The Photon God: Best Songs of 2009

Posted: December 19, 2009 | Author: Andres | Filed under: Lists, Posts | Tags: awesome, best songs of the year, holidays, mix, playlist, year-end lists | 2 Comments

I’ve listened to a lot of songs this year. A crapload of them were played more than once. Honestly, these songs have claimed their own place in my heart where they will now reside forever. I’ve a feeling that if I were to die tomorrow and an autopsy would be done, you would find my arteries clogged with lyrics, drum beats, and guitar strums…maybe a couple synths.

Figuratively speaking, these songs will be the death of me.

Instead of a short list, which is impossible, I’ve prepared three playlists out of the year’s best songs.

Volume 1: Tracklist
1. “1, 2, 3 Partyy!” – Mission of Burma
2. “Meet Me In The City” – The Babies
3. “Lust For Life” – Girls
4. “Cone of Light” – The Almighty Defenders
5. “Young Hearts Spark Fire” – Japandroids
6. “Wounded” – Jay Reatard
7. “Alcoholics Unanimous” – Art Brut
8. “Come Saturday” – The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
9. “God Knows I Had Plans” – The Mary Onettes
10. “Sweet Disposition” – The Temper Trap
11. “Looking For Shelter” – Good Old War
12. “Two Steps” – Dignan
13. “I’ve Got Friends” – Manchester Orchestra
14. “Stillness Is The Move” – Dirty Projectors
15. “The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid” – The Decemberists
16. “Angry Charlie” – Generationals
17. “Just Me” – Music Go Music
18. “Blood on the Sand” – Ganglians
19. “Don’t Lie” – The Mantles
20. “You’re A Target” – No Age
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Volume 2: Tracklist
1. “Less Unless” – CIVIL CIVIC
2. “The Reeling” – Passion Pit
3. “Die Slow” – HEALTH
4. “Dominos” – The Big Pink
5. “Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise” – Black Moth Super Rainbow
6. “Feel It All Around” – Washed Out
7. “Pa Pa Power” – Dead Man’s Bones
8. “Ultimate Satisfaction” – Bear In Heaven
9. “Deadbeat Summer” – Neon Indian
10. “Marrow” – St. Vincent
11. “Ambling Alp” – Yeasayer
12. “Summertime Clothes” – Animal Collective
13. “Two Weeks” – Grizzly Bear
14. “Heads Will Roll” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
15. “Cool Jumper” – WAVVES
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Volume 3: Tracklist
1. “River” – Akron/Family
2. “Home” – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
3. “I Am Young” – Coconut Records
4. “My Sister, My Spouse” – Cass McCombs
5. “Ghosts” – Fanfarlo
6. “Northern Lights” – Bowerbirds
7. “You Can have What You Want” – Papercuts
8. “Hands” – The Dutchess and The Duke
9. “Too Young To Burn” – Sonny & The Sunsets
10. “The Sparrow And The Medicine” – The Tallest Man On Earth
11. “Killing For Love” – José González
12. “Please, Baby, Please” – David Bazan
13. “Oh No” – Andrew Bird
14. “Happiness” – Jónsi & Alex
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