A Year in Distractions: Songs 2009
With the advent of 2010 coming, and because I am procrastinating my finals by all means necessary, I have taken the time to compile lists of my favorite distractions–aka media, the arts, etc–from the previous year. The rules are not that the cultural item was released this past year, but rather that I consumed it this year and affected me enough in 2009 to write about it.
20. “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z (Feat. Alica Keys)
19. “Here and Hell” by Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles
18. “Beef” by Mos Def
7. “Daylight” by Matt & Kim
16. “The Reeling” by Passion Pit
15. “Let It Rattle” by P.O.S.
14. “Seventeen Years” by Ratatat
13. “One Day” by The Juan MacLean
12. “Sound and Vision” by David Bowie
11. “Tail & Mane: by Cryptacize
10. “Kanske Ar Jag Kar I Dig” by Jens Lekman
9. “Chelsea Hotel #2″ by Rufus Wainwright
8. “Razzle Dazzle Rose” by Camera Obscura
7. “Pursuit of Happiness” by Kid CuDi (Feat. Ratatat and MGMT)
6. “Auditorium” by Mos Def (Feat. Slick Rick)
5. “Lovestoned-I Think She Knows” by Justin Timberlake
4. “True/False” by Hercules and Love Affair
3. “We Were Born the mutants Again With Leafing” by Of Montreal
2. “Make Sure” by Lupe Fiasco
1. “Id Engager” by Of Montreal
