Top 50 Songs of 2007

This is almost as absurd as a list of the year’s top albums, but my obsessive nature won’t let up. I had neither the time nor the energy to reorganize them into descending order. HINT: Many of these are in the playlist. Listen while you read for maximum pleasure.

1. Radiohead – Weird Fishes/Arpeggi : Radiohead’s genius is to begin this song with a simple drum and guitar part, and then build layer upon indecipherable layer into a beautiful mess of orgasmic noise.
2. Of Montreal – We Were Born The Mutants Again With Leafling : Most people wouldn’t pick the album’s closing song as their favorite, but I did. With barely any words, this song says, “I DID IT! I OVERCAME MY EMOTIONAL DISASTER!”
3. The Twilight Sad – Walking For Two Hours : Evokes the feeling one has upon leaving home for life’s first great adventure, with all the fear and excitement rolled in together.
4. Simian Mobile Disco – Wooden : The kind of psychedelic electronica that the Chemical Brothers used to create. Good luck trying not to spin in circles of ecstasy (the emotion…not the drug).
5. Radiohead – Bodysnatchers : Most people prefer Radiohead’s quiet side. I say they should crank the amps up to “11″ more often. But actually, this track is a close relative to “The National Anthem,” from 2000’s Kid A.
6. The Besnard Lakes – For Agent 13 : If you can listen to this song and not feel intensely moved, then congratulations, because you have a stone where your heart should be.
7. Young Galaxy – Outside The City : What could have been the next big Toronto band turned out to be a one-hit wonder of sorts. This track buzzes like a bee hive and climaxes in snow-white noise.
8. The Bird and the Bee – I’m A Broken Heart : The album as a whole doesn’t quite click, but this song has a Motown sweetness and perfectly executed, heart-mending female vocals.
9. M.I.A. – Jimmy : Most praise M.I.A. for her cross-cultural message and political leanings. I think that’s mostly phooey. Maya doesn’t do much on her own, especially on this song, which is basically a remake from an old Bollywood soundtrack. M.I.A.’s real strength is her ability to entrance people and force them to dance with her lazy voice and sweet moves.
10. The Most Serene Republic – Why So Looking Back : One of those songs where every element is turned way up, including two singers, guitars, bass, piano, drums, and possibly other instruments. The formula can flop easily, but in this case comes out with all flags flying.
11. Miracle Fortress – Next Train
12. Mobius Band – Friends Like These
13. Animal Collective – Fireworks
14. Bowerbirds – Bur Oak
15. Dungen – Familij
16. Apostle of Hustle – National Anthem of Nowhere
17. Kevin Drew – Tbtf
18. Stars – Ageless Beauty (The Most Serene Republic)
19. St. Vincent – Now Now
20. Simian Mobile Disco – Hustler
21. Justice – D.A.N.C.E.
22. Matthew Dear – Deserter
23. The Clientele – The Dance of the Hours
24. Feist – I Feel It All
25. The Sea and Cake – Coconut
26. Iron and Wine – Carousel
27. The Rosebuds – Night of the Three Furies
28. The Field – A Paw In My Face
29. Dntel – Roll On (ft. Jenny Lewis)
30. Coconut Records – West Coast
31. Digitalism – Apollo-gize
32. A Sunny Day In Glasgow – C’mon
33. Jens Lekman – Shirin
34. Air – Once Upon A Time
35. The Tough Alliance – Looking For Gold
36. Sondre Lerche – Phantom Punch
37. Field Music – A House Is Not A Home
38. Panda Bear – Bros
39. Papercuts – Found Bird
40. Saturday Looks Good To Me – The Americans
41. The Apples In Stereo – Same Old Drag
42. Black Moth Super Rainbow – Sun Lips
43. Aloha – Passengers
44. Metric – London Half Life
45. Stars – My Favourite Book
46. The Postmarks – Goodbye
47. The Moonbabies – Walking On My Feet
48. LCD Soundsystem – Someone Great
49. Spoon – Don’t You Evah
50. Rogue Wave – Lake Michigan

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