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20 songs of 2020
Dec. 14th, 2020 04:52 pm1. LIFE - Moral Fibre. The best band of Rockaway Beach, Bognor. Art rock noise, insouciant 'tude and a Cocker of a singer.
2. Self Esteem - Girl Crush. The second best band at Rockaway Beach. An indie version of All Saints or Eternal.
3. Black Country New Road - Sunglasses. Another Rockaway Beacher. I almost walked out of their set when I heard the avant garde sax player, but a few more listens convinced me that they were actually geniuses. "I'm more than adequate! Leave Kanye out of it!"
4. International Teachers of Pop - After Dark. The Human League on MDMA
5. Soak - Everybody Loves You. The sweetest ache.
6. Baba Ali - House. I thought this was LCD Soundsystem or Chk Chk Chk when I first heard it, which is no bad thing
7. Warmduscher - Disco Peanuts. A song from all the clubs that I didn't go to. Nothing to do with Covid or lockdown: I'm 47.
8. Pottery - Texas Drums. Angular guitars, shouting vox, insistent hook; what the hell more do you want?
9. Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated. As lockdown hit, I kept singing this song as "I wanna be self isolated". Later on, it became "I wanna be vaccinated". So adaptable, the Ramones,
10. Bright Eyes - Persona Non Grata. i was a bit surprised by this as I thought Bright Eyes were a sub Radiohead white boys with guitars kind of indie rock outfit, but this is ace. I'm a sucker for a waltz and even more of a sucker for romantic misery. Bagpipes, less so.
11. Amerie - 1 Thing. The cheaper Beyonce, this nevertheless gets into your head and will.not.leave.
12. Ben Watt - Summer Ghosts. Eerie and melancholy, this song suited this summer to a tee. Anyone who's spent any time in Hull will recognise some of the lyrics.
13. Fontaines DC - A Hero's Death. Not as bouncy and jangly as last year's excellent Boys From The Better Land, this was on 6Music so often that I wondered if i'd been Stockholm Syndromed into liking it. I do like it though.
14. Bombay Bicycle Club - Eat Sleep Wake. I'd always filed BBC under "Landfill, Indie", but this a beautifully dreamy song that seemed to be written for or about lockdown, even though it was released last year.
15. Mattiel - Food For Thought. Rules 4 life.
16. The Rapture - Jealous Lovers. Guitars so sharp you could cut yourself.
17. Hen Ogledd - Trouble. Indiepop that sounds like it's straight outta Stockholm.
18. Katy J Pearson - Tonight. So sweet you could eat it with your cup of tea. Melodies a-go-go.
19. Theatre Royal - Tomorrow Now. A reincarnated Go Betweens. An anthem with heart.
20. Sufjan Stevens - Video Game. They're playing my song!
On spotify: (there are other songs on there, including an in memoriam section: Kraftwerk (Florian Schneider), Millie Small, Little Richard, Alex Taylor from the Motorcycle Boy.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4cWgYDJgCUhHjSOGN4SHyq?si=TMea3TchT4W8UnOEag1-hQ
2. Self Esteem - Girl Crush. The second best band at Rockaway Beach. An indie version of All Saints or Eternal.
3. Black Country New Road - Sunglasses. Another Rockaway Beacher. I almost walked out of their set when I heard the avant garde sax player, but a few more listens convinced me that they were actually geniuses. "I'm more than adequate! Leave Kanye out of it!"
4. International Teachers of Pop - After Dark. The Human League on MDMA
5. Soak - Everybody Loves You. The sweetest ache.
6. Baba Ali - House. I thought this was LCD Soundsystem or Chk Chk Chk when I first heard it, which is no bad thing
7. Warmduscher - Disco Peanuts. A song from all the clubs that I didn't go to. Nothing to do with Covid or lockdown: I'm 47.
8. Pottery - Texas Drums. Angular guitars, shouting vox, insistent hook; what the hell more do you want?
9. Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated. As lockdown hit, I kept singing this song as "I wanna be self isolated". Later on, it became "I wanna be vaccinated". So adaptable, the Ramones,
10. Bright Eyes - Persona Non Grata. i was a bit surprised by this as I thought Bright Eyes were a sub Radiohead white boys with guitars kind of indie rock outfit, but this is ace. I'm a sucker for a waltz and even more of a sucker for romantic misery. Bagpipes, less so.
11. Amerie - 1 Thing. The cheaper Beyonce, this nevertheless gets into your head and will.not.leave.
12. Ben Watt - Summer Ghosts. Eerie and melancholy, this song suited this summer to a tee. Anyone who's spent any time in Hull will recognise some of the lyrics.
13. Fontaines DC - A Hero's Death. Not as bouncy and jangly as last year's excellent Boys From The Better Land, this was on 6Music so often that I wondered if i'd been Stockholm Syndromed into liking it. I do like it though.
14. Bombay Bicycle Club - Eat Sleep Wake. I'd always filed BBC under "Landfill, Indie", but this a beautifully dreamy song that seemed to be written for or about lockdown, even though it was released last year.
15. Mattiel - Food For Thought. Rules 4 life.
16. The Rapture - Jealous Lovers. Guitars so sharp you could cut yourself.
17. Hen Ogledd - Trouble. Indiepop that sounds like it's straight outta Stockholm.
18. Katy J Pearson - Tonight. So sweet you could eat it with your cup of tea. Melodies a-go-go.
19. Theatre Royal - Tomorrow Now. A reincarnated Go Betweens. An anthem with heart.
20. Sufjan Stevens - Video Game. They're playing my song!
On spotify: (there are other songs on there, including an in memoriam section: Kraftwerk (Florian Schneider), Millie Small, Little Richard, Alex Taylor from the Motorcycle Boy.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4cWgYDJgCUhHjSOGN4SHyq?si=TMea3TchT4W8UnOEag1-hQ
