"Best Songs of 2012" Topic

As all the radio stations are doing their "Top [n=station frequency] Songs of 2012" lists, and getting it WRONG (as usual), I boldly offer up the correct answers.

New Ceremony by Dry the River
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#1 hands down. Great hooks, poetic lyrics. My current theme song.

Simple Song by The Shins
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A close second. A great songwriter's homage to his wife.

Tell Me A Taleby Michael Kiwanuka
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First time I heard this, I thought it was from around 1972.

I'm Not Talking by A.C. Newman
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I find the melody irresistibly haunting.

Bottom of the River by Delta Rae
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Best new spiritual/field song of the last 100 years?

California by Delta Spirit
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The pain of knowing someone is better without you.

The Pit by Silversun Pickups
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Shades of New Order, sort of. Great running song.

And your picks are…?

I don't think I can add too much for 2012 itself, I'm kinda slow on trends when it comes to music, but I'll add some from my favourite artists discovered this year

Rodrigo y Gabriela, Hanuman
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The best new sound I have heard in years, and absolutely amazing guitar work. It's kinda a mix between mexican/ metal/flamenco. Worth discovering all their work. (I'd love to hear what others think about them)

Lion's Roar by First Aid Kit
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Folky duo from Sweden

the A-Team by Ed Sheeran
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ok, I'm slow

The Beards – You Should Consider Having Sex With a Bearded Man
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I love these guys, all their songs are about beards

Canarios – Jordi Savall – Ostinato – Diego Velázquez.
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So I finally found a genre of "classical' I like – Spanish Baroque. It makes my soul dance.

C.W. Stoneking – Seven Nation Army
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I'm not even sure what you call his music, roots blues? This is a cover, but indicative of his other work

And "Like a version" one of our radio stations has been running this for years now, some of the covers are spectacular, and its where I found C.W. Stoneking above. I've just included a couple of my favoutites

Adalita – Burning up
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The Kooks – Kids
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The Herd – he was only 19
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Usually I would hate any cover of this, especially in this style, but I think they capture how was is to the 19 year olds of today, by changing the lyrics slightly, and musically as well.

I hope lots of you guys add, I've missed long music threads on TMP, its how I have found some really amazing music

Nice picks Mrs.! First Aid Kit and Ed Sheeran get a lot of play on my favorite alt station. Loved the Kooks covering MGMT!

Rodrigo Y Gabriela are phenomenal. I nearly wore out my copy of "Tamacun", which I didn't think was possible with a CD.

If I had to list one it would be Comanche by In This Moment.

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Goodness I am old.

You're never too old for good music. I'm 43. My high school and college years were a golden age for alternative music, and I was fortunate that we had a great local station that exposed me to a lot of brilliant stuff. Now, through the glory and might of the interwebs, it's even easier to find.

AND, I can't believe I forgot these crazy kids from Bawlmer
Myth by Beach House
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Well I´m 50 and still listen to the rock I listened to when I was 17. Although I do love current country singers like my boy Lyle Lovett. And don´t tell anyone, but I like Snoop Dogg.

Thanks for making me feel even more "out of it." I not only had not heard the songs, I've never heard of ANY of the musicians. Back to Bach for me.

Cool Zombie from Adam Ant
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This guy, hands down

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Rodrigo y Gabriela, Hanuman

The best new sound I have heard in years, and absolutely amazing guitar work. It's kinda a mix between mexican/ metal/flamenco. Worth discovering all their work. (I'd love to hear what others think about them)

After seeing their Hanuman video on TV I asked for and received two of their CDs last Christmas. I agree, absolutely amazing guitar work.