ġ6. Dirty Projectors – “Impregnable Question” No guitar could be loud enough to drown out its big, bloody, beating heart. Japandroids pull off quite a trick here, putting inspirational poster sentiments and stadium-ready riffage in a blender, and churning out a fist-pumping rock anthem for the downtrodden. ġ7. Japandroids – “The House That Heaven Built” “Summer’s gone/It’s finally sinking in,” Brian Wilson croons over a sea of swooning strings, echoey woodblocks, and artfully stacked harmonies – taking our breath away one last time before the leaves turn. Mike Love has done more than enough to deserve the claim of “ the biggest asshole in rock history.” But there could be a silver lining to his latest dick move, because if the Beach Boys never record together again, their final musical statement will be this gorgeous, mortality-laden track. The anticipation we all feel right then, in spite of ourselves? That explains how pop music can take over the world. There’s a moment in “Gangnam Style” where the music cuts out, and for just a second, Psy waits before delivering the chorus. Over computer blips and orchestra hits, ‘Ye infuses his verses with that on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown passion we know and love, including a PETA-baiting line on the chorus that’s one for the ages. And while digging through the bloated horse corpse that I like to call 2012, I found 20 of them that I especially liked. I listened to enough songs this year to choke a horse.
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