20 Best Songs of 2009 3rd Quarter
Wow, the year is flying by and it's already time to recap the best songs of the past quarter. This will be our last quarterly recap before the year end list of the top 100 songs.
Also, at the end of the year we will recap our top reviewed albums. We've posted 86 album reviews this year so far (see review list here) and listened to hundreds more albums and EPs. Out of all those, we absolutely recommend you get 16 of them (see WUASTM Approved Album list here) which were, in our meager opinion, the best track by track releases so far in 2009.
But enough talk, let's get to the music. If you missed the early editions, you can check out the 20 Best Songs of the 1st Quarter here and the 20 Best Songs of the 2nd Quarter here.
The track was featured in our album review here.
Also, at the end of the year we will recap our top reviewed albums. We've posted 86 album reviews this year so far (see review list here) and listened to hundreds more albums and EPs. Out of all those, we absolutely recommend you get 16 of them (see WUASTM Approved Album list here) which were, in our meager opinion, the best track by track releases so far in 2009.
But enough talk, let's get to the music. If you missed the early editions, you can check out the 20 Best Songs of the 1st Quarter here and the 20 Best Songs of the 2nd Quarter here.
Top 20 Songs (By Artist)
Third Quarter, 2009
Arctic Monkeys
Humbug
The track was featured in our album review here.
UK pop outfit has crafted a tough as nails single that is strangely compelling due in part to new producer Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age).
Florence and the Machine
Lungs
The track was featured in a Weekend Instant Mix here.
Bluesy Londener Florence Welch and backing band powers this rousing fist pumping rocker and skips anger management class.
Free Energy
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The track was featured in a Weekend Instant Mix here.
Latest DFA signees perfect a '70s rollicking rocker that oozes "dancing in the streets" late night partying complete with a soulful sax coda.
Generationals
Con Law
The track was featured as a Track of the Week here.
New Orleans based songwriters Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer draw on pop's '50s and '60s heydays with indie music sensibilities to craft this catchy tune.
Girls
Album
The track was featured in our album review here.
This San Fran band also captures the jangely '60s carefree spirit with a song about a guy who could be happy with a suntan, a pizza, and a bottle of wine.
Islands
Vapours
The track was featured in our album review here.
Montreal band frontman Nick Diamonds' metaphor of a relationship breakdown as terrorism is framed in the form of a lighthearted pop song.
Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson
Break Up
The track was featured in our album review here.
This snappy summer tune matches Yorn's folky vocals and Johansson's nasally southern draw to create a smoldering duet.
Portugal. The Man
The Satanic Satanist
The track was featured in our album review here.
Alaskan born, Portland based band pair an ultra-catchy chain gang bounce to breezy melodies and sweeping synths.
Son Volt
American Central Dust
The track was featured in our album review here.
Jay Farrar's latest slice of Americana is a country tinged lament marshalled nicely by a heavy arrangement of electric piano and drums.
Spoon
Got Nuffin (EP)
The track was featured in a Weekend Instant Mix here.
Austin band's in-between-albums single recalls their classic lean muscular sound spiked by chunky guitar chords and pounding drums.
The Big Pink
A Brief History of Love
The track was featured in our album review here.
London based duo Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell master a true rock anthem with thunderous drums and great hooks.
The Dead Weather
Horehound
The track was featured in our album review here.
Jack White's latest ensemble grabs you by hair with this tough as nails rocker featuring guitar by Dean Fertita, another Queens of the Stone Age freelancer.
The Dodos
Time To Die
The track was featured in our album review here.
San Fran band welds a well crafted arrangement to Shins-like melodies thanks to new producer Phil Ek.
The xx
XX
The track was featured in our album review here.
The lo-fi understated guitar line and prominent male and female vocal play, which serves as a lazy come on, will remind you of some easygoing love affair.
These United States
Everything Touches Everything
Vocalist Jesse Elliott's crooning style and angular guitars propel this uptempo rock single from the Lexington, KY based band.
Summer Town (Link Removed By Request - Stream Below)
Third Eye Blind
Ursa Major
The track was featured in our album review here.
This ode to summer and friendships recalls the pop swagger of their debut with a driving bass leading to Jenkins' rap outro.
Throw Me The Statue
Creaturesque
The track was featured in a Weekend Instant Mix here.
Seattle based band led by multi-instrumentalist Scott Reitherman fashion this off-kilter pop tune lushly arranged by new producer Phil Ek (him again).
Eskimo Snow
The track was featured in our album review here.
This gorgeous piano driven leftover from last year's Alocepia focuses on Yoni Wolf's fascinating, cryptic take on life's mysteries.
Yo La Tengo
Popular Songs
The track was featured in our album review here.
Hoboken's veteran indie band gets playfully funky here with a terrific pop gem held together by a killer bass line.
Enjoy, GB
Posted by Wake Up and Smell The Music at 10/3/2009 2:15 PM 
Categories: Pete Yorn,Florence and the Machine,Son Volt,Islands,Girls,Generationals,These United States,The xx,Portugal. The Man,The Dodos,Yo La Tengo,Diamond Rings,Arctic Monkeys,Throw Me The Statue,Spoon,Free Energy,The Dead Weather,Third Eye Blind,The Big Pink,Why
Tags: Best Songs of 2009
Categories: Pete Yorn,Florence and the Machine,Son Volt,Islands,Girls,Generationals,These United States,The xx,Portugal. The Man,The Dodos,Yo La Tengo,Diamond Rings,Arctic Monkeys,Throw Me The Statue,Spoon,Free Energy,The Dead Weather,Third Eye Blind,The Big Pink,Why
Tags: Best Songs of 2009
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