Because my taste in music is so excellent, I've received literally two demands for insight into my current musical taste. As such I've decided I'm going to post 10 songs that have been my favourites this year.
10. Amsterdam - Guster
I heard about this song through a live video of Taking Back Sunday. In it, Adam Lazarra errroneously uses the word band name "Guster" when he means "gusto". He and John have a laugh about it and then they reference this song. So I checked it out, and I really like it. Good story that one.
9. I Am What I Is - Wheatus
Wheatus are a hugely underrated band to me. You remember Teenage Dirtbag and A Little Respect but that's about it. They're still going and I think that they have one of the most distinctive sounds in pop-rock music. This song deserves to have more than 300 odd views on YouTube.
8. Love Always, Leviathan - Icarus The Owl
And now for something a bit different. Icarus The Owl are quite a progressive band with lots of odd time signatures and timing changes. The album is a bit of a challenge to listen to but there are moments of brilliance - like this one.
7. The Company Dime - The Get Up Kids
The Get Up Kids is always lauded as an originator in the emo genre, so I thought it was time I gave them a chance, to see what all the fuss was about. Something To Write Home About is a very good album, and this is my favourite song from it.
6. Island - The Starting Line
I'm a sucker for a good chorus, and I think this is one of the best on my list.
5. Tangerine - Mansions
Obscure band that I found (as I often do find bands) because Mike Sapone had produced their EP. If Sapone sees something in them, there's a good chance I will too. Mansions are like a poppier Crime In Stereo.
4. Head First In The River - Envy On The Coast
Now we're getting to the business end of proceedings. Envy On The Coast tread along the Icarus The Owl path of doing this a little bit differently, with time signatures and what not. But this is just a really good song.
3. Wired Song - Elyjah
Can't even remember how I found this obscure German band but this song has remained one of my absolute favourites throughout the year. I have no idea what he's singing about, but I'm a fan.
2. Ghost Of York - As Tall As Lions
As Tall As Lions are a Long Island band, which automatically makes them better. They've got a couple of good albums, so I wasn't sure which one to put up a preview for on here. For future reference you should also check out "Break Blossom".
1. Alive With The Glory Of Love - Say Anything
Anyone who has talked to me recently will have noticed I am enamoured with Say Anything. They are a band that I wish I had been into when I was a kid. Listening to it is a strange experience. Even though the songs aren't familiar with my teenage years I still feel a lot of nostalgia for those years when I listen. Say Anything are about as emo as they come, and moments of undisputed cheesiness, but their album Is A Real Boy is a genuine masterpiece in the genre. My favourite on the album is 'Belt' but this one is a decent introduction - a love/sex song about the holocaust.
Honourable Mention:
Hotfoot - Sainthood Reps
They See Only Shadows - Gates
Blame - Right Away, Great Captain
The In-Between - Underwater Tiger
Donald Domesky - Prawn
Crawl - Two Tongues
Trippin' The Life Fantastic - Weatherbox
Fire's Highway - Japandroids
Til It's Done To Death - John Nolan
Cover The Roots Lower The Stems - Moving Mountains
Earthquake - Hit The Lights
Gates - The Menzingers
American Hearts - Piebald
Paper Thin Hymn - Anberlin
Firebreather - Daytrader
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