100 milestone
It’s always a momentous occasion when a song reaches the century mark on iTunes. After scanning through my list of songs earlier, I couldn’t help but notice that Vampire Weekend’s Cape Code Kwassa Kwassa was at 99 plays and has been stuck there for a while. I couldn’t help myself; I had to press play and cement its place in history.
I know it’s a little embarrassing when someone gets a glance at your list of top played songs on iTunes, but 100 plays is a big deal. I’ve had this laptop for a year now so my play counts didn’t transfer over from my last computer where I think I had over 20 songs that reached that milestone. (They were even more embarrassing.) It’s a shame my car doesn’t have a dock for my iPod otherwise this list would be much different.
Anyway, this is a pretty good snapshot of what’s been going through my ears on repeat for the past year. It’s of course biased towards songs released last year, although some tunes from the soon to be released Hush has crept in the top 25 faster than expected.
City Names I Adore
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
I was talking to Brian earlier about city names I find attractive and came up with this list of ten:
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Caracas, Venezuela
Karachi, Pakistan
Kathmandu, Nepal
Kyoto, Japan
Lagos, Nigeria
Luanda, Angola
Salamanca, Spain
Timbuktu, Mali
Zacatecas, Mexico
As for a list of the worst, check this out.
[from Get Awkward; Released 03.17.08 on XL]
Dare I say, Best Song of 2008? YES! Be Your Own Pet’s Becky is the Best Song of 2008. There, I said it.
R.I.P. Be Your Own Pet
[Photo courtesy of Mudsugar]
Runner-ups:
Alphabeat - 10,000 Nights Of Thunder
Bon Iver - Skinny Love
Chairlift - Bruises
Crystal Castles - Alice Practice
Cut Copy - Unforgettable Season
Deerhunter - Saved By Old Times
The Dodos - Fools
Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Being Bad Feels Pretty Good
Dragonette - I Get Around
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
Friendly Fires - Paris ft. Au Revoir Simone (Aeroplane Remix)
The Kills - Last Day Of Magic
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
Lykke Li - Little Bit
M83 - Kim & Jessie
MGMT - Kids
Sebastien Tellier - Divine
No Age - Here Should Be My Home
Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
Vivian Girls - Where Do You Run To
São Paulo photo by Jan Egil Kirkebø. Moleskine-inspired image by Lost in Scotland.
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