We're more than a third of the way through 2010 and we still don't have a thread for our favorite singles/songs/tracks of the year?

Lady Gaga - Alejandro

^^^^^^^^^

I think I am holding the fact that "Alejandro" sounds almost exactly like an Ace of Base song against it a little too much, esp. since I liked Ace of Base.

Hot Chip-Take it in
The Pipettes-Stop the Music
LCD Soundsystem-All I want
Kelis-Accapella
Robyn-Fembots
The Fall-Bury Parts 1 & 2
Fyfe Dangerfield-She Needs Me
Owen Pallett-Lewis Takes of His Shirt
Goldfrapp-Hunt
Gorillaz-Empire Ants
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists-Bottled In Cork
Everybody Was In the French Resistance..Now-Hey! it's Jimmy Mack
Erykah Badu-Turn Me Away
Groove Armada-History

"alejandro" is my favorite gaga song, period, just feels weird to think of it in the context of 2010

A terrific year for singles so far (which I'll post in a few), but albums -- meh. So many lol-indie albums! Any great R&B records released? Sade's was meh; Erykah Badu's was just good, the sort of thing that finishes the year in the teens or twenties.

Damien Marley ft. Nas - As We Enter
Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night
Sade - Soldier of Love
Pill - Hear Somebody Comin'
Hurts - Wonderful Life
Erykah Badu - Window Seat
New Boyz - Cricketz
Corinne Bailey Rae - Paris Nights/New York Mornings
LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls
Kelis - Acapella
Courtney Love - Pacific Coast Highway
Pill - Hear Somebody Comin'
Miranda Lambert - The House That Built Me
Los Campesinos! – Romance is Boring
Angie Stone - I Ain't Hearin' U
Martina McBride - Wrong Baby Wrong
Spoon - Written in Reverse

i made one of these it's called favourite songs 2010, but we can go on using this one whatever

the sort of thing that finishes the year in the teens or twenties.

Don't see how this is a bad thing in 2010, when online publications are reviewing 500+ albums per year, and P&J goes well over 1,000 albums. I'm usually quite enamored of anything that ends up placing in, say, my top 30.

some of these might be 09 but i was either only made aware of or only heard on the radio this year

1) yahzarah - why don'tcha call me no more
2) b.o.b ft pastor troy - bet i bust
3) dj quik ft. suga free - nobody
4) sade - soldier of love
5) alley boy ft young dro - tall
6) roscoe dash ft. soulja boy - all tha way turnt up
7) waka flocka flame - o let's do it
8) rihanna - rude boy
9) ms dynamite - wile out
10) killa kyleon ft. z-ro - swang real wide
11) pitbull & co - watagatapitusberry
12) ke$ha - tik tok
13) yelawolf ft. juelz santana - mixin up the medicine
14) erykah badu - window seat
15) soulja boy - all black everything
16) new boyz - cricketz
17) big boi - shutterbug
18) lady antebellum - need you now
19) kelis - accapella
20) quadron - buster keaton

alfred listen to the quadron and yahzarah albums.

Trax:

Gypsy & The Cat - Jona Vark (made the blog rounds last year, but getting officially released as a single soonish)
Gayngs - The Gaudy Side of Town
Gayngs - Cry (Godley & Creme cover)
The Jezabels - Hurt Me
Smalltown Romeo - Boom Ha
Yeasayer - Madder Red
Yeasayer - O.N.E.
Rihanna - Rude Boy
Zola Jesus - I Can't Stand
The Chap - Even Your Friend
Bullion - Say Goodbye to What
Robyn - Fembot
Robyn - Dancing on My Own
Marina & The Diamonds - Shampain
Hammarin & Robin - You Are the Sledgehammer
Avi Buffalo - What's in it for?
Lupe Fiasco - What U Want
Groove Armada - Shameless (Bryan Ferry, y'all!)
Ice Cube - I Rep That West
I Blame Coco - Caesar
Scissor Sisters - Invisible Light
Teddybears - Crystal Meth Christian
Teddybears - Cho Cha (really, pretty much the entire Teddybears album)
Lady Gaga - Alejandro
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round
Wild Nothing - Chinatown

...some others, I'm sure.

gucci - antisocial
das racist - ek shaneesh
vampire weekend - california english
los campesinos - i warned you do not make an enemy of me
stars - fixed
untamed - country

Alfred: Best r&b album I've heard this year is Corinne Bailey Rae's

glad samosa love's the Yahzarah single as much as I do, album is kinda meh to me tho

3) dj quik ft. suga free - nobody

yall are way overrating this, & im a fan

anyone who votes for Pill is a sucker

thank u for your opinion, deej

BOOZER

ha

A few (I've been pretty album oriented this year, but I guess that's normal for me):

Jowell & Randy - No Fue Una Noche Normal
Daddy Yankee - La Señal
Daddy Yankee - Vida en la Noche
Daddy Yankee - Rumba y Candela
[but really pretty much that whole album]
J. Alvarez - Ella Esta Encendia con Letra
[from 2009]
El Gran Combo - Achilipu
Janelle Monae - Tightrope
Marina & the Diamonds - Hollywood
Marina & the Diamonds - Oh No!
[but definitely the whole album]

Was going to say Rox's "My Baby Left Me," but I'm already kind of sick of it. She has a great voice though, so I will be listening for more.

a few favorite songs off the top of my head, no order

Charles Albright - "I'm On Drugs"
Broken Water - "Say What's On Your Mind"
Magic Lantern - "Showstopper"
No Balls - "Subsequent Needs"
Young Governor - "Call Me When The Cat Dies" (Absolutely love this song)

Specifically "My Baby Left Me" seems to sing-songy, and it feels like it's all coming too easily to her. Not that things coming easily is necessarily bad, but here there's something about it that makes it a problem, to me. I'm kind of hoping I'll change my mind though, because I'd like to be listening to her voice. Maybe the song will sound different in the context of a whole album.

Also, I think that Jowell & Randy track would be of interest to general "dance music" fans, though maybe you have to be a little familiar with pop bachata beats to understand what's so distinctive about the way they take off from that.

A sucker for what exactly? xpost

t.i. - i'm back

Was going to say Rox's "My Baby Left Me," but I'm already kind of sick of it.

Something about the big budget album version is RONG. Can't put my finger on it. The demo that (I) floated around (via Fluxblog) in 2008 is greatly superior.

3) dj quik ft. suga free - nobody

yall are way overrating this, & im a fan

^^^^^^^

It's a fine Quik song but really nothing that stands out in his catalog.

well that's one way of thinking about, i just thought "WOW THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SONGS I'VE HEARD ALL YEAR" and wrote it down in a list and posted it on ilx. ordering on my list was really just an excuse to put yahzarah at number one anyways tbh, but if we're gonna get into dj quik's discography i like 'nobody' as much as my favourite songs off blaqkout.

would i be a total shit in saying that there's very little appearing above that i'm thinking "i must really check that out"? i can't think of much coming out in 2010 that i'm particularly looking forward to either :-( 2010 and all its portent seems to be largely retreading last year's territory what with all the gagas and dj quiks etc... that might be me being very myopic though. haven't had the internet in a while due to house moves etc.

that might be me being very myopic though

indeed it might

ntac, but I linked to the wrong J. Alvarez song. I had meant to list this bachaton (w/ Jowell & Randy):

http://www.youtube.com/v/l-i_ukCYJLw&fs=1&hl=en

(That other track is just okay.)

would i be a total shit in saying that there's very little appearing above that i'm thinking "i must really check that out"? i can't think of much coming out in 2010 that i'm particularly looking forward to either :-( 2010 and all its portent seems to be largely retreading last year's territory what with all the gagas and dj quiks etc... that might be me being very myopic though. haven't had the internet in a while due to house moves etc.

― village idiot (dog latin), Thursday, May 6, 2010 8:23 AM (13 hours ago) Bookmark

lol @ the idea that *last year* was when u should start paying attention to dj quik

& you might like it as much as the blaqkout stuff, samosa, but it sounds a lot like his pre-blaqkout shit -- bq was good cuz he was really stretching out on it, but it still sounded fun/funky/party-ready. 'nobody' is dece but not exactly blowing my mind or anything. if you like it, check the 1st two suga free albums, 'rhythmalism' & the two lp's after that

ya i mean, my point was basically that i enjoy the song as a dude who's oblivious to the narrative of dj quik and suga free's respective careers, just a dope hip hop song to me. obviously ever since listening to blaqkout i've been meaning to check out his previous stuff though, suga free now added to list as well.

it doesn't really sound like his work from that era tho (even if it's quite obv the work of the same guy), much more brashly synthetic

i dont think thats really the case -- hes def used synth keybs like that before -- and even if it is the effect isnt particularly surprising or notable. compared to quik classics like 'buck bounce' or 'up n da club' its pretty standard album track type generic funk jam

"nobody" is great because it seems beamed in from a suga free solo album

that's not something i'm holding against

also suga free is hilarious

yeah but hes been releasing an album a year for like 4 years straight

none of which have produced by dj quik (srs question tho: are any of them worth hearing?)

I did a Top 50 tracks (and 20 albums) on my Tumblr: http://thediscography.tumblr.com/post/480134038/2010-q1

Of those, 34 aren't listed above. They are, alphabeticaly:

Best Coast, “Something In The Way” (PPM)
Deniz Kurtel ft. Guests of Nature, “Yeah” (Crosstown Rebels)
DJ Kaos, “Kosmischer Ruckenwind” (Clone Loft Supreme)
DJ Zinc ft. Ms. Dynamite, “Wile Out” (Zinc)
Eddie Vedder, “My City of Ruins (Live from the Kennedy Center Honors)” (Monkeywrench)
Gil Scott-Heron, “Me and the Devil” (XL)
Goldfrapp, “Rocket” (Mute)
Grateful Dead, “Shakedown Street (Tommie Sunshine & Figure Brooklyn Fire Edit)” (Soundcloud.com/tommiesunshine)
Gui Boratto, “Telecaster” (MP3)
Hanoi Janes, “Skeleton Girl” (Captured Tracks)
Hot Chip, “One Life Stand (Carl Craig PCP Remix)” (EMI)
I:Cube, “Falling” (Versatile)
Josh Turner, “Why Don’t We Just Dance” (MCA Nashville ’09)
Joy Orbison, “The Shrew Would Have Cushioned The Blow” (Aus)
Kyle Hall, “Kaychunk” (Hyperdub)
Mi Ami, “Cut Men” (Thrill Jockey)
Michael Bublé, “Haven’t Met You Yet” (Reprise ’09)
No Age, “Depletion (Daytrotter Session - 2/8/2010)” (Daytrotter.com)
Pangaea, “Sunset Yellow” (Hessle Audio)
Peter Van Hoesen, “Terminal” (Time to Express)
Professor Green, “I Need You Tonight” (Virgin)
Ray Mang, “Look Into My Eyes” (DFA)
Strong Arm Steady ft. Mitchy Slick, “Two Pistols” (Stones Throw)
Subeena, “Picture” (Opit)
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, “Ativan Eyes” (Matador)
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, “The Mighty Sparrow” (Matador)
The Bangz ft. the New Boyz, “Found My Swag” (Asylum)
The Sight Below, “Blown” (Ghostly International)
The Unthanks, “Lucky Gilchrist” (Rough Trade)
The xx, “Islands (Nosaj Thing Remix)” (Young Turks)
T-Pain, “Reverse Cowgirl” (Jive)
Vampire Weekend, “Giving Up the Gun” (XL)
Vampire Weekend, “Ruby Soho (Live @ Maida Vale)” (BBC Radio 1/MP3)
Wiley & Chew Fu, “Take That” (Island)

Oh, duh: this is first-quarter only. Plenty in the past month I haven't even listed yet.

samosa what's this pastor troy bet i bust remix you speak of? the t.i./playboy tre version would be somewhere on my list. and ya swang real wide is amazing i'm surprised thats not on more peoples lists.

some other stuff ive liked but might not have been mentioned:

m.i.a.- space odyssey
erykah badu feat. lil wayne- jump up in the air and stay there
titus andronicus- a more perfect union (album version obv) or richard II
and something by kesha

I guess it's technically a December 2009 single, but out of things that haven't been mentioned I've definitely been playing Luda's "How Low" the most this year.

Eddie Vedder, “My City of Ruins (Live from the Kennedy Center Honors)”

Nice -- I could see this working.

lol @ the idea that *last year* was when u should start paying attention to dj quik

how is that even implied by dude's post -- must u be a total dick abt everything

samosa what's this pastor troy bet i bust remix you speak of?

fuck sorry playboy tre is what i meant to type.

in no order...

Delorean - Stay Close
Watch Out for Rockets - Lift Off Cloud Controller
Hari & Aino - entire EP
Juan MacLean - Feel So Good
White Fence - Mr. Adams
Tallest Man on Earth - King of Spain
Quasi - Bye Bye Blackbird
Apples in Stereo - No Vacation
Radio Dept - Heaven's on Fire, even with that dumb introduction
Caribou - Kaili
Serena Maneesh - Blow Yr Brains in the Mourning Rain
Ariel Pink - Round & Round
Sambassadeur - Days
Magnetic Fields - You Must Be Out of Your Mind
Kesha - Tik Tok (really)
most of the Lindstrom & Christabelle album
Hot Chip - One Life Stand
Golden Bug - Flamingo
LCD - Home
Pipettes - Our Love Was Saved by Spacemen
Peter Gordon & Love of Life Orchestra - That Hat

Juan MacLean - Feel So Good
Radio Dept - Heaven's on Fire, even with that dumb introduction
Caribou - Kaili

Ought to add these tunes to my list, I'm playing the hell out of them. Agree that "Kaili" is one of the high points of the Caribou album.

Forgot Class Actress's "Let Me Take You Out". "Adolescent Heart" has the most amazing neo-Nena buildup in the verse before the bottom completely falls out of the chorus. If they had just repeated that chord progression!

Radio pop sucks this year, obv.

1. Vampire Weekend - Giving Up The Gun
2. Ciara feat. Ludacris - Ride
3. Rihanna - Rude Boy
4. Yelawolf feat. Bun B - Good to Go
5. Cassie - Skydiver
6. Sleigh Bells - Tell Em
7. Zinc feat. Ms Dynamite - Wile Out
8. Corinne Bailey-Rae - I'd Do It All Again
9. Natalia Kills - Activate My Heart
10. Owen Pallett - Lewis Takes Off His Shirt
11. Erykah Badu - Window Seat
12. M.I.A. - Born Free
13. Michael Buble - I Just Haven't Met You Yet
14. Robyn - Dancing On My Own
15. Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris - Baby

if we're getting all indie album tracks in here then "white hinterland - icarus" is in my top five

hxxp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ4fYlsf-Es

I knew about deej's latest self congratulatory post before you did, loser

*congratulates self*

*knows about it*

VVVVVV

While I'm on it a few more songs I love (let's include the yahzarah as well for future reference)

Axel Boman - Holy Love
Crystal Castles - Empathy
Joy Orbison - BRKLN CLLN
Mount Kimbie - Field
Tame Impala - Solitude is Bliss
Yahzarah - Why Dontcha Call Me No More

I was fooled by the production but damn yahzarah is straight vicious & cold blooded on this

in a more perfect world there wouldn't be two ludacris features in my 2010 singles list but what can غخع يخ?

yahzarah - why dont'cha call me no more
yg - toot it & boot it
the bangz ft. new boyz - found my swag
justin bieber ft. ludacris - baby
waka flocka flame - o let's do it/hard in the paint
ms farah - kiss me
ciara ft. ludacris - ride
wc - frontline
gucci mane - lemonade/it's alive/first song out/normal
e-40 ft. husalah & clyde carson - lightweight jammin
vanya taylor - it's what you do
lady gaga - alejandro

I think this song has been around for a little while (and have filled the Afro-Latin thread with Juliana youtube links), but it seems like it's getting a release now as a U.S. single:

http://www.vimeo.com/15459835

Anyway, I'm excited she's got what seems to be a U.S. domestic CD release slated for November.

Kyle Hall - You Know How I Feel
Moody - It's 2 Late 4 U And Me
Nina Sky - Too Long to Let Go
Nina Sky - You Aint Got It (Funk That)
Nufrequency Feat Ben Onono - Fallen Hero (Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix)
Zinja Hlungwani - N'wagezani My Love

I'm probably going to nominate this for our ILM poll at the end of next week (but I'm holding on to two open spots just in case, since I have been doing some last minute 2010 album downloading and you never know). I think it's probably better without the video, despite the women, some of whom are somehow stolen from my own fantasies:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKOM-m71gtc