Best Songs Through July 31st, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Where Can I Go – Laura Marling – This magnificent song puts Laura on the trajectory for a Joni Mitchell type career, a career that defines the apex of singer-songwriter artistry.

2. Get Lucky – Daft Punk – There isn’t enough words for the greatness of Niles Rodgers guitar on this song. It is a great slice of disco any way, but that guitar man, Daft Punk ride the lick all the way to the finish line

3. Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke – Sexy, funny, but is it anatomically accurate

4. We Can’t Stop – Miley Cyrus – A call to arms and legs and other parts of your body built for fun

5. History – Modern Hut – I have withheld really writing about this song for months while I wait for it to be released.

6 Chicks, Man – The Del Lords – Riff of the year

7. Finger Back – Vampire Weekend – My favorite song off the current album is also the most VW off the new album and the bit in UWS falafel shop with a poster of Jerusalem is worthy of Paul Simon.

8. Still Into you – Paramore – finger snapping romance, like the 15 month into a relationship or something

9. Stranger And Stranger – Marshall Crenshaw – From a dark place

10. Timeout New York – The Normal Living – Classic pop song, like the Ronettes were still around

Boys ‘Round Here – Blake Shelton – Red red red red red neck.

Western, Mass – Claire’s Diary – The story of a bad boy

Gentleman – Psy – If anything better than “Gangham Style”

All Over Again – The Mavericks – The country rocker to beat from one of the best albums of the year

Gradual Return – Trixie Whitley – The best song of her career making debut album was worth the weight. Blues yes, but blues by a pop sensibility.

Love Without You – Darius Rucker – Country heart breaker

Beat This Summer – Brad Paisley – A masterpiece of instant nostalgia

Definition Of Down – Teena Marie – Any complaints about weak songs on her final album are irrelevant. This is a full blooded disco ballad and nobody else does it any more.

I Don’t See You Laughing Now – Marshall Crenshaw – Timeless new Crenshaw.

Catcall – Tinvulva – Ferocious contempt for harrassment on the street.

I Still Yearn – Jahn Xavier And the Bowertytones – Not actually released yet but wait till it is.

1Train – ASAP Rocky – The wittiest take down of poverty.

Bats – The Joy Formidable – I love this rocker so much, I may have overestimated the album!

Cool Zombie – Adam Ant – Killer lead off song on the really excellent new album.

Lose To Win – Fantasia – Her best single to date is pure disco diva.

Because We Can – Bon Jovi – Undeniable, and trust me I’ve tried, singalong.

Higgs Boson Blues – Nick Cave – If you’re gonna name your song after the “God Particle” it better a song this good. A bluesy weird trip to the bottom of the swimming pool.

In The End – Black Veil Brides

I Got A Boy – Girls generation

Judge Jury And Executioner – Atoms For Peace

Ohn – Yo La Tengo

God’s Great Dancefloor – Chris Tomlin

Dead Bite – Hollywood Undead

Bathroom Laughter – Pissed Jeans

One Way Trigger – the Strokes

Electric Fever – Free Energy

Stupid Things – Yo La Tengo

New York City – Christopher Owens

Where Are we Now – David Bowie

Suit And tie – Justin Timberlake

American Rail – Hilly Eyes

Backscratcher – Free Energy

Money Honey – Aaron Neville

5 To 9 – Fidlar

Hardaway – Gary Allen

This Ladder Is Ours – The Joy formidable

Valentines – Adam Ant

Who’s A Goofy Bunny – Adam Ant

Millions – Pusha T

She Found Now – My Bloody Valentine

You N Me N XTC – Chris Stamey

Sea Cruise – Gary Wilson

Somewhere – Jimi Hendrix

Top Of The World – Joe Budden

Try – Pink

I Will Do What It Takes – Gary Wilson

Sneak Out The Back Door – Ron Sexsmith

Toast To Love – Avant

Away We Go – Coheed And Cambria

Dead End Rock – The Normal Living

Exploding – Jim James

Youth Wasted – The Bronx

Started From The Bottom – Drake

Retrograde – James Blake

Born To Roll – Kelly Willis And Bruce Robison

You Can’t Be My Girl – Darwin Deez

Temper Temper – Bullets For My Valentine

Lost Weekend – The virginmarys

Good Times – Matt Costa

Sueno con Mexico – Pat Methany

Wide Lovely Eyes – Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

Entertainment – Phoenix

Box Chevy – Rick Ross

Upstarts – Johnny Marr

The Right Right Thing – Johnny Marr

Demon To Lean On – Wavves

Gal Wan More – Elephant Man

Taking Off – Beach Fossils

Beach Monster – STRFKR

Romanticize Me – Pissed Jeans

The Stars (Are Out Tonight) – David Bowie

There’s A Fire – Dirty Projectors

Dog Radio – Poyenso

Egypt – Doldrums

Falling In Rain – Polyenso

It’s A Beautiful Day – Michael Buble

So Good To Be Here – Boz Scaggs

Violet – Pretty Little Demons

Just Movement – Robert Delong

This Is For The Ones Who Care – Araabmusik

I’d Rather Be High – David Bowie

Butterfly – Bilal

Atomic Robo-Kid – Paul Blackford

Last Of The Summer Wine – Palma Violets

Diane Young – Vampire Weekend

Pusher Love Girl – Justin Timberlake

Cabaret – Alice Smith

Heaven – Depeche Mode

My Baby And Me – Pep

The Chronicles Of Marnia – Marnie Stern

America – Modern Hut

Hello – Lil Wayne

Cop – Wavves

Miss America – J. Cole

Miss America – J. Cole

Fine China – Chris Brown

Prima Materia – the Virgins

Treehome 95 – Tyler The Creator

I Wanna Be A Warhol – Alkaline Trio

She Lied To The FBI – Alkaline Trio

Demon To Lean On – Wavves

Colossus – Tyler The Creator

Shadow Moses – Bring Me To The Horizon

Follow The Arrow – Kacey Mosgraves

Life Around Here – James Blake

Goldtone – Kurt Vile

Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe (remix) – Kendrick Lamarr and Jay Z

Here’s to Never Growing Up – Avril Lavigne

Sacrilege – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Health Plan – Pissed Jeans

(One Of those) Crazy Girls – Paramore

She’s A Lady – Paul Anka

Cape of Our Hero – Volbeat

Numbers On The Boards – Pusha T

What A Buzz – Olly Murs

You – Ha Ha Ha – Charlie XVX

Save Rock and Roll – Fall Out Boy

Heart Attack – Demi Lovato

Solo Dolo Part II – Kid Cudi

Sweet Water – The Postelles

Mosquito – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Driving Song – Shellshag

Face To Face – Shellshag

Master Hunter – Laura Marling

Tower Of song – Tom Jones

Supernatural Love – Fantasia

Love Has Come For You – Steve Martin and Edie Brickell

It’s A Beautiful Day – Michael Buble

Lose To Win – Fantasia

Calico County – Steve Earle

Sweet water – The Postelles

Switch Up – Big Sean, Common

Station To Station – The Melvins

Waddup – LL Cool J

Sex And Money – Iggy Pop

Art School – Melvins

Upstarts – Johnny Marr

Southern Pacific – The Del Lords

Daydreaming – Paramore

Let Her Go – Passenger

Without You – Fleetwood mac

Supernatural Love – Fantasia

SOS In Bel Air – Phoenix

Being Pretty Ain’t Pretty – Pistol Annies

Chin Up, Kid – Forever The Sickest Kid

#beautiful – Mariah Carey

Push Thru – Talib Kweli

Brighton beach – Rod Stewart

Get It to Me – Lady Antebellum

Spring Break Anthem – The Lonely Island

Without You – Natalie Maines

Lover, You Should’ve Come Over – Natalie Maines

Weight – Mikal Cronin

For A While – Alice Smith

Pensacola – Deerhunter

Monomania – Deerhunter

QUEEN – Janelle Monae

Unhappily Married – Pistol annies

Spoonful – Tomas Doncker

Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl – Boz Scaggs

Black Music – Nas

Tell Me When You’re Ready – Flo Rida

Unstoppable Momentum – Joe Satriani

Roadhouse Talking Blues Takes 1 – 3 – The Doors

Dumb Disco Ideas – Holy Ghost

Anklebiters – Paramore

Some Nights/ We Are Young – Straight No chaser

Dance Your Pain Away – Agnetha Faltskog

Life Is Long – David Bronson

Fragments – Thievery Corporation

This Is What It Feels Likes – Armand Van Buueren

Crazy Kids – Ke$ha

High Art – The-Dream

Gifted – French Montana

Psalm 121 – Sizzla

Add Some Music To Your day Live – The Beach Boys

I Should Live In Salt – The National

Ya Hey – Vampire Weekend

Good Love – Sizzla

Pop That – French Montana

Chicks, Man – The Del Lords

Love be Brave – Laura Marling

I Was An eagle – Laura Marling

Power Strangers – Shinobi Ninja

We Need Justice – Tomas Doncker

In This Light – Queenstyche

Nice To Meet You – Forever The Sickest Kids

Double Rainbow – Suzzy Roche And Lucy Wainwright Roche

Brick By Brick – Christopher Paul Stelling

Don’t Swallow The Cap – The Nationals

Every Last Extremist – Christopher Paul Stelling

Nothing’s Changed – Tricky

I Sat By The Ocean – Queens Of The Stoneage

Creep In A T Shirt – Portugal. The Man

Super Collider – Megadeth

Super 8 – Jason Isbell

Best Friends – The Janoskians

Girlfriend – Icona Pop

Love Song Drug Songs – X Ambassadors

The Best There Was – Sleeping With Sirens

Book Of Love – Jimmy Eat World

Rebel Beat – The Goo Goo Dolls

On Sight – Kanye West

Loadstones – The Fall

I’m Not Real (feat Earl Sweatshirt) – Mac Miller

New Slaves – Kanye West

Bound 2 – Kanye West

I Am A God – Kanye West

Black Skinhead – Kanye West

America – Modern Hut

Jesus De Milo – Jahn Xavier And The Bowerytones

Power Trip – J.Cole

Bad Girls Club – Falling In Reverse

Because The Night – Garbage, Screaming Females

After The Fall – Kodaline

Walk The Other Way – Jahn Xavier And The Bowerytones

Broken Stemmed Tenderness – Suzzy Roche And Lucy Wainwright Roche

Imaginary Friend – Suzzy Roche And Lucy Wainwright Roche

Face Off – Jessica Hernandez And The Deltas

2013 – Primal Scream

Treasure – Bruno Mars

Austin City Blues – Booker T

Kiss And Say Goodbye – Rufus Wainwright, Anna McGarrigle, Martha Wainwright

Your Love Is No Love – Booker T

Nice to Meet You – Forever The Sickest Kid

Double Rainbow – Lucy And Suzzy Roche

In This Light – Queensryrch

Power Strangers – Shinobi Ninja

We Need Justice – Tomas Doncker

Love & Sex – Joe, Fantasia

Brooklyn2Ethopia – Tomas Doncker

All Is Not Lost – ABout Group

Over Here – PARTYNEXT DOOR

Walk On by – ABout Group

Don’t Blink – Relient K

I’ve Got Your Number, Son – She & Him

When I Feel Like It – Fabulous, 2 Chainz

Superstar – Mr. 305

Shit, Man – Skylar Gray

Picasso Baby – Jay Z

Somewhereinamerica – Jay Z

Fuckwithmeyouknowigotit – Jay Z

Where You Go – Ciara

C’mon Let Me Ride It – Skylar Gray

Tower (Don’t Look Down) – Skylar Grey

The History Of Wrong Guys – Big song on in a big musical, is a showstopper and sense it is just a girl singing and not a song and dancer the question is why?

Love Is A Bourgeoise Construct – Pet Shop Boys

Supersoaker – Kings Of Leon

Brand New Wayo – Robert Randolph

This Song Is For You – Ronald Isley

Cups – Anna Kendricks

Mind Your Manners – Pearl Jam

Little Black Dress – Sara Bareilles

Bang Bang – Will I Am

All Night – Icona Pop

Bugatti – Ace Hood

Jelly Babies – Hot Chip

Canis Major – Andrew Cedermeyer

Vivir Mi Vida – Marc Anthony

Mama Said Knock You Out – Five Finger Death Punch

My Story – R. Kelly

The Bottle Let Me Down – Vince Gill, Paul Franklyn

Attracting Flies – Alunageorge