MUS11C Alphabet

This will be the final entry for 2011. I hope you have enjoyed what was a slight test run into musical commentary by me, I know I have, and I shall try to continue with more vigour in the new year.

The rules for this list were as follows. I had to choose 26 songs, one for each letter of the alphabet, to represent the best offerings of the year. To make this easier for myself (and to stop it getting cluttered with the same artists) there was only allowed to be one song per artist. This meant some hard choices had to be made for the good of the alphabet and showcasing my favourite bands. Not all the best songs this year are here, but pretty much everyone who made them are represented somewhere. 'The's don't count.

Unfortunately, due to a failing on my part, I could not find anything worthy of mention for letters Q, U and X. Therefore these have been replaced with numerical entries. Any valid suggestions for songs will be considered, if there are any. Before I type myself into making this seem even more pointless, I will commence.

All Nite - Rustie
Battery Kinsie - Fleet Foxes
Cruel - St. Vincent
Desire - Anna Calvi
East Harlem - Beirut
Face In The Crowd - Cat's Eyes
Gangsta - tUnE-yArDs
Heartbeat - Childish Gambino
I Don't Want Love - The Antlers
Jam For Jerry - Holy Ghost!
Kaputt - Destroyer
The Look - Metronomy
Midnight City - M83
Need You Now - Cut Copy
On 'n' On - Justice
Polish Girl - Neon Indian
93 Million Miles - Africa Hitech (Q substitute)
Run The World (Girls) [Kaskade Club Remix] - Beyonce
Second Song - TV On The Radio
Two Cousins - Slow Club
3 Hours - Emika (U substitute)
Visitor - Hercules And Love Affair
The Words That Maketh Murder - PJ Harvey
50 Words For Snow - Kate Bush (X substitute)
Yeah - Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Zil - Three Trapped Tigers

There. Done. That was a really hard list to put together, apart from some letters (T, V, Y and Z) but especially for others (B, C, H, L, S). Try and listen to them all, and the rest that those bands have to offer.

Have a good Feast of the Circumcision of Christ, or National Tree Planting Day, if you are that way inclined. I can't be bothered to do Spotify links for all of these right now, maybe later (probably not later). Sorry.