1.) SONG OF THE YEAR: Palma Violets - "Last of the Summer Wine"
Just like countless other great rock n' roll songs, this one's greater than the sum of its parts. Yeah, the intro's too long on this song. And so's the outro. The lyrics are moronic. (The "official" video is absolute garbage - see above.) And the chord progression isn't exactly original but... there's just somethin' about the classic guitar tone and the finesse they play the lick with and the sweet, sweet melody that slays me every time.
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2.) The Thermals - "Faces Stay With Me"
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3.) White Mystery - "Hey Shirley"
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4.) Guided by Voices - "Send to Celeste"
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5.) The Men - "Electric"
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6.) Deafheaven - "Dream House"
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7.) Scout Niblett - "Can't Fool Me Now"
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8.) Kylesa - "Unspoken"
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9.) Dan Friel - "Ulysses"
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10.) Roomrunner - "Weird"
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11.) The Men - "Without a Face"
12.) Jimi Hendrix - "Somewhere"
13.) Deafheaven - "The Pecan Tree"
14.) White Denim - "Let it Feel Good (My Eagles)"
15.) Low Fat Getting High - "My Hate"
16.) Beck - "Defriended"
17.) Russian Circles - "Ethel"
19.) Queens of the Stone Age - "My God Is the Sun"
20.) Big Business - "Aurum" / "Doomsday Today!"
21.) Coliseum - "Late Night Trains"
22.) Guided by Voices - "Taciturn Cave"
23.) Palma Violets - "Rattlesnake Highway"
24.) Fleetwood Mac - "Without You"
25.) BOAT - "Hating the Criminal"
28.) Robert Pollard - "Real Fun Is No One's Monopoly"
30.) Mogwai - "Special N"
32.) Marnie Stern - "Year of the Glad"
33.) Destruction Unit - "God Trip"
34.) Sigur Ros - "Rafstraumur"
35.) Queens of the Stone Age - "Kalopsia"
36.) Robert Pollard - "Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera"
37.) Kurt Vile - "Wakin on a Pretty Day"
39.) Marnie Stern - "Immortals"
40.) Pissed Jeans - "Vain in Costume"
41.) Kylesa - "Long Gone"
42.) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Slave"
43.) The Thermals - "You Will Be Free"
44.) Palma Violets - "Best of Friends"
46.) Fleetwood Mac - "Sad Angel"
47.) Bad Religion - "In Their Hearts is Right"
48.) Liquor Store - "Keys to the Face"
49.) Brokeback - "Don't Worry Pigeon"
50.) Atoms for Peace - "Before Your Very Eyes"