Top 5 favorite songs of the year

Hey guys, after a year of listening to new album releases I've decided upon my top five songs of the year. What is everyone's top songs this year?

Mine:

1. Sediment - Pinback (youtube link was taken down by Pinback which is a shame because I really want to share such a good song)

2. 40 Mark Strasse - The Shins

3. Entombed - Deftones

4. Don't Deny Your Heart - Hot Chip

5. Madness - Muse

Does it have to of came out this year or could it be I heard it for the first time this year? Many of the music I listened too this year was not new. ;_;

Love The Shins, so I approve of this list.

@BillyTheKid said:

Does it have to of came out this year or could it be I heard it for the first time this year? Many of the music I listened too this year was not new. ;_;

The idea was songs that came out this year, but you can if you want. Or we can just post Shin songs ;)

not gonna list them 5 to 1, just a list off the top of my head

adele - skyfall (well either this or gojira - mouth of kala)

jasper byrne - miami (from hotline miami obvs)

high on fire - fertile green

converge - all we love we leave behind

Om - Haqq Al-Yaqin (well okay this is #1 but the rest are unordered)

You have an Eraser avatar so I'll trust your judgement.
 
Honestly, Entombed doesn't really do it for me.  Good Squad, though, that's something else.

Oh ok. Well I am not going to lie... I have not heard of The Shins until just now........ I feel bad because listening to their stuff I really like it. And no I do not just listen to folk music or country if you are wondering. I pretty much listen to anything I find catchy or like, or if I really like the lyrics. Bruno Mars is on there because it sounds like The Police a bit and Macklemore is on there because I thought it was a humorous song with a good "rap beat "I guess. These are in no particular order.

@csl316 said:

You have an Eraser avatar so I'll trust your judgement. Honestly, Entombed doesn't really do it for me. Good Squad, though, that's something else.

I'm not the metal head I used to be so it's probably why the softest track on the album does it for me, but every song on the album is really strong in different ways.

Astral Body - Between The Buried & Me

Eula - Baroness

Breathing Underwater - Metric

Blast Off - Trioscapes

Whales - Scale The Summit(came out last year, but it was new to me this year)

Astral Body - Between The Buried & Me

Eula - Baroness

Breathing Underwater - Metric

Blast Off - Trioscapes

Whales - Scale The Summit(came out last year, but it was new to me this year)

Lucky Numbers by Generationals, Hurricane by MS MR, Midland by Arthur Beatrice, Running by Jessie Ware, Breezeblocks by Alt-J

The Flashbulb - Good Luck Out There

Icona Pop - Ready For The Weekend

Yppah - Film Burn

Confidence Boost (James Blake Remix) - Trimbal

Eggedosis - Lindstrøm

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As for songs from games -

Sync - FEZ

Crystals - Hotline Miami

Finale - Botanicula

Take Us Back - The Walking Dead

Lala - Botanicula

Edit: 1 more song from Botanicula - Hotline Miami will beat it out on this site for Best Music I'm sure, but MAN is the Botanicula soundtrack great.

"Rosemary" by Deftones from the album Koi No Yokan

"Sharp Practice" by Circa Survive from the album Violent Waves

"Dauoalogn" by Sigur Ros from the album Valtari

"Gone in Bloom and Bough" by Caspian from the album Waking Season

"Dyslexicon" by The Mars Volta from the album Noctourniquet (they sure do like their portmanteaus...)

"Disobey" by Kate Havnevik from the album You

Yeah, I picked six songs. Take that, society!

Double Dragon Neon music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmZmB_TAsBc&feature=BFa&list=PLoAc5hlnzY8_yLnIXLbw_ZeJAZYK2YiSz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YySGy_4Wag&feature=BFa&list=PLoAc5hlnzY8_yLnIXLbw_ZeJAZYK2YiSz

And of course the end credits music is fucking incredible.

I don't know if I could pick just five so I'll just say my favorite: Closer, by Tegan and Sara

If I chose my top 5 favourite songs truthfully, they'd all be Death Grips tracks. But here you go anyway:

Death Grips- NO LOVE (or Artificial Death in The West, I can't decide!!!)

Devin Townsend Project- Grace

Frank Ocean- Crack Rock (Or Bad Religion, I dunno lol)

Japandroids- Continuous Thunder

Gojira- L'enfant Sauvage

I dunno, I mostly just listen to soundtrack stuff these days, but Rosemary on Koi No Yokan is fantastic.

Lil' Wayne- No Worries (love the video!)

Lil' Wayne- Cashed Out

Lil' Wayne- Burn

Deuce- I Came to Party

B.o.B. ft. Lil' Wayne- Strange Clouds

@jlev880 said:

Astral Body - Between The Buried & Me

Eula - Baroness

Breathing Underwater - Metric

Blast Off - Trioscapes

Whales - Scale The Summit(came out last year, but it was new to me this year)

baroness... really?

So many good joints this year but these are the ones I probably listened to the most.

Rella - OFWGKTA

Willie Burke Sherwood - Killer Mike

Feel the Love - Rudimental

Ghouldiggers - Ministry

The Man who would be King - Billy Woods

Without a doubt the best track of 2012 is Beck's 20 minute remix of Phillip Glass:

Gives me goosebumps every time.

Next best:

Tame Impala - Apocalypse Dreams

Melody's Echo Chamber - Crystallized

Grizzly Bear - Speak In Rounds

Kyson - Company For Us

@BillyTheKid: looove The Lumineers, put some Shins in there too.

Agalloch - Faustian Echoes

Alcest - Summer's Glory

Alcest - Là où Naissent les Couleurs Nouvelles

Natural Snow Buildings - Sheffield

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Mladic

I had a hard time not choosing "Reagan" instead of "Untitled," but R.A.P. Music is so fucking solid that it matters very little what song I pick from it.

1. Grimes- Genesis

2. Frank Ocean- Super Rich Kids

3. Tame Impala- Be Above It

4. Animal Collective- Applesauce

5. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti- Only In My Dreams

Spiral by Wye Oak

1904 by The Tallest Man on Earth

Between Friends (ft. Earl Sweatshirt) by Flying Lotus (AKA Capt. Murphy)

Fryerstarter by Aesop Rock

Me and My Bitch by Domo Genesis & The Alchemist

1. Dethklok - I Ejaculate Frie

2. FUN - Some Nights

3. Ke$ha - Die Young

4. PSY - Gangnam Style

5. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop

Not sure if anyone will check all of these out, but if you do, stick with the Swans song down below. It's really rough for a while but ultimately the most rewarding song released this year.

Sorry, but I am a dismusician. I won't be taking part in the discussion except to point out why each and every song doesn't really count as music per se. You guys will thank me later.

Deftones- Rosemary

Converge- All We Love We Leave Behind

Future Of The Left- Sheena A T-Shirt Salesman

Gallows- Outsider Art

Fear Factory- The Indstrialist

Probably, These Streets Will Never Look The Same by Chromatics, When The Past Was Present by John Talabot, Hands on the Wheel by Schoolboy Q + A$AP Rocky, Wasted Days by Cloud Nothings and Backseat Freestyle by Kendrick Lamar. Just off the top of my head!

1. Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing (feat. Florence Welch)

2. Nintendo Land - Main Plaza (Retro)

3. The Walking Dead Game - Armed with Death (embeded because of YouTube spoilers)

4. Susumu Hirasawa - Aria

5. Jasper Byrne - Miami

Frank Ocean - Thinkin' Bout You

Okay I'm done.

1. Call Me No One - 'All's Well' 
A side project from Sevendust's Clint Lowery and Morgan Rose. 'All's Well' is dark and moody, with a very strong chorus and remarkably passionate guitar solo. It's one of the best straight rock songs I've heard in a long time. It resonated with me a lot when I first heard it because I was in a dark place in my life, and still kind of am, but this is a stellar song no matter the mood.
    

@GunstarRed said:

I dunno, I mostly just listen to soundtrack stuff these days

Yeah, me too. I mostly just listen to film and game soundtracks when it comes to modern stuff.

Cat Power - Ruin

Mystery Tapes - Sheila

Hot Chip - These Chains

Walk the Moon - Anna Sun

G.O.O.D Music - Don't Like

I think 2012 has been a really weak year musically, but I'll TRY to contribute to this thread. So, without further ado, let me list my top five tracks of the year (in no particular order):

Green Day - Amy: The former punks from Berkeley have fallen on hard times; their singer's been in rehab for a couple of months due to a (somewhat childish) meltdown at a festival, they've sold out to the max, they've greatly alienated their fanbase (again), and they released their worst album ever back in September (Uno). While Dos was definitely more of a step back in the right direction, the album still didn't measure up to any of their material leading up to and including Warning (other than their debut); they did, however, release this moving tribute to the late Winehouse on Dos, so I'll forgive them.

The Sword - The Veil of Isis: I've been following this band for three years or so, and I can't get enough of them! Although their new album might not have been quite as good as Age of Winters or Warp Riders, they still nailed it here.

Dethklok - Biological Warfare: Being a huge fan of Metalocalypse, I was really excited about the new Dethklok album; let's just say I wasn't disappointed hahaha

Periphery - Facepalm Mute: Well, Periphery's image has kind of been ruined by the great, scene-focused evil known as Hot Topic. Fortunately, the appeal this band has in the godawful scene world derives from the neutral aspects of the style as opposed to the negative ones, and while other bands have ineffectively tried to incorporate these better elements in their music, Periphery nailed it here. And for the prog metal music fanatic, this album is an absolute treat due to the musical proficiency of the band members and the subtle complexities throughout the 69-minute (yes, that was deliberate) run-time. Also, shut up about Sponce's vocals; at least he can sing, unlike some of the other wannabe assholes on the market.

Jack White - Love Interruption: Blunderbuss was a phenomenal album, and I think Jack White's songwriting talent especially shined through on this track. Simple yet effective.

@benspyda What the FUCK I DIDN'T KNOW PINBACK PUT OUT A CD THIS YEAR THANK YOU SO MUCH OP

1. Lambchop - "Gone Tomorrow"
2. Fiona Apple - "Werewolf"
3. Frank Ocean - "Super Rich Kids"
4. Aesop Rock - "Grace"
5. Kendrick Lamar - "Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst"

@benspyda:

it pleases me greatly to see you have nods to both pinback and hot chip. both are phenomenal bands, and both those records were really good. i'd also include pinback's 'proceed to memory' and hot chip's 'look at where we are.' but for the sake of the new, i'll avoid those 2. as for my 5 (in no particular order)-

the walkmen - dreamboat. generally under-appreciated band, really awesome if you're a fan of vintage tones.

burial - ashtray wasp. this one is particularly good if you've followed his past few releases. goes to interesting places.

bat for lashes - laura. another one that's enriched by knowing her back-catalogue, but great minimalism.

baroness - psalms alive. really amazing to hear them try new things.

@murisan: You're welcome.

@mellotronrules: Yes, Laura by Bat for Lashes is up there for me, it's a great song.