Without fail, every January I’m still listening and compiling my favourite songs and albums of the past year. There’s always so much music to hear and I’m forever, joyfully playing catch up. This year, I have struggled to identify 10 list-worthy tracks. I heard LOTS of amazing music in 2019 but it was more album-oriented – plus I explored lots of new genres – so it was harder to highlight individual tracks. By far my favourite album of 2019 – and my best music discovery in years – was Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery by The Comet is Coming (see previous post). Go check them out if you like aggressive, psychedelic jazz!
Instead, in keeping with my love of list-making and inspired by my musical godfather (and cousin) Dann, here are the 21 best songs of the 2010s, in a somewhat particular order:
1. “Shake It Out” – Florence + The Machine
2. “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” – Arcade Fire
3. “Hunger Of The Pine” – alt-J
4. “Dance Yrself Clean” – LCD Soundsystem
5. “Oblivion” – Grimes
6. “Odessa” – Caribou
7. “Midnight” – Coldplay
8. “Man of War” – Radiohead
9. “The House That Heaven Built” – Japandroids
10. “Rolling in the Deep” – Adele
11. “Wait” – M83
12. “Everlasting Light” – The Black Keys
13. “The Mother We Share” – CHVRCHES
14. “Terrible Love (Alternate Version)” – The National
15. “bad guy” – Billie Eilish
16. “Can’t Get It Out” – Brand New
17. “Take Me To Church” – Hozier
18. “Sweetest Kill” – Broken Social Scene
19. “Feet Don’t Fail Me” – Queens of the Stone Age
20. “Art Of Almost” – Wilco
21. “On My Way Home” – Songs: Ohia