In a year of great music it was pretty hard to narrow down my favorite songs of the year, but after multiple edits I think I’m pretty happy with my final list.
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Posts Tagged The Big Pink
Favorite songs of 2009
Dec 15
5 Song Friday
Sep 11
Been a while | Shouldn’t have left you | Without a dope beat to step to
mp3:The Big Pink – Dominos
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mp3: KiD CuDi – Pursuit Of Happiness (Feat. MGMT & Ratatat)
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mp3:KiD CuDi – Up, Up, And Away (The Wake And Bake Song)
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mp3:Santogold – Lights Out (Tepr Emo Remix)
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mp3:Greg Laswell – How the Day Sounds
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The Big Pink
Jun 24
So far the London based duo of Milo Cordell and Robbie Furze have a fairly limited discography, mainly consisting of their two singles, “Velvet” and “Too Young Too Love”. But so far that’s all they’ve needed to create quite the buzz in the music scene across the pond.
“Too Young To Love” is a song full of sound. From the consistent clack, clacking of instruments in the background to the steady guitar like synth streaming through the entire song, it gives the listener a sense of flowing along a lazy river. Their voices are harmoniously steady throughout, creating a dream like quality where the lyrics melt away and you’re left with wondering where you’ve been for the last 4 1/2 minutes.
“Velvet” is my favorite so far and it’s quickly becoming one of my most played songs of the year. The staccato bass drum line leads into a choral sound which melts fluidly into the first verse. A slight production of the vocals make the words stand out, which is a highlight of the song. The background slowly builds until 2:35 where the instruments and vocals merge and unleash into a huge chorus. I picture him on his knees screaming the vocals at this point…pleading, warning…”You call out my name for the love you need | Which you won’t find in me”. Heartbreakingly smooth, just like velvet.
mp3:The Big Pink – Too Young To Love
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