Jams Dean | Chicago Girls (The XX Mashup)

Picked this one up a little too late to make my top 2009 list. Super-fun mash up by Chicago rapper Jams Dean layered over The XX's "Heart Skipped A Beat". I heard this one on My Old Kentucky Blog. Check it!

Jams Dean - Chicago Girls (The XX Heart Skipped A Beat Remix)

Best of 2009 | Singles

Here's a compilation of songs that have been on my heavy rotation for this year of our lord, 2009. Not necessarily the best (because who's to say) but these are tracks that I've given most of my generous time to that were released this year. Listed not in rank or chronological order, but more in a mixtape style to the best of my judgement. I put some careful thought into this list. Unlike the top 10 albums list that, I must admit, I kinda phoned that one in. So here it is, MikeyHeiny's best singles of 2009. Although if I were to give out an award, it would be to Animal Collective for "My Girls" followed closely by "What Would I want? Sky" for best release this year. And as long as I'm handing out superlatives, honorable mention shout-outs go to Neon Indian, The Raveonettes, Fever Ray, Toro Y Moi, Discovery, and Passion Pit. Enjoy!

My Girls | Animal Collective
Despicable Dogs (Washed Out Remix) | Small Black
Shelter (Them Jeans Drum Edit) | The XX
Half Asleep | School Of Seven Bells
Walkabout (feat. Noah Lennox) | Atlas Sound
Seasun | Delorean
Lisztomania (Classixx Remix) | Phoenix
No Reasons | VEGA
Embrace (ft Ladyhawke) | Pnau
Hold the Line (feat. Mr. Lex & Santigold) | Major Lazer
The More That I Do | The Field
I Will Come Back (Classixx Acapulco Nights Version) | Holy Ghost
Paris (Aeroplane Remix Feat. Au Revoir Simone) | Friendly Fires
Door Train Home | Fischerspooner
Jetstream | Doves
Velvet | The Big Pink
What Would I Want? Sky | Animal Collective
Feel It All Around | Washed Out
You Are the Worst Thing In the World - Telefon Tel Aviv
Ghost Symbol - Zero 7
Quick Canal (feat. Laetitia Sadier) | Atlas Sound
Blue Skies - Noah And The Whale
The Birds - Telefon Tel Aviv
Infinity - The XX
Love Test (Only) - Phaseone

So there's my top 25 singles for this year. Feel free to pop out the media player and listen at will. Since I posted a bunch of tracks, I feel legally obligated to recommend that you support the above listed artists. Thank you!!

Hot Chip | Take It In

This is the first single of the upcoming Hot Chip album, "One Life Stand" , coming in February. It sounds like it came out of the early 90's. I like it.
1. Take It In by Hot Chip.mp3

Eternal Summers | Safe at Home

BEKO DSL is giving away this Eternal Summers song. They released "Fall Straight Back", one of my favorite songs of this year. Check it out.
1. Safe at Home by Eternal Summers.mp3

from the past:
1. Fall Straight Back by Eternal Summers.mp3

DMC | Best of 2009 ::SINGLES::

I have 15, couldn't narrow it down further. Tybo's and Heiney's coming soon:

Dirty's List:

15. Star 131 | Night Control.mp3

14. Fall Straight Back | Eternal Summers.mp3

13. My Maudlin Career | Camera Obscura.mp3

12. No Reasons | Vega.mp3

11. My Girls | Animal Collective.mp3

10. 6669 (I don't know if you know) | Neon Indian.mp3

9. For You | Sharon Van Etten.mp3

8. A Thousand Eyes | Crystal Antlers.mp3

7. Foreground | Grizzly Bear.mp3

6. Dreamer | Tiny Vipers.mp3

5. Feel It All Around | Washed Out.mp3
4. Black Country | Tonstartssbandht.mp3

3. Moths Wings | Passion Pit.mp3

2. Heart Skipped A Beat | the xx.mp3

1. Listen To The Vacuum | Memory Cassette.mp3

Broken Social Scene | Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division cover)

This song is from The Astronaut's Wife movie soundtrack. I'm going to make a guess that this is the only thing good about that movie.

1. Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division Cover).mp3

Friendly Fires | (remixes)

**UPDATED**

This band has had some of the best remixes. here are a few of skeleton boy that I found.
Original:
1. Skeleton Boy by Friendly Fires.mp3
The Remixes:
1. Skeleton Boy (Grum Remix) by Friendly Fires.mp3
2. Skeleton Boy (Air France Remix) by Friendly Fires.mp3
3. Skeleton Boy (Paul Epworth Version) by Friendly Fires.mp3

Paris remix.
1. Paris (Aeroplane Remix Feat. Au Revoir Simone) by Friendly Fires.mp3

And here's another one of a different song.
1. Jump In The Pool (Thin White Duke Remix) by Friendly Fires.mp3

DMC | Best of 2009 ::ALBUMS::

Every other blog is doing this, so we'll weigh in our opinions. top 10 albums of 2009. Barring any landmark releases, I think it would be very hard to knock any of these off of the list. I also added tracks from most of the albums to take a listen. A couple of the tracks I added are remixes of songs on the albums.

Album:
Dirty's List:

10. Phaseone | White Collar Crime

Videotape (Phaseone & Frank Heat Remix) by Radiohead.mp3

9. Passion Pit | Manners

Moths Wings by Passion Pit.mp3

8. Atlas Sound | Logos

Quick Canal by Atlas Sound (feat. Laetitia Sadier)

7. JJ | No. 2

Ecstasy by JJ.mp3

6. The Big Pink | A Brief History of Love

Velvet by The Big Pink.mp3

5. Washed Out | Life of Leisure

Feel It All Around by Washed Out.mp3

4. Neon Indian | Psychic Chasms

6669 (I don't know if you know) by Neon Indian.mp3

3. Animal Collective | Merriweather Post Pavilion

Brother Sport by Animal Collective.mp3

2. Grizzly Bear | Veckatimest

Foreground by Grizzly Bear.mp3

1. The xx | xx

Intro by The xx.mp3




Tybo's List:

10. Memory Cassette | Call and Respond

Surfin (Sail A Whale Version) by Memory Cassette.mp3

9. Animal Collective | Merriweather Post Pavilion

My Girls by Animal Collective.mp3

8. Bibio | Ambivalence Avenue

Ambivalence Avenue by Bibio.mp3

7. Deertick | Born on Flag Day

Easy by Deer Tick.mp3

6. Phaseone | Thanks But No Thanks

Love Test (Only).mp3

5. Grizzly Bear | Veckatimest

While You Wait for the Others by Grizzly Bear.mp3

4. J. Tillman | Year in the Kingdom

Steel On Steel by J. Tillman.mp3

3. Washed Out | Life of Leisure

Hold Out by Washed Out.mp3

2. Phaseone | White Collar Crime

Archangel [Phaseone remix] by Burial.mp3

1. The xx | xx

1. Shelter (Them Jeans Drum Edit) by The xx-1.mp3




Mikey's list:

10. Phoenix | Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Lisztomania (Classixx Remix) by Phoenix.mp3

9. The xx | xx

Space Bass (Jamie xxs remix of The xx) by The xx.mp3

8. Discovery | LP

Carby (ft. Ezra Koenig) by Discovery.mp3

7. Passion Pit | Manners

Sleepyhead by Passion Pit.mp3

6. Fever Ray | Fever Ray

When I Grow Up (Version by Lissvik) by Fever Ray.mp3

5. The Raveonettes | In And Out Of Control

Last Dance by The Raveonettes.mp3

4. Psychic Chasms by Neon Indian

Deadbeat Summer by Neon Indian.mp3

3. Life of Leisure EP by Washed Out

Luck by Washed Out.mp3

2. Phaseone | Thanks But No Thanks

Tower Grove Joint by Phaseone.mp3

1. Telefon Tel Aviv | Immolate Yourself

You Are The Worst Thing In The World by Telefon Tel Aviv.mp3

The Notwist | Boneless (remixes)

I haven't listened too much to the Notwist, but here are 2 remixes to one of their songs by 2 great bands/people that I do listen to.
1. Boneless (Panda Bear Remix) by The Notwist.mp3
2. Boneless (Grizzly Bear Remix) by The Notwist.mp3

Noah And The Whale | Blue Skies

London's Noah And The Whale have written quite possibly one of the saddest songs I've ever heard. Check out the remix by Death To The Throne too.

Noah And The Whale - Blue Skies
Noah And The Whale - Blue Skies (Death To The Throne Remix)


Death To The Throne also remixed The XX's Shelter. Not for everybody and no where near as good as the remix that Them Jeans did but here it is.

The XX - Shelter (Death To The Throne Remix)
The XX - Shelter (Them Jeans Drum Edit)