Butch really got a strong
foothold in the rotation this year, and this is the song that kicked it all
off. The kick ass video where Matthew
McConaughey reprises his “Dazed and Confused” role fits the song
perfectly. If you haven’t seen the
video, YouTube that shit already.
Listen to this tune and if you
guessed that the lead singer is a large, black woman then you win a prize. This song is easily one of the best of the
year and easily fits into any playlist you make, unless of course you’re making
a “Best of Beyonce” playlist, then, maybe not so much.
I could have gone with almost
any song off of this record, but I chose this one because it’s not quite as
shiny and overexposed as “Ho Hey” and it has a little more heart than “Big
Parade”. Plus, there’s a great line that
goes “The opposite of love is indifference”.
These guys are my pick for
album of the year and this is the best song on that album. Enough said.
A little wine, a fire and some
Ben Howard and you’ll be closing deals like a car salesman at the end of the
quarter. He just has that voice that
strikes a nerve with the XX chromosome crowd.
Of all the songs that rhyme
Arkansas with Ma and Pa this is probably my favorite. If you haven’t seen the documentary “Big Easy
Express” put it into your Netflix queue or look for it on-demand. It’s a great look at these guys, Mumford
& Sons and Old Crow Medicine Show as they toured by train across the US.
If you saw an overweight,
middle-aged bearded guy in Northern Virginia losing his shit in the car,
there’s a good chance that it was me listening to this song. This tune makes me want to dance awkwardly
like a 40-year-old white woman with no rhythm.
If you love songs about houses
falling apart then this song is for you!
Upbeat, poppy alternative tune that will instantly add 10 MPH to
whatever speed you’re driving at the time.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go rattle a ghost town.
Mr. White put out one of my favorite
albums of 2012, and this track was a standout.
Personally, I would have called this song Sixteen Ritz, because I’m not a
huge Saltines fan, but I guess that’s why he’s where he is and I am where I am.
This probably won’t do a great
job of selling the song, but it reminds me of a hybrid of The Goo Goo Dolls and
Social Distortion. They are like Bender
in “The Breakfast Club”, bad boys on the outside, hearts of gold on the inside.
I discovered M.O. on an episode
of the “Hoppus on Music” show. They have
a strong intensity to a lot of their music, but this song has bit more of a commercial
vibe to it. I wasn’t going to include it
in my top 15, but the fact that I’m a little excited every time it comes on the
iPod tells me it’s a keeper.
These guys should pay me money
for the way I fellate their egos with my praise. This is a slower jam that has a Jackson
Browne feel to me for some reason. Next time
I see these guys live I will proudly hoist my cell phone in the air when they
play this tune. “…so pile on those
mashed potatoes and an extra chicken wing, I’m having a bit of everything.”
This song has a jam band feel without all of the jam. I pretty much dig any tune that references drinking whiskey from a jar, so this one makes the cut on that line alone.
Such a sweet song. If I were 15, I’d slow dance the shit out of
this one with the girl du jour.
This is the “Rudy” of
songs. Even the manliest men might tear
up a bit at the end. “…make sure my
daughter knows I loved her, make sure her mother knows the same, always
remember there is nothing worth sharing like the love that let us share our
name…”.
