* based on absolutely no criteria whatsoever
Ahh, summer. There’s no better time to listen to the music — poolside, at a barbecue, driving down the open road on a sunny day… or on your way to work, wishing you were doing those things, cursing your lot in life.
When last we checked in with the Best Fucking Songs, I gave you such sonic treats as Graffiti6, Jake Hart, and The Wanted (hey, they weren’t that popular yet). Now, here are some more.
* based on absolutely no criteria whatsoever
In the inaugural edition of “The Best Fucking Songs Right Now,” I sung (okay, blogged) the praises of Wolf Gang, Urban Cone, Other Lives, Two Door Cinema Club, and The Sound Of Arrows. Why? Because when it comes to music, I can review pretty much any song in 3-4 words: “I like it” or “I don’t like it.” It’s very hard for me to come up with more to say about a song than that.
So here is a second random collection of songs I like, some of which are already reasonably popular and some of which you have likely not heard.
Sonic treats await below…
*based on absolutely no criteria whatsoever
There are a lot of year-end lists claiming that so-and-so songs are the “ten best.” Isn’t that ridiculous? Music is subjective, and who was able to listen to every single song released in 2011 in order to be qualified to decide which are the best?
Clearly none of these lists can ever be “right,” because none of them are 100% identical to the one below.
Here are the actual 10 best fucking pop singles of 2011. Sorry you had to wade through so many other, less valid opinions just to get here!
* based on absolutely no criteria whatsoever
In continuation of yesterday’s list of The 25 Best Fucking Christmas Songs, here are the rest…
*based on absolutely no criteria whatsoever.
Ah, December. The one time of year you can listen to the most terrible music on Earth, and no one can judge you for it.
If you’re like me — and let’s face it, you’re probably not, because I am one odd duck — then most holiday music probably makes you want to tear your hair out of your skull, light it on fire, and use it to burn down the nearest shopping mall immediately. (Or something equally destructive.)
In theory, I like Christmas music. It’s catchy, it’s chipper, it spreads good cheer.
In theory.
* based on absolutely no criteria whatsoever
Late-fall releases in music are a big deal, as the industry gears up for holiday gift-giving — even if there’s nothing more anticlimactic than gifting someone an MP3.
Yes, digital music taken the wind out of the music industry’s sails in a number of ways, but perhaps worst of all is that you can’t really put a bow on a song from iTunes. And fewer and fewer people are buying CDs, since, what’s the point? You just upload it onto your iPod anyway.
