10
Mallory
The History of Apple Pie
Melodic, retro, riff-driven noise-pop.
I can’t wait for more from this band in 2012.
I can’t wait for more from this band in 2012.
9
Houdini
Foster The People
A real electro-indie gem from the Los Angeles trio.
Bouncy and elevating topped of with a soulful vocal delivery.
Bouncy and elevating topped of with a soulful vocal delivery.
8
Machu Picchu
The Strokes
Perhaps the only offering from Angles that can honestly rub shoulders with the content debut This Is It.
The Strokes at their very, very best.
The Strokes at their very, very best.
7
Youth Knows No Pain
Lykke Li
Perhaps the most upbeat and accessible track from the outstanding album Wounded Rhymes. Reminds me of Santigold, who incidentally promises a new album in the new year.
6
The Words That Maketh Murder
PJ Harvey
A one of the standout tracks from arguably her greatest album to date, Let England Shake.
5
Still Life
The Horrors
A real grower. Layered synths, brass and reversed-guitars swelling away gloriously.
4
Money
The Drums
A song about being broke, that is catchy as hell.
3
Rolling in the Deep
Adele
Lead single from the mammoth album 21, powerful and with soul; a modern classic.
2
The Bay
Metronomy
This song had so much going in it, yet it doesn't feel crammed or rushed at all, quite the contrary in its ease.
A hook-laden masterpiece.
A hook-laden masterpiece.
1
Tokyo (Vampires and Wolves)
The Wombats
An epic, synth-heavy, indie-dance stomp-along.
The Best Songs released/ from parent released albums in the year 2011
