Sunday, January 29, 2006
Qualler 50-46
50. "This Year"
The Mountain Goats
The Sunset Tree [4AD]
"i am gonna make it through this year if it kills me."
A simple piano riff building over the same guitar riff built over the same bass riff. Must be a boring, straight-forward piece of crap, eh? Doh, not at all. Simple, uplifting, and beautiful. Try to make it through this song without letting it kill you.
49. "City of Quartz"
Marianne Faithfull
Before the Poison [Naive]
"evil dancing through fire. whore of babylon. world famous clear ivory tower, longing for something numb."
Brigitte and I heard this song together for the first time sitting in my car, waiting outside Chris' house, drifting into sleep, and we both enjoyed the most peaceful/messed up lullabye of 2005. Marianne Faithfull's sounds like a peaceful witch having visceral sex with a music box while snow falls in the window outside.
48. "Brothers on a Hotel Bed"
Death Cab for Cutie
Plans [Atlantic]
"you may tire of me as our december sun is setting, because i'm not who i used to be."
Although Plans was in a whole as disappointing as we all expected it to be, somehow this song made it through, a mournful coda to the title track to their beloved 2003 breakthrough Transatlanticism. This is one of the few tracks where the lyrics don't make me want to throw up in my mouth a little bit, and the thick and affecting production makes you almost forget that this album is pretty much free of any meaningful guitar work.
47. "Cold as Hell" (ft. Beans)
Gheslian Poirier
Breakupdown [Chocolate Industries]
"with the clarity of a black cat on a white sofa, this shit is over."
Chilly, robotic sounding electro-hop (yes, I think I made that word up) beats are the perfect complement to Beans' jittery, dynamic rapping style. Check that synth and try not to do the electric worm on the dance floor.
46. "Never Win"
Fischerspooner
Odyssey [Capitol]
"if i was not me, i would hate me too."
Man, 2005 was all about the beginning of inDisco (indie + disco! Ha, I'm clever.) Fischerspooner's art-pop-dance-rock song goes down best blasting from your car stereo with everybody singing along the unforgettably catchy chorus and vocal breakdown. Bitter break-up songs have never been so suitable for the dance floor. ¶ posted by Unknown at 7:50 PM
The Mountain Goats
The Sunset Tree [4AD]
"i am gonna make it through this year if it kills me."
A simple piano riff building over the same guitar riff built over the same bass riff. Must be a boring, straight-forward piece of crap, eh? Doh, not at all. Simple, uplifting, and beautiful. Try to make it through this song without letting it kill you.
49. "City of Quartz"
Marianne Faithfull
Before the Poison [Naive]
"evil dancing through fire. whore of babylon. world famous clear ivory tower, longing for something numb."
Brigitte and I heard this song together for the first time sitting in my car, waiting outside Chris' house, drifting into sleep, and we both enjoyed the most peaceful/messed up lullabye of 2005. Marianne Faithfull's sounds like a peaceful witch having visceral sex with a music box while snow falls in the window outside.
48. "Brothers on a Hotel Bed"
Death Cab for Cutie
Plans [Atlantic]
"you may tire of me as our december sun is setting, because i'm not who i used to be."
Although Plans was in a whole as disappointing as we all expected it to be, somehow this song made it through, a mournful coda to the title track to their beloved 2003 breakthrough Transatlanticism. This is one of the few tracks where the lyrics don't make me want to throw up in my mouth a little bit, and the thick and affecting production makes you almost forget that this album is pretty much free of any meaningful guitar work.
47. "Cold as Hell" (ft. Beans)
Gheslian Poirier
Breakupdown [Chocolate Industries]
"with the clarity of a black cat on a white sofa, this shit is over."
Chilly, robotic sounding electro-hop (yes, I think I made that word up) beats are the perfect complement to Beans' jittery, dynamic rapping style. Check that synth and try not to do the electric worm on the dance floor.
46. "Never Win"
Fischerspooner
Odyssey [Capitol]
"if i was not me, i would hate me too."
Man, 2005 was all about the beginning of inDisco (indie + disco! Ha, I'm clever.) Fischerspooner's art-pop-dance-rock song goes down best blasting from your car stereo with everybody singing along the unforgettably catchy chorus and vocal breakdown. Bitter break-up songs have never been so suitable for the dance floor. ¶ posted by Unknown at 7:50 PM
