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I was inspired by a message board, and felt I needed to aid the public good. So, without further ado, I give you...
TAS'S TOP TEN SINGLES OF 2004!!!!!
Now mind you, these are in no particular order. I just grabbed 10 songs I really dug, and threw 'em together. Feel free to reply with your opinions or your own picks. By the way, as a bonus, whenever I found 'em, I included a link to either an mp3 or video of the song. Anyway, let's get on with it...
The Thermals - How We Know - One of the simplest, hookiest pop songs I've heard in a long time. The repetitive lyrics run through your head like a mantra. And that's a good thing.
The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk - Leave it to the Hives to make me wanna break stuff again. More straight-ahead, mindless punk goodness.
Muse - Time Is Running Out - About time this group got notice. Imagine Radiohead with less pretension and more rocking your face.
The Walkmen - The Rat - The ultimate "I'm old, lonely and angry, and I'm gonna let everyone know" song. The constant guitar riff gives this song a haunting vibe that sells this song hard.
William Shatner - Common People - You heard me right. With a little help from Ben Folds and Joe Jackson, Shatner puts a perfect cheesy polish on this Pulp hit from the '90's. Guilty pleasure of the year.
Phoenix - Everything is Everything - It seems France picked up disco once the world was sick of it, cut out all the crap, and transformed it into a slick fusion of dance and power pop. And Phoenix are the latest practicioners of this catchy style.
The Streets - Fit But You Know It - Mike Skinner proves once again that the best white MC in the world isn't from Detroit, but from the wilds of the United Kingdom. Man, I need to use more British slang...
Coheed and Cambria - A Favor House Atlantic - The Emo movement is starting to fizzle out, and while a lot of it has been rendered unlistenable, there are still a few great songs there, and here's one of them. Claudio Sanchez's falsetto drives this song over the edge, but makes it "love it or hate it" material.
The Killers - Mr. Brightside - A bittersweet new wave song about loving a prostitue. And since the Killers are from Las Vegas, it may even be true. Bonus points for the video featuring the ultra-creepy Eric "I'm Julia's Brother!" Roberts. Random thought: if someone in Hollywood made a buddy movie featuring Roberts and Peter Gallagher as brother mass murderers, I think that person deserves a Nobel Prize or something. Maybe that's just me.
Franz Ferdinand - The Dark of the Matinee - A slinky, subversive jam about hooking up when nobody's looking. More proof that these Scots are the best new band of the year.
TAS'S TOP TEN SINGLES OF 2004!!!!!
Now mind you, these are in no particular order. I just grabbed 10 songs I really dug, and threw 'em together. Feel free to reply with your opinions or your own picks. By the way, as a bonus, whenever I found 'em, I included a link to either an mp3 or video of the song. Anyway, let's get on with it...
The Thermals - How We Know - One of the simplest, hookiest pop songs I've heard in a long time. The repetitive lyrics run through your head like a mantra. And that's a good thing.
The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk - Leave it to the Hives to make me wanna break stuff again. More straight-ahead, mindless punk goodness.
Muse - Time Is Running Out - About time this group got notice. Imagine Radiohead with less pretension and more rocking your face.
The Walkmen - The Rat - The ultimate "I'm old, lonely and angry, and I'm gonna let everyone know" song. The constant guitar riff gives this song a haunting vibe that sells this song hard.
William Shatner - Common People - You heard me right. With a little help from Ben Folds and Joe Jackson, Shatner puts a perfect cheesy polish on this Pulp hit from the '90's. Guilty pleasure of the year.
Phoenix - Everything is Everything - It seems France picked up disco once the world was sick of it, cut out all the crap, and transformed it into a slick fusion of dance and power pop. And Phoenix are the latest practicioners of this catchy style.
The Streets - Fit But You Know It - Mike Skinner proves once again that the best white MC in the world isn't from Detroit, but from the wilds of the United Kingdom. Man, I need to use more British slang...
Coheed and Cambria - A Favor House Atlantic - The Emo movement is starting to fizzle out, and while a lot of it has been rendered unlistenable, there are still a few great songs there, and here's one of them. Claudio Sanchez's falsetto drives this song over the edge, but makes it "love it or hate it" material.
The Killers - Mr. Brightside - A bittersweet new wave song about loving a prostitue. And since the Killers are from Las Vegas, it may even be true. Bonus points for the video featuring the ultra-creepy Eric "I'm Julia's Brother!" Roberts. Random thought: if someone in Hollywood made a buddy movie featuring Roberts and Peter Gallagher as brother mass murderers, I think that person deserves a Nobel Prize or something. Maybe that's just me.
Franz Ferdinand - The Dark of the Matinee - A slinky, subversive jam about hooking up when nobody's looking. More proof that these Scots are the best new band of the year.