And now without further delay

The top 25 tunes of the year. download. comment. argue. agree. obey. recognize.
In random order

1. Lets Make Love And Listen To Death From Above by Cansei De Ser Sexy
Lets be clear, unlike most peeps I think the CSS album is up and down and since Alala's opening rips Boss Hog's "Ski Bunny" off abit too much for my taste, so I'm picking this one. Those are all good reasons, but the best reason is the song is unstoppable. Hipster references, check. Funky bassline, check. Cute members/video, check. Strange cheerful electronic gurgling beat, check. U get the point, the song couldn't fail, ok, it's still great, 6 months later.

2. XR2 by M.I.A
Two years in a row(you can make the argument she should be on three years in a row) M.I.A is in. Gone is the old reggaton esque beats. In with the dark minimal Egyptian Lover esque rhymes and dance beats. It is strangely hypnotic and will blow up GIGANTIC when the actual album comes out.(Unless they release one of the rumored Timbaland/MIA collaborations first.)

3. 300 Bars and Runnin by the Game
The Game hates everyone. He tells you so in the MOST GRANDIOSE hip hop song ever, a 15 minute diss track about why 50 cent and haters are shit. The song has like 20 samples, some good lines, and so much outright hate, it's deserves it's respect.

4. The Songs That We Sing by Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Wow, Charlotte owns the world. First, Science of Sleep and now a song that rivals some of the finest work by her brilliant parents.(i.e. Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin.) Anyway, Air does the production, Jarvis Cocker(Pulp) and that dude from the Divine Comedy did the lyrics, so you can't go wrong. The song itself just sounds big, with it's church bells style rhythm, jangle pop feel, and

5. Silent Shout by the Knife
Yes, I'm the one that said The Knife is like when Bjork was good. And yes, I always say Like A Pen is their best tune. BUT.
1. This is the single. and 2. I'm so sick of talking about the fucking Knife, similar to Bjork's rise, they are getting abit played.
They still deserve to be on here.

6. Bad up your betterness by The Presets
And now the elitist card gets played. If you want to talk about a band that sounds like the Knife, but is arguably better. You can talk about the Presets. They are Australian and they sound like Gary Numan.(Sometimes like an excited Gary Numan.) Nuff said. And I have no idea what single they have, I've only heard the album.

7. Lindsay Lohan by Spank Rock
It's true, put that pussy away Lindsay it looks like a dead rat. Dload the song if u can find it, since it's not really on the album.
Oh yeah, I forgot the description. Dirty rapping meets glitchy electronics and heavy bass.

8. Special by Mew.
They're 80's. They're Danish. They have bad album covers.
They also have interesting rhythm, harmonies and tunes that just stay in your hair. It's kinda like Yes's best work, pretentious, but too good to ignore.

9. Parenthesis by The Blow
Man, that girl from the Blow is cute. The songs are cute. The beats are cute.(Actually kinda harsh too.) This song is my favorite love song of the year by far. When you're holding me, we form a pair of parenthesis. Brilliant.

10. Circle Square Triangle by Test Icicles
What a fuckin waste. That's really all I need to say. It was such a great rock song with weird rapping and rhythm to go with the great angular guitar. What a waste, the band broke up, ALREADY.

11. Woman by Wolfmother
It's been everywhere and that Deep Purple style riff still sounds great. Afroed Australians make good music. I'm not really about hearing about unicorns and shit, but at least Wolfmother rocks out when doing so.

12. Let's Get Out Of This Country by Camera Obscura
Tracyanne Campbell is the Scottish Astrud Gilberto and the band has kind of a Scottish indie rock/honky tonk vibe. They really are great, u should get ALL of their albums. I just had to pick the best new song

13. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor by Arctic Monkeys
Yes they are the Libertines-lite. Yes I said I wouldn't mention them anymore, but they still are good. If nothing else that Musikladen style video they made for this song gets it on here.(That's not even talking about the actual brilliant lyrics and playing)

14. Me and U by Cassie
Cassie is in because I like the screw tape Banananrama beat, the hot nature of the lyrics, the hot nature of Cassie herself, and the fact that you couldn't escape it on radio or the club.(The Janet Jackson Pleasure Principle style video didn't hurt)

15. Emily by Joanna Newsom
She no longer sounds like a 5 year old!(or Fievel as Gosey Wales says) Yes! I like the new control she has over her voice so it is more unique than annoying and The fact that she's studied composition makes her work more impressive. It's like a 10 minute song of harp and strings so getting Van Dyke Parks on there doesn't hurt. Simply put it's interesting music.

16. Whole World by Aloe Blacc
It's by FAR the BEST R and B song of the year. It's got that kinda 60's back beat mixed with a REALLY Icy tune, but all of the lyrics are beautiful and warm odes to great music and musicians. This song's non props on Black radio and TV really bugs me.

17. Smile by Lily Allen
You knew that bratty lil white Brit had to be on here.(And no I don't mean the SOV who is so played, we will not discuss her anymore until after her fucking TRL appearances are over. Elitist card appearance #2) Lily is just as bratty as SOV, but her reggae style is just so different than what most pop stars are doing. It's smooth, yet plucky.(yes i know that description sounds more like a wine than a tune.)

18. Boy From School by Hot Chip
Best dance tune of the year. It fits in those early morning in your pad sessions and the 4 am afterhours scene. Don't give me shit about not putting Over and Over on here, it has nothing on Boy From School.

19. Tetang Cita by White Shoes and The Couples Company
They are the Indonesian Stereolab, but even more 70's. It reminds of that old Boards of Canada description "It sounds like old pictures coming to life." And besides it's just so cheerful and optimistic in that old Burt Bacharach way, you have to love it.

20. The Decision by Young Knives
Proof again Andy Gill deserves royalties on every post punk song(aside from the ones PIL and Raincoats did). He produced this one, and the YK's go to fucking town. Weird vocals meet a killer guitar tone. They are English, snotty, and have a bassist named the House Of Lords, get the album before the played domestic version comes out.

21. Sofa Song by The Kooks
You could put the whole first side of this album on this list. Catchy, kinda frantic, obsessive. Kooks are the new Supergrass.

22. God Knows by El Perro Del Mar
It's just so damn depressing. It's just so 60's girl group/Wall Of Sound. It's just so damn good.

23. Magick by the Klaxons
I'm not the biggest "new rave" fan, but if the Klaxons keep making new songs like this one I will be. It's mean like the Mondays, but has some absurd fast live drums on it.

24. Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me by the Pipettes
I'll stay with what I said last time. Scottish Girl Group meets Phil Spector meets mad fun dancing. You can't beat that

25. Shoot the Runner by Kasabian
Hey, they already are the younger Primal Scream. Now they wanna be Oasis when they were good. Danceable madness