I was initially unimpressed by the album Neon Bible, so I set it aside and didn't listen to it for a long time afterwards. My disappointment was partly due to the endless adulation the band was receiving from Canadian critics, and I saw the re-recording of No Cars Go as a sign that the band was running out of ideas. After the hype had died down, I heard Keep The Car Running on some other station and saw it in a whole new light. I'll have to re-visit the album one of these days.
Bloc Party - Hunting For Witches
The first time I saw a Bloc Party video I was quite surprised to learn that their lead singer was black. It's not a racial thing, but when I hear a band I tend to form a rough image in my mind of what the singer looks like, and Kele Okereke's voice made me think of a stereotypical skinny, pale, greasy-haired Brit like Jarvis Cocker. It's similar to years ago when I first heard the Eurythmics and imagined Annie Lennox as a sultry platinum blonde diva, only to be stunned by her bright orange closely-cropped haircut and men's suits. What does this have to do with anything? The riff from Hunting For Witches does sound a bit like Sweet Dreams if you think about it.
Bat For Lashes - What's A Girl To Do?
In addition to being one the best songs of the year, this is my choice for the best video of the year, as I mentioned a few days ago. There are quite a few terrific songs on the album Fur And Gold, so Bat For Lashes just might be around for years to come, although I am concerned about Natasha Khan's safety. If you're being stalked by the rabbit from Donnie Darko and his cohorts, I think a bike helmet would be in order .
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
I could have just as easily put You Don't Know What Love Is on this list instead, but I decided to go with the title track just for the hell of it. Jack White is a twisted kind of genius, and no offense to the other guys in the Raconteurs, but it seems like he does his best work with Meg at his side. She either brings out the best in him or simply doesn't get in his way. In either case, I'm glad that red and white were back in fashion this year.
Queens Of The Stone Age - Make It Wit Chu
This was another tough choice because there were several other songs from this album I could have gone with, and plenty from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club as well. Maybe my comments for these last two songs have given away too much and revealed that neither of these tracks will be getting my vote. Maybe so, but they deserve to be nominated so don't let that influence your choice. You'll have to follow this link to watch the video because embedding has been disabled, which is ironic because there's a lot of embedding going on in the video.
Now that you're informed enough to make the most important decision of your life so far, you can click here to cast your vote for Song Of The Year as well as all the other categories in the first of what I hope to be many Dynammy Awards.
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