Music is my Radar votes as top 2009 single Black hearted love by PJ Harvey and John Parish who co-operated again this year, after 13 years, even though we expected more from their album. Next comes One more chance, one of the most 'catchy' songs by Bloc Party, that is not included in their last year's album.
The singles that come from the top 10 albums of the year, according to the column, (see here) and which I mostly enjoyed in 2009 are: I’m throwing my arms around Paris in which Morrissey gives a hug to Paris, while we give a hug to both! Ulysses, one of the best songs by Franz Ferdinand, The crying lightning, single that preceded Humbug by Arctic Monkeys and Be the one that was aired more than all the above, as it was included in most radio stations playlists…
The top positions in top 60 singles for 2009 are completed by: Papillon by Editors that remains very 'persistant' despite repeated listenings, although it comes from a rather unequal album
. Crystalised, the sexiest song of the year by the fresh and ambitious XX, Rabbit heart (raise it up), glorious with the presence and the voice of Florence Welch, who is also one of the most talked about people in 2009. Finally, the decade also includes Zero by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs that signaled a change - turn in their sound with their album this year.
1. PJ HARVEY + JOHN PARISH – Black hearted love
2. BLOC PARTY – One more chance
3. MORRISSEY – I’m throwing my arms around Paris
4. FRANZ FERDINAND – Ulysses
5. EDITORS – Papillon
6. THE XX – Crystalised
7. FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE – Rabbit heart (raise it up)
8. ARCTIC MONKEYS – The crying lightning
9. YEAH YEAH YEAHS – Zero
1O. JACK PENATE – Be the one
11. DRUMS – Let’s go surfing
12. PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART – Young adult friction
13. SONIC YOUTH – Sacred trickster
14. METRIC – Sick muse
15. DINOSAUR JR – I want you to know
16. THE GOSSIP – Heavy cross
17. BAT FOR LASHES – Daniel
18. FRANZ FERDINAND – No you girls
19. MORRISSEY – Something is squeezing my skull
20. SILVERSUN PICKUPS – Panic switch
21. HORRORS – Who can say
22. HEALTH – Die slow
23. JARVIS COCKER – Angela
24. FLAMING LIPS – Watching the planets
25. IAN BROWN – Stellify
26. WILD BEASTS – Hooting & howling
27. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE – Meet me on the equinox
28. PATRICK WOLF – Hard times
29. METRIC – Gimme sympathy
30. MONIKA – Babe
31. CAMERA OBSCURA – French Navy
32. DOVES – Kingdom of rust
33. FLEET FOXES – Mykonos
34. AIR – Sing sang sung
35. GIZZLY BEAR – While you wait for the others
36. PREFAB SPROUT – Let there be music
37. PETE YORN & SCARLETT JOHANSSON – Relator
38. BIG PINK – Dominos
39. SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO – Audacity of huge
40. BRUCE SPINGSTEEN – Working on a dream
41. MUMFORD AND SONS – Winter winds
42. ST. VINCENT – Actor out of work
43. LA ROUX - Bulletproof
44. WHITE LIES – Farewell to the fairground
45. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART – Everything with you
46. A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS – In your heart
47. JACK PENATE – Tonight’s today
48. A-HA – Foot of the mountain
49. MACCABEES – Love you better
50. DEPECHE MODE - Wrong
51. DINOSAUR JR – Over it
52. BAT FOR LASHES – Pearl’s dream
53. ROYKSOPP – Miss it so much
54. GIRLS – Lust for life
55. DIRTY PROJECTORS – Stilness is the move
56. PHOENIX – Lisztomania
57. JULIAN PLENTI – Games for days
58. DEAD WEATHER – Hang you from the heavens
59. BRIGHTON PORT AUTHORITY Feat. DAVID BYRNE – Toe jam
60. CALLAS - Lipstick
The singles that come from the top 10 albums of the year, according to the column, (see here) and which I mostly enjoyed in 2009 are: I’m throwing my arms around Paris in which Morrissey gives a hug to Paris, while we give a hug to both! Ulysses, one of the best songs by Franz Ferdinand, The crying lightning, single that preceded Humbug by Arctic Monkeys and Be the one that was aired more than all the above, as it was included in most radio stations playlists…
The top positions in top 60 singles for 2009 are completed by: Papillon by Editors that remains very 'persistant' despite repeated listenings, although it comes from a rather unequal album
. Crystalised, the sexiest song of the year by the fresh and ambitious XX, Rabbit heart (raise it up), glorious with the presence and the voice of Florence Welch, who is also one of the most talked about people in 2009. Finally, the decade also includes Zero by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs that signaled a change - turn in their sound with their album this year. The Top 60 follows:
1. PJ HARVEY + JOHN PARISH – Black hearted love
2. BLOC PARTY – One more chance
3. MORRISSEY – I’m throwing my arms around Paris
4. FRANZ FERDINAND – Ulysses
5. EDITORS – Papillon
6. THE XX – Crystalised
7. FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE – Rabbit heart (raise it up)
8. ARCTIC MONKEYS – The crying lightning
9. YEAH YEAH YEAHS – Zero
1O. JACK PENATE – Be the one
11. DRUMS – Let’s go surfing
12. PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART – Young adult friction
13. SONIC YOUTH – Sacred trickster
14. METRIC – Sick muse
15. DINOSAUR JR – I want you to know
16. THE GOSSIP – Heavy cross
17. BAT FOR LASHES – Daniel
18. FRANZ FERDINAND – No you girls
19. MORRISSEY – Something is squeezing my skull
20. SILVERSUN PICKUPS – Panic switch
21. HORRORS – Who can say
22. HEALTH – Die slow
23. JARVIS COCKER – Angela
24. FLAMING LIPS – Watching the planets
25. IAN BROWN – Stellify
26. WILD BEASTS – Hooting & howling
27. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE – Meet me on the equinox
28. PATRICK WOLF – Hard times
29. METRIC – Gimme sympathy
30. MONIKA – Babe
31. CAMERA OBSCURA – French Navy
32. DOVES – Kingdom of rust
33. FLEET FOXES – Mykonos
34. AIR – Sing sang sung
35. GIZZLY BEAR – While you wait for the others
36. PREFAB SPROUT – Let there be music
37. PETE YORN & SCARLETT JOHANSSON – Relator
38. BIG PINK – Dominos
39. SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO – Audacity of huge
40. BRUCE SPINGSTEEN – Working on a dream
41. MUMFORD AND SONS – Winter winds
42. ST. VINCENT – Actor out of work
43. LA ROUX - Bulletproof
44. WHITE LIES – Farewell to the fairground
45. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART – Everything with you
46. A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS – In your heart
47. JACK PENATE – Tonight’s today
48. A-HA – Foot of the mountain
49. MACCABEES – Love you better
50. DEPECHE MODE - Wrong
51. DINOSAUR JR – Over it
52. BAT FOR LASHES – Pearl’s dream
53. ROYKSOPP – Miss it so much
54. GIRLS – Lust for life
55. DIRTY PROJECTORS – Stilness is the move
56. PHOENIX – Lisztomania
57. JULIAN PLENTI – Games for days
58. DEAD WEATHER – Hang you from the heavens
59. BRIGHTON PORT AUTHORITY Feat. DAVID BYRNE – Toe jam
60. CALLAS - Lipstick
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