my 30 favourite songs of 2011

#30 "The Copper Top" by Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat, from Everything's Getting Older




#29 "Surfer's Hymn" by Panda Bear, from Tomboy




#28 "Queen Of Hearts" by Fucked Up, from David Comes To Life




#27 "V.E.N.O.M" by Pulled Apart By Horses, from Tough Love — out on January 23, 2012





#26 "all our bruised bodies and the whole heart shrinks" by La Dispute, from Wildlife




#25 "Blind" by Chapel Club, from Palace




#24 "The Glorious Land" by PJ Harvey, from Let England Shake




#23 "True Loves" by Hooray for Earth, from True Loves




#22 "Home Away From Here" by Touché Amoré, from Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me




#21 "Slow Lights" by Sin Fang, from Summer Echoes
(Please note that the video below features an alternate version of the song)




#20 "In Dreams Part II" by Let's Wrestle, from Nursing Home




#19 "Five Bottles Of Shampoo" by The King Blues, from Punk & Poetry




#18 "Eye For An Eye" by Heights, from Dead Ends




#17 "The Block" by Basement Jaxx, from Attack the Block Soundtrack




#16 "Shell Games" by Bright Eyes, from The People's Key




#15 "Helplessness Blues" by Fleet Foxes, from Helplessness Blues




#14 "The Beers" by The Front Bottoms, from The Front Bottoms
(Please note that the video below features a live version of the song)




#13 "I Never Learnt To Share" by James Blake, from James Blake




#12 "Public Opinion" (Urban Waste cover) by Ceremony, from Covers EP




#11 "Exile Vilify" by The National, from Portal 2 Soundtrack




#10 "Leather Jacket" by Joyce Manor from Joyce Manor




#9 "Muscle Memory" by Dananananaykroyd from There Is A Way




#8 Artichoke by Pandit, from Eternity Spin




#7 "Read All About It" by Professor Green featuring Emeli Sandé, from At Your Inconvenience




#6 "True Colour" by Gallows, from Death Is Birth EP




#5 "Lightspeed" by Grieves, from Together/Apart




#4 "I Wanna Be Your Man" by Willy Moon, from I Wana Be Your Man 7-inch




#3 "Mary" by Yellow Ostrich, from The Mistress
(Please note that the video below features an alternate version of the song)




#2 "Black And Yellow" by Wiz Khalifa, from Rolling Papers




#1 "Playing House" by Active Child featuring How To Dress Well, from You Are All I See