As a brief interlude before I get to Massachusetts, I have, for your consumption, my Top 90 Songs of the Year list. Each artist is only allowed one entry on the list and since I'm putting this out there before Pitchfork or Stereogum it means that it is totally uninfluenced by other lists.
90. Alkaline Trio - This Addiction
89. Happy Birthday - Subliminal Message
88. Sharon Van Etten - One Day
87. Menomena – KillemallL
86. Ludacris ft. Nicky Minaj – My Chick Bad
85. Mersault - Crank Resolutions
84. Nobody Beats the Drum - Grindin
83. Teen Daze - Beach Dreams
82. Gauntlet Hair - Our Scenery
81. Peter Wolf Crier - Hard as Nails
80. Futurebirds - Battle for Rome
79. Pearl Harbor - Sunburn
78. Owen Pallett - Lewis Takes Action
77. Wild Nothing - Chinatown
76. Retribution Gospel Choir - Workin' Hard
75. Phantogram - Running from the Cops
74. Painted Palms - All of Us
73. The Dream - Florida University
72. Glasser - Mirrorage
71. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - Vocal Chords
70. Maps & Atlases - Solid Ground
69. Summer Camp - Round the Moon
68. The Radio Dept. - Memory Loss
67. The Gaslight Anthem - Stay Lucky
66. Fang Island - Treeton
65. Deerhunter - Coronado
64. Autre NV - Two Days of Rain
63. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round
62. Beach Fossils - Daydream
61. Delta Spirit - Devil Knows You're Dead
60. Tokyo Police Club - Wait Up (Boots of Danger)
59. Iron & Wine - Walking Far From Home
58. Sun Kil Moon - Alesund
57. Foals - Blue Blood
56. Tame Impala - Solitude is Bliss
55. The Roots - Now or Never ft. Phonte and Dice Raw
54. How to Dress Well - Ready for the World
53. Restless People - Constant Panic
52. Jeff Mangum - Sign the Dotted Line (Chris Knox cover)
51. Here We Go Magic - The Collector
50. Cults - Go Outside
49. Sleigh Bells – Infinity Guitars
48. Standard Fare – Fifteen
47. Avi Buffalo – One Last
46. The Art Museums – So Your Baby Doesn’t Love You Anymore
(can't find a video anywhere for this... which is strangely rewarding in that douchey hipster kind of way)
45. Katy Perry – California Gurls
44. Broken Social Scene – Art House Director
43. Belle and Sebastian – Ghost of Rockschool
42. Japandroids – Sexual Aerosol
41. JJ – Golden Virginia
40. The Love Language – Heart to Tell
39. Delorean – Stay Close
38. Beach House – Walk in the Park
37. Neon Trees – Animal
36. No Age – Glitter
35. Kid Cudi, Best Coast, and Rostam of Vampire Weekend – All Summer
34. Mumford and Sons – Winter Winds
33. Javelin – Oh Centra!
32. Drive-by Truckers – This Fucking Job
31. Tanlines – Policy of Trust
30. The Tallest Man on Earth – The Dreamer
29. Drake – Over
28. Spoon –Trouble Comes Running
27. Arcade Fire – City with no Children
26. Four Tet – Love Cry
25. The Morning Benders – Excuses
24. Twin Shadow – I Can’t Wait
23. Big Boi – Shutterbugg ft. Cutty
22. The Walkmen – Juveniles
21. Shimmering Stars – I’m Gonna Try
20. Girl Talk – All Day
19. Allo Darlin – Kiss Your Lips
18. Wavves – King of the Beach
17. Neon Indian – Deadbeat Summer
16. Dom – Bochicha
15. Surfer Blood – Catholic Pagans
14. Best Coast – When I’m With You
*NOTE: This is a MUST SEE video*
13. Frightened Rabbit – Nothing Like You
12. Kanye West – Monster
11. Freddie Gibbs – National Anthem
*Again... watch this video*
10. Superchunk – Learned to Surf
9. The Hold Steady – The Weekenders
8. Robyn – Dancing on my Own
7. Vampire Weekend – Cousins
6. LCD Soundsystem – Dance Yrself Clean
*Video is must see for fans of dancing babies*
5. Local Natives – World News
*This video is like a Wes Anderson movie.... ergo you should watch it*
4. Free Energy – Hope Child
3. Yeasayer – One
2. The National – Bloodbuzz Ohio
1. Titus Andronicus – A More Perfect Union
