Start Off With A Bang
Opening songs that make the album |
| 1 |  | Arcade Fire
Funeral
Song: Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels); perfect way to introduce the Arcade Fire's baroque pop sound, great energy and i love the guitar melody |
| 2 |  | Bloc Party
Silent Alarm
Song: Like Eating Glass; has every aspect that makes the album good in one song, the drums are intriguing, the guitars flow well and the vocals are beautiful |
| 3 |  | Caribou
Andorra
Song: Melody Day; after a change in his sound from less electronic to more psychedeli?c, this song jumps right into the good stuff creating a great atmosphere |
| 4 |  | Death From Above 1979
Heads Up
Song: Dead Womb; intensity is the word that comes to mind, pounding drums and distorted bass propel the song forward, only problem is its too short |
| 5 |  | Interpol
Our Love to Admire
Song: Pioneer to the Falls; with a slight change in their sound Interpol create a masterpiece of an opener coming to a great climax with the tremolo picked guitar |
| 6 |  | Metric
Grow Up and Blow Away
Song: Grow Up and Blow Away; interesting synths and vocals catch the listeners ear while the underwater sounding guitar makes the song very relaxing |
| 7 |  | Pink Floyd
Dark Side of the Moon
Song: Breathe; all around fantastic song, especially the lyrics and vocal harmonies |
| 8 |  | Radiohead
Kid A
Song: Everything in Its Right Place; starting off with the catchy electric piano, it doesnt take long until the listener enters a trance-like state, not to mention Thom Yorke's trippy delayed vocals |
| 9 |  | Radiohead
Hail to the Thief
Song: 2+2=5 (The Lukewarm); opening slowly at first, HttT's standout track soon grabs you by the scruff of your neck into its frightening world as Thom Yorke insists "You have not been paying attention" |
| 10 |  | The Shins
Oh, Inverted World
Song: Caring is Creepy; perhaps the best song on the album (aren't most of these?), the guitars and keyboards swirl around you in a wave of comforting sound |
| 11 |  | Sonic Youth
Sister
Song: Schizophrenia; the simple drum beat that begins the song leads into a melancholy guitar progression, adding just the rigth amount of patented Sonic Youth noise |
| 12 |  | Stars
Set Yourself on Fire
Song: Your Ex-Lover is Dead; opening with strings and continually getting stronger, the song embodies the break-up that lead singer Torquil Campbell laments over |
| 13 |  | Talking Heads
Remain in Light
Song: Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On); the yelping of David Byrne over a delicious funk rhythm is a winner in my books |
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