According to me...
My initial intentions were to post a 'Top Songs of the Decade' list, but as I scrolled through my itunes library- I realized.. that's 10 years. Do you know how many songs were made in the past 10 years? I don't, but given the newfound ease of capturing/editing music in a home studio I would venture to say that more music was recorded in the past decade than in all previous decades combined. To much to music to whittle down into a list.
My second inclination was to make a 'Best Songs of 2009' compiltion. Best as in-- truly the best songs from the year, taking originality, musicianship, ingentuity, and every other abstract quality you can think of into the equation, pulling a Rolling Stones Magazine or Pitchfork, heaving forth long-winded justifications for songs that no one really knows why are in the top 10 anyway (but now that trend-mongering writers have had the final word, they are 'cultural relics of our generation'). Since I could not bring myself to take part in that, I default to listing my favorite songs of the year. Simple and straighforward, I wont even provide any written justification for my picks, no text to slog through, just handed to you on a silver platter.
So kick back, let the music stoke one last fire of 2009 hurrah in the heart, sit then by the metaphorical hearthside and warm the metaphorical soul.
The Music, in no particular order...
Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes
My second inclination was to make a 'Best Songs of 2009' compiltion. Best as in-- truly the best songs from the year, taking originality, musicianship, ingentuity, and every other abstract quality you can think of into the equation, pulling a Rolling Stones Magazine or Pitchfork, heaving forth long-winded justifications for songs that no one really knows why are in the top 10 anyway (but now that trend-mongering writers have had the final word, they are 'cultural relics of our generation'). Since I could not bring myself to take part in that, I default to listing my favorite songs of the year. Simple and straighforward, I wont even provide any written justification for my picks, no text to slog through, just handed to you on a silver platter.
So kick back, let the music stoke one last fire of 2009 hurrah in the heart, sit then by the metaphorical hearthside and warm the metaphorical soul.
The Music, in no particular order...Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes
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