ethereally beautiful as it calls out from layers of warm, dreamy sounds. Asobi Seksu's shoegaze and pop mix is nearly always refreshing, and on "Thursday" it's majestic. If you check out one song from this list, make it this one.
WHEW... That took longer than I thought. Years are long! Albums to come starting tomorrow, followed by months of readjustment.
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