Best Songs of 2011

After looking over the Best Albums of 2011 list, it quickly became apparent that some of this years best songs were not from the best albums.  So, here is a 2nd list that considers some of the top tracks of 2011.  (Best album covers and Music Videos lists are forthcoming...)

1.  

Futura, from Battles – Gloss Drop

2. 

Walking far from Home, from Iron and Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean

3.

Helplessness Blues, from Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

4.

Slick Watts, from Blue Scholars - Cinemetropolis

5.

Second Song, from TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light

 6.

Fix Up, from Black Star - Fix Up

  7.

Give Up the Ghost, from Radiohead - The King of Limbs

8.

Montezuma, from Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

9.

Life is Life, from  Noah and the Whale - Last Night on Earth

10.

One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley's Boyfriend), from Wilco - The Whole Love

11.

Think you Can Wait, from The National - Win Win [soundtrack] and Think you Can Wait [7" single]




12.

Ice Cream, from Battles – Gloss Drop

13.

I Can't Make You Love Me, b-side from Bon Iver - Calgary [single]

14.

Row Jimmy (Grateful Dead cover), b-side from The Decemberists - January Hymn [7" single] and Long Live the King [EP]

15.

Discoverer, from R.E.M. - Collapse into Now

16.

Perth, from Bon Iver – Bon Iver

17.

Down in the Valley, from The Head and the Heart - The Head and the Heart

18.

L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N., from Noah and the Whale - Last Night on Earth 

19.

Undress Me, from Saves the Day - Daybreak

20.

Seijun Suzuki, from Blue Scholars - Cinemetropolis

21.

Annihilation Eyes, from Maritime - Human Hearts

22.

Outer Scorpion Squadron, from The Mountain Goats - All Eternals Deck

23.

Mine is Yours, from Cold War Kids - Mine is Yours 




24.

Can't Keep Johnny Down, from They Might be Giants - Join Us 

25.

Make Some Noise, from Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two