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Top 10 Best Singles Of The Year So Far

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Apologies if this subject has been done already recently but I'd just like to get an idea of what everyone has been impressed by so far this year plus I'm in the mood to write a list. So here's mine...

1. Editors - Munich
2. The Bees - Chicken Payback
3. Idlewild - El Capitan
4. Caesars - Jerk It Out
5. Leaves - The Spell
6. Interpol - Evil
7. Doves - Snowden
8. HAL - What A Lovely Dance
9. The Departure - Lump In My Throat
10. Yourcodenameis:Milo - Rapt. Dept
Acquiescence | 21 Jun '05, 19:38 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Envelopes - It Is The Law
Antony & The Johnsons - Hope There's Someone
Cherubs - 9 Stars Out of Ten
Simon Bookish - Metal Horse 7"
Patrick Wolf - The Libertine
Bjork - Mouth's Cradle
Electronicat - Voodoo Queen
Dresden Dolls - Coin Operated Boy
John_Brainlove | 21 Jun '05, 19:52 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Was Mouths Cradle a single?
smallpox_champion | 22 Jun '05, 18:28 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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1. Emily Kane
2. Apply Some Pressure.

I'm bored.
Thom_fa | 21 Jun '05, 19:55 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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That Caesars song is really kinda catchy till the chorus, and then I say to myself, Oh lord this must be a shite band.

I can't remember what I had for breakfast. I usually have no idea what tracks have been released as singles.

Oh, and I think Slow Hands is a lot better than Evil.

So there's my two cents.
oceanRain | 21 Jun '05, 20:12 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I'll continue my list from the other thread :
1. Apartment - everyone says i'm paranoid
2. The Little Flames - goodbye little rose
3. Art Brut - Emily Kane
4. Brakes - all night disco party
5. They drove me to it - zeroes to heroes
6. The Kills - love is a deserter
7. Five o'clock heroes - run to her
8. Help she can't swim - i don't need you
9. Aberfeldy - love is an arrow
10. Kaiser Chiefs - everyday i love you less and less
lyle | 21 Jun '05, 20:22 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Also continued from the other thread:

1. It Ended On An Oily Stage - BSP
2. Feel The Machine - The Chalets
3. Ores - YMSS
4. Entertain - Sleater-Kinney
5. Smile Around The Face - Four Tet
6. Munich - Editors
7. Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme - Edan
8. Evil - Interpol
9. Apply Some Pressure - Maximo Park
10. Neighborhood #2 (Laika) - Arcade Fire
caribou | 21 Jun '05, 23:40 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Fuck!
No.

"The Hangmen" is better than all that crap.

http://www.streamload.com/dirtblonde/hangmen.htm

Of course, it always takes the media, publicity and a good label to convince people of whats good. But "The Hangmen" is better.

Oh well...whatever, nevermind.
whothefuck | 21 Jun '05, 23:27 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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1. Nine - Forward Russia
2. Power out - Arcade Fire
3. It Ended on an oily stage - BSP
4. Smile Around The Face - Fourtet
5. Barnowl - Caribou
6. Deadweight - The Lost Weekends (soz but it is!)

thats it so far, still half a year to go, innit.
Lost_Weekends | 22 Jun '05, 11:36 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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1. It Ended on an Oily Stage - BSP
2. Retreat - The Rakes
3. California - Low
4. ABC - Pipettes
5. That Vincent and the Vincents single (it was on young and lost)

im sure there is loads more, but they are just playing "cedar room" by doves on 6music, which, quite frankly is astounding. id forgotten all about this tune!
adumcs | 22 Jun '05, 14:08 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Nobody else picked a single thing on my list yet. I feel obscure :-S
John_Brainlove | 22 Jun '05, 14:12 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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i enjoyed The Libertine by Patrick Wolf, it's just that my memory has been destroyed by alcohol so I can't remember past the start of the week.
commandercool | 22 Jun '05, 14:14 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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pleased you picked the cherubs, they are very good.
laurance | 22 Jun '05, 14:14 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Dresden Dolls are good. Still haven't got round to buying their album, though.
caribou | 22 Jun '05, 14:15 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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The Kooks - Eddie's Gun
The Little Flames - Put Your Dukes Up John
Death From Above - Black History Month
Field Music - You Can Decide
Kano - Typical Me
The Raveonettes - Love In A Trashcan
Idlewild - El Capitan
Santa Carla - earworms trk1
Teenage Fanclub - Fallen Leaves
The Longcut - A Quiet Life
Ambulance LTD - Primitive (the way I treat you)

There's loads more probably but I'm not au fait with the singles off my fave albs.
Patricide | 22 Jun '05, 15:13 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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eep

The Blood Arm - Can I Have
The Coral - In The Morning
Patricide | 22 Jun '05, 15:15 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Just listen to the new Little Flames single. It's indeed ace !
lyle | 23 Jun '05, 20:59 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I think Amerie's 'One Thing' is the best pop record I've heard for a while
magpieboy | 22 Jun '05, 15:19 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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editors - bullets
hscs - la ain't no place to be
art brut- emily kane
saul williams - list of demands
idlewild - el capitan
arcade fire - power out
ymss - ores
the new missy eliot thing
blood brothers - love rhymes with hideous car wreck

in no order


quietcrown | 22 Jun '05, 15:38 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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1. Akon - Lonely
2. The Grease Dogs - Blow Me Down
3. Oasis - Dakota
4. France Ferdinand - When I'm 64
5. The Subways - Going Underground (Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarf!!!)
6. The Bravery - Smile Like You Mean It
7. Slipknot - Before I Forget
8. No Hope In New Jersey - I'm Scarred Of Woollen Garments
9. !!! - ???
10. Simply Red - Sean Adams Is My Bitch
StuDybipbon | 22 Jun '05, 15:49 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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1 Apply some pressure -maximo park
2 we are scientists - nobody move, nobody get hurt
3 Tom Vek - CC
4 I am Kloot -over my shoulder
5 the cribs -another number
6 dogs - tuned to a different station
7 the departure - lump in my throat
8 raveonettes -love in a trash can
9 garbage - why do you love me
10 hot hot heat - goodnight goodnight
oliviaa | 22 Jun '05, 18:17 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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richard blackwood - 1,2,3,4 get wid da wiked
bazaz | 23 Jun '05, 16:06 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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1. Doves- Snowden
2. Magic Numbers- Forever Lost
3. U2- City of Blinding Lights
4. System of A Down- BYOB
5. Bravery- Honest Mistake
6. Futureheads- Hounds Of Love
7. Hard-fi- Hard to Beat
8. James Blunt- You're Beautiful
9. Coral- In the Morning
10. Coldplay- Speed Of Sound
IrishMagpie | 23 Jun '05, 20:57 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Um, IrishMagpie, run! Clunt and U2-shit-old rocker-yes-you-bono-and-you-edge in the same list!

I hope you're being ironic. It's the only way you'll make it out.
mostly_panic | 23 Jun '05, 21:00 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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No Im not being ironic im not afraid to admit I like those songs. City Of Blinding Lights is an amazing song in my opinion. As for James Blunt, he's not that bad. i rmember defending him on this board not so long ago.
IrishMagpie | 23 Jun '05, 21:08 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Actually I really like CoBL as well. *runs away and ducks, simulataneously*
mostly_panic | 23 Jun '05, 22:00 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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be fair that hard fi track's great and that's a far better list than I ever would have come up with at 15. here's my list

Patrick Wolf - The Libertine
DFA 1979 - Blood on our hands
Saul Williams - List of Demands
YMSS - Ores
Eels - hey man (now you're really living)
Sons and Daughters - Dance me in
Interpol - Slow Hands
M83 - Don't save us from the flames
Maximo Park - Apply some pressure
Arcade Fire - Power out
The National - Abel
super_t83 | 23 Jun '05, 21:30 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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1. Mars Volta-Cassandra Gemini/L'Via L'Viaquez
2. Nouvelle Vague-Forest
3. Dresden Dolls-Coin-Operated Boy
4. Athlete-Changes/Street Map
5. ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead-Will You Smile Again?
6. Fischerspooner-Never Win
7. Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band-.....

:)
earth_died_screaming | 23 Jun '05, 21:54 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I dind't notice that you were talking about singles sorry (I'm still learning english thats why I didn't notice)
just ignore my post....

*shame on you Mr. earth_died_screaming*
earth_died_screaming | 24 Jun '05, 17:10 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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1. YMSS- Ores
2. Bright Eyes- First Day Of My Life
3. Editors- Munich
4. The Departure- Lump In My Throat
5. British Sea Power- Please Stand Up
6. Maximo Park- Apply Some Pressure
7. Arcade Fire- Neighbourhood No. 3
8. Hot Hot Heat- Goodnight Goodnight
9. Death From Above- Black History Month
10. Kaiser Chiefs- Everyday I Love You Less And Less
crashed | 24 Jun '05, 10:45 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Bruce Dickenson- Absolution
Be Your Own Pet- Fire Department
Hot Hot Heat- Goodnight, Goodnight
Garbage- Why Do You Love Me?
Green Day- Wake Me Up When September Ends
My Chemical Romance- Helena
Offspring- Can't Repeat
Sum 41- Pieces
Nine Inch Nails- The Hand That Feeds
Funeral For A Friend- Streetcar
White Stripes- Blue Orchid

No particular order
MAdM | 24 Jun '05, 20:31 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Love Ends Disaster! - Stories For Dislocated EP
YMSS - Ores
Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure

There were others but it's late, and i'm tired. No fluff cheers.
jamesdenial | 25 Jun '05, 02:06 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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What does YMSS stand for? A lot of people choosing Ores but I've never even heard of the band.
Acquiescence | 26 Jun '05, 12:42 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies. I spent alot of yesterday not knowing who SFA were; I was so chuffed with myself when I found out it was Super Furry Animals.
Initials of bands should be banned; write the whole band who don't write it at all! ; )
mostly_panic | 26 Jun '05, 12:45 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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It should be YSS, anyway.
Raanraals | 26 Jun '05, 13:32 | Send note | Report this | Reply