Songs of 2009

Best songs of 2009.
For some reason, 35. Youtube links where available.

1. Massive Attack – Splitting the Atom
   Dark, soulful hip-hop. Horace Andy at his best.
2. Animal Collective – My Girls
   Trippy synths, but the melody just keeps on sticking.
3. The Kleptones – Voodoo Sabotage
   A mashup of two epic dancefloor anthems.
4. Eels – That Look You Give That Guy
   Hands down the best song about jealousy.
5. Wilco – Wilco (The Song)
   Wilco will love you baby.
6. Mason Proper – Get Innocuous/Love Lockdown
   I prefer this over Kanye’s version anytime.
7. Doves – Kingdom of Rust
   The reason Coldplay doesn’t deserve to be that famous.
8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak remix)
   Anticipated remix, and A-Trak delivers. Close to the original.
9. Röyksopp – The Girl and the Robot (Spencer and Hill remix)
   Great vocals by Robyn, this interpretation just adds a little disco spice.
10. The Whitest Boy Alive – Islands
    Erlend Öye and electronic pop.
    more…
11. The Prodigy – Warrior’s Dance
    An underrated dancefloor filler with clever sampling. Great clip too.
12. Bloc Party – One More Chance (Alex Metric remix)
    One more chance to remix.
13. Johnny Berlin – Find What You Love And Let It Kill You
    Upcoming Belgian group, great track.
14. Muse – Unnatural Selection
    Speaks in a language we’ll understand.
15. Radiohead – These Are My Twisted Words
    Radiohead still in rainbows.
16. Robert Del Naja – Herculaneum
    From the ‘Gomorrah‘ soundtrack.
17. Vampire Weekend – Horchata
    From their upcoming Contra album.
18. Tiger Mendoza – Missing On The Motorway (Dj Shadow remix)
    An excellent mashup in the Dj Shadow remix contest.
19. Moby – Pale Horses
    Moby at his most depressing. And beautiful.
20. Editors – Papillon
    New Wave is back.
21. Lykke Li – Knocked Up (Death To The Trone Remix)
    Excellent cover of the Kings of Leon song, spiced up in the remix. (Pretty good live version here)
22. DJ Earworm – Heartless In A Bottle
    Sting, Kanye West and The Black Eyed Peas in the mix. Not what you expect.
23. Imogen Heap – Thriller
    The best Michael Jackson tribute around.
24. Empire of the Sun – We Are The People
    One-hit wonder? Sounds very MGMT-ish.
25. Das Pop – Underground
    Finally the Das Pop album was released. Listen to the arrangements on this one.
26. Beastie Boys – Ch-Ch-Check it Out (Timoshii Remix)
    Old-skool.
27. The Bird and The Bee – Don’t Stop The Music (Rihanna Cover)
    Turns the silly generic pop song into an elegant ballad.
28. Daan – Exes
    I won’t even think about classifying this.
29. Moby – Disco Lies (The Dusty Kid’s Fears Remix)
    Haunting minimal remix which has little to do with the original.
30. The Gossip – Heavy Cross (Fred Falke Remix)
    Just a small upgrade on an already great tune.
31. Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man
    2010 will be the year of folk and gypsy.
32. Placebo – Speak in Tongues
    Best track off their new album. Should have been the first single.
33. Röyksopp – True To Life
    Great producing, vocals and inventive dance.
34. Mr. Oizo – ErreurJean (Arveene & Misk remix)
    Rock-solid french electro.
35. Bat For Lashes – Use Somebody (Kings of Leon cover)
    Fragile cover of the Kings of Leon song.