But wait, there’s more! Of course there were runners-up — twenty, as a matter of fact — that, depending on the time of day or the way the sun streams through a window, could have made this top 15 (+1). And now to put my obsessive-compulsiveness to rest.
My Favorite Songs of 2009:
1. Mos Def,...
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My 15 (+1) Favorite Songs of 2009: 1. Mos Def, “Quiet Dog” (2009).
1. Mos Def, “Quiet Dog”
- From the 2009 album The Ecstatic (Lala link).
- Official website.
Mos Def’s latest album, The Ecstatic – with a cover featuring a cropped still from Charles Burnett’s Killer of Sheep, one of the greatest American movies of the last four...
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My 15 (+1) Favorite Songs of 2009: 2. The Sea and Cake, “On a Letter” (2008).
2. The Sea and Cake, “On a Letter”
- From the 2008 album Car Alarm (Amazon mp3 link).
- Official website.
I’ve loved the band The Sea and Cake for a long time now, but don’t ask me which of their albums I like the best. They’re...
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My 15 (+1) Favorite Songs of 2009: 3. Pinback, “Loro” (1999).
3. Pinback, “Loro”
- Official website.
- From the 1999 album Pinback.
Hmmm. I suppose I can continue writing about why it’s so much easier to write about movies than it is...
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My 15 (+1) Favorite Songs of 2009: 4. Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro, “Linda Morena” (2009).
3. Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro, “Linda Morena”
- From the 2009 album Tradition in Transition.
- Official website
The closer I get to the top songs, the more ineffable they become;...
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My 15 (+1) Favorite Songs of 2009: 5. Passion Pit, “Folds in Your Hands” (2009).
5. Passion Pit, “Folds in Your Hands”
- From the 2009 album Manners.
- Official website.
My other favorite album of 2009, Passion Pit’s Manners, dropped like, I don’t know, some sugarcoated...
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